Out of Reach

London: Headline Book Publising PLC, 1997. BH5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some stains on the page edges, moderate tanning and light shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. A riveting novel of menace in the compelling tradition of Barbara Vine. 8.75"x5.5", 314 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 'I know where he is…" Kate McCaulay thinks she has rebuilt her life. She has a job as a local newspaper reporter, a flat above an antiques shop in a village by the sea and a few good friends, her colleague Maggie Spence amongst them. But one day her carefully erected existence collapses, when tragedy explodes back into her life. For ten years ago Kate's eight-week-old baby, Jamie, was stolen. The loss destroyed her marriage and still haunts her dreams with guilt and longing. And now the letters have started arriving on her doormat, anonymous letters that say, "I know where he is'. And then Maggie is found, dead. Elizabeth McGregor's previous three novels have been highly praised for their page-turning compulsion: 'the 280 pages fairly rip along' London Evening Standard; 'a story of betrayal and anguish which lingers on in the mind' Tim Manderson, Publishing News. Written with a taut control and hypnotic menace, her new novel is a riveting story of psychological suspense and human drama.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.