New York: Abelard Press, 1953

8vo, pp. 287. Original grey boards, lettered in black to spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Ownership signature to front free endpaper, a near fine copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some wear to front fold and head of spine.

First edition of the author's first novel.

A friend and protegé of Mickey Spillane, Charlie Wells' career got off to a storming start with this best seller, but he wrote only one more book (The Last Kill in 1955) before disappearing from view.