The So Blue Marble
| Author | Dorothy B. Hughes |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Griselda Satterlee |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Duell, Sloan and Pearce |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Followed by | The Bamboo Blonde |
The So Blue Marble is a 1940 mystery thriller novel by the American writer Dorothy B. Hughes. It was her first published novel. The manuscript was trimmed by 25,000 words at the demand of the book's editor, establishing the author's terse, hard-boiled style. It received excellent reviews. It was followed by a sequel The Bamboo Blonde in 1941.