A first edition of this Collins Crime Club mystery in which a supposedly settled murder is reopened, leading from France back to rural Somerset, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.A classic mid-century Crime Club mystery. The narrative follows a re-investigation of a suspicious murder, moving from France back to rural Somerset as overlooked evidence and dangerous motives resurface. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight shelf wear to extremities. Lacking the front free endpaper. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Very slight ink mark to rear free endpaper. Dust wrapper, very smart. Slight soiling to wraps with one or two handling marks, more apparent to rear pale wrap. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in one or two small chips, closed tears, and creases to extremities, more so to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed