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Woman of Straw - Catherine Arley
1957 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust wrapper No names, inscriptions or stamps etc A nice clean copy Arley is a very underrated author For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide ! |
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Dead Man's Bay - Catherine Arley
1959 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Colllins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in VG indeed unclipped dust wrapper No names, inscriptions or stamps etc Some chipping and wear to extremeties Still a decent copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide ! |
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Ready Revenge - Catherine Arley
1960 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust wrapper No names, inscriptions or stamps etc A particularly nice clean copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide ! |
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As SOON AS she opened the door she knew that it was Friday. Later she would never forget this day which set all the machinery in motion, but now it was only a working day, neither sadder nor gayer than the rest. She bent down, picked up the weekly which was balanced on the milk bottle and, closing the door behind her, shuffled off to the kitchen. Switching on the portable radio, she took a loaf of bread from the basket, cut a couple of slices, slipped them in the Toastmaster., and put the milk on to boil. She took a comb from her pocket and tidied her hair before the mirror, then she opened the paper, looking neither at the headlines nor the pictures. On page six were the marriage advertisements. Two columns— the left one reserved for single women looking for an affinity, the right one for men in search of a companion to share their loneliness. . . . This was the column that interested Hilde. Every week for years she had eagerly studied this column, awaiting her opportunity. As far as she was concerned romance and sentiment did not enter the picture. The inconsolable widower with a family on his hands, the shy young man or even the well-to-do tradesman left her cold. It was of no possible interest |
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