New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892965878 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; In Westlake's chilling novel, a man named John Ax has a dark secret. For years he's been abducting and murdering women, dismembering them and hiding their body parts all around his rural home. One day, a reporter named Ann Gallagher comes to town to investigate a series of murders that have been plaguing the town. Gallagher is a bright, ambitious reporter, and she's determined to find out what's behind the Ax murders. The more she investigates, the more she realizes that Ax is a very different man from the one she thought she knew. He's secretive and reclusive, and he seems to have a hidden agenda. As Gallagher starts to piece together the secrets of Ax, she finds herself in danger not just from Ax himself, but from the people in the town who are willing to do anything to keep him hidden. Westlake's chilling novel is a twisting, suspenseful tale of obsession and violence.; 8vo .

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Burke Devore is a paper company manager, a man who can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about bleaching processes and the edible wood pulp they put in ice cream. For twenty-five years Burke has provided for his family and played by the rules. Until now. Now Devore is slipping away: from his wife, his family, and from all norms of civilized behavior. Burke Devore wants his life back. And he will do anything to get it. From his attempts to land a new job, to the growing rift between him and his loved ones, Devore knows that he is running out of time. Believing that there is just one way to earn the only job he has a chance of getting, he sets off on a path from which there can be no turning back--no matter how bizarre and violent, no matter who gets in the way; no matter how evil Burke Devore becomes. Burke Devore is gunning for his competition, and it's getting easier every time. . . . In this relentlessly fascinating novel, the masterful Donald Westlake takes us on a journey of obsession and outrage inside a quiet man's desperate world. And as we follow in Devore's blood-soaked footsteps, the question begins to echo darkly:

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18272
Title: The Ax - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Westlake, Donald E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0892965878
ISBN 13: 9780892965878
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang

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