Cold Service - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399152407 . A Fine first edition/first printing in a like dust-jacket; In Cold Service, Robert B. Parker crafts a riveting mystery that takes place in the backwaters of southeastern Louisiana. Local law enforcement is powerless to stop the spread of a vicious killer stalking the small towns. Sent in to take the lead on the case is the only man who can: veteran detective John Rebus. Rebus is a grumpy old bear who's been burned too often by the system. But he's also a dogged investigator with a sharp eye for detail. He's not easily discouraged, but he knows that this case is a dead end. Then he meets the woman who's been left behind in the killer's wake. She's a fragile beauty, and Rebus can't help but be drawn to her. He starts to ask difficult questions, and soon he's piecing together a complex puzzle that leads him to a shocking truth. In the end, Rebus is pitted against a powerful adversary who will stop at nothing to keep his secret safe. Cold Service is; 8vo; 305 pages; 15 .