MURDER IN THE WILLETT FAMILY: A Lt Valcour Title King, Rufus [Fine] [Hardcover]

First edition, so stated. Black cloth with bright red lettering, top block edges dyed red, a fine copy in a beautiful dust jacket, with no rips or tears. A splendid copy. Unusual in that there is a 4 page insert on bright red paper giving a brief description and a location map! The 4th Lt. Valcour title. ""An extortionist's note, demanding $20,000 in cash and threatening the kidnapping of Kate Willett's two mentally unbalanced sons, sent Lieutenant Valcour rushing up to the Willetts' Adirondacks camp. There, death struck with slashing suddenness while Valcour was talking to young Arthur Willett, who was sprawled on a sofa smoking a cigarette. Listening to the crackling roar of flames in the fireplace, Valcour detected the odor of burning cloth. He glanced at Arthur to find the cigarette lying in Arthur's lap and Arthur's chin slumped on his chest. Valcour rushed to his side and in stunned amazement stared at the dark mark where a bullet had entered Arthur's skull!."" -- Publisher This copy, although not marked as such, comes from the auction of the Gary Groton Crime Fiction collection of detective fiction