Author: Grant-Adamson, Lesley
Title: PATTERNS IN THE DUST
Description: London, Faber and Faber 1st edition first pinting 1985 . Octavo black boards silver titled to spine in dust jacket (1" of tape residue to boards where jacket secured but jacket complete with minimal wear to tips) 191pp includes half title, titlepage & dedication. Ex library with round stamp to verso of titlepage only. *This is a the author's first book, an atmospheric murder mystery which uncovers the secret side of village life. It received a very flattering review from the doyen of female crime writers P.D. James: "she knows how to create an atmosphere of unease and incipient horror and her heoine is an attractive mixture of intelligence, resourcefulness and vulnerability. It is a debut to be welcomed".
Keywords: crime fiction first book first edition
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Title: PATTERNS IN THE DUST
Description: London, Faber and Faber 1st edition first pinting 1985 . Octavo black boards silver titled to spine in dust jacket (1" of tape residue to boards where jacket secured but jacket complete with minimal wear to tips) 191pp includes half title, titlepage & dedication. Ex library with round stamp to verso of titlepage only. *This is a the author's first book, an atmospheric murder mystery which uncovers the secret side of village life. It received a very flattering review from the doyen of female crime writers P.D. James: "she knows how to create an atmosphere of unease and incipient horror and her heoine is an attractive mixture of intelligence, resourcefulness and vulnerability. It is a debut to be welcomed".
Keywords: crime fiction first book first edition
Price: GBP 3.00 = appr. US$ 4.28 Seller: Abbey Antiquarian Books
- Book number: F74951
- Book number: F74951
See more books from our catalog: Fiction and Poetry