SHELL GAME
by Paretsky, Sara
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 2018. Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. With her first novel, "Indemnity Only" in 1982, Paretsky established Chicago private eye, V.I. Warshawski, as a female detective equal to the mystery genre's hardboiled PI's such as Chandler's Marlowe or MacDonald's Archer. "Shell Game" is the 19th book in the series and V.I. Warshawski is now a legend in her own right. In "Shell Game" Warshawski must split her time between two cases involving people close to her, dealing with a murder victim obsessed with Mideast archeology in one, and with her niece, Reno, who is harboring a deadly secret,in the other. The investigations also involve the Russian mob, ISIS backers, rogue ICE agents, and a network of stock scams and stolen antiquities. First edition, first printing (as stated, with complete numberline). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 385 pages in light blue paper-covered boards with black backstrip and silver lettering on spine. Publisher's "WM" stamped in lower right corner of front cover. Dustjacket's front panel shows author and title in white lettering above a night-time city scape with a blurb from Lee Child separating title and author. Back panel contains two lengthy blurbs praising "Shell Game." This copy is signed and dated (10.26.2018) by Paretsky on the title page. This is a very fine copy in mint condition, the only flaw a tiny dogear on the back fold of the dustjacket. Not other noticeable flaws or damage. A collector's copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006001
- Title
- SHELL GAME
- Author
- Paretsky, Sara
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- CRIME, MYSTERY, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, V.I. WARSHAWSKI, CHICAGO, ARCHAEOLOGY, ORGANIZED STOCK FRAUD, SIGNED, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Intrigue; Crime;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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