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Synopsis
Ian Laidlaw, a college professor disfigured by a childhood accident, becomes obsessed with one of his students, Alicia Anna Davie, and makes her his prisoner
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'A novel with an adder in the prose...observant and impressive'
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'A wonderful and original piece of work - impeccable from beginning to end...a horror story which rings abolutely true'
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'Powerfully done...reveals an accomplished and ambitious writer'
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'Definitely not one for the faint-hearted. It's compellingly written, sinister...and very, very fine'
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Hidden passions are brought to the surface...
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Killjoy
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Mysterious Press, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 089296202X
ISBN 13: 9780892962020
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Hardcover
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Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 189 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition.Ian Laidlaw is an equable man. Quiet, cultivated, efficient, head of the political science department at a Scottish university. His uneventful days are measured out with scrupulous care until Alicia Anna Davie laughs in his face one afternoon--and his ordered world crumbles about him. There is another side to Ian Laidlaw, a side that matches the scarred horror of the left side of his face, mangled in youth by a vicious hound. This side draws Alicia into a bizarre relationship; but as she toys with ugliness and danger, Laidlaw becomes locked into an obsessive passion at once disorienting and hideously destructive. Alicia's crime is the carelessness of youth--Laidlaw's punishment reflects the dislocation of his universe. A near fine copy in like jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS003932
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The Killjoy
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G089296202XI4N01
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The Killjoy
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G089296202XI5N00
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The Killjoy
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Grand Central Publishing, 1987
ISBN 10: 089296202X
ISBN 13: 9780892962020
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 55721736-75
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The Killjoy (First edition)
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Mysterious Press, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 089296202X
ISBN 13: 9780892962020
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Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean, tight copy, with price ($15.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Seller Inventory # FLAHIVE-655
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The Killjoy
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Mysterious Pr, 1987
ISBN 10: 089296202X
ISBN 13: 9780892962020
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 002131
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The Killjoy
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123555755
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The Killjoy
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Mysterious, NY, 1987
ISBN 10: 089296202X
ISBN 13: 9780892962020
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Seller: Old Algonquin Books, LONE TREE, CO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Scottish professor with disability plans punishment for young woman's careless reaction. Dust jacket has crease on rear flap. First American edition. Seller Inventory # 1529
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The Killjoy
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M0089296202X-G
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The Killjoy
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Mysterious Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1987
ISBN 10: 089296202X
ISBN 13: 9780892962020
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Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st. Ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Remains of book store label at inside cover else fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. An academic, historical look at a Scottish college professor who is really two people - one by day and one by night. Book. Seller Inventory # 016637