"Third printing, October 1935" stated on copyright page; Grosset & Dunlap publishers, New York; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages except for inside front page which has original owners name (cursive ink) and where an small old stamp had been previously attached; binding is tight; minor ageing of boards; no dust jacket.
 
plot -
We open with young Robert “Bobby” Jones coming across a man who has fallen over a cliff – (or has he?) – and he sits with the man while his companion goes for help.  He’s with the unknown man as he takes his last breath, and as he utters his final phrase, “Why didn’t they ask Evans?”  Bobby feels he’s done his duty after testifying at the inquest, though he’s unsettled by the sister and brother who turn up to identify the man’s body.  They feel “off” to him.
 
Complicating matters is Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent; Bobby is the son of the vicar, and Lady Frances is wealthy and titled; Bobby’s sure there’s no chance for their future as they are on such unequal footing.  But they’ve known each other since they were children and there’s a certain level of comfort and understanding between them.