First Edition. Collins Crime Club, London and Glasgow 1954. 192pp.
"A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missing scientist… When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. Are they being kidnapped? Blackmailed? Brainwashed? One woman appears to have the key to the mystery. Unfortunately, Olive Betteron now lies in a hospital bed, dying from injuries sustained in a Moroccan plane crash. Meanwhile, in a Casablanca hotel room, Hilary Craven prepares to take her own life. But her suicide attempt is about to be interrupted by a man who will offer her an altogether more thrilling way to die…" (goodreads)
Book is in near fine condition without inscriptions and has very slight dusting on the edges of the text block and almost invisible foxing on the ffep and the title page.
Dustwrapper spine has one short tear, slight browning and a little rubbing to the edges.Not price clipped. Original price of 10 shillings and six pence.
