John Blackburn

	Broken Boy - John Blackburn 1959 English hardback first edition first impression, Secker and Warburg in London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket An interesting copy as there are some annotations internally. These are clearly the work of a professional editor-proof reader, so presumably and author/publisher association copy The book is clean and tight The dust jacket has some light wear and rubbing to extremities A decent and interesting copy When the body of Gladys Reeves was found in the river near the big railway bridge at Minechester it looked like just another case of sexual murder; nothing to interfere with the shooting holiday which our old friend General Kirk, head of Foreign Office Intelligence in Europe, was taking in Yorkshire. But the initials G. R. stood also for Gerda Raine, the German Agent from East Berlin who had double-crossed her Russian masters and found asylum in England. And it was Gerda's ring that the police found on the body. For Sale at £15 (approx $30) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Our Lady of Pain - John Blackburn 1974 UK hardback first edition first impression, Jonathan Cape in London A fine book in fine unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions, stamps foxing or page tanning etc The book is clean and tight The dust jacket has no loss or tears A very nice example indeed and not common For Sale at £18 (approx $35) *P19 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Face of the Lion - John Blackburn 1976 UK hardcover first edition first impression, Cape in London A fine book in near unclipped dustwrapper Free from previous owner marks or inscriptions Clean coontents and tightly bound The dust jacket is without loss or tears A bright and attractive example Colonel Bill Lawrence lloks into the mysterious events on Sir James Clyde's private peninsula in the remote Scottish highlands For Sale at £10 (approx $19) *P12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Cyclops Goblet 1977 English hardback first edition first impression, Jonathan Cape in London A fine book in fine unclipped dust jacket No names or stamps etc The book is clean and tight The dust jacket has no loss or tears A lovely clean copy A Bill Easter mystery, assisted by Peggy, they are down on their luck and in need of funds ! For Sale at £10 (approx $19) *P12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Sample Because it was summer, nobody considered the motive of the birds. They came inland in strict formation and they seemed to know exactly where they were going. They crossed the light-house and the twin piers and the moored fishing fleet and turned West aver the ship-yards and the factories, where the town begins and the river has cut through rock into coal-seams and runs grey because there is not enough tide or current to cleanse it. Black Back and Black Cap and Herring Gull they flew on and nobody thought why; for it was August and their wings were white and the sun was shining on the grey river and the dark buildings and the big smoky town looked almost pleasant in the sun.

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