Although not so stated, appears to be a first edition. Orange cloth with black lettering on boards, cover and spine. Page facing title lists Death in a Deck Chair, Half Mast Murder, The Corpse on the Mat, Corpse Guards Parade, Speedy Death, and Death to the Rescue as previous Kennedy books. The title Speedy Death must have been contentious, for it is credited to Gladys Mitchell(Mrs. Bradley series) in 1929. The title Death in a Deck Chair was used again in 1984 by KK Beck. - Yahoo. P.O.N, minor cover soil and corner wear. 274 pp. Milward Rodon Kennedy Burge (1894-1968).

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