New York: Knopf, 1949

8vo, pp. 246. Original red and blue boards, lettered in blue on spine. Top edge stained blue. A near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper, one or two small closed tears, small chip to top edge of front panel, a little wear to spine ends.

First edition.
Coxe's 25th mystery, from a total of 63 novels in all genres. His crime fiction tended to rely more on character than action, and was unusually reflective for its time.