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WHEATLEY, Dennis (1897-1977). Murder Off Miami; Who Killed Roger Prentice?; The Malinsay Massacre; Herewith the Clues. London: Hutchinson for the Crime-Book Society, n.d. [1936-9]. Planned by J.G. Links. 4 volumes, 4o. Original ribbon-tied wrappers. FIRST EDITIONS of the original crime dossier series consisting of facsimile documents and clues. First two volumes are PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed and signed by the author to Jim Bolton. -- Crimefile. Numbers 1-4. [New York: William Morrow, 1936-8]. 4o. Original bindings. Comprising: WHEATLEY, Dennis. File on Bolitho Blane; REILLY, Helen. File on Rufus Ray; "Q. PATRICK". File on Fenton & Farr; "Q. PATRICK". File on Claudia Cragge. FIRST EDITIONS or first American editions. -- MASON, Van Wyck. The Castle Island Case. Candid camera clues by Henry Clay Gipson. New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, [1937]. 4o. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. -- 15 further volumes including duplicates and later edition dossiers. -- Who Killed Harrison Henley. Jig-Saw Puzzle. 1933. Condition varies. (25)