Spandau Phoenix by Greg Iles - 1993

New York: Dutton, 1993. CD4 - A first edition (First Printing May 1993 stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Greg Iles with "Gainesville" written on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label adhered on the front, some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered light scratches and rubbing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, some bumped corners and dents`, wrinkling on the spine edges, previous owner's info stamped on the front free endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 536 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Greg Iles is a novelist who lives in Mississippi. He has published seventeen novels and one novella, spanning a variety of genres. Iles spent several years as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Frankly Scarlet. He quit the band after he was married and began working on his first novel, Spandau Phoenix, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess. Spandau Phoenix was published in 1993. In 2002, Iles wrote the screenplay 24 Hours from his novel of the same name. Rewritten by director Don Roos, it was renamed Trapped. Iles then rewrote the script during the shoot, at the request of the producers and actors. In 2011, Iles was seriously injured in a traffic accident on U.S. Route 61 near Natchez. He sustained life-threatening injuries, including a ruptured aorta. He was put into an induced coma for eight days, and lost his right leg below the knee. During his three-year recovery, he wrote three volumes of a trilogy set in Natchez, Mississippi, and featuring former prosecutor Penn Cage. Iles is a member of the literary musical group The Rock Bottom Remainders, which includes or has included authors Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount, Jr., Matt Groening, and James McBride. In July 2013, he co-authored Hard Listening (2013) with the group. The ebook combines essays, fiction, musings, email exchanges and conversations, photographs, audio and video clips, and interactive quizzes to give readers a view into the private lives of the authors/musicians. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.