Gray boards with gilt lettering along the spine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Author's first novel. DJ has a half-inch tear on the rear panel and two water stains on the inside panel at the top and base of the spine. No damage to the boards or the text. A novel of espionage - "In the great tradition of British espionage thrillers. The perfect assassin, Richard Abbott, stalks his victim, the garrulous African dictator, Njala." 231 pages.