Towards Zero

Penguin, 1977-01-27. 1st Edn. 1st Imp.. Paperback. GD++/GD/ND. Box X37 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1973 (1944) * Publisher: Penguin Crime.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated stiff card covers showing a distraught female face, head in hands. Penguin livery, white titles to face and black and white titles to worn green spine strip. Light shelf wear to edges, corners, spine and hinge. Spine has some damage especially at tail. Light creases to front board. GD.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, no tanning or other visible faults to pages. Some age darkening and marks to edges especially to top. VG * Illustrations: One b/w sketch map to frontis.* Pages: 192 pp. text. * Description:- Description: ""Towards Zero"" was first published in the UK as a book in 1944 by Collins Crime Club, Lady Tressilian invites her ward for his annual visit at Gull's Point. He insists on bringing both his former wife and his present wife, though Lady Tressilian finds this awkward. Her old friend Treves dies, then she is murdered as well; Superintendent Battle and his nephew are called in. The book is the last to feature Superintendent Battle. There are numerous characters and a proliferation of clues, this is one of Christie’s best plotted mysteries.*.This is a NEAR VG+ text copy of the 1st/1st with some age & considerable cover wear reducing it to GD.*