The Houdini girl
by Bedford, Martyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Viking, 1999. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. FLATSIGNED.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 320 pages; Physical description: 320p. ; 24cm. Subjects: Magicians - England - Fiction. Murder - England - Psychological aspects - Fiction. Oxford (England) - Suspense fiction. Summary: Fletcher Brandon is a professional magician who learns of the death of his girlfriend Rosa on a train between Oxford and London. He has no idea why she was there and pursues the puzzle himself. The trail leads to Amsterdam and the realization that her death was neither an accident nor suicide.
Synopsis
The protagonist, British magician Fletcher "Red" Brandon finds the girl of his dreams,the witty,beguiling Rosa Kelly, a beautiful,independent,combative, fiery young Irish woman. After stealing his heart, she is suddenly killed, setting Red off on an obsessive chase to determine the cause of her death. In doing so, he discovers that she may not have been who he thought she was...
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 193488
- Title
- The Houdini girl
- Author
- Bedford, Martyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Viking
- Date Published
- 1999
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Flatsigned
- A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...