John Creasey — Look Three Ways at Murder
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of John Creasey"s gripping Inspector West mystery, complete with the bright original pictorial dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark red cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling crime novel featuring Roger "Handsome" West of Scotland Yard, whose investigation into a payroll robbery leads him into a dangerous murder case, told from the contrasting perspectives. John Creasey (1908-1973) was a prolific British crime novelist who published hundreds of novels under his own name and numerous pseudonyms. His celebrated "Inspector West" series began in 1942 with Inspector West Takes Charge. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Very slight bumping to spine ends. Dust wrapper, lovely. Light soiling and rubbing to wraps. Slight edge wear to extremities resulting in one or two very small chips, closed tears, and creases. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.