''Strange People, Queer Notions'' is a 1958 novel by American writer

Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. He also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Ach ...

, writing as John Holbrook Vance. It was republished in the 2002 Vance Integral Edition (VIE).

Plot introduction

A young

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ian art student is hired by another American to housesit a villa in a small

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village. The employer then leads various members of the expatriate community in the village to believe the young man is a blackmailer.

References

Novels by Jack Vance 1958 American novels American mystery novels Novels about artists Novels set in Italy {{1950s-mystery-novel-stub