New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679453059 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Thomas Perry directly on the title page; Death Benefits is a novel about a young man, John, who must come to terms with his deceased father's death benefits. John is struggling with his grief, and the death benefits add to his stress. John's friends and family help him manage the money, but they don't know how to help him deal with his grief. John's girlfriend, Stacy, is also dealing with her own grief. John and Stacy try to find ways to cope with their loss, but they don't know where to start.; 8vo; Signed by Author .

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When gruff and intimidating security consultant Max Stillman appears without warning in the San Francisco office of McClaren Life and Casualty and begins asking questions and scrutinizing files, the employees can't help wondering just which of them he's been hired to investigate. The first to find out is young data analyst John Walker when Stillman's mysterious investigation leads out of town, he announces he's taking Walker with him. Walker has been picked because a colleague with whom he once had a love affair has disappeared after paying a very large death benefit to an impostor. Since Walker knew her intimately, Stillman believes he's likely to be useful in finding and convicting her. But because he knows her so well, Walker is convinced that she is innocent, and that he must join the pursuit so that he can defend her. These conflicting purposes unite Walker and Stillman in an urgent search that propels them across the country and into unexpected dangers. The trail ends in a deceptively peaceful corner of the New Hampshire countryside, where they find themselves trapped by a deadly conspiracy that's much bigger, older, and more evil than they could ever have imagined.Martin Cruz Smith declared a previous Perry novel as beautifully crafted as a good automatic weapon. In Death Benefits, Perry gives us another stunning suspense story with writing that is, as the Los Angeles Times said, as sharp as a sushi knife.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15527
Title: Death Benefits - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Perry, Thomas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0679453059
ISBN 13: 9780679453055
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2001
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang

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