by
John Sherwood
Garden City, New York: Published for The
Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958.
First
edition (stated).
Tiny tear to the heel of the spine, white spine lettering mostly worn off, else near fine; in a very good plus, modestly worn dust jacket with a darkened spine with a small chip missing from the heel, there is the remains of a price sticker to the upper rear panel, and tiny nicks and tears.
"Post-Suez British-Arab relations are threatened when Sir William, the
Ambassador and Hard To Handle, is murdered leaving his charge
d'affaires, Haddon, in a most uncomfortable driver's seat. Political and
personal posers concerning Sir William, the kidnaping [sic] and rescue of an
Embassy employee, the resolution of some of the dead man's unfortunate
actions -- and Haddon is a wearied servant of Her Majesty. Debonair."--Kirkus Reviews.
This novel was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award in the U.K..
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