New York: William Morrow & Co., 1982. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Better known for his non-fiction work, particularly on jazz, Hentoff's mystery is set in New York City's Greenwich Village and features homicide detectives Noah Green and Sam McKibbon. Collectable.

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Sometimes mystery master Donald E. Westlake is the author of uproarious crime capers. Sometimes he has a mean streak-and its name is Parker. From his noir classic The Man with the Getaway Face to his recent novel Nobody Runs Forever, whenever Westlake writes as Stark, he lets Parker run loose-a ruthless criminal in a world of vulnerable "straights."On a sunny October afternoon a man is running up a hill. He's not dressed for running. Below him are barking police dogs and waiting up ahead is a stranger-with a rifle, a life full of regrets, and a parrot at home who will mutely witness just how much trouble the runner, Parker, can bring into an ordinary life.The rabbit hunter is Tom Lindahl, a small-town lonely heart nursing a big-time grudge against the racetrack that fired him. He knows from the moment he sees Parker that he's met a professional thief-and a man with murder in his blood. Rescuing Parker from the chase hounds, Lindahl invites the fugitive into his secluded home. He plans to rip off his former employer and exact a deadly measure of revenge-if he can get Parker to help.But Tom doesn't know Parker and that the desperate criminal will do anything to survive-no matter who has to die...

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001127
Title: BLUES FOR CHARLIE DARWIN
Author: Hentoff, Nat
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
ISBN 10: 0688012604
ISBN 13: 9780688012601
Publisher: William Morrow & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, POLICE PROCEDURAL, GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; New York; Police Procedural;

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