This is a first edition in good condition.  It was published by Faber and Faber Limited in 1986.

I will include 3 press clippings from 2001.

'When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next to a neighbourhood derelict of the lowest order?  Challenged with the investigation of a crime that appears to have endless motives, Dalgliesh explores the sinister web spun around a half-burnt diary and a violet-eyed widow who is pregnant and full of malice - all the while hoping to fill the gap of logic that joined these two disparate men in bright red death . . .'

This is a 1st Edition / 1st Printing.

Condition:

Book - Very Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, a spine lean, slight marking and discolouration to the covers, slight marking and discolouration to the page edges and soft tanning to the pages.

Dust Jacket - Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, fading and some marking, scratches, staining, discolouration and creasing.

The DJ is not price clipped.

The DJ is in a protective plastic sleeve (non-adhesive).

 

 

 

Photos/scans are always of the actual book for sale, and more can be supplied upon request.