Vanish in an Instant

New York: International Polygonics, Ltd, 1989. Softcover. Fine. There are two reasons a mystery buff will want this book: the first is that this is a republication of a mystery classic, dating from 1952, and the second is that this is a trade paperback. A trade paperback is not the small, low quality, mass market book we are so used to in the US. A trade paperback is larger and of higher quality paper, and therefore so much nicer to read and of course, collect. (One of our great pleasures is finding the British trade paperbacks of some of our favorite mystery authors - the UK editions are trade paperbacks and therefore so much more desirable and more pleasurable to read.) Millar is known for the depth of her characters, and we highly recommend Wikipedia's succinct article regarding her writing style and characterization. As mystery buffs ourselves, we are always on the lookout for a good authors in this genre that we may have ...(clutching my pearls here)... overlooked!

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First IPL edition. Trade paperback republication of original 1952 edition. A Library of Crime Classics edition. An excellent copy. One very small crinkle at bottom left of cover, as seen in photo. As also seen in the photos, note the larger size and higher quality print, as compared to mass market paperbacks. (See the side by side comparison photo.) A Library of Crime Classics edition, and the least common edition you will find. Copies in excellent condition like this one are typically priced about $25-$45, (always remember, in book condition parlance, "Good" is NOT good), so we have priced ours at $22 so it will go to a mystery lover's home.