MURDER OF A NYMPH.
Edition: First US printing.
Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - An early crime novel by these two Australian sisters who were first known for their short stories, plays and humorous novels, before they began writing a series of murder mysteries, featuring Inspector Grogan and Detective Sergeant Manning. Set in the small community of Come-hither Bend, the victim - the nymph of the title - is Enone McGrath who was a particularly unloved character, leaving a large number of suspects for Grogan to untangle. 223 pp.
Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (severe toning to the pages, due to the poor quality of post-war paper, offsetting to gutters of endpapers, edgewear and some chipping to the dj, partially separated along the fold of the rear flap)