The Sins of the Fathers - A Matthew Scudder Novel (Stephen King & Lawrence Block Signed Deluxe Edition in Case)

Arlington Heights, Illinois: Dark Harvest Books, 1992. Beautifully signed by Lawrence Block and Stephen King at limiation page: "This Deluxe First Edition of 'Sins of the Fathers' Is Limited to Four Hundred Individually Signed and Numbered Copies. This is copy P/C, Lawrence Block, Stephen King". Deluxe edition of the original Matthew Scudder private eye mystery. Includes a new introduction by King entitled: 'No Cats: An Appreciation of Lawrence Block and Matthew Scudder," dated October 31, 1991 in Center Lovell, Maine. Blood red leather-like textured boards, bright gold metallic spine titles, fine. Pages fine; no writing. Textured beige endpapers. Bind fine; hinges fine. Dust wrapper, fine; unclipped are w/small 45.00 label, protected in new clear sleeve. Dramatic jacket illustration by Carol Heyer of lady's hand holding bloodied razor against red draped b.g. Preserved in fine red textured leather-like slipcase as boards. Includes rare ephemeral folded pamphlet in color from Dark Harvest previewing and summarizing this exciting title available in trade and limited edition. In this, the first of the Scudder mysteries first published in paperback in 1976, a pretty young girl is butchered in her Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, is found dead in his jail cell. As far as the NYPD is concerned the case is closed. Matt Scudder, an ex-cop who now does investigative favours for friends, is persuaded to look into the case by the dead girl's father. Suddenly he's up to his neck in sleaze and corruption, phony religious cults and murderous lust. In New York's underbelly the children have no choice but to pay the price for their parent's most unspeakable sins. 179 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.