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Dying to Please
by Howard, Linda
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0345452704
- ISBN 13
- 9780345452702
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ballantine Books, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 gray coloured boards. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white and gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear panel. Sarah Stevens is a butler, but also a bodyguard. She is loyal to her elderly employer, and, when a burglary is thwarted by her she gets her 15 minutes of fame. She comes to the attention of a deranged stalker who wants her for himself. Then her elderly employer is brutally murdered, and Sarah finds herself on the run – into a trap. Minor rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners. A hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels – more prominent to the rear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; Romance. ISBN: 0345452704. ISBN/EAN: 9780345452702. Inventory No: 0120860. . 9780345452702
Synopsis
Loyal. Beautiful. Professional. Impeccably organized. Potentially lethal. Sarah Stevens is a woman with many distinct qualities. First and foremost a butler par excellence, skilled at running large households smoothly and efficiently, she is also a trained bodyguard and expert marksman--indispensable to her elderly employer, a courtly gentleman whom Sarah has come to respect and love as a father.Then one night she thwarts a burglary in progress, a courageous act that rewards Sarah her requisite "fifteen minutes of fame" with the local press. But the exposure is enough to catch the attention of a tortured soul who, unbeknownst to Sarah, will stop at nothing to have her for himself.Sarah's perfectly ordered life is shattered when tragedy strikes: her beloved employer is brutally murdered. The detective investigating the case, assures Sarah that she is not a suspect. Until lightning strikes twice. There's a second killing--and this time, despite a lack of evidence connecting her to the crime, Sarah cannot escape the shadow of guilt.The only option left for Sarah is to carry on with her life. But she doesn't realize that a deranged stalker is luring her into an elaborate trap . . . one in which she, once ensnared, might never escape. For Sarah soon finds herself at the mercy of a man who will tend to her every whim, smother her with affection, and crush her in his all-consuming embrace.In a nonstop roller-coaster ride of unrelenting suspense, Linda Howard has written her most chilling novel yet. Dying to Please is a breathless thriller of desire and obsession.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0120860
- Title
- Dying to Please
- Author
- Howard, Linda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0345452704
- ISBN 13
- 9780345452702
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- BZDB2 crime fiction, romance, Butler, psychopath Crime Fiction; United States; Romance. Unbranded ISBN: 0345452704 EAN: 9780345452702 Howard, Linda Dying to Please
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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