Dell Shannon [Elizabeth Linington] — The Motive on Record
London, Victor Gollancz, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Gollancz thriller featuring LAPD detective Luis Mendoza by Dell Shannon, a bright copy of the scarce first UK edition. Scarce first UK edition of this work. Murder mystery by Dell Shannon, pen name for Elizabeth Linington, American novelist known as one of the first women to write in the style of a police procedural. A scarce copy. Featuring her popular series character LAPD homicide lieutenant Luis Mendoza. Complete with its bright yellow, unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only. Small ink mark to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge, not affecting leaves that remain bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.
