by James Anderson.

New York: Simon and Schuster, (1969).

First American edition, first printing.

"First U.S. printing" statement to the copyright page, $4.95 price to the jacket's flap.

A publication in Simon & Schuster's Inner Sanctum Mystery series.

Anderson's first book is a suspenseful mystery full of twists and turns, as the reader watches the main character who was a prisoner awaiting hanging in a middle European prison, then agreeing (but not wanting) to assassinate the neighboring country's president in exchange for freedom.

A well-preserved vintage thriller collectible.

Faint age-toning to the end-papers as usual, else very nearly fine, very tight, and square in brick-red linen over putty gray boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, upper page edges red; in a very nearly fine, clean white dust jacket with a few minute crimps to the shelf-edges, bright red and purple titles to the spine panel, aiming weapons art by Bob Giusti to the front panel; original printed $4.95 price to the front inner flap that shows a short, very mild crease to its lower corner.

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