WHAT DREAD HAND: A Collection of Short Stories. by Brand, Christianna - 1977.

Essex:: Ian Henry Publications Ltd,, 1977.. Hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (corners slightly bumped). First thus, reprint of 1968 work. An uncommon and early work by Brand, this collects 15 stories most originally published in Ellery Queen and other magazines, and first published in book form in 1968. The common theme is that of murderers, too clever for their own good, who find themselves caught through a combination of unlikely circumstances. 223 pp.