the dark page
first edition, 1944. scarce.
"carl chapman had forced life to give him what he wanted--the editorship of the new york comet, the house with blue shutters, rose and the children. and now, in a single moment, with two whispered words, it all threatened to come crashing about his ears. there is no mystery--for the reader--about what happened after that. carl chapman murdered the woman who had whispered...and lance mcleary, carl's star crime reporter, saw a story where no one else did, and set out to track the murderer down. carl had no choice, in self-protection, but to encourage lance and watch the comet's circulation bloom."
in 1951 the novel was reprinted as "murder makes a deadline." it was subsequently reprinted again in 1982 under its original title.
new york: duell, sloan and pearce. 5.5 x 7.5 inches. 250 pages. hardcover. bound in blue cloth-covered boards. book condition: notable bumping and small holes to spine. toned. ex-library stamp to flyleaf. very good. jacket condition: notable shelfwear, edgewear, and rubbing. loss to head of spine. tape repair spanning extremities of spine, front, and back flaps. soiling and closed-tears throughout. unclipped ($2.50). very good-. Item #2889
Price: $1,200.00
