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RANKIN**, IAN: : The Naming of the Dead

LONDON.ORION BOOKS,2006.

ISBN 0752868586.

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,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white,blue and orange lettering,rear panel with author's monochrome photographic,half facial portrait photograph; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-420pp [paginated] includes Sides 1-4 spanning Friday 1st July through to Saturday 9th July and comprising 29 chapters including an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] at front 3pp critics' reviews of author's earlier published titles,title page,a dedication,2 epigraphs,individual 'SIDE' separator pages and individual date separator pages,and to the rear Acknowledgements. July 2005,and the entire globe is watching Scotland. The assorted leaders of the G8 countries have gathered in the capital and with daily marches, demonstrations and scuffles on the streets,the police are stretched to the limit.But one detective is still deemed surplus to requirements.D I John Rebus has been sidelined for fear of embarrassing his superiors at this most crucial time.However,all that changes when the night-time plunge of a young politician from the walls of Edinburgh Castle drags Rebus back onto centre stage. Suicide must be proved,and quickly,to avoid distraction from the main event. But that case is swiftly superseded by another - more deadly - threat.A series of mysterious clues left in the woods near an ancient 'clootie well' outside Edinburgh start to point to a serial killer on the loose - a murderer who specializes in taking out newly-released rapists.The most alarming aspect for Rebus's bosses,though,is that the well is a stone's throw from Gleneagles itself. The authorities are keen to hush up both issues,for fear of overshadowing a meeting of global importance.But Rebus has never been one to stick to the rules,and when his colleague Siobhan Clarke finds herself hunting down the identity of the riot cop who assaulted her mother,it looks as though Rebus and Clarke may be pitted on both sides of the conflict - and before the end of this monumental week,they each have to make decisions that will affect them forever . . . 'The Naming of the Dead.' is both the stunning new novel (then 2006) from Number 1 bestseller Ian Rankin,and a potent mix of action and politics set against a backdrop of the most devastating week in recent British history. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item 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. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US 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.
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