1965 Hardcover of The Flight of the Falcon By Daphne Du Maurier

1965 US edition of The Flight of the Falcon, a psychological suspense novel written by acclaimed British author Daphne du Maurier.  Originally published in 1965 by Doubleday & Company, this specific volume features the distinctive original jacket illustration by artist Larry Lurin.  Plot & Setting OverviewThe Protagonist: The story is narrated from a male perspective by Armino Fabbio, a multilingual Italian tour courier working for Sunshine Tours. The Inciting Incident: While leading a tour group through Rome, Armino gives money to an impoverished beggar woman who is found murdered the following morning.  The Hometown Mystery: Suspecting the woman was actually Marta, his beloved childhood nurse, Armino returns to his historic birthplace of Ruffano (a fictional town deeply inspired by the real Italian city of Urbino).  Historical Parallels: Once in Ruffano, Armino finds himself tangled in academic rivalries and the dark designs of his enigmatic older brother, Aldo. The modern town events begin mirroring the brutal 15th-century historical atrocities of Duke Claudio, a tyrannical ruler famously known as The Falcon.  This is in very good vintage condition. Slip cover has some minimal wear as shown but in otherwise good condition for age