Used paperback in good condition. Cover and pages show minimal wear. Pages showing normal age discolouration. 188 pages. Published by Penguin Books, 1976. ISBN 0140040811.

Sometimes, Fender thought, it was better to suppress the truth. He was a naturally secretive man.

The death of England's Attorney general in Amalfi could have provoked a scandal that would have been to no one's benefit.

For Fender, and the Central Crime Bureau, this was a case for the utmost discretion.