First US printing. The first novel by this young Scots writer, one of the strongest and best new voices in crime fiction - one review described this novel, set in "the grimmest of Glasgow's hilltop neighborhoods" as "the humor's black as coal and the action bright as a switchblade." John Creasey Award Winner for Best First Crime Novel. Mina is not yet nearly as well-known as she should be - 349 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) .ISBN # 0-786706120 |
|
We have been selling books on the internet, by mail order and at book fairs, as well as in our open shop in Jackson, California, since 1992. We currently have over 50,000 books and magazines in stock - many more than are listed on our website, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you cannot find what you are looking for. We enjoy helping clients develop their collection - whether by author or by topic - or for research purposes, such as a doctoral dissertation - and we also enjoy making suggestions for an appropriate book as a gift. The books available for sale range from rare to used books: antiquarian or second hand, collectible or reading copies, and out-of-print books, magazines and pulps. Our inventory contains fine first edition literature, advanced review copies (ARCs), proofs, limited editions. Books signed or inscribed by the author or illustrator is one of our specialities with over 3,000 in stock. The topics in which we specialize include African American literature and history, Latin American literature, mostly in translation and works by Chicano or Hispanic authors, Hawaiian, Asian and Asian American and Native American fiction and nonfiction, women authors and women's studies, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror, children's books and vintage juvenile series, poetry, small press publications, focusing especially on the 60's counter culture and beat writers, and Western Americana and California history. updated 2/24/2008 7:58:11 PM |
|
||||
| TOLL FREE (877)-BOOKFEVer or (209)-274-6960 | |||||