R" Is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone #18)
by Grafton, Sue (1940-2017)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399152288
- ISBN 13
- 9780399152283
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
NY: Henry Holt, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING W/DJ IN MYLAR. 6.25"X9.25" w/352 numbered pgs. Maroon boards w/red metallic R embossed on front. Black cloth spine w/red metallic letters. Book design by Lucy Albanese. Author photo by Steven Humphrey. DJ by Tafuri/Redmer. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (price), & unmarked. Mild edge & shelf wear to DJ. Secure ship w/track #. In this #1 New York Times bestseller in Sue Grafton's Alphabet series, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has her hands full when a job that should be easy money takes a turn for the worse. Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she's about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Her father wants to be sure Reba stays straight, stays home and away from the drugs, the booze, and the gamblers...
It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week's work. Nothing untoward—the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round... Source: Publisher.
It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week's work. Nothing untoward—the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round... Source: Publisher.
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- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16329
- Title
- R" Is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone #18)
- Author
- Grafton, Sue (1940-2017)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_card stock spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine-Collectible
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399152288
- ISBN 13
- 9780399152283
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2004
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