Pattern of Terror

Overview:

  • Title: Pattern of Terror
  • Author: Ayresome Johns
  • Year: 1987
  • Publisher: Ferret Fantasy
  • Pages: 228
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Pattern of Terror
  • Notes:
    • Fifty numbered copies printed for private circulation only. • From p. 48 of SCUTTLEBUTT FROM THE SPERMACETI PRESS – A COMPILATION (1985 – PRESENT): "George Locke, proprietor of Ferret Fantasy, has written (as Ayresome Johns) a mystery novel called PATTERN OF TERROR, in which one of the characters is a fanatical Holmes collector, seeking a rare, important, and possibly unique Sherlock Holmes book (a proof copy of first British edition of THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, with "Card" included). No publisher has been found yet, but hard-bound photocopies of the 82,000-word typescript can be purchased for $60.00 plus shipping (27 Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting, London SW17 7BX, England)."