Publication: Doubleday, Doran and Co, Inc, 1946, Garden City
First edition. Fine in dust jacket with a tiny closed tear to the top edge of the front panel. a small crease to the bottom edge of front panel and a tiny hole to the bottom edge of spine. Not a whole lot is known about this author, though she wrote more than 20 novels under her own name and several espionage titles using the pseudonym Charles Leonard. This book features Rick Vanner, a detective who investigates the murder of Celeste Mather, wealthy and a complete egotist. Celeste stole the affections of other women's husbands, other people's money, even her own husband's integrity. When she was found shot to death there was every reason to believe that her husband had finally extracted payment for the ruin she had made of his life. Crime Club mystery.
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