His friend Berry Conway needs £500 but his assets consist of shares in a dud copper mine. When Berry meets Ann, and his employer (Frisby) finds that he needs the shares, life in the suburbs hot up.
| UK: | 1931 Herbert Jenkins |
| 1953 Penguin (used here) | |
| US: | 1931 Doubleday, Doran |
| Canada: | 1931 McClelland & Stewart |
Also published in Collier's Weekly magazine (US), in twelve parts, from 20 September to 6 December, 1930 and in the Strand magazine from October 1930 to April 1931.*
* In Author! Author! PG writes that he simplified the story for the magazine, at the publisher's request, by dropping a 'motive' and characters. This indicates significant differences between the versions.