New York: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. McCleary's first novel is this well-received historical mystery featuring Nellie Bly, the leading woman journalist of the late-19th and early-20th century and considered by many to be the first female investigative reporter. Bly is sent by her newspaper to cover the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, where a mysterious killer -- The Alchemist -- is stalking the streets and a plague epidemic is striking down thousands. Bly enlists a group of historical characters to help in her search for the killer, including Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde and Louis Pasteur. This is a first rate evocation of 1890s Paris and a masterful first novel by McCleary. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows a small, quarter-inch tear at the lower corner of the front panel, o/w the dj is free of tears, creasing or chipping. It is not price-clipped. Collectable.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005054
Title: THE ALCHEMY OF MURDER
Author: McCleary, Carol
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Publisher: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2010
Keywords: HISTORICAL MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, PARIS, 1889, WORLD'S FAIR, SERIAL KILLER, NELLIE BLY, CRIME, SUSPENSE,
Bookseller catalogs: Adventure; Crime; Amateur Sleuth;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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