Payback: A Novel of Suspense de Russell James - 1993-12-01

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Foul Play Pr, 1993-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 8.3000 5.8000.

First US edition first printing of author's third novel. Remainder dot otherwise in fine / fine unread condition.

Woodstock. 1993. Foul Play Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. Small Remainder Dot On Top Edge. 0881502677. 218 pages. hardcover. keywords: Mystery England . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A fast, violent drama of a man's attempt to rise above his surroundings--in this case the squalor and hopelessness of Deptford, a London suburb tourists never see. It introduces to American readers a distinctive new voice in British crime fiction. Floyd Carter returns to London for the funeral of his brother. Was Albie's death an accident or did somebody kill him? Discovering the truth isn't easy. A gang leader demands Floyd cough up the ten grand he claims Albie owed; another wants Floyd to join his network of drug pushers. Only Floyd's childhood friend, Suzie, provides a haven. Even then, her daughter is developing some dangerous habits. Plunged into a world of drugs and violence, Floyd grapples with the facts surrounding Albie's death as bodies start to pile up. Black humor underpins… Leer más

Woodstock, VT, U.S.A.: Countryman Press, 1993. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine+/Near Fine+. Jacket lightly rubbed.

Woodstock, VT: Foul Play Press, 1993. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Chunk missing from bottom of the back board.. First Edition Thus, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Woodstock: VT: Foul Play Press, 1993. 1st American edition, October 1993. top of page edges slightly dusty else fine in dust jacket. It introduces to American readers a distinctive new voice in British crime fiction. "It's been 10 years since ex-boxer Floyd Carter has been in England. But when he returns from Germany for the funeral of his older brother, Albie, Floyd winds up having a lot more to deal with than cremation arrangements and hard questions about what to do with addlepated younger brother, Ludo. Albie, it seems, was up to his neck in trouble with drug dealers--about 10,000 pounds' worth--and thugs start hounding Floyd and Ludo for the dough. Floyd doesn't want the involvement, but he soon realizes that if he wants to stay alive, he must quickly determine which circles Albie traveled in and who knew what and why about Albie's death. Floyd's cruise into the depressing gray side of working-class London leads him to crack cocaine and heroin, rival gangs, and one… Leer más

Woodstock, VT: Foul Play Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Hardbound with Dust Jacket. First Printing. Bound in back with title information to spine in silver. 218 pages. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very bright and clean. Dust Jacket same. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 1993. First Edition. Advance Page Proofs. Published Woodstock,VT: Countryman, 1993. 8vo. wrappers. Very good plus.. 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.. Galley/Proof.

Woodstock, N. Y.: Foul Play Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0881502677 . New book in lightly rubbed dj. Publisher's materials laid-in .