Puss in Boots by McBain, Ed [Evan Hunter] - 1987

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino (1926-2005) and user also of the pseudonym "Ed McBain," author of the infamous 87th Precinct novels. This yarn, the seventh of the series, shows the Florida detective turned criminal defense lawyer Matthew Hope who defends a husband against circumstantial evidence that he had brutally killed his actress-model wife. Hope is soon on the trail to solving the mystery but the actress, meanwhile, is stashed away - naked but for her red leather boots. 248 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.