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Main Series 401-800 Trial and Error
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Trial and Error

£10.00

Penguin 1st Edition, published 1947.

The mild-mannered Lawrence Todhunter finds out he hasn't long to live, due to a heart condition. He decides to do the world a last service by killing a truly evil person, knowing he will not have to face the consequences. However his plan goes wrong when the police arrest a completely innocent man for the murder. Despite his best efforts, Todhunter cannot convinces the authorities he is the guilty party and enlists Ambrose Chitterwick to try and prove the matter.

Condition grading: Good. Wear to grubby spine. Light foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.

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Penguin 1st Edition, published 1947.

The mild-mannered Lawrence Todhunter finds out he hasn't long to live, due to a heart condition. He decides to do the world a last service by killing a truly evil person, knowing he will not have to face the consequences. However his plan goes wrong when the police arrest a completely innocent man for the murder. Despite his best efforts, Todhunter cannot convinces the authorities he is the guilty party and enlists Ambrose Chitterwick to try and prove the matter.

Condition grading: Good. Wear to grubby spine. Light foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.

Not To Be Taken
Not To Be Taken
£15.00
Jumping Jenny
Jumping Jenny
£8.00

Penguin 1st Edition, published 1947.

The mild-mannered Lawrence Todhunter finds out he hasn't long to live, due to a heart condition. He decides to do the world a last service by killing a truly evil person, knowing he will not have to face the consequences. However his plan goes wrong when the police arrest a completely innocent man for the murder. Despite his best efforts, Todhunter cannot convinces the authorities he is the guilty party and enlists Ambrose Chitterwick to try and prove the matter.

Condition grading: Good. Wear to grubby spine. Light foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.

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