THE GOLDEN EGG

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2013. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The 22nd novel in Leon's award-winning mystery series featuring Italian police detective, Commissario Guido Brunetti. This time a request from Brunetti's wife, Paola, to learn what caused a mentally disabled man who worked at their drycleaners to commit suicide. Brunetti discovers there is no record the man existed -- no birth certificate, no passport or driver's license or credit cards -- and as he looks further discovers an aristocratic family may be connected to the man's death. First printing, first U.S. edition (with complete numberline). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 276 pages bound in brown, paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. End papers decorated with map of Venice. Dustjacket's front panel features photo of statue at the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute (Venice, Italy) Back panel has seven blurbs of praise for author from media reviewers. Boards and text show only touch of edge wear, o/w clean, complete and unmarked. Not ex-library, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows very light rubbing, touch of edge wear. No crreasing, tears, bumping or other noticeable flaws or damage. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy.