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Blurb: “NOTHING BUT THE BEST IN MYSTERY FICTION FROM BALLANTINE BOOKS
One of the most highly praised mysteries to be pub-lished: "I can't blame Smith's publishers for blurbing his HEAT WAVE as 'extraordinary' and 'remarkable.' It is every bit of that. Mr. Smith has brought off the unlikely feat of writing a tender and moving love story about this mignt se mur ire a, reaking t less sensitive,
Anthony Boucher, New York Times
"... some of the best crime reading." Milwaukee Journal
"Mystery fans have a gem in HEAT WAVE. It's more than a thriller. It's a psychological tale on the order of Before the Fact, with the atmosphere of Brighton Rock-cold-blooded murder in the blandest of English seaside resorts." Ladies Home Journal
"Caesar Smith has deftly interwoven a taut murder-and-pursuit piece with a highly credible love story to provide a double-barreled treat." Buffalo Evening News”