CONVICTION. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.So a 1st edn,2nd impression.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten, black ink dedication and signature thus: 'for Carina Denise Mina' to title page,along with a yellow Post-It sticker with author's handwriiten name of book's dedicatee tipped to preceding,opposing page - the verso of the half-title,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour illustrated dw/dj,with glossy colour pictorial illustration strip to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,glossy,embossed blue/white lettered title,white-lettered strap line,capitalised, glossy orange-lettered author name and critic's white +orange lettered review to front's lower edge; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author as front and publisher's thumbnail white-lettered+ illustration colophon to foot of same,rear panel with critics' whiteorange lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – minimal creasing to rear,lower edge with aminimal curl - but no nicks,tears or splits present. Top edges with pale colour tint and without blemishes,fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked white lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain orange endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viii+1-373pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,49 chapters,Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED+dedicated title page,an epigram (Steven Pinker, 'The Better Angels of Our Nature'),and to the rear,a potted biography of the author. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness,brightness and scarcity as a SIGNED copy. DECEPTION. THEFT. MURDER.ALL YOU NEED IS CONFIDENCE. When amateur film-maker Lisa Lee vanishes from a Scottish seaside town, journalists Anna and Fin find themselves at the centre of an internet frenzy to find her.But she may not be the hapless victim everyone thinks she is. The last film she made showed her breaking into an abandoned French chateau and stumbling across a priceless Roman silver casket. The day after Lisa vanishes the casket is listed for auction in Paris,reserve price fifty million euros, with a catalogue entry that challenges the beliefs of a major world religion.On a thrilling chase across Europe to discover what happened to Lisa, Anna and Fin are caught up in a world of international art smuggling, billionaire con artists and religious zealotry.But someone doesn't want them to find the missing girl. and will do anything to stop them. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item, for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **