I FOUND IT ON A CHARITY BOOKSTALL ... and in an op shop, book fair, garage sale, junk yard. All the places where people leave their unwanted books--and I find weird and wonderful treasures. Come and join me in appreciating these literary marvels!
'There's something evil about it, he said. 'Queer word for me to use, MacLeod, eh? They touch your elbow as you walk—ghosts! That's how I've named it the Valley of the Ghosts. Go and stay a day or so in Beverley Green and smell it for yourself—something brooding...'
DR ANDREW MACLEOD, pathologist and detective extraordinare, was never one to refuse a challange...
Felicity Deverall, Patrick Dawlish's fiancee, was missing, presumed kidnapped. The note had told Dawlish to go to the Ley Farm Cottage fast--and alone.
Dawlish hesitated: it could be a trap...but he decided to go and find out and climbed into his car. He was reaching for his ignition key when he heard a voice through the open window: "Don't start your car. Don't start your car."
I've got to admit I bought this one just for its cover. The dark woods in the background, the bright green grass in the foreground and the lonely figure sneaking across the centre of the picture drew me straight in. It's nice to see that in an era when tacky photo covers abounded, there were still publishers prepared to release paperbacks with proper cover art!Then a car drove off.
Puzzled, Dawlish sat holding the wheel, then he got out, walked to the front and lifted the bonnet.
It was a small container, no bigger than a matchbox, but had Dawlish turned the ignition, it would have blown him to bits.
A PATRICK DAWLISH THRILLER
