NO POCKETS IN A SHROUD

N.Y.: Signet Books, 1948. First U.S. edition, November 1948, so stated, of this paperback original. Signet #690. (revised from the British edition, first published in England in 1937.) Nicked at head and foot of spine, pages uniformly age toned, some very light soiling else a near fine copy of his second novel. Mike Dolan is a widely read columnist, but he's intensely frustrated by his newspaper's attitude toward the truth. All the articles he's most keen to run -- about a rich youth escaping punishment in a drunk-driving accident, a supremacist group called the Crusaders, or a pennant-winning baseball team found to be throwing games -- are precisely the ones his editor wants to shelve, caring only to keep lucrative advertising relationships intact. Dolan finally has had enough, and borrows money from friends to launch a magazine of his own. Although he's now free to boldly speak truth to power and pursue his most important scoops, the move comes with grave consequences for his love life -- and his life, period. As Dolan steps on toes and dodges fists, No Pockets in a Shroud showcases McCoy's fast-paced, suspenseful style. All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Vintage Paperback.