The first (and uncommon) Canadian edition of a thriller published the same year by Little, Brown & Company. A man takes charge of papers destined for an Italian political party, only to find himself thrust into danger as Italy's secret police attempts to retrieve the documents. Black cloth w/lilac lettering/decoration to front cover/spine, 308 pages. Light wear to corners/spine ends, dusty/tanned/lightly soiled edges, gift inscription/date on front end paper, small bookseller's tag to bottom edge of same, in dust jacket w/edge tears, scratches, light soil, chipping. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve.

Italy, Italians, Italian dictator, dictators, Monte Carlo, assassination, assassins, politics, secret police