Publication: Knopf, 1969, New York
First edition. A review copy with the slip laid-in and the author's personal copy with penciled notations in his hand on the front fly leaf and signed "K. M." He provides the page and the needed corrections to be made. Fine, bright copy in a bright, dust jacket. Housed in a cloth slipcase. Lew Archer is hired to investigate a burglary at the mansion of Irene and Larry Chalmers. The prime suspect is their son, Nick, who has a real talent for disappearing. As Archer zeros in on Nick, he discovers a troubled blonde, a stash of wartime letters, and a mysterious hobo. Then a dead body turns up in a car on an empty beach. And then Nick turns up with a Colt 45! An attractive copy.
Inventory Number: 40727