Death is Now My Neighbor: An Inspector Morse Novel
by Colin Dexter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, 1996. First American Edition, 1st Printing. 1/4 cloth. Near fine/fine. A very near fine, signed, first American Edition, first printing, in a fine dust jacket. Appears unread. Red and grey boards. Minor spotting to fore edge. 347 pp. Octavo. Another deviously construction Inspector Morse mystery from the masterly hand of Colin Dexter.The New York Times Book ReviewWhy would a sniper shoot suburban physiotherapist Rachel James as she sips her morning coffee? Inspector Morse's hunt for answers kicks off with a tabloid journalist, winds through the strip clubs of Soho, then returns to Oxford, where two senior dons and their wives battle for a plum promotion. Then, on the personal front, Inspector Morse receives intimations of his own mortality.And while Morse muses on life, he reveals his first name at last. . . .Praise for Death Is Now My NeighborAn excellent writer . . . Dexter's mysteries featuring Inspector Morse just keep getting better.Associated PressHis best work yet, full of insight into human nature and rich with real emotion.The Christian Science MonitorA brilliant tour de force, an ingenious exploration of the human heart . . . At once sensitive, profoundly wise, and deeply felt.Buffalo News
Synopsis
Colin Dexter lives in Oxford, England. He has twice won Britain's Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of the year--for The Wench Is Dead and The Way Through the Woods.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1258
- Title
- Death is Now My Neighbor: An Inspector Morse Novel
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bestseller Firsts;
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- Octavo
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