Houghton Mifflin, 1974, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

550 g; VIII, 232 pages in original red cloth covered hardcover binding with original illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has a small nick at the top of the front panel, and slight rubbing at the tips of the fold overs. This is the story of an amateur theft by ageing patriots who find themselves the tools of ruthless professional villains: and the quarry of detective Inspector Raven of the Metropolitan CID, one of the most ruthless, capable and exotic policeman to appear in the recent crime fiction. -- front fold over blurb (of the British edition). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction. ISBN: 0395184657. ISBN/EAN: 9780395184653. Inventory No: 0224535.