THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A novel featuring sleuth Albert Campion. "Though her postwar work generally received poorer reviews than earlier work had, one book, THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE (1952), the story of a manhunt in London's underworld, received high praise. Julian Symons considered it her best book ..." - Steinbrunner and Penzler, Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, p. 7. "... one of the peaks of crime fiction," - Keating, Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books 47. Basis for the classic 1956 British film noir, directed by Roy Baker (oddly omitting Albert Campion). [Reference: Hubin (1994), p. 13]. Offsetting to end papers, inked gift inscription to front free end paper, toning to text block, corners and spine ends a bit soft, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light edge wear with shallow loss along head of spine panel, two closed tears to upper front panel, several small scrape to lower spine panel, some overall dust soiling and age darkening to spine panel. (30526). Item #30526
Price: $150.00