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The Case Has Altered (Richard Jury Mysteries)
by Grimes, Martha
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0805056203
- ISBN 13
- 9780805056204
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Co, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. 1997, Henry Holt and Co., Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition, without Jacket. Black half cloth w/gilt titles, gray paper-over boards, generally clean with faint smudge like frm a thuimb print on front and back side, otherwise clean, lightly sunned along upper edge, edges faintly rubbed, light wear to spine head and heel, binding tight and solid, square. Internals in Fine Condition. 370 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 1997, Henry Holt and Co., New York.
Synopsis
The thirteenth mystery for Richard Jury finds the detective investigating the murder of two women in the Lincolnshire fens. Both victims are connected to the wealthy owner of the Fengate estate: one a kitchen maid, and the other, the owner's ex-wife. But Jury has more at stake than just catching a killer, as the prime suspect is a woman who's presence in his life is becoming meaningful in a way he can't explain....
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026552
- Title
- The Case Has Altered (Richard Jury Mysteries)
- Author
- Grimes, Martha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805056203
- ISBN 13
- 9780805056204
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- BRITISH MYSTERY SCOTLAND YARD FENS MELROSE PLANT MURDER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Mystery, British & Other Countries;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Fine
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- Heel
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- Jacket
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