Bottled in Blonde is a collection of Detective fiction stories by author Hugh B. Cave. It was released in 2000 by F & B Mystery in an edition of 1,100 copies of which 100 were signed by the author and artist. The collection was released in honor of Cave's 90th birthday and features stories about his detective, Peter Kane. The stories originally appeared in Dime Detective Magazine.

Bottled in Blonde
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorHugh B. Cave
Cover artistJill Bauman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreDetective fiction short stories
PublisherF & B Mystery
Publication date
2000
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesxii, 241 pp
ISBN1-878252-48-8
OCLC63078493

Contents edit

  • Foreword
  • Introduction, by Don Hutchison
  • "The Late Mr. Smythe"
  • "Hell on Hume Street"
  • "Bottled in Blonde"
  • "The Man Who Looked Sick"
  • "The Screaming Phantom"
  • "The Brand of Kane"
  • "Ding Dong Belle"
  • "The Dead Don’t Swim"
  • "No Place to Hide"

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