È Caduta una Stella. by Tey, Josephine (pseudonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh), 1896 or 7-1952 - 1978

Arnaldo Mondadori [1978]. Il Giallo Mondadori 1541. First published in English in 1937, this translation into Italian of "A Shilling for Candles", the author's second novel, features detective Alan Grant. The drowned body of a famous actress is found on a beach near the cottage where she had been staying incognito with a young man. Alfred Hitchcock's "Young and Innocent", his favorite among his British films, was based on this novel. In Italian. Soft Cover. 143, [1] pages, 19 cm. Pictorial paper covers; minor wear; good. Stock#38045.