By Hildegard Tolman, pen name of Hildegard Tolman Teilhet.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942.
"First edition, published June 1942" statement to the copyright page, 1942 date printed to the title page.
By the author of numerous mysteries and spy novels--many co-written with Darwin L.
Teilhet, including the Sam Hook series.
This stand-alone, well-plotted mystery set in Mexico is the only book published under the pen name Hildegard Tolman.
A nicely presentable vintage collectible.
Former owner's name inked out to the upper edge of the front end-paper, faint, minor tiny stains to the covers, else quite tight, square and almost near fine in polished rich black linen with bright burgundy titles to the front cover and to the spine, nice white pages; lacking a dust jacket.