When wealthy Stella Pumfrey is found murdered, Inspector Roper's list of suspects includes a husband and sister who stand to inherit Stella's fortune and a recently jilted lover
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Superintendent Roper has little to go on when he begins his investigations into the death of Stella Pumfrey. Both her husband and her sister stand to inherit, both admit malice towards her. Or has a housebreaker been panicked into killing her? There is after all a valuable pair of earrings missing.
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Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Toning to edges of pages. Seller Inventory # 054051
Seller: Jaycey Books, Ruislip, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tanning to interior pages, otherwise very good hardback and jacket. No inscriptions. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. Seller Inventory # 004560
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Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Good (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 207 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, UK, 1990. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good (ex-library) condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Page edges are reasonably browned and slightly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When Stella Pumfrey falls down the stairs to her death, it appears that she had slipped after catching a burglar in her home, but Inspector Roper discovers evidence that leads him to believe it had been murder *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0333522796. ISBN/EAN: 9780333522790. Inventory No: 24010064. Seller Inventory # 24010064