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George Harmon Coxe : One Minute Past Eight

Alfred A. Knopff, New York, 1957

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AB2 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease, and small tears on the edges and corners, some scattered light stains, foxing and rubbing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some light stains on the top page edges, top to bottom light crack on the front endpaper hinge, light tanning and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.5"x6", 214 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The headquarters of Segurnal- short for Seguridad Nacional, sometimes known as the secret police- was the last place Jeff Lane had expected to be his first night in Caracas. He'd arrived earlier that evening and had gone directly to the Hotel Tucan to meet Baker, the private detective who'd cabled he'd found Arnold Grayson, but by that time Baker could no longer talk. Grayson however was there at Segurnal too, still uncommitted, despite the trick at the Miami Airport which had cost Jeff twelve hours and had given Karen Holmes an all-important lead over him. For Jeff and Karen it was to become a game of cat-and-mouse in a strange land among strange people. There were, for instance, Pedro Vidal, head man of Segurnal ; Carl Webb, hood, gambler, and collection-man for a missing hundred and twenty thousand dollars; Miruel Miranda, who had the height to complement her curves; but not the depth to restrain her dreams; and Julio Cordovez, soft-spoken, good friend, and perhaps the most dangerous of all.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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