First Edition in green variant dustjacket with no blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, spine tanned, spine ends worn, in almost Near Fine dustjacket, nicked at spine ends.