This book was originally a 'Reader for Adults' book, but was revised for children.
London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1959
New York, Simon and Schuster, 1959
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Book Details:Hardback edition published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1959. First Edition. Sleeve notes:When Bill Atholl returned to England from Guiana he seemed to be in luck. Within a short while he had taken charge of a legacy and met and married a beautiful girl. Trouble followed. The estate that he inherited was a gaunt and isolated farm on the Yorkshire coast and with it came a legacy of violence and death. Before Bill Atholl had been there long the threat was hanging over him and his wife. Worse even than this was the realization that his wife was in some way involved with the killers and the horrible fear that he was being used and betrayed by the woman he loved. Not until a night of wild climax, with almost certain death waiting for him, did Bill Atholl find out who were the murderers and whom he could trust. Book source:Peter Stevenson |
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Book Details:Paperback edition published by Avon Books, New York, 19??. Sleeve notes:The fragile little flower drifted down and settled, soft as the footstep of death, on the tablecloth. It was dry and lifeless; paper-thin and as delicate as a lace hanky . . . It was DEATH! For all its harmless, innocent beauty, the white poppy was the mother of a world of violence and misery - the ugly realm of drug addiction. For Bill and Mary Atholl and their friend Cameron, it was all this and worse... It was the key to two supposedly accidental deaths and the explanation for all the unnerving brushes with death they'd had since coming to the seacoast farm. It was murder's calling card, and all they could do was wait for the violent knock on the door... Book source:Terry Jenkins |
