A Little Grave

Great Britain: Severn House Publishers, 1994. BH4 - A first edition (First world edition published 1994 stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few small tears on the edges and corners, some scattered dents, light scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, tiny tear on the top spine edge, light tanning and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. Severn House Crime. 8.75"x5.5", 282 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A baby is snatched from its pram in the centre of the typical English village of Felstone and never seen again. Further disappearances of infants and toddlers, hold the local community in a grip of terror while the police seem powerless to solve the mystery. Detective Inspector James Roland, in charge of the investigation, is convinced the children are being abducted and sold but then one of the children is found brutally murdered. Why has one child been killed but another taken and then returned to her mother? Roland and his sergeant, Patrick Mansfield, are faced with many twists and turns before the case is finally unraveled with startling results.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.