The Face of a Stranger

329 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter maroon cloth with silver lettering to spine over maroon boards in original pictorial jacket. Signed by the author. First American edition. His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk's efforts doubly difficult, since he's forgotten his professional skills along with everything else. Condition: Signed on the title page. Corners bumped, sunning along edges else very good in a near fine jacket.