Watching the Detectives Tapa dura - 1983

Pantheon Books, 1984T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 8.2000 5.7000.

Good. Pantheon, 1983, 1st American edition, tight square hardcover in a good, unclipped dust jacket, no owner's mark, tears on jacket.

New York. 1984. February 1984. Pantheon Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394532813. 232 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Susannah Kelly. keywords: Literature Mystery England. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Commissioner Jan Argond of Brabt, whose integrity has so often embarrassed his superiors, now heads the Bureau of Advice and Investigation, set up to handle complaints against the police themselves. His initial inquiries uncover a series of disturbing cases of police brutality, racism, and harassment of homosexuals. Mysteriously though, many of the complaints are withdrawn, and Argand gradually realizes that suspicions he had originally dismissed as products of his own paranoia point to a depth of governmental deception almost too bitter for him to accept. The plot widens to include an extreme left-wing group that may harbor terrorists; a vast antinuclear demonstration that turns into a near massacre when State Troopers move in; the murder of one of Argand's own team; and an… Leer más

Pantheon Books, 1984-02. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Pantheon. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book is clean, straight and tight. . Jacket has minor shelf wear and front flap crease.. 1983. First American Edition. Hardcover. Commissioner Jan Argand of Brabt, head of the internal investigations unit of the police, uncovers a series of disturbing cases of police corruption unexpectedly interwoven with political dissent. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 232 pages .

First US edition first printing of this novel. In near fine / near fine condition.

New York: Pantheon, 1984. Hardcover. First American edition. 231 pp. Fine book (no markings) / Near Fine dust jacket (price not clipped; crease to front flap). A clean, fresh copy.

Pantheon Books, 1984-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Ex library with stamps, dust jacket covered w/ mylar, tight binding, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1983. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Rathbone's third mystery-thriller featuring Police Commissioner Jan Argand of the fictional European country of Brabt, who, as head of Brabt's internal affairs office, investigates complaints against the police and discovers a series of cases of police brutality, racism and gay harassment that deepens to become a government-wide conspiracy. Text is clean, tight, square in dustjacket showing only minimal surface and edgewear. A thinking man's thriller by a currently under-appreciated writer.

New York: Pantheon, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. First edition. Like new hardcover with Very good dustwrapper. First American edition. Fine in fine, price-clipped dustwrapper. A Commissioner Argand novel. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.