London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His fourth mystery set in Lydmouth and featuring Detective Inspector Richard Thornhill and reporter Jill Francis, both outsiders in the village. Set against the backdrop of the Korean War and the fears of Communism, this opens with a group of squatters who have taken over a disused military base from World War II. SIGNED on the title page. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-340695978.