Scotland Yard is hunting the worst kind of serial killer--one with a sense of humor. When children's book author Oliver Swithin, reluctant creator of the notorious Finsbury the Ferret, finds an old friend's body floating in a Trafalgar Square fountain, he can't convince the police to treat the death as a murder. But then more corpses turn up daily----on a tube station platform, in a botanical gardens hothouse, even in the middle of Piccadilly Circus--each murdered in an increasingly bizarre manner. It seems that a serial ...
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Scotland Yard is hunting the worst kind of serial killer--one with a sense of humor. When children's book author Oliver Swithin, reluctant creator of the notorious Finsbury the Ferret, finds an old friend's body floating in a Trafalgar Square fountain, he can't convince the police to treat the death as a murder. But then more corpses turn up daily----on a tube station platform, in a botanical gardens hothouse, even in the middle of Piccadilly Circus--each murdered in an increasingly bizarre manner. It seems that a serial killer is at play, using London's landscape as his game board. Oliver joins his uncle, Detective Superintendent Tim Mallard, in a race to uncover the pattern behind the growing number of deaths. But even if they solve the murderer's puzzle, will it help them identify the next victim before the killer strikes again? And will Oliver ever reveal his secret passion for Mallard's assistant, the forbidding Detective Sergeant Effie Strongitharm? And what does any of this have to do with a battery-operated ferret, the works of Lewis Carroll, the great London Scorpion Scare, the episode of the nude Macbeth, and Underwood Tooth, the world's leading expert on being ignored?
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x8; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 265pp.
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Fair. This item is in overall acceptable condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have heavy wear including creases, bends, edge wear, curled corners or minor tears as well as stickers or sticker-residue. Pages are intact but may have minor curls, bends or moderate to considerable highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have heavy wear. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. A well-read copy overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed by author on title page. First edition, first printing (full numberline). Jacket present with minimal wear. Price unclipped. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First Edition first printing of author's first novel. With pages 231, 232, 229, and 230 out of order showing it to be a true first. In fine / fine unread condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Oliver Swithin Mysteries. Audience: General/trade.
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