THE MAN IN THE QUEUE: First Title in Murder Revisited Series

N.Y.: Macmillan & Co, 1953. First edition, thus. [originally published by Methuen, 1929, as by Gordon Daviot] Insp. Alan Grant; London. Her first book and the first title in the Murder Revisited series. Illustrated by Lawrence H. Hoffman. Book has tape remains at covers and tape ghosts at endpapers, along with black remains at bottom of endpapers and inside covers from old style dust protector. Dust jacket is in beautiful shape, light crimping at lower corner, flap corners narrowly clipped retaining $ 2.75 price, still very bright. Very scarce in dust jacket of any kind and especially one in this good shape. "A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. London's favorite musical comedy of the past two years was finishing its run at the end of the week. Suddenly, the line began to move, forming a wedge before the open doors as hopeful theatergoers nudged their way forward. But one man, his head sunk down upon his chest, slowly sank to his knees and then, still more slowly, keeled over on his face. Thinking he had fainted, a spectator moved to help, but recoiled in horror from what lay before him: the man in the queue had a small silver dagger neatly plunged into his back. With the wit and guile that have made Inspector Grant a favorite of mystery fans, the inspector sets about discovering just how a murder occurred among so many witnesses, none of whom saw a thing." --publisher.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good-Near Fine. Illus. by Hoffman, Lawrence H.. Book.