Sinister Assignment, Ruth Fenisong — 1st Edition

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Sinister Assignment, Ruth Fenisong — 1st Edition

Name: Sinister Assignment, Ruth Fenisong — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6822
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Publication: London, W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd., 1960

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 184.

Condition Report: Very Good. This is a sound, jacketless copy. The original black publisher's cloth boards are generally clean and firm, showing only a couple of faint handling marks and minor rubbing to the extremities. The gilt lettering on the spine remains relatively bright and unoxidised. Internally, the binding is tight and secure. The text block edges display typical age-toning and some light spotting, but the pages themselves are clean, bright, and free from significant foxing or previous ownership inscriptions.

Catalogue Note: This is the first UK edition, first impression (bearing a 1958 copyright date on the verso), issued as part of the collectible 'A Mask Mystery' series. The novel was originally published in the United States under the title But Not Forgotten.

As a jacketless copy, it presents an affordable placeholder for collectors of post-war crime fiction. The UK edition of this title is scarce on the open market, particularly in presentable condition.

After a bitter quarrel with his girlfriend, Matt Berthold is in a reckless mood. When a scheming stranger invites him for a drink, he carelessly accepts. It is a decision he soon regrets when he is unexpectedly framed as the prime suspect in the murder of a man he has never even met. In Sinister Assignment, Ruth Fenisong delivers a fast-paced and compelling vintage mystery.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Ruth Fenisong

Book Publisher: W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 184

Book Publication Year: 1960

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: A Mask Mystery

Country/region of manufacture: Liverpool, United Kingdom

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