She Had to Have Gas - a Chief Inspector Beale Story
by Penny, Rupert ( Pseudonym for Ernest Basil Charles Thornett who also wrote as Martin Tanner )
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 1605433837
- ISBN 13
- 9781605433837
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
England: UK: Ramble House Mystery, 1939 ( Actually 2009 ), 1st Ramble House Edition, First Printing , 2009. -----------( 1st printing of this Edition ) ---trade paperback, a Near Fine example, Rupert Penny wrote 9 novels between 1936 and 1941 with 8 of them featuring the thoughtful Chief-Inspector Beale and his sidekickTony Purdon, ---" Inspector Beale has seen many brutal crimes in his career, but this one takes the cake. The body of a young woman is seen, then it disappears, then it pops up again, only this time the head, and lower arms and legs have been cut off and are missing. Instead, tennis rack covers are taped to the neck and the two upper arms. But not the legs. So far, it's just one of the goriest crimes he and his journalist pal, Tony Purdon, have ever seen. But then a second body is found - and it's missing head, arms and feet. What is going on?"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Gavin L O'Keefe Cover Art . 6w x 9h Inches.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169912
- Title
- She Had to Have Gas - a Chief Inspector Beale Story
- Author
- Penny, Rupert ( Pseudonym for Ernest Basil Charles Thornett who also wrote as Martin Tanner )
- Illustrator
- Gavin L O'Keefe Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see description)
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1605433837
- ISBN 13
- 9781605433837
- Publisher
- UK: Ramble House Mystery, 1939 ( Actually 2009 ), 1st Ramble House Edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- England
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 6w x 9h Inches
- Keywords
- Penny, Rupert
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery Adventure;
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Leonard Shoup
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Burlington, Ontario
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