Paula Gosling — Loser&Apos;S Blues
London, Macmillan, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition crime novel by Paula Gosling. Paula Gosling (born 1939) is a US-born crime writer. She has lived in the UK since the 1960s. Gosling started her writing career as a copy-writer. She published her first novel, 'A Running Duck', in 1974. It won the John Creasey Award for the best first novel of the year. She has also received the Gold Dagger for a subsequent book, 'Monkey Puzzle', in 1985. She is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. In a red cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, smart with just minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart with just minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
