CRIMES PAST by Mary Challis (Sara Woods) Raven House, First Edition, 1980 Condition: Very Good This was the first of the Raven House mysteries, a Canadian publisher that sold books by subscription - 4 novels per month. Subscribers got this and the following three titles free with a subscription. A total of 72 books were published in the series. Modest wear at spine ends, 2 small light cover corner creases, a large page corner crease. The exterior is otherwise bright with firm binding and no markings, though the pages are toned from the cheap paper used.