Violent Spring

Phillips, Gary

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Language: English

Published by Berkley Books, New York, 1996

0425156257 / 9780425156254

Series: Book 1 of 4 - The Ivan Monk Mysteries

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VIOLENT SPRING, Gary Phillips, softcover, stated first edition thus, stated first printing, 1996. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in fine condition with no dog ears, marks, or tears. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. This is not a library book nor a remainder. The Library of Congress call number is printed inside the front cover. The first and last inside covers are age-toned near the edges. The wraps are in very good condition except for a crease in the lower righthand corner of the front cover. 6 ¾ x 4, 257 pages, 10 ounces XX [From the back cover] Gary Phillips knows, Los Angeles and gives readers a realistic, gritty portrait of' this city in turmoil through the eyes of his African American P.I. This is an impressive debut and Ivan Monk is a character who is easy to stay with (The Armchair Detective). A titillating murder mystery, strong action, a plot you can follow and a political edge. Phillips keeps you riveted to each page. He takes you down the front streets and in the back doors of our Los Angeles (Turning Point). Tough, smart, and unabashedly political, Monk is a P.l. for the '90s, and Violent Spring is Phillips' perfect intro to him (Gar Anthony Haywood, author of It's Not a Pretty Sight). L.A. has seen enough violence to last and end too many lifetimes. But when a South Central ground-breaking ceremony unearths the murdered body of a Korean shopkeeper, the streets turn hot again. And when the same gun claims another victim, the city is set to explode. P.l. Ivan Monk is thrown into a maze that stretches from the back alleys of Watts to the back rooms of downtown. Forced to dodge the gangs and the cops, the wealthy power brokers and the neighborhood leaders, Monk must collar the murderer before he kills again, and before L.A. suffers another VIOLENT SPRING.…

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Title
Violent Spring
Author
Phillips, Gary
Publisher
Berkley Books, New York
Publication year
1996
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0425156257
ISBN 13
9780425156254
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Item weight
10 ounces
Dimensions
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Series
Book 1 of 4: The Ivan Monk Mysteries
Seller catalogs
African American Studies, California (Los Angeles), Novel (Detective)

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