Hardcover, fading of spine, see pictures for details of stamps and masons inside cover. Some separation of back cover. However, the binding is still tight and intact. Vintage 1943 edition. The Smoldering Skull--ancient sign of coming death--greeted Martha and Dane Chapple when they arrived at the remote mountain lodge in a desperate attempt to save their lives from ruin. Death in the Night--struck twice--and Martha watched in helpless horror as a web of evidence bound her husband tighter and tighter as the only suspect. The Hands of Death--closed round Martha's throat--she had found the real murderer...but he had also found her, and no help could come.