New York: Walker and Company, [1985]. Octavo, boards. First edition. A Professor Gideon Oliver mystery novel. Publisher's promotional slip laid in. "The early 1980s spawned a great many new mystery writers, and Aaron Elkins is one of the best of them." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 231. [Reference: Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 335-337. ].