Singapore

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986. AB4 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has light discoloration, a book jacket cover, and light shelf wear. Book has small dents and light shelf wear. A Virgil Tibbs Novel. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.5"x5.5", 229 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. President Motamboru of Bakara, one of the most respected leaders in Africa, was assassinated and his powerful political enemies ordered that his wife also be destroyed. Tricked into going to Singapore, Madame Motamboru is framed almost immediately on a murder charge. If she is found guilty, she will be hanged. Frightened, she requests that her friend Virgil Tibbs, the famous black homicide detective, take part in the investigation. Partly because it is in the national interests of the United States that she be cleared of the crime, arrangements are made for Tibbs to go to Singapore. The police there are not encouraging about Madame Motamboru's chances. All the evidence seemed to prove that only she could have shot and killed the male visitor to her hotel suite. According to the police, she had told an impossible story, one that could not be believed. Tibbs knew that it was up to him to uncover the truth, to save her if he could. He has to find a way to outwit the hostile organization that wants her dead. At the same time Tibbs becomes involved in another baffling case. A child is found dead in its bed. Then in spite of the precautions of the parents and the police, a second child in the family is murdered. There is no motive, no clue to the merciless killer.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.