Publication: Macmillan, 1986, London
First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Seventh book in the series. Page edges just beginning to tan, else fine, bright copy in bright, fresh dust jacket. On New Year's Day Inspector Morse is summoned to investigate a murder at the Haworth Hotel. The victim is still wearing the Rastafarian costume that won him first prize at the hotel's New Year's Eve party; his female companion and the other guests in the annexe have vanished. Morse's investigation quickly reveals the fact that all of the guests at the party had registered under false names and addresses. Who killed whom, and why? Housed in a cloth clamshell case with the dust jacket duplicated on the front cover and spine. An exceptional copy.
Inventory Number: 52533