New York: St Martin's, (1985) dj. Hardcover - Author's first mystery introducing journalist, playwright and amateur sleuth Gus Maltravers, who is determined to discover who stole a rare 16th Bible from the Vercaster Cathedral. Winner of the John Creasey award for best first novel. Full page cover praise from P. D. James who compliments this novel for its sense of place and "the intriguing contrast between ordered normality and the corruptive terror of murder." 184 pp. ISBN: 0-312-472676.