LESTRADE AND THE DEAD MAN'S HAND Volume XI in the Lestrade Mystery Series(SIGNED)

Hardback. SIGNED. Crime novel. 1st US edn. Set in 1895, the book follows Scotland Yard’s Sholto Lestrade as he investigates a series of grisly murders on London’s Underground Railway. A woman’s body is found on a train at Liverpool Street, followed by more victims at Elephant and Stockwell, sparking panic. Teamed reluctantly with the Railway Police, Lestrade navigates a web of suspects and Victorian intrigue, from Blackfriars Dan to the Seven Sisters’ secrets, racing to stop a maniac threatening the city’s transport system. 237pp. small 8vo. h/back. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY M.J. TROW. F. in F. dw.