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A COLD RED SUNRISE; An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mystery / Stuart M. Kaminsky
de Kaminsky, Stuart M
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0892963743
- ISBN 13
- 9780892963744
- Librería
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York London Tokyo: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4"), light blue quarter cloth boards with gold lettering on spine over blue boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a snowy Siberian settlement by Dana Verkouteren, [x] + 210 pages. At a naval weather station in wintry Siberia, the daughter of an exiled dissident dies suspiciously. The high-ranking Commissar sent to investigate the mystery is murdered by an icicle thrust into his eye.<br /> <br /> Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is sent to solve the Commissar's murder but mysteriously not that of the daughter. Someone with links to the KGB doesn't want this mystery solved.<br /> <br /> Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934 - 2009) was an American mystery writer and film professor. He is well known for three long-running series of mystery novels featuring the protagonists Toby Peters, a private detective in 1940s Hollywood (1977-1996)--as here in Buried Caesars; Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, a Moscow police inspector (1981-2010); and veteran Chicago police officer Abe Lieberman (1990-2007).<br /> <br /> EDGAR Best Mystery-winning Kaminsky thriller featuring Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov as a character.<br /> <br /> FINE Copy: Tight, clean, without marks. Slight wear to the bright Near Fine dust jacket (unclipped). No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Librería
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 8431
- Título
- A COLD RED SUNRISE; An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mystery / Stuart M. Kaminsky
- Autor
- Kaminsky, Stuart M
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth and boards
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0892963743
- ISBN 13
- 9780892963744
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York London Tokyo
- Fecha de publicación
- 1988
- Palabras clave
- murder, mystery, thriller, Siberia, KGB, assassination
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Borg Antiquarian
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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