The laconic L.A. private eye Mike Faraday is commissioned by 80-year-old recluse millionaire Adrian Zangwill to investigate death-threat notes he has received. Mike and his blonde secretary, Stella, find a bizarre set-up on Zangwill's melancholy estate. In the heavy rain which continues throughout, Mike is soon at grips with a brooding mystery at the heart of the millionaire's problems, and a 40-year-old death is finally explained in a gripping vault finale.
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Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). Crime novel, part of the Mike Faraday (Los Angeles Private Detective) series. 52 novels published in total between 1966-1988, all from Robert Hale: most are very uncommon, as the vast majority of copies went to libraries. This is no 30 in the series. Fine copy in an almost fine dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 40509
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Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A Mike Faraday mystery. Page ends a bit foxed and soiled. Jacket lightly rubbed with small chips at the corners and spine ends. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # D100103
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