BODKIN, M. McD., Q.C.

Dora Myrl: The Lady Detective

First edition. Scattered foxing to the first few pages, slight wear to the boards, an attractive, near fine copy. A collection of witty short stories by the Irish Judge Bodkin, his first book to feature lady detective Myrl. Bodkin later married Myrl off to his other excellent detective hero, Paul Beck, "the rule of thumb detective," and they pursued criminals together. The first Paul Beck book is a Queen's Quorum title; this could as easily have been chosen. A rare, desirable and much underrated title.

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