Hardback. Signed first edition. Signed by H. R. F. Keating to the title page. Thriller. Keating's second novel before he began his successful Inspector Ghote series. Keating served as chairman of the CWA (1970-71); president of the Detection Club (1985-2000), a group of mystery writers; and chairman of the Society of Authors (1983-84) and in 1996 was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger by the CWA. Red boards with black titles to spine are very clean with a narrow line of sunning to head of the spine where there is a little wear to the dust jack. Yellow dust jacket is slightly dusty to edges and lightly tanned to spine one very short tear above the word Zen in the title and a couple of other tiny nicks. Good+, sound copy in good dust jacket Good+, sound copy in good dust jacket.

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Title: Zen There Was Murder
Publisher: Victor Gollancz,
Publication Date: 1960
Binding: Hardback
Edition: First Edition.
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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