Carter Dickson - My Late Wives, William Morrow, New York 1946, First Edition

 My Late Wives is a mystery novel first published in 1946 and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale (H.M.) and Chief Inspector Humphrey Masters of Scotland Yard.  The story centers on the mysterious disappearance of several women, the "wives" of a man named Roger Bewlay, with no trace of their bodies ever found. Years later, an actor receives a play script about the case that contains details only the murderer could have known, leading to a real-life re-enactment of the crimes.

Hardcover in fine condition.  No dust jacket.  Tanning to spine and bumped ends.  Tanning and stains to cloth.  Corners bumped.  Stain to hinge, front endpaper, and goes through to title page.  Text firm and clean.

Weight    355g.   Pages    282.