POSTMORTEM - SIGNED -
Patricia Daniels Cornwell
1990 - Charles Scribner&rsquo, New York - First Edition
With this novel Patricia Cornwell created one of modern crime fiction’s most compelling heroines: gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. A fine first edition, signed by Cornwell to tipped in bookplate.
‘Dazzling... fascinating... a first-rate thriller’ - Los Angeles Times
Based on the real-life ‘South Side Strangler’ case in Richmond Virginia, the work highlights Cornwell’s gift for combining cutting edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense. ‘Reads like gangbusters!‘ - The New York Times Book Review.
Octavo (21.7 x 14.5 cm) pp. [8] 293 [3]. In publisher’s quarter black cloth over light red paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, gilt number to rear board. Dust jacket priced ‘>$16.95 >$23.75 IN CANADA’ to upper corner of front flap. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket Ref: 109200 Price: HK$ 5,500
‘Dazzling... fascinating... a first-rate thriller’ - Los Angeles Times
Based on the real-life ‘South Side Strangler’ case in Richmond Virginia, the work highlights Cornwell’s gift for combining cutting edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense. ‘Reads like gangbusters!‘ - The New York Times Book Review.
Octavo (21.7 x 14.5 cm) pp. [8] 293 [3]. In publisher’s quarter black cloth over light red paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, gilt number to rear board. Dust jacket priced ‘>$16.95 >$23.75 IN CANADA’ to upper corner of front flap. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket Ref: 109200 Price: HK$ 5,500