New York, New York, USA: St. Martin's Press, 1988. BH5 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with a very, very light remainder mark on the top outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom spine edges and right corners. A mystery set in a quite seaside resort town during the off season. A mugging and murder from a year earlier is thought to have been solved and the criminal arrested. Then a young ruffian that no one likes is found murdered. A police detective now needs to seek justice even though the community is quite happy that the young bully is dead. The investigation becomes a bit complex, uncovering problems that have lain under the town's seemingly calm surface. By the author of "Blind Brag," "The Forgotten Murders," and "The Tenth Intervies." 173p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Bookmarc's (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SCW09238
Title: A Very Parochial Murder
Author: Wainwright, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 031202309X
ISBN 13: 9780312023096
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: Fiction Mystery Murder Crime Suspense Thriller Resort Town Resort Towns Off-season Off Season Police Investigation Police Detective Police Detectives Doyle Jimmy Lyle Detective Inspector Rogate-on-Sands
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction: Mystery / Police Procedural; Fiction / Modern Fiction Firsts;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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