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Blackheart Highway  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Blackheart Highway - 1st Edition/1st Printing

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Blackheart Highway - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Barre, Richard

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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Fine in Fine dust jacket
ISBN 10
0425169030
ISBN 13
9780425169032
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New York: Berkley Prime Crime. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0425169030 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition with some bumping to head and tail and a small black mark on spine near head. In Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Richard Barre directly on the title page; Barre's haunting novel tells the story of a family on a road trip that goes horribly wrong. As the family navigates a treacherous stretch of blacktop, their car is struck by a truck, and they find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere. With no food or water, the family begins to fall apart.The father, desperate to find his way home, becomes increasingly unstable. The mother starts to unravel, and the children begin to fear for their safety. As the days slowly pass, the family begins to suffer from the extreme heat and lack of sustenance.Finally, after weeks of wandering, the family comes across a road sign that leads them back to civilization. But the journey is far from over. As they return home, they realize that the horrors they experienced on the road have left them forever changed.; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Synopsis

Richard Barre was born in Los Angeles and raised in California. He is the author of The Innocents, Bearing Secrets , and The Ghosts of Morning . Prior to writing The Innocents , he was a copywriter and creative director for fifteen years at his own advertising agency. Also a travel writer and editor, he lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Susan. The Innocents won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
15526
Title
Blackheart Highway - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Barre, Richard
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10
0425169030
ISBN 13
9780425169032
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1999
Keywords
Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang

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