First US Edition. Hardcover. Originally published in Great Britain as The Squeaker. Black cloth stamped in red on cover and spine. 

Both Scotland Yard and the criminal community of London are trying to discover the identity of “the Squealer”. This mysterious fence forces criminals to sell him their wares for a pittance. When some object, he “squeals” to the police. The story is based on the age-old saw ‘Thou shalt not blab’. The main question seems to be who is The Squealer, but you find out who he is well before the end and, as usual, it’s not who you think it is.

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