by Octavus Roy Cohen

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1919.

First edition.

1919 date printed to the title page.

The first of four mysteries featuring private detective David Carroll, was adapted to a successful play.

Cohen, the author of fifty-six books including mysteries, comedies and plays, also wrote or co-wrote six mystery feature film scripts.

He is credited with creating the first bumbling private detective--Florian Slappy, who was featured in numerous plays and film shorts of the 1920s.

End-papers slightly age-toned as usual, minor soil spots to the covers, a touch of fading to the spine, else very good plus in red linen with black embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine; lacking a dust jacket.

Octavo; 285 pages.

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