KILL JOY.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "Sleek, sinister if slight entertainment as Maggie, pretty maid, accompanies her Miss Dolly to an isolated boathouse, watches Miss Dolly get in deep with a raffish set, puzzles over her past, her present, and her penchant for excitement and extravagance, and sees two men who come to fetch her murdered. Not her best, but fine fare." - Kirkus review, 1 December, 1942. [Reference: Hubin, p. 408. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 374]. Mild toning to text block, spotting to covers, a very good copy, in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with black ink touch ups to lower edges and a vertical crease to the spine panel (jacket possibly was in stored separately from the book). An attractive looking copy. (33935). Item #33935
Price: $300.00