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GRAY**, ALEX: : QUESTIONS FOR A DEAD MAN

LONDON.SPHERE/An imprint of LITTLE,BROWN BOOK GROUP,2023.

ISBN 9780751583304.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated panels of dw/dj with yellow-lettered author name,capitalised,white-lettered title and other yellow-lettered strap-line and capitalised,white -lettered credit THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES to lower edge; a glossy black spine/ backstrip with similalry coloured+lettered author+title as the front's and publisher's yellow illustrated colophon and capitalised, yellow-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj scenic colour photograph and (9) critics' yellow+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight and clean – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.A production fault of front pastedown and free endpaper along with the lower edges of the first 24pp have been uniformly cropped short by approx. 5mm - text unaffected.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,1-419pp [paginated] includes a Prologue, 59 chapters,Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] information on the author,a title page,a dedication,3 epigrams - a Gaelic quote,a rhyme from 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstein',Tom Stoppard and Othello (Act 2,Scene 3),and to the rear,3pp blanks and a b/w advertisement for an online home of crime fiction's THE CRIME VAULT.         Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and even internally,is also in a more than acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the production fault described,that prevents a slightly higher grading for the book overall.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other,major detracting faults.                                When a prominent MSP goes missing, DSI William Lorimer wastes no time in investigating. Robert Truesdale was fronting the controversial campaign to legalise drugs in Scotland, and his enemies were numerous. With every passing day, the chances of finding him alive grow slimmer.                                         Then the worst happens. A car bomb explodes in a nearby village, and the blackened body pulled from the wreckage appears to be Truesdale's. Yet there are details that don't add up and soon Lorimer is questioning whether the victim was all he claimed to be.                          Lorimer calls on the assistance of his friend, PC Daniel Kohi, who has infiltrated a local gang as part of a police initiative to crack down on drug-related crime in Glasgow. As their investigation draws them into the dark heart of Glasgow's criminal underworld, Lorimer and Kohi discover that danger is everywhere and nobody is as they seem. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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