New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 18th novel featuring hard-drinking insurance investigator Milo March, set in Nevada. "The case involves three men who bought an old gold mine outside Reno. Though it had been abandoned for a century, the mine has miraculously started producing again. Armed with a glowing assay report, the owners persuaded the insurance company to issue a large policy against the mine's running out of gold before they have taken two million dollars in gold from it. You guessed it - a few months later the owners claim the mine has run dry, and they want their payout." 198 pp. Dust jacket by Jay Smith. ISBN: 0-030859859.