MELVILLE, JENNIE (PSEUDONYM OF GWENDOLINE BUTLER) — Raven's Forge

New York, NY: Fawcett Crest, 1977. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0449231712. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Harry Bennett. Cover Art; This is a First American paperback edition. This is a mass market paperback book. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning creasing to the spine of the book, along with hsome light rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. "Gwendoline Butler, née Williams (19 August 1922 – 5 January 2013) was a British writer of mystery fiction and romance novels since 1956, she also used the pseudonym Jennie Melville. Credited for inventing the "woman's police procedural", is well known for her series of Inspector John Coffin novels as Gwendoline Butler, and by female detective Charmian Daniels as Jennie Melville. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .