by Julian Symons

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1962).

First U.S. edition, first printing.

"First edition" statement to the copyright page.

Published in England under the title THE KILLING OF FRANCIE LAKE in 1962.

 A murdered staff member of a paper and magazine publishing industry that has recently also had success in television is the setting for this cleverly plotted mystery.

Slight rubbing to the upper covers' self-edges, else near fine in cream linen over red-orange boards with black embossed titles and rules to the spine, black-and-white publisher's name patterned end-papers; in a very good, rubbed dust jacket with a creased very short tear to the upper edge of the front panel; original $3.50 printed price and first printing date code 0862 still intact to the front inner flap.

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