{"product_id":"danger-ahead-georges-simenon-1st-uk-edition","title":"Danger Ahead, Georges Simenon — 1st UK Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Hamish Hamilton, 1955.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 288.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The blue cloth binding remains firmly square and tight, with only mild fading to the extremities and brilliant, unoxidised gilt tooling to the spine. The text block is structurally sound, though there is noticeable foxing present across the fore, top, and bottom edges, which occasionally encroaches into the preliminary and terminal margins; however, the core text remains largely bright and legible. The original, unclipped dust wrapper (priced 12s. 6d. net) shows general shelf-wear, including rubbing and minor chipping to the corner folds and spine ends, alongside a small area of loss to the bottom edge of the rear panel. Furthermore, the wrapper's rear panel and inner flaps exhibit moderate age-toning and spotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the First UK Edition of the volume comprising translations of two of Simenon's celebrated \u003ci\u003eromans durs\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eRed Lights\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFeux Rouges\u003c\/i\u003e, 1953) and \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker of Everton\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eL'Horloger d'Everton\u003c\/i\u003e, 1954), both skilfully translated by Norman Denny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is housed in its original dust wrapper, which features a striking black and green cover portraying a tense automotive scene that perfectly encapsulates the suspense of the contained works. True Hamish Hamilton first editions of this title retaining their original dust wrappers have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, as they were heavily read and subsequently supplanted by widespread book club editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanger Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e brings together two of Georges Simenon’s masterful psychological thrillers. In \u003ci\u003eRed Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, a husband’s alcohol-fuelled drive across the American landscape descends into a nightmare of abduction and violence, forcing him to confront his own profound inadequacies. Paired with this is \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker of Everton\u003c\/i\u003e, a harrowing portrait of a quiet craftsman whose predictable life is shattered when his teenage son goes missing, triggering a desperate pursuit that unearths buried family fractures. Simenon excels in peeling back the veneer of ordinary lives to reveal the raw, often dangerous, humanity lying just beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54552439783763,"sku":"4994","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_182152.jpg?v=1786443889","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/danger-ahead-georges-simenon-1st-uk-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}