RHEA, NICHOLAS
Garland for a Dead Maiden
Lo2002, Constable. 1841, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Millicent Pluke, the devoted wife of Detective Inspector Montague Pluke, stumbles across a woman's body by Devil's Dump, a pool in a remote North Yorkshire moorland stream. Her discovery means Pluke must steel himself not to hunt forgotten horse troughs - the great passion of his life - but instead to track down a murderer. As his enquiries intensify, Pluke suspects the ruined Trough House may provide important clues and when he discovers the body has previously been buried but flushed from its well-hidden grave by the ferocious St. Margaret's Day flood, his knowledge of moorland folklore becomes vital to the investigation. NOT EX LIB C3A. Fine/Fine.

Goldring Books
Professional sellerBook number: 006150
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 12 US$ 13.39 | JP„ 1909]
Keywords: Murder Fiction, Yorkshire Moorland, Detective Inspector Montague Pluke