PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
by Hake Talbot (Author)
Hake Talbot wrote only two mystery novels and Ramble House is proud to bring both of them back into print for modern readers. RIM OF THE PIT is his masterpiece of an "impossible crime" that takes place in the far north where snow surrounds a group of desperate people, one of whom is bent on murder. The mapback cover from the 1950's Dell paperback is one of the best crime maps ever drawn and we reproduce it here for you. In addition, this book contains a short story by Talbot called "The Other Side". You will not forget this book
Author Biography
Hake Talbot was the pseudonym of Henning Nelms (1900-1986), an American conjuror with an interest in 'impossible' crimes. His detective character was Rogan Kincaid. Nelms also wrote non-fiction books on stagecraft under his own name.
