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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good+ in Fair dj. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. [good solid clean copy, light wear to extremities; the jacket is a bit on the ragged side, with several chips at the edges of the front panel, additional tears and some paper loss at both ends of the spine, various other depredations (now in mylar to shield it from further injury)]. (Red Badge Detective) Series Uncommon mystery novel set in "Westchester's most conservative department store," as a member of the store's advertising department is murdered -- a crime, the investigating detective learns, with "a certain pattern to it -- a correct timing and a touch of the dramatic -- the formula for success in advertising." The author published three mystery novels between 1946 and 1948 (this being the middle one), and that was apparently that. .