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JAMES**, PETER: : STOP THEM DEAD. [A Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel.**]

LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imptint of PAN MACMILLAN,2023.

ISBN 9781529089967.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete nuber line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new - wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photograph with superimposed embossed,glossy pair of barb-wire strands illustrated front panel of dw/dj with author's capitalised,embossed,glossy white-lettered name and capitalised,embossed,glossy pale blue lettered title,capitalised,white-lettered strapline and capitalised,white-lettered THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER legend across the front's top edge and to front's lower,left-hand corner a printed,matt capitalised,black-lettered credit for TV drama+actor,a pale blue-bordered roundel with a colour portrait of actor John Simm,who plays GRACE within.Pale blue, glossy spine/backstrip withcapitalised,black-lettered author name+title and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with 24 colour thumbnail photographs of previous Roy Grace novels' books' covers. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and unblemished with no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked capitalised,white-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-482pp [paginated] includes 113 chapters,a Glossary,chart/illustration of Police Ranks, Acknowledgements,Forthcoming new novel,Spring 2024 - 'They Thought I was Dead - Sandy's Story' separator page,an extract from novel - Prologue+7 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with 1st page of two of DSI Roy Grace's titles in order,to its verso,recto of 2nd page of list with list of author's other non-Grace titles to its reverse,a title page,a dedication with a Sussex county b/w to its verso,a Brighton city b/w street map with a blank verso,Author's Note; and to the rear, publisher's b/w thumbnail illustrated book's covers/titles first 8 Roy Grace books,4 b/w thumbnail book cover illustrated,individual advertisements for: I FOLLOW YOU, PERFECT PEOPLE, ABSOLUTE PROOF [see my book ID rja859119 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.] and THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL,a potted biography of author and 4pp blanks as last pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. In the darkness,a farmer confronts intruders, unaware of the brutal outcome that awaits him.    As Detective Superintendent Roy Grace arrives at the crime scene,he senses a deeper conspiracy than a mere break-in.Ruthless gangs,operating with military precision,have discovered a new black market flourishing in the shadows – an unthinkable source of wealth even more profitable than drugs. Grace's pursuit of justice leads him into a deadly game against merciless people who stop at nothing to protect their ill-gotten wealth.With time running out,Grace must defy the odds and halt these criminal masterminds. 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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