So Young to Burn by John Creasey First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1968. No inscriptions, no foxing or browning. A fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket, not price clipped.

In the gripping thriller So Young to Burn, master crime novelist John Creasey plunges readers into a wave of terrifying acid attacks targeting innocent young couples in London's shadowy parks. As disfigurements mount, panic grips the city—whispers blame reckless teenage hooligans, but Superintendent Roger "Handsome" West of Scotland Yard senses deeper malice at work.
Navigating a labyrinth of clues, West confronts obstructive bigoted parents shielding family secrets, a secretive psychiatric hospital harboring unstable patients, and a web of deceit that blurs lines between victim and villain. With time ticking, he races to unmask the sadistic perpetrator before another youthful romance ends in flames. Creasey's taut prose delivers moral urgency and pulse-pounding suspense in this classic Inspector West tale.