Portland, Maine, private detective Lil Ritchie, a frustrated guitarist, loves the idea of guarding Andre Ledoux, a great jazzman, when his life is threatened, but the fun and the music stop with a sudden murder
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Seller: Acme Books, Alton, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. Cvr Art By Marc Burckhardt (illustrator). Stated First Edition, First Printing. Slight edgewear to lower cover, slight soil on top edge. 211 pages, no stamps or writing. Erased pencilled price top corner of fep. Slight edgewear to dust jacket. Size: 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". Book. Seller Inventory # 009466
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3179357-6
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Seller: Old Algonquin Books, LONE TREE, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. P.I. Lil Ritchie in Portland, Maine. Dust jacket has slight edgewear. Review copy with PR sheet laid in. First printing. Seller Inventory # 2421
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0312105487-7-1-29
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition - First Printing. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 051370
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Slightly Chipped. Seller Inventory # 10186
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Portland, Maine, private detective Lil Ritchie, a frustrated guitarist, loves the idea of guarding Andre Ledoux, a great jazzman, when his life is threatened, but the fun and the music stop with a sudden murder. ; 211 pages. Seller Inventory # 44831
Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition. 1st edition, March 1994, so stated. jacket shows light wear at spine head, some very minor wear along edges. Otherwise book is tight and clean. lesbian private detective story begins as Maine's music-loving PI, Lil Ritchie, is hired by bass player Ernie West to find his group's legendary guitarist Andre Ledoux. Before disappearing, ex-addict Andre, acting as though he were on a bad trip, stole money from his sister and then skipped town. Although Lil easily locates Andre at his Aunt Eulalie's house in Maine, she can't get him to tell her what's wrong, although he does agree to rejoin the band. When Andre and the band surreptitiously cross the border for the Montreal Jazz Festival, Lil follows and persuades Andre to let her hang around the band as protection. Despite this precaution, Andre is murdered and Lil, feeling responsible, hunts for his killer. She discovers that Aunt Eulalie has also been attacked and manages to find a few clues before the old woman dies. Maine and Montreal setting. Book. Seller Inventory # 001065
Seller: Heartwood Books, A.B.A.A., Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Near Fine internally clean and solid hard cover copy in a slightly worn Very Good Plus dust jacket. #. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 12617