The Pusher.

ED. MCBAIN

Publication: Permabooks, 1956, New York

First edition. PBO. Permabooks 3062. Light wear to spine ends, else very good in pictorial wrappers. An 87th Precinct murder mystery. A young boy is found dead with a rope around his neck. At his feet is a hypodermic needle that has fingerprints on it. The problem is, the fingerprints aren't those of the victim. The medical examiner determines the cause of death as an overdose of heroin. Why didn't the killer try harder to make the boy's death look like a real suicide?

Inventory Number: 50148