Blood Innocents.

THOMAS H. COOK

Publication: Five Star Mystery, 1999, Unity, Maine

First hardcover edition. Author's first book. Originally published as a paperback original in 1980 by Playboy Press. Inscribed to Otto Penzler on the title page. Fine, unread copy without dust jacket, as issued. "Two deer dead in the Central Park Children's Zoo, one stabbed 57 times, the other killed with a single slash across the neck. Then two women are found murdered in their Greenwich Village apartment, the body of one stabbed 57 times, the other killed with a single slash across her neck. When the connection to the deer is made, a whole city will be paralyzed with terror as its streets are stalked by a psychopathic killer." Edgar Award nominee for Best Paperback Original mystery novel for 1980. Due to the small press run this has become a scarce title.

Inventory Number: 52959