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Within the structure of the classic detective story, this novel tells of a man from the back streets of Southampton who is considered as heir of a house and fortune during wartime. Forty years later he comes to the sale of the house which might have been his and faces the truth of those events.
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“An astonishing novel . . . Stunning artistry . . . Subtle magic.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Engrossing . . . Dickinson is one of the most versatile and inventive writers of mysteries.” —Los Angeles Times
“From the marvelous first chapter of Perfect Gallows . . . we know we are once again in the safe hands of a master.” —P. D. James
“Dickinson’s touch is so masterly here that he makes other fine domestic mysteries seem quite amateurish.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An adroit and suspenseful tale.” —The New York Times Book Review
“The whodunits of British novelist Peter Dickinson are exceptional.” —Newsweek
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- PublisherThe Bodley Head Ltd
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0370311094
- ISBN 13 9780370311098
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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PERFECT GALLOWS
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Perfect Gallows
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Bodley Head 1988 First Edition First Printing Bruised at top and base of spine and page edges browned and and a little marked else Fine book in like Dust Jacket ''Wartime. A cold, huge house. The heir. is dead. a young man. the new heir? Forty years later the same man. comes back to the dispersal sale at the house. is forced to reconsider and face the truth of the events of that distant time. the to-and-fro of intrigue over the inheritance, and the betrayal and death. ''. Book. Seller Inventory # 65532
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ISBN 13: 9780370311098
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Hardback. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper 1st edition. Within the structure of the classic detective story, this novel tells of a man from the back streets of Southampton who is considered as heir of a house and fortune during wartime. Seller Inventory # FM18.207
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