Mad Season de Wright, Nancy Means - 1996-11-01

St Martins Pr, 1996T. hardcover. Very Good. 0.8000 8.3000 5.5000. Signed by the author. First edition.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1996. 1st edition, November 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Her 1st Novel. Vermont setting. " In a debut mystery boosted by a vivid setting, Wright masterfully combines dark doings with a moving portrayal of the plight of small Vermont farmers trying to maintain their way of life. Lucien Laroque and his wife, Belle, are elderly, fiercely independent farmers in Branbury, Vermont. Lucien is known not to trust banks and to keep large sums of cash in his pockets. He and Belle make an easy target for the thugs who come in the small hours of the morning to savagely beat and rob them. Neighboring farmer Ruth Willmarth finds Lucien, then Belle. It is her anger, her heroism and her strength that lifts the book above the norm. Ruth's husband, Pete, has left her and the farm for New York City and another woman. The youngest of her three kids, Vic, 10, is having a tough time… Leer más

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1996. 1st edition, November 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Author's 1st Mystery. INSCRIBED "To Anna, with warmest wishes" " In a debut mystery boosted by a vivid setting, Wright masterfully combines dark doings with a moving portrayal of the plight of small Vermont farmers trying to maintain their way of life. Lucien Laroque and his wife, Belle, are elderly, fiercely independent farmers in Branbury, Vermont. Lucien is known not to trust banks and to keep large sums of cash in his pockets. He and Belle make an easy target for the thugs who come in the small hours of the morning to savagely beat and rob them. Neighboring farmer Ruth Willmarth finds Lucien, then Belle. It is her anger, her heroism and her strength that lifts the book above the norm. Ruth's husband, Pete, has left her and the farm for New York City and another woman.… Leer más

St Martins Pr. hardcover. Like New. 6x0x8.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

St Martins Pr, 1996-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!