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McDERMID**, VAL: : OUT OF BOUNDS. [A KAREN PIRIE THRILLER.**] [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN,2016.

ISBN 9781408706916.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.A Special Collector's Edition - includes the author's bonus short story.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,but author's recognisable,handwritten, black ink signature without dedication - SIGNED to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour scenic photograph illustrated front panel of dw/dj with bright, crisp,embossed gilt lettered author name and capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered title and other white+gilt printed lettering,a gilt circular printed 'Special Collector's Edition - bonus story' label,repeated similarly coloured but flat printed author/title lettering to spine/backstrip,rear panel with critics' reviews in impressed gilt and pale blue printed lettering on a black,matt background,with glossy,thumbnail book cover photographs of author's 2 previous novels.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - one tiny snick/closed tear on front,lower edge towards foot of spine/backstrip's gutter's fold/crease - no other nicks,tears or splits present.Both head+foot minisculely pushed with reciprocal creasing.Top edges with minimal,minor spotting,fore-edges without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain, pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,1-421pp [paginated] includes 61 chapters and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] author's potted biography,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,and at the rear, acknowledgements,A separator page for bonus short story,and an 11pp short story entitled The Wagon Mound. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable, and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the exterior faults that prevent a slightly higher grading. Despite them it really is still an acceptable copy for its cleanliness,brightness and as an author SIGNED,1st edntion. When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself. Meanwhile, Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kind of secrets. Secrets that someone is willing to kill for. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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. ** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only, unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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