This is an Advance Review Copy (ARC) of "DEATH OF AN AUTHOR - A Dr. Priestley Detective Story" by John Rhode with its original dust jacket. 1948 1st American edition; Dodd, Mead & Company; New York. From the "Red Badge Detective" series. Uncommon, pre-publication Advance Review Copy (ARC) with the publisher's "Editorial Copy" slip tipped-in at the front. The book is a Golden Age mystery novel that follows the investigation into the sudden bizarre death of a newly successful novelist.