Emma Lathen — Murder without Icing
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this John Putnam Thatcher crime novel from Emma Lathen, the pseudonym of Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart. Lathen's recurring characters are especially engaging: John Putnam Thatcher is senior vice president of the Sloan Guaranty Trust, the "third largest bank in the world" (at least until "East is East"), a "youthful sixty" in 'Accounting for Murder' and unaging in subsequent novels. In a red cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just some slight shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart also, with just a couple of marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just the occasional spot. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
