The Murder on the Links
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Published: September 4, 1987
ISBN-13: 9780396091622
First sentence: I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence: " 'Hell!' said the Duchess."