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A first UK edition B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback with a single #1 as the number sequence indicating a first printing. Covers are showing some slight signs of storage wear to the extremities. Read once very carefully. Please note that the photo makes the covers appear purple whereas they are more navy.
The 9th Inspector Ben Ross Mystery.
SYNOPSIS: “It is the summer of 1871 when Scotland Yard’s Inspector Ben Ross visits Jacob Jacobus: an infamous antiquarian, friend to villains and informer to the police. Ben is hoping to glean information about any burglaries that might take place during the London Season, but little does he know that a priceless family heirloom, the Roxby emerald necklace, has already been stolen and the widowed Mrs Roxby is demanding its immediate return. But Ben’s day goes from bad to worse when he and his wife Lizzie hear that Jacobus has been found dead with his throat cut from ear to ear…”
Packed weight 480gms. IN STOCK READY FOR DESPATCH