Garden City, New York: Crime Club / Doubleday, 1951. Reddish-brown boards. Ink name to front free endpaper; corner creases and small soil spot to rear free endpaper; light sunning to edges of covers; text paper yellowed; VG otherwise. Price-clipped jacket has nicks, tiny chips to spine tips & upper inner corner of front panel; one inch tear to rear panel; VG otherwise. Third crime novel by this New York City writer, author of the best-selling THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE.