ER Punshon

	There's a Reason for Everything - ER Punshon 1948 UK hardcover later edition published by Gollancz in London A solid reading copy Usual age tan to paper and spine Synopsis - What this Story is About NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY Chief Constable Bobby Owen, feeling both a trifle unemployed and a trifle grand, sat in his big new office on the first floor of the Wychshire county police headquarters, while below, on the ground floor, in Bobby's old office, reigned Inspector Payne, new head of the Wychshire C.I.D., and so dealing with all that routine work which, as Deputy Chief Constable A solid copy For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Strange Ending - ER Punshon 1953 UK hardcover first edition published by Gollancz in London A solid reading copy sadly without dust jacket A few minor marks to boards and a neat inscription on endpaper Synopsis - What this Story is About (COMMANDER BOBBY OWEN, G.I.D., Scotland Yard, had suggested to his wife, Olive, that they should take an evening stroll together. This had surprised Olive very much. For, in this respect at least, she was well aware she had married a man of extremes, one who knew no golden mean between sprawling in an arm-chair at home, most likely with his feet on another chair unless she were on the look-out, and doing six miles or so round the park in the hour before breakfast, all in the sacred name of keeping fit A solid readers copy For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Information Received - ER Punshon 1955 UK Penguin paperback first edition published in London A solid reading copy Usual age tan to paper and a bit of light edge wear Synopsis - What this Story is About Bobby Owen, a university man unable to find a position so joined the police force, investigates murder in London A solid copy and classic Golden Age - first published in 1933 For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Proof Counter Proof - ER Punshon 1951 UK hardback SECOND edition, Benn, London A VG+ book in poor dust jacket No names or inscriptions The jacket is missing half the rear panel, still holds together OK in its brodart cover though Tightly bound and square Scotland Yard looks into the case of a playboy found with a knife in his throat! A real shame about the jacket, so priced as having no DJ For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Helen Passes By 1949 UK hardback second edition, Gollancz, London A VG book in dustwrapper No names or inscriptions, light paper tanning The jacket has minor chips and a closed tear Tightly bound and square A solid reading copy and a rare title For Sale at £8 (approx $13) *P9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Brought to Light 1954 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Gollancz, London A VG book sadly lacking its dust jacket No names or inscriptions Tightly bound and square Boards clean and tidy, slight lightening to spine A very rare title, at time of listing I can find no other copy for sale anywhere, never mind a 1st edition! For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death of a Beauty Queen 1935 UK hardback first edition, 1st impression, Gollancz, London A good only book sadly missing its dustwrapper A reading copy only, boards marked Front and rear endpapers neatly removed Tightly bound and square No names or stamps etc A scarce title For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Night's Cloak 1949 UK hardback third edition, Gollancz, London A good book sadly without its dustcover No names or inscriptions Tightly bound and square Boards clean and tidy And who demanded Inspector Bobby Owen is Mr William Weston ? A decent reading copy For Sale at £6 (approx $10) *DF6 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Unexpected Legacy 1951 British hardcover later edition, Ernest Benn, London A VG book sadly missing its dustwrapper No owner names or stamps etc Clean and tight Covers and pages clean and tidy A nice readers edition For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Genius in Murder - E.R. Punshon 1952 UK hardback later edition, Ernest Benn, London A good book sadly unfortunately missing its dustwrapper No names or inscriptions Front free endpaper has corner clipped Tightly bound and square Cloth clean and tidy A clean reading copy For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Cottage Murder - ER Punshon 1952 UK hardback later edition, Ernest Benn, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper Tightly bound and square The dust jacket shows some shallow chipping to spine ends Carter and Bell are engaged on a case of a missing dog only to be dragged into a murder case! A nice reading copy with an attractive jacket For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Bath Mysteries - ER Punshon 1936 UK hardcover first edition, Gollancz, London A good only reading copy sadly without dustwrapper Tightly bound and square Rubbing and wear to cloth No names or stamps etc Whilst primarily a reading copy, a scarce book and a true 1st For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Secrets Can't be Kept - SIGNED - ER Punshon 1944 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Gollancz, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page Tightly bound and square The dust jacket shows some tanning and minor shelf wear to extremities A scarce signature A nice copy and very rare signed For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death Among the Sun Bathers - SIGNED - ER Punshon 1934 English hardcover 1st edition, 1st issue Ernest Benn, London Signed and dedicated on publication to the Detection Club by the author Also has the Detection Club bookplate on the endpaper A VG+ book in 1st issue 7/6 unclipped dustwrapper The book is tightly bound and square The dust jacket has chip to spine end, some edge wear and tanning A unique and desirable copy of an already rare book A very special item For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

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Brief Biography ER Punshon, aka Robertson Halkett was a prolific writer who was writing popular fiction in the late Victorian period. He moved into Crime Fiction in 1929 and wrote some 40 novels.

Series Characters Inspector Carter & Sergeant Bell The appear together in only 5 novels, the twist being the Sergeant is quicker and sharper than the Inspector.

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