STAIN OF SUSPICION.
London: [Cassell & Company Ltd, 1959]. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. Scarce. Hard Boiled. First published in the U.S. as a paperback original under the title Talk of the Town (1958). Tough San Francisco ex-cop looks under the rocks in a small Florida town and almost gets killed for it. "Williams's usual excellent characterization and ability to create a mood of mounting suspense, plus a tightly knit plot, lift Talk of the Town well above the average paperback original of the Fifties." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights, pp. 848-849. Near fine in a very good plus dust jacket, rubbing to spine ends and corners, short closed tear to lower rear panel. (7908). Item #7908
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