Schemers
Language: English
Published by Forge Books / Tom Doherty Associates, LLC New York, 2009
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: M.A.D. fiction, Grimsby, ON, CanadaM.A.D. fiction
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First edition stated first printing of a fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket with a small closed tear on the front cover at the bottom. The 34th novel in the "Nameless" mystery series, a P.I. operating in San Francisco CA USA.
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- Title
- Schemers
- Author
- Bill Pronzini
- Publisher
- Forge Books / Tom Doherty Associates, LLC New York
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0765318199
- ISBN 13
- 9780765318190
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Series
- Book 32 of 40: Nameless Detective
A new Nameless Detective story from the 2008 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master...
A locked room mystery that goes from stolen books to stolen lives and the hunt for a phantom stalker with a penchant for pouring acid to make his point give Nameless and his partner Jake more than enough work to earn their fees—as long as neither turns his back at the wrong moment.
Nameless wasn’t supposed to come into the office on Mondays; he wasn’t supposed to answer the phone. On this Monday, he did both. The call was from Barney Rivera—once a friend, now despised—at Great Western Insurance. Against his better judgment, Nameless agreed to meet with him. The investigation was relatively simple: a multimillionaire rare books collector had reported the theft of eight volumes, worth a half million dollars. From a locked library. To which he has the only key. The books were all crime fiction and suspense--a locked room mystery about mysteries.
This ordinary Monday brought a second oddball case. The Henderson brothers were being stalked. Someone had dug up the ashes of their late father and poured acid over them, then destroyed the headstone the same way, and left a sign warning that this was just the beginning. Searching for peace of mind and the distraction of work, Jake Runyon is more than happy to bring an end to the brothers' terror.
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About the Author
Bill Pronzini's novel, Snowbound, received the Grand Prix de la Littérature Policière as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. In addition to six Edgar Award nominations, Pronzini has received three Shamus Awards, two for best novel and the PWA Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2008, the Mystery Writers of America named him Grandmaster. He lives in northern California with his wife, the crime novelist Marcia Muller.
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M.A.D. fiction
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