The Old Contemptibles
by Grimes, Martha
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316328944
- ISBN 13
- 9780316328944
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1991.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First printing, hardcover. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A lightly used near fine copy in like dust jacket which is now protected in an archival cover. No remainder marks.
Synopsis
The rainy day on which they meet sets the tone for Jury’s romance with a mysteriously troubled widow named Jane Holdsworth. The passionate affair comes to a crashing halt when Jane is found dead. As an investigation ensues—with Jury a suspect—he realizes how little he knew about Jane, her teenage son, and her contentious family. Unable to leave London, Jury sends Melrose Plant to pose as a librarian at the Holdsworths’ Lake District home, where the secrets that rise to the surface threaten to pull the clan under.... SELECTED BY THE LITERARY GUILD® AND THE MYSTERY GUILD®
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- Bookseller
- Books Again, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5082
- Title
- The Old Contemptibles
- Author
- Grimes, Martha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316328944
- ISBN 13
- 9780316328944
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1991.
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