Blue boards w gray cloth. Author's first novel. Back of jacket is lightly rubbed. Gilt lettering on spine is dulled, light edgewear to jacket. Wrappers have age toning, rubbing to panels and bottom edges.
Book is somewhat cocked, w small light stain on half title and title pages.
Pages are tight, clean, and creamy white. Bowman, Robert J. . Introduces new detective Cassandra Thorpe. Author's first novel. Jacket shows minor signs of stress on extremities.