"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht
London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1966. [Murder mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's patterned red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, priced at 18s. A little spotting to the top edge, otherwise a crisp, clean copy, showing minor wear to jacket edges. Near fine. When a young girl vaguely confesses to a possible murder she's not sure she committed, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is thrown for a loop. The girl with a secret subsequently disappears, and no one's talking. Item #75402
Price: £95.00
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