ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh. The contents, with a gift inscription to the front endpaper, spotting to the endpapers and the odd isolated spot to the margins are otherwise clean. The closed text block edge is toned and spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is somewhat spotted to the rear panel and flap edges and without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (12s 6d net to the lower front flap).

A stand alone mystery novel, considered by Robert Barnard "One of the best of 'fifties Christies, and one of her own favourites". (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).