'I had been hired by a vindictive lunatic to disrupt the lives of two decent people. I had the chance to bail out of my case, but I didn't, I couldn't. I was spellbound by a madman; first hardcover edition of James Ellroy's first novel and inscribed by him - 'I'll send the shakedown money next week' - to Bob Carr.
![The Benefactress by [von Arnim, Elizabeth]](/images/books/cover/51651_2022420142911_the_benefactress.jpg "The Benefactress by [von Arnim, Elizabeth]")
