Publication: Faber and Faber, 1971, London
First edition. Author's fourth mystery novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine and bright in dust jacket. Two student deaths at the gloomy Nightingale House, used as a nursing training school, brings Chief Supt. Adam Dalgliesh to investigate. This copy is contained in a cloth clamshell case, with the dust jacket design reproduced across the front, spine, and rear covers; the front cover alone incorporates what appear to be two distorting flashes. A handsome presentation.
Inventory Number: 52243