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  • SEX FOR AMERICA: Politically Inspired Erotica. by [Anthology, signed] Elliott, Stephen, editor. Lydia Millet and Charlie Jane Anders, signed.
    [Anthology, signed] Elliott, Stephen, editor. Lydia Millet and Charlie Jane Anders, signed.
    SEX FOR AMERICA: Politically Inspired Erotica.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: HarperPerennial, 2008. SIGNED first edition - A collection of 25 short stories, cartoons and illustrations centered around sex and politics. Contributors include Steve Almond, Jonathan Ames, Charlie Anders, Jami Attenberg, Nick Flynn, James Frey, Avital Gad-Cykman, Daphne Gottlieb, Liz Henry, Keith Knight, Tsaurah Litzky, Lydia Millet, Mistress Morgana, Rick Moody, Vanessa Norton, Susan O'Doherty, Eric Orner, Peter Orner, Michelle Richmond, Jerry Stahl, Anthony Swofford, Michelle Tea, and Alison Tyle. SIGNED by THREE authors: inscribed by the editor Stephen Elliott on the title page, and signed by Lydia Millet at her story "Desert Shield" and by Charlie Jane Anders at "Transfixed, Helpless and Out of Control." Illustrated. Notes on contributors. xiii, 270 pp

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 72380
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  • MY GRANDMOTHER'S EROTIC FOLKTALES. by Antoni, Robert.
    Antoni, Robert.
    MY GRANDMOTHER'S EROTIC FOLKTALES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grove Press, (2001). SIGNED first edition - The author's third book and first collection of short stories, which blend Caribbean folk stories with American pop culture, since they were set in a boarding house for American soldiers near the seaside town of Corpus Cristi during World War II. "Even though the stories are rooted in the history of the Caribbean island where they are set, and they are interwoven with the story of a family's fortunes as well as traditional island tales, the result is so outrageous as to quickly erase any standard notion of a sweet-faced, mild-mannered grandmother as their teller. In her tales she debunks con men, defies generals, and all the while raises children…

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    New York: Grove Press, (2001). SIGNED first edition - The author's third book and first collection of short stories, which blend Caribbean folk stories with American pop culture, since they were set in a boarding house for American soldiers near the seaside town of Corpus Cristi during World War II. "Even though the stories are rooted in the history of the Caribbean island where they are set, and they are interwoven with the story of a family's fortunes as well as traditional island tales, the result is so outrageous as to quickly erase any standard notion of a sweet-faced, mild-mannered grandmother as their teller. In her tales she debunks con men, defies generals, and all the while raises children who go off to medical school in Canada. Her bawdy, scatological, and exaggerated style of storytelling and her startlingly descriptive language all but surpass the tales themselves." (Booklist) Includes the award-winning story "How Crab-O Lost His Head." SIGNED on the title page. 201 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82294
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  • AS FLIES TO WHATLESS. by Antoni, Robert.
    Antoni, Robert.
    AS FLIES TO WHATLESS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Akashic Books, 2013. First edition - Award-winning historical novel set in 1845 Trinidad. "In 1845 London, an engineer, philosopher, philanthropist, and bold-faced charlatan, John Adolphus Etzler, has invented machines that he thinks will transform the division of labor and free all men. He forms a collective called the Tropical Emigration Society (TES), and recruits a variety of London citizens to take his machines and his misguided ideas to form a proto-socialist, utopian community in the British colony of Trinidad." Edwidge Danticat called this "a marvel of narrative and documents, which collide to create a book that is at times breathtaking and tragic and at other times laugh-out-loud hilarious." Winner of the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize. 327 pp plus final message.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (a very different cover than the trade edition)

    Book ID: 81115
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  • THE UNAMERICANS: Stories. by Antopol, Molly.
    Antopol, Molly.
    THE UNAMERICANS: Stories.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Norton, (2014). First edition - The author's first book, a highly praised collection of eight short stories, longlisted for the National Book Award. WVery good in very good dust jacket.ith settings ranging from the United States to Israel to Russia, this has been called "a stunning exploration of characters shaped by the forces of history." Author's note. 260 pp.

    Condition: Very good in printed wrappers (some crinkling from dampness to front cover and several pages - no staining)

    Book ID: 81831
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  • THE PROPHETEERS. by Apple, Max.
    Apple, Max.
    THE PROPHETEERS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper & Row, (1987). First edition - The author's fourth book - "a mock-epic fantasy and satire of entrepreneurial capitalism and popular culture" pitting Howard Johnson against Walt Disney, fighting over the same piece of land in Orlando, Florida, as the site for their versions of the American dream -land owned by Marjorie Post Merriweather, the cereal heiress. 308 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (some creasing to the spine, usual toning to pages)

    Book ID: 86503
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  • NO MERCY. by Armstrong, Lori.
    Armstrong, Lori.
    NO MERCY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (2010). SIGNED first edition - The first book in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Mercy Gunderson, "a straight shooter with a hard edge. On medical leave from the army, she returns home to South Dakota, which isn't much safer for her than Iraq. Arriving just after the death of her father, it is up to Mercy to decide what to do with the family ranch and try to deal with her irresponsible sister and nephew. Feeling guilty that she didn't make it home soon enough to see her father one last time, Mercy is suddenly pulled into the local community when the body of an Indian boy is found…

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    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (2010). SIGNED first edition - The first book in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Mercy Gunderson, "a straight shooter with a hard edge. On medical leave from the army, she returns home to South Dakota, which isn't much safer for her than Iraq. Arriving just after the death of her father, it is up to Mercy to decide what to do with the family ranch and try to deal with her irresponsible sister and nephew. Feeling guilty that she didn't make it home soon enough to see her father one last time, Mercy is suddenly pulled into the local community when the body of an Indian boy is found on her land." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 305 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83123
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  • APPLES AND ORANGES: In Praise of Comparisons. by Asscher, Maarten.
    Asscher, Maarten.
    APPLES AND ORANGES: In Praise of Comparisons.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    San Francisco: Four Winds Press, (2015). First edition - A collection of essays which maintains that comparisons can be the highest form of argument, using "examples drawn from classical to contemporary history, art, and literature: Hamlet in Ithaca and Telemachus in Elsinore, the Mediterranean and the North Sea, writing from a prison cell and writing from a room at home, the 'suicide; of Primo Levi and Japanese Kamikaze pilots. . [He] demonstrates how the comparative method can provide insight not only into two subjects simultaneously, but also into fundamental issues they may have in common." Translated from the Dutch by Brian Doyle-Du Breuil. Issued as a trade paperback original. 238 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80365
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  • Robert B. Parker's SLOW BURN. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's SLOW BURN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2016). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." In this novel, a firefighter who suspected arson in a church fire where three firefighters were killed goes to Spenser for help. SIGNED on the title page and dated 5-3-16, in the year of publication. 304 pp. Publisher's material laid in,

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81862
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  • Robert B. Parker's CHEAP SHOT. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's CHEAP SHOT.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2014). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." The nine year old son of a New England Patriots linebacker - who seems to always be in trouble off the field - has been kidnapped. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 308 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80651
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  • THE BROKEN PLACES. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    THE BROKEN PLACES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2013). SIGNED first edition - The third novel in the highly praised series featuring Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger, now Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. SIGNED on the title page. An upcoming HBO series will be based on these Colson novels. 331 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80657
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  • THE LOST ONES. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    THE LOST ONES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2012). SIGNED first edition - The second novel in the highly praised series featuring Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger, now Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. SIGNED on the title page. An upcoming HBO series will be based on these Colson novels. 339 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80655
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  • Robert B. Parker's KICKBACK. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's KICKBACK.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2015). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." A 16 year old who created a prank twitter account finds himself before a judge notorious for cracking down on teens. SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80652
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  • Robert B. Parker's WONDERLAND. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's WONDERLAND.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series - this is the second novel in that continuation. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, team up to help his old trainer. SIGNED on the title page and dated May 12, 2013, in the month of publication. Basis for the Mark Wahlberg-Winston Duke film ÒSpenser Confidential.Ó 306 pp. ISBN: 978-0399151575.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80686
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  • THE FORSAKEN. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    THE FORSAKEN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2014). SIGNED first edition - The fourth novel in the highly praised series featuring Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger, and Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, which is recovering from a tornado that ripped through the town of Jericho, and also still dealing with events from more than 30 years ago when two young girls were assaulted and one was killed and a black man was lynched, SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. An upcoming HBO series will be based on these Colson novels. 446 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. Promotional material laid in.

    Book ID: 81942
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  • THE REDEEMERS. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    THE REDEEMERS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2015). SIGNED first edition - The fifth novel in the highly praised series featuring Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger, who has lost his position as Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, but who is asked to step back in when the new sheriff is killed. SIGNED on the title page and dated 7-22-15, in the year of publication. An upcoming HBO series will be based on these Colson novels. Promotional material laid in. 370 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80661
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  • Robert B. Parker's ANGEL EYES. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's ANGEL EYES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2019). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." In this novel, a young girl had left her Boston home to make it big in Hollywood; two years later she disappeared from her apartment and Spenser is hired to find her, with the help of his former apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, now a Los Angeles PI. SIGNED on the title page and dated 11-24-19, in the year of publication. Double page map of Boston. 304 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80649
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  • THE SHAMELESS. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    THE SHAMELESS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The ninth novel in the highly praised series featuring Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger, and Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, SIGNED in silver on the black title page and dated in the year of publication. An upcoming HBO series will be based on these Colson novels. 446 pp. Publisher's letter laid in.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81016
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  • Robert B. Parker's LITTLE WHITE LIES. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's LITTLE WHITE LIES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2017). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." In this novel, Spenser and right hand Hawk follow a con mans trail of smoke and mirrors from Boston to backroads Georgia. SIGNED on the title page and dated 5-9-17, in the year of publication. 304 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80648
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  • Robert B. Parker's OLD BLACK MAGIC.. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's OLD BLACK MAGIC..

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2018). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." Spenser finds himself investigating the art theft from the Gardiner Museum which occurred more than 20 years ago. SIGNED on the title page. 319 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80658
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  • Robert B. Parker's WONDERLAND. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    Robert B. Parker's WONDERLAND.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2013). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series - this is the second novel in that continuation. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, team up to help his old trainer. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Publisher's letter laid in. Basis for the Mark Wahlberg-Winston Duke film ÒSpenser Confidential.Ó 306 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (slightly bent).

    Book ID: 80650
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  • THE SINNERS. by Atkins, Ace
    Atkins, Ace
    THE SINNERS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2018). SIGNED first edition - The eighth novel in the highly praised series featuring Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger, and Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, SIGNED on the title page and dated 7-19-18, in the year of publication. An upcoming HBO series will be based on these Colson novels. Publisher's letter laid in. 365 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80688
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  • WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS? by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Third novel featuring Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, retired millionaire. SIGNED on the title page. 390 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (lower corner of front cover creased)

    Book ID: 80668
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  • ONE GOOD TURN. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    ONE GOOD TURN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2006.). SIGNED first edition - Two years after the events in "Case Histories" left Jackson Brodie, the ex-cop, ex-private detective, a retired millionaire, he is in Edinburgh for its summer arts festival and witnesses an extreme example of road rage, and finds himself in the midst of several mysteries. SIGNED on the title page. 418 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 46654
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  • A GOD IN RUINS. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    A GOD IN RUINS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015). First edition - A companion novel to her "Life after Life." This tells the story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. Winner of the 2015 Costa Prize for best novel (the same award her first novel won) Author's note, sources. 395 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 67239
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  • A GOD IN RUINS. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    A GOD IN RUINS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015). First edition - A companion novel to her "Life after Life." This tells the story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. Winner of the 2015 Costa Prize for best novel (the same award her first novel won) Author's note, sources. 395 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease on back cover, but otherwise an unread copy). An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 67240
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  • CASE HISTORIES. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    CASE HISTORIES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2004.). First edition - Award-winning author's fourth novel, and the first of her literary crime fiction books featuring private detective Jackson Brodie. Very highly recommended. 310 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. A very uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 65728
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  • WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS? by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Third novel featuring Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, retired millionaire. SIGNED on the title page. 390 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80669
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  • ONE GOOD TURN. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    ONE GOOD TURN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Two years after the events in "Case Histories" left Jackson Brodie, the ex-cop, ex-private detective, a retired millionaire, he is in Edinburgh for its summer arts festival and witnesses an extreme example of road rage, and finds himself in the midst of several mysteries. SIGNED on the title page. 418 pp. ISBN: 0-316-154849.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 71494
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  • ONE GOOD TURN. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    ONE GOOD TURN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2006.). First edition - Two years after the events in "Case Histories" left Jackson Brodie, the ex-cop, ex-private detective, a retired millionaire, he is in Edinburgh for its summer arts festival and witnesses an extreme example of road rage, and finds himself in the midst of several mysteries. 418 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 49727
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  • HUMAN CROQUET. by Atkinson, Kate.
    Atkinson, Kate.
    HUMAN CROQUET.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Picador, 1997. SIGNED first edition - Her second novel - her first won the Whitbread Book of the Year award. SIGNED on the title page. 350 pp plus final illustration.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 17002
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