Penguin 1st Edition, published 1949.
Detective Tom Shawn saves a lovely young woman from a suicide attempt one night, and later hears her story. She is in despair because the death of her wealthy father has been predicted by a confidence man seemingly gifted with the power of clairvoyance; a man whose predictions have unerringly aided her father in his business many times before. Shawn and a squad of detectives investigate this dire prediction and try to avert the millionaire businessman from meeting his ordained end at the stroke of midnight.
Condition grading: Good. Creases to top right corner of front cover which carry through to inside pages. Light crease to bottom left corner of rear cover. Light foxing to rear cover. Some wear to top left corner of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1949.
Detective Tom Shawn saves a lovely young woman from a suicide attempt one night, and later hears her story. She is in despair because the death of her wealthy father has been predicted by a confidence man seemingly gifted with the power of clairvoyance; a man whose predictions have unerringly aided her father in his business many times before. Shawn and a squad of detectives investigate this dire prediction and try to avert the millionaire businessman from meeting his ordained end at the stroke of midnight.
Condition grading: Good. Creases to top right corner of front cover which carry through to inside pages. Light crease to bottom left corner of rear cover. Light foxing to rear cover. Some wear to top left corner of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
