Author: Bateman, Robert:
Title: The Printing Works Mystery.
Description: Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1969. 1st Ed., H/B NF+ orange cloth bds, unclipped Fine d/w, prelim. stuck down neatly to front pastedown, small library stamp on title verso, contents illust. by Leslie Marshall, clean and bright with occas. soiling. A nice copy of this scarce title. Who keeps smashing the machinery in Jim's father's printing works? Unless the culprit is caught soon, the works may have to close, so Jim enlists the help of his new friends Peter and Mary. They soon have a list of suspects drawn up. The next thing to do is to catch him red-handed....

Keywords: mystery, Leslie Marshall, children's, story, suspect, crime, friendship.