KILLER'S WEDGE.
New York: An Inner Sanctum Mystery Published by Simon and Schuster, [1959]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Author's first American hardcover as Ed McBain and the first American hardcover of an 87th Precinct novel. "Killer's Wedge has enough nail-biting suspense for two novels. It also has an ingenious puzzle, marvelous characters, and wholly satisfying conclusions to both cases." Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 504-505. A fine copy, usual age darkening to text block in a near fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing to edges, several tiny closed tears to front panel, mild soiling to rear panel. (13578). Item #13578
Price: $850.00