The Heart of the Matter
Penguin Main Series 1789. 1st Edition, published 1962.
Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
Condition grading: Good. Creases to top right corner of front cover. Minor creasing to spine with minor wear to ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series 1789. 1st Edition, published 1962.
Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
Condition grading: Good. Creases to top right corner of front cover. Minor creasing to spine with minor wear to ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series 1789. 1st Edition, published 1962.
Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
Condition grading: Good. Creases to top right corner of front cover. Minor creasing to spine with minor wear to ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
