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The Mystery Writers of America Award for outstanding achieve-ment In mystery, crime and sus* pense fiction has become the high-est honor accorded to authors in this field. That this year's MW A Award for The Best Mystery Novel was won by Charlotte Armstrong for her latest thriller A DRAM OF POISON comes as no surprłse to her fans—or to the reyiewers.

"A real spellbinder."

Clark Kinnai&d, Paradę of Books

"A brilliant psychological tenor story . . . honed to razor edge."

O AK LAND TRIBUNE

'* . . . a thriller of first rank . . . not without psychological validity ... a vivid portrayal of posslbilities."

P5YCH1ATRIC QUARTEALY

^M .. . gathers speed and tenslon as łt grows . .. mount-ing desperation . . . devełoped with humor, pathos and excitement/'

PlTTSBURGH PRESS