New York: Rinehart, 1948. Blue boards. Tiny abrasion to front cover, minor rubbing and small creases to spine tips, yellowing to page edges, else a fine copy, no owner names. The price-clipped jacket has nicks and tiny rubbed chips to tips of bit sunned spine; front panel has a fingernail-size chip to upper inner corner and a small skinned spot near centre; a few edge nicks; good. Author's second book, a suspense novel. Hamilton went on to huge success with many novels featuring the American James Bond, Matt Helm.; Octavo