This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's black cloth with white lettered title to spine in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped (no price present) and significantly this copy has been Signed by Colin Dexter without dedication on the Title Page..The book has it's usual amount of dark page edge tanning.A rare signed copy of the Author's first Morse Story in which the book's plot revolves around a murder investigation in which a young woman is found dead after attempting to hitchhike to Woodstock after missing the last bus. The novel explores the relationship between Morse and Lewis as they investigate the case.8vo 256pp Reprint [1975] Book Club Edition Signed By Author