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"R" IS FOR RICOCHET
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399152288
- ISBN 13
- 9780399152283
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin Group (USA) / a Marion Wood book, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, black cloth over burgundy boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket 9unclipped) with an "R," [xii] + 352 pages. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: SIGNED by the AUTHOR of the famed Alphabet Series!<br /> <br /> Sue Grafton (1940 - 2017) was a bestselling American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone. Among her many awards: the Ross Macdonald Literary Award (2004), Cartier Diamond Dagger (2008), and Edgar Grand Master Award (2009).<br /> <br /> "It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole . . . . 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."--jacket.<br /> <br /> SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, bright, clean in a comparable dust jacket (unclipped). No remainder markings.
Synopsis
Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Abandoned by her rebellious mother when she was an infant, she was the only child of a rich man already in his mid-fifties when she was born, and her adoring father thoroughly spoiled her. Now, at thirty-two, having had many scrapes with the law, she is about to be released on probation from the California Institution for Women, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence for embezzlement. Though Nord Lafferty could deny his daughter nothing, he wasn’t there for her when she was brought up on this charge. Now he wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, 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. R is for Ricochet. And R is for romance: love gone right, love gone wrong, and matters somewhere in between.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1162
- Title
- "R" IS FOR RICOCHET
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399152288
- ISBN 13
- 9780399152283
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin Group (USA) / a Marion Wood book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Prison, California Institute for Women, love, parole, drugs, gambling, alcoholism, embezzling
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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