Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1989
ISBN 10: 0525247548 ISBN 13: 9780525247548
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 154 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter purple cloth with gilt and purple lettering to spine over light purple boards. First edition. On the morning of the Sunday after Thanksgiving, the body of Canfield Adams, professor of Middle Eastern culture, is found on the pavement seven stories below his open office window. The university's vice president of internal affairs knew Adams well enough to know that while he was the last man in the world likely to leap out of a window, there are at least forty people connected to the university, and God knows how many outside of it, who would have dearly loved to have pushed him. If the police investigation stops where it is, the university will face an expensive and embarrassing lawsuit brought by the grieving widow. But there will be an even costlier fallout if the police insist on charging the most outspoken and politically sensitive member of the faculty. What to do? Call Kate Fansler! Condition: Near fine in a fine jacket.