This English author\'s first book, first published in England in 1937, introduces Inspector Dan Pardoe who looks into the death of an old lady in an English village. When this book first appeared, The Times of London said Miss Dorothy Bowers should make a name in detective fiction. In good overall condition with slight bumps to edges. Boards a little grubby. Small tear to joint and spine slightly detached at the bottom. Dedication to previous owner to endpaper. Pages tanned but clean. Sadly lacks dust jacket.