A Very Particular Murder

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1989. R4 - A first British edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling on the edges and corners, patch wrinkled on the front top, some scattered scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, tanning and light shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.75"x5.5". 224 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sylvia Haymon (pseudonym S.T. Haymon) was a British writer of mystery fiction, autobiography, and other fiction and nonfiction. As an adult, she worked in public relations, broadcasting, journalism, and farming, and published nonfiction that included two childhood memoirs, a historical novel, biographies of Bonnie Prince Charlie and Monmouth, and a history of Norwich, her birthplace. Writing under the pseudonym S. T. Haymon, she became well-known for her police procedural series featuring Detective Inspector Ben Jurnet. She won the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger Award in 1983 for Ritual Murder. . First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.