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John Harvey : Living Proof

William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1995

ISBN 043400121X

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BH4 - A first British edition hardcover book SIGNED by John Harvey on the title page in very good condition in a very good condition dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, tanning and light 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. A Resnich Novel. 9.5"x6.5". 246 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. THE MAN RUNNING down the middle of the Alfreton Road at five past three that Sunday morning was, as police constable Divine would later say, absolutely stark bollock naked. Poetic, for Divine, if not scrupulously true. On his left foot the man was wearing a size eight, wool and cotton mix, Ralph Lauren sock. And he was bleeding. He is the latest victim in a series of vicious attacks on men in Charlie Resnick's manor and the attacks are escalating in violence with every new incident. Inquiries in Nottingham's red light district are yielding no leads and - as if this weren't enough for Charlie to be getting on with - he is faced with the prospect of providing police protection for a celebrity visiting the city for its for a celebrity visiting the city for it annual crime writers' festival; an author who has been receiving some extremely unpleasant 'fan' mail. Chronically short staffed as he is, Charlie wonders how long it will be before his lack of manpower results in fatal consequences in one or both of these cases.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

First British Edition
Signed by Author

John Harvey : Living Proof

Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1995

ISBN 0805020454

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BH4 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by John Harvey and inscribed to Otto (Otto Penzler) on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration 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. A Charlie Resnick Novel. 8.75"x5.75", 283 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. He'd been living on luck, was the way the lorry driver figured it. Lying in the middle of a major intersection, he'd come within a hairsbreadth of being squashed by the driver's eight-wheeler. He was stretched out stark naked, except for the designer sock on his left foot, and the driver thought he was drunk - until he turned him over and saw the stab wound. It made the fourth attack in the city's red-light district in as many months. Not exactly a crime wave, but worrisome nonetheless. It's early summer in Nottingham and he weather has turned warm. An invitation to loiter. And to crime. Given the budget crunch - new recruitment on hold, expenditures trimmed tighter than a poodle's rump - it's policing by the numbers, a boon time for cost accountants, not cops. So the last thing Charlie Resnick needs is a slasher. Or a media celebrity who has to be baby-sat. Cathy Jordan is one of the big-name centerpieces of the city's annual Shots in the Dark crime festival. A best-selling mystery writer in America whose fame has preceded her, she's attracting a lot of attention - not all of it welcome. A series of poison-pen letters has trailed her across the Atlantic, each promising a very nasty death. From the letters, it's clear that Jordan's pen pal has read her closely - and is not a fan. The last crime novel Charlie tried was a Leslie Charteris he'd found in a battered chest of drawers bought at auction. He'd never finished it. Now, rising crime rates and tightening budgets notwithstanding, he was about to take a crash course in the genre. At least one life depended on it.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition
Signed by Author

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