Publication: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942, New York
First U. S. edition. Small bump to top front corner, else a near fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with wear to the spine ends and corners, a small closed tear and crease to top edge of front cover and a small closed tear and crease to top edge of rear cover. Set in England just before World War II, and the British were anticipating war with Germany. Colonel Chalgrove of Britain's Home Guard disappears and it is soon evident that he has been murdered. A Dr. Priestley detective mystery story.
Inventory Number: 46937