Fearless Jones
by Mosley, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0316592382
- ISBN 13
- 9780316592383
- Seller
-
Schenectady, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Signed by Mosley on title page.; Octavo; Signed by Author.
Synopsis
Paris Minton is minding his own business--a small used bookstore of which he is the proud proprietor--when a beautiful woman named Elana Love walks in and asks a few questions. Within the next twenty-four hours, Paris has been beaten up, made love to, shot at, and robbed, and his bookstore has been burned to the ground. He's in so much trouble he has no choice but to get his friend Fearless Jones out of jail to help. Fearless Jones is an army veteran, a man who is proud of his accomplishments during World War II, and refuses to step into the background now that the war is over. Violence dogs Fearless's every step, and Paris has tried to keep his distance. But there's no friend like the one you need. The two set out to find the elusive Elana Love, and every step leads them deeper into a bewildering vortex of money and betrayal. Their questions bring out a ruthless and racist cop, a gang of vicious ex-cons, and an elderly Jewish woman who is as determined to help the two friends as others are toharm them. These two Black men in 1950s Los Angeles have few rights, little money, and no recourse under attack. But they have their friends, th
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12648
- Title
- Fearless Jones
- Author
- Mosley, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316592382
- ISBN 13
- 9780316592383
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, Bibliomystery, Noir, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, BOOKSELLERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries and Thrillers;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Biblio member since 2008
Schenectady, New York
About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
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