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 ) - 2009

England: UK: Ramble House Mystery, 1939 ( Actually 2009 ), 1st Ramble House Edition, First Printing , 2009. -----------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy, 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---. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Gavin L O'Keefe Cover Art . 6w x 9h Inches.