A 1930 detective novel originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. Told entirely in external third-person narrative with no description of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. A VG copy bound in red cloth with illustrative falcon on front board, yellow title and author along spine. Encased in original slip cover with illustrative cover, rubbed along all edges.