BEIN 2018 7470: Number line: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on title page verso indicates 1st printing. Presentation inscription from Jedediah Berry to Chip [Samuel R.] Delany. Accompanied by: one business card for Jed Berry of Small Beer Press (1 sheet ; 9 cm). From the library of Samuel R. Delany.
Notes
Cover illustration by Bill Sanderson.
Summary
Unexpectedly promoted to detective when his predecessor goes missing and a supervisor is killed, agency clerk Charles Unwin struggles with inexperience and nerves during a case in which he encounters bizarre clues and is framed for murder.