1978 "First Edition" stated; autographed by M.K. Wren inside front along with paw-printed by the cat (pic); "Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company"; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good.
 
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An IRS auditor is found dead in the freezer of a restaurant whose owner was being audited for potential tax fraud. The Holliday Beach Police have a suspect ready at hand. Almost a dozen witnesses saw Brian Tally, the restaurant’s owner, in a violent argument with the auditor the night before the body was discovered. To make matters worse, the deceased wrote Brian’s initials on the freezer door in his own blood. Only Conan Flagg, bookstore owner and amateur detective, can unravel the dark secrets of each witness and prove Brian’s innocence.