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Deception on His Mind -1st Edition/1st Printing
by George, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0553102346
- ISBN 13
- 9780553102345
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553102346 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with lightly soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear and laminate separation to front. SIGNED by author Elizabeth George directly on the title page; When attorney, George, and his wife, Elizabeth, move from the big city to the small town of Willow Creek, they think they've hit the jackpot. George gets a job as the town's lawyer and Elizabeth finds a new job as the town's librarian. But something's not right in Willow Creek. The townspeople are suspicious and secretive, and George can't shake the feeling that he's being watched. Then, one night, Elizabeth is home alone and she's attacked. It's clear that her attacker knew her home well, and he left behind a chilling message: "I know where you live." Terrified, Elizabeth calls George and tells him to come home right away. George knows that something isn't right, but he doesn't know what it is. As he gets closer to home, he realizes that the townspeople are just as suspicious of him as they are of Elizabeth. And then he finds out the truth: the townspeople are hiding; 8vo; 616 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Elizabeth George’s first novel, A Great Deliverance , was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder , was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the MIMI. A Suitable Vengeance, For the Sake of Elena, Missing Joseph, Playing for the Ashes, In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception on His Mind, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, A Traitor to Memory , and I, Richard were international bestsellers. Elizabeth George divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London. Her novels are currently being dramatized by the BBC.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25434
- Title
- Deception on His Mind -1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- George, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0553102346
- ISBN 13
- 9780553102345
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons YuSon, Cons YuSon, Fiction
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