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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)
by P D James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Fine/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0571242448
- ISBN 13
- 9780571242443
- Seller
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Lexington, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Faber & Faber Limited, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/As New. Limited edition, being #508 of 1000. This hardcover book is Fine, being square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. The slipcase is pristine. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. This copy is signed by the Author on the title page without inscription.
Synopsis
Cheverell Manor is a lovely old house in deepest Dorset, now a private clinic belonging to the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. When investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn arrived there one late autumn afternoon, scheduled to have a disfiguring and long-standing facial scar removed, she had every expectation of a successful operation and a pleasant week recuperating.Two days later she was dead, the victim of murder.To Commander Adam Dalgliesh, who with his team is called in to investigate the case, the mystery at first seems absolute. Few things about it make sense. Yet as the detectives begin probing the lives and backgrounds of those connected with the dead woman--the surgeon, members of the manor staff, close acquaintances--suspects multiply all too rapidly. New confusions arise, including strange historical overtones of madness and a lynching 350 years in the past. Then there is a second murder, and Dalgliesh finds himself confronted by issues even more challenging than innocence or guilt.P. D. James has gained an enviable reputation for creating detective stories of uncommon depth and intricacy, combined with the sort of humanity and perceptiveness found only in the finest novelists. The Private Patient ranks among her very best.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007357
- Title
- The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)
- Author
- P D James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571242448
- ISBN 13
- 9780571242443
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
Terms of Sale
Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
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Lexington, South Carolina
About Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
We specialize in First Editions, Collectible copies, South Carolina, and banned books.
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