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THE STEAM PIG.
by MCCLURE, JAMES
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- first
- Condition
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1972]., 1972. First edition. First U. S. edition, first printing. Author's first book. Small, light remainder mark to bottom edges, else fine in fine dust jacket. Introduces the police team of Sgt. Kramer and his Zulu assistant Sgt. Zondi. The series is set in urban South Africa and begins with a mix-up at an undertakers, where two bodies are awaiting disposal. One, a young music teacher, is a case of heart failure and the body awaits cremation, the other is an unidentified old tramp of a woman awaiting a post mortem. Unfortunately the bodies are sent to the wrong destinations and the music teacher's body arrives for the post mortem and the police surgeon learns she didn't die from cardiac weakness at all.....and now the police have a case on their hands that leads to other murders. Winner of the Crime Writers of England's Gold Dagger Award for best novel of 1971.
Synopsis
James McClure was born in Johannesburg. Je published eight wildly successful books in the Kramer and Zondi series. He died on June 17, 2006.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32979
- Title
- THE STEAM PIG.
- Author
- MCCLURE, JAMES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers, [1972].
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
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About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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