THE Z MURDERS

N.Y.: The Dial Press, 1932. First U.S. Edition. Blue cloth with yellow lettering at spine, publishers colophon embossed at front cover. Very minor soiling with light stain at lower front edge of book and jacket, fore edge lightly spotted, pages uniformally toned, else a near fine. Dust jacket has 1"x3" piece out at lower edge, chipped at head and foot of spine, a couple of chips at rear, lightly soiled, front cover is still fresh with the title in bright red letters. Not price clipped, $2.00 price intact, in protective mylar cover. Scarce title especially in dust jacket. "Jefferson Farjeon is quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures". -- Dorothy L. Sayers Richard Temperley arrives at Euston station early on a fogbound London morning. He takes refuge in a nearby hotel, along with a disagreeable fellow passenger, who had snored his way through the train journey. But within minutes the other man has snored for the last time - he has been shot dead while sleeping in an armchair. Temperley has a brief encounter with a beautiful young woman, but she flees the scene. When the police arrive, Detective Inspector James discovers a token at the crime scene: a small piece of enamelled metal. Its colour was crimson, and it was in the shape of the letter Z. Temperley sets off in pursuit of the mysterious woman from the hotel, and finds himself embroiled in a cross-country chase - by train and taxi - on the tail of a sinister serial killer. This classic novel by the author of the best-selling "Mystery in White" is a gripping thriller by a neglected master of the genre.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-Near Fine/Good-Very Good. Book.