London: Secker & Warburg, 1956

8vo, pp. 267. Original burgundy boards, lettered in blue to spine. Illustrated dust jacket, author's photographic portrait to rear flap. Offsetting to endpapers, pencilled ownership signature dated 1956 to front free endpaper, a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, small mark to rear panel.

First edition of the author's first book, and the first of her three novels to feature Inspector Brett Nightingale.

A near fine copy.