Legend in Green Velvet, by Elizabeth Peters

To Mother
best friend, severest critic, fellow
traveller, and all-around inspiration



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The Case of the Gilded Fly, by Edmund Crispin

For
Muriel and John
donum memoriae causa




Note:
The Friends of Mr. Cairo shares dedications (if any) made in various mystery novels.
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The James Joyce Murder, by Amanda Cross

To the first reader of this--and other things





Note:
The Friends of Mr. Cairo shares dedications (if any) made in various mystery novels.
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Rat Race, by Dick Francis

Contains an introduction, but no dedication.

The introduction explains how Dick Francis and his wife formed an air-taxi company, which was successful for seven years before they sold it to a competitor.


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The House Without A Key, by Earl Derr Biggers

To my mother and father


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Poetic Justice, by Amanda Cross

Note
It will, of course, be obvious to every reader
that the quotations at the heads of the chapters,
and most of the poetry scatterd reverently
throughout this work,
are from the writings of W.H. Auden.
The author is grateful to Random House, Inc.,
for its permission to quote from the
copyrighted woriks of Mr. Auden


Note:The focus of The Friends of Mr. Cairo has changed. This blog will now share dedications (if any) made in various mystery novels.For book reviews, please visit our blog:Topical Murder and Dated Death

Sweet Death, Kind Death, by Amanda Cross

For David Hadas
To mark a quarter-century of conversations
about death and life


Note:The focus of The Friends of Mr. Cairo has changed. This blog will now share dedications (if any) made in various mystery novels.For book reviews, please visit our blog:Topical Murder and Dated Death