The mystery of the flaming hut. by [AFRICA -- NIGERIA]. BEST, [Oswald] Herbert - 1932.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. 8vo. [8], 307, [1] pp. Green publisher’s cloth, illust. & lettered in black on front cover, spine (slight interior toning very slight bumping to 1 corner), w/ d.j. wraparound Art Deco cover art of victim succumbing to flames (slight shelfwear), NF/NF copy. First edition, stated, of this complex mystery set against the back drop of the death of a mining company executive in Nigeria investigated by a newly installed District Officer. With severely limited resources, and considerable balance and understanding of both African and British cultures Officer Balance eventually unearths the murderer.