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London: Macmillan, 1969. 250 g; 160 pages, last page blank, in colour illustrated dust jacket. The edges of the dust jacket, and the fold over tips show slight signs of loss of colour from rubbing, and ownership inscription on front end page, otherwise, the book is in very good condition. A digital image can be provided upon request. This novel is based on a real life murder in Suffolk in 1902. A young housemaid was found with her throat cut in the kitchen of Providence House, she was pregnant, and there had been some attempt to set fire to the body. All the evidence pointed clearly to the guilt of one-party. The author provides a new and plausible solution to the nagging mystery of who really killed the maid.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Novel -- Crime.