With Murder For Some
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — the dust jacket shows noticeable wear, fading, and edge chipping, particularly at the spine ends and corners, but remains largely intact and presentable; price clipped. Page Condition: age-related tannin. Markings: name penned on fep. Binding condition: Appears intact.
Set against a richly atmospheric backdrop with Oriental intrigue, With Murder for Some is a classic crime mystery by H.C. Huston that pulls readers into a world of deception, danger, and death. The narrative centres on a cast of morally complex characters — including a photographer, a ballroom type, and several shadowy figures — each harbouring secrets that converge around a shocking murder. Huston masterfully builds suspense through layered plotting and sharp characterisation, delivering the kind of tightly wound whodunit that defined mid-twentieth-century British crime fiction. With its exotic setting cues and intricate web of motives, the novel stands as a compelling and atmospheric thriller that rewards patient, attentive readers.
Author: H.C. Huston
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — the dust jacket shows noticeable wear, fading, and edge chipping, particularly at the spine ends and corners, but remains largely intact and presentable; price clipped. Page Condition: age-related tannin. Markings: name penned on fep. Binding condition: Appears intact.
Set against a richly atmospheric backdrop with Oriental intrigue, With Murder for Some is a classic crime mystery by H.C. Huston that pulls readers into a world of deception, danger, and death. The narrative centres on a cast of morally complex characters — including a photographer, a ballroom type, and several shadowy figures — each harbouring secrets that converge around a shocking murder. Huston masterfully builds suspense through layered plotting and sharp characterisation, delivering the kind of tightly wound whodunit that defined mid-twentieth-century British crime fiction. With its exotic setting cues and intricate web of motives, the novel stands as a compelling and atmospheric thriller that rewards patient, attentive readers.