179 pages
English language
Published April 10, 1975 by Doubleday.
One of my magical sisters gave me this for my birthday and I really liked it. I prefer my murder mysteries cozy and this was; and I found the Countess to be intelligent, calm, and believable.
Lots of fun!
I think this was Ed McBain's first 87th precinct mystery. It doesn't make it any less classic Ed Mcbain. It had been awhile since I had read any of his books, although I had been a real fan in high school and college. The one thing about this book was it seemed a little bit less complex than I associated with him, but that might just be the a was in his career when he wrote it.
