Draw Batons! (A Thane and Moss Mystery) by Knox, Bill - 1973

"Project Community was supposed to be an occasion for good will: a police-sponsored exhibition of the handiworks of Glasgow’s hobby clubs. But as Sergeant Francey Lang discovered when he was "inspecting" the vast model train layout, someone had used it as an occasion for murder. The victim was a used-car dealer, of considerably less than savory reputation, who seemed to devote most of his time and money to his hobbies. And when Colin Thane and Phil Moss began their investigation, they confronted a strange assortment of clues: missing electronic equipment, a mink coat, a sizable cache of funds at a business on the verge of bankruptcy, and a troubling memory at the back of Thane’s mind. Another expert tale of urban crime and detection featuring the popular and resourceful detectives of the Millside C. I. D."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .