THE SHADOW GUEST by Hillary Waugh Garden City, New York: Doubleday Company, Inc., 1971. First edition (stated). Scarce true first edition preceding the U.K. edition. A near fine copy in pale gray cloth with spine titles in blue; in a near fine, illustrated dust jacket with minor edge wear. Jacket illustration by Saul Lambert. Front flap price of $5.95. Gothic suspense thriller by the author best known for his crime novels and police procedurals. Dismissing the tales of ghosts, Howard with his beautiful wife Angela seeking a rest period recommended by their doctor selected a rural cottage by the sea in England to live in. However, when strange sounds from downstairs interrupted their sleep and a ghost like figure appeared on the lawn, skeptic Howard unexpectedly found himself in the position of protecting them both from an unknown evil that threatened them. A vintage Gothic fiction thriller with the possibility of a supernatural twist as an ending. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!