About this title: Gerard Etienne, the new managing director of the venerable publishing house, The Peverell Press, is a hated man. He is spurned by many including a rejected mistress, a rejected author, resentful employees, and an editor who may have committed suicide. When Adam Dalgliesh investigates Etienne's bizarre death, he finds that it is only the beginning ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Vision
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780446602341ISBN:0446602345
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Cover is worn, pages are unmarked. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679438892ISBN:0679438890
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. cood condition, no dust cover, owners name on inside page, read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780446602341ISBN:0446602345
Description: Very good condition. Cover has slight shelf wear, otherwise book is in very good condition. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. Non-Smoking Environment. Cover has slight shelf wear, otherwise book is in very good condition. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780446602341ISBN:0446602345
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge and corner wear. Light cover creases. Tight binding. No marks. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
"There are a number of problems with this book - the publishing house is unrealistic as are several characters, it feels like it should be set in the fifties rather than the nineties, and the ending (while unexpected) is probably not my favourite ever. However, I really enjoyed the read and found it both quite well-paced and intriguing. I know most people now prefer a grittier approach to murder mysteries, but I prefer P D James' more traditionally English style - comforting and tidy!"
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