New York:: St Martin's,, (1988.). Fine in good dust jacket (tear to front cover of dj with associated creasing.). First US printing. The third mystery featuring antique toy trader and reluctant sleuth Peter Marklin. The first novel in the series won the John Creasey Award for Best First Crime Novel.
Pseudonym of Norman Keith Sharam. He worked in advertising before setting up his own advertising agency. After six years he sold the business to become a novelist. He lives in Devon with his wife Kate Sharam.