Burton (Miles, pseud. Cecil Street) A Smell of Smoke
£150
London, Collins Crime Club, 1959.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.
A distinctive smell of smoke presages a series of murders in a quiet village, and proves a puzzling case for Inspector Arnold and Desmond Merrion. One of the last Merrion cases (Street died in 1965, having written some seventy novels under the Burton name alone).
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Boards slightly softened at head of spine; jacket a little rubbed but overall very good.
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