The Other Devil's Name by Ferrars, E. X - 1986

Collins Crime Club, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 183 pages (complete). Jacket torn, tapped, edge worn and marked. Boards a bit shelf rubbed and a bit marked. Mild tanning, a bit foxing, minor markings. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London England: Collins Crime Club, 1986. Hardback. First Edition. The Other Devil's Name. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. It was with a sense of resignation that Andrew Basnett, retired botany professor, accompanied an old friend to her home in a Berkshire village because her sister had received a blackmail letter. The letter had obviously been put in the wrong envelope, but it seemed to indicate that a murder had been committed in Lindleham, where, strangely, several people were missing from their homes. Had the old man really gone to visit his son in Australia? Was the little boy who had run away still alive? Had the doctor's wife walked out on him, as he reported? What had happened to the businessman who failed to return from his mysterious work in the City and whom his wife believed to be working for MI5? Quietly Andrew investigates his friends' neighbours and discovers situations of deepening complexity. Not the least disconcerting is the dawning realization that his friends too… Read More