Killer in the Rain
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xii, [2] 394pp. Original blue buckram with white lettering, in original illustrated dustjacket, green and white lettering on spine.
"Here are eight stories in which one finds suspense, violence, tragedy... And one sees the city of Los Angeles – sometimes 'A big dry sunny place with ugly homes and no style, but good-hearted and peaceful' and sometimes a 'hard-boiled city with no more personality than a paper cup' – vividly spread out there in Southern California, just as Raymond Chandler saw it." (Durham). Dustjacket with cracking and closed tears and cracking, mended with tape on rear and protected. Binding with very light wear along edges. Good to very good- condition. Item #54834
Price: $150.00