He tried to help a woman in need - but she's the prime suspect in her husband's murder... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Con Gardiner had no family; his work and his one-room flat filled most of his solitary existence, until one evening a strange girl in the street asked him to lend her a pound. Con was attracted to Caro Graves, and puzzled too; he couldn't see what would become of this girl who had just left her husband after a bitter quarrel, and who had nowhere to go. But he was soon to have ...
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He tried to help a woman in need - but she's the prime suspect in her husband's murder... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Con Gardiner had no family; his work and his one-room flat filled most of his solitary existence, until one evening a strange girl in the street asked him to lend her a pound. Con was attracted to Caro Graves, and puzzled too; he couldn't see what would become of this girl who had just left her husband after a bitter quarrel, and who had nowhere to go. But he was soon to have more to worry about: Caro's husband was dead . . . and Caro was the main suspect. 'Anthony Gilbert's novels show the unsensational type of detective story at its best' Daily Telegraph
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Add this copy of Snake in the Grass to cart. $22.19, good condition, Sold by Cornell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published by London: The Thriller Book Club, 1955.
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Book Club edition (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 13cm), 192pp. Original yellow cloth, dustwrapper. Text pages tanned; overall, the book is in good condition. The dustwrapper is in good condition (a little rubbed, some chafing of the edges). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it.
Add this copy of Snake in the Grass to cart. $24.99, very good condition, Sold by Harry Righton rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Worcs, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1955 by The Thriller Book Club.
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Very Good/Good + 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall clean yellow bds with black title to spine. pages browning. interior clean. d. j with 8mm and 4mm tear to top edge, small loss to 1 corner, chipping to spine ends and 35mm crease and tear to back bottom edge of jacket.
Add this copy of Snake in the Grass to cart. $37.93, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2014 by The Murder Room.
Add this copy of Snake in the Grass (Scarlet Dagger Large Print) to cart. $45.26, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Chivers North Amer.
Add this copy of Snake in the Grass to cart. $48.97, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2014 by The Murder Room.
Add this copy of Snake in the Grass to cart. $94.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1954 by Crime Club.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. The jacket is a bit rubbed, marked and edgeworn but has suffered minimal paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound. Minor offsetting.
