La Plante (Lynda) Trial and Retribution
£95
London, Macmillan, 1997.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £16.99.
“It is every mother’s nightmare. Her child is missing, found murdered. Her lover is the prime suspect. It is every police officer’s dread. A child murdered. A circumstantial case. It is every solicitor’s dream. Twelve men and women will decide the verdict. But only you can decide if justice is done for the victim.” (jacket blurb)
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A fine copy in very good jacket.
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