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BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST
by Haywood, Gar Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399140174
- ISBN 13
- 9780399140174
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, maroon quarter cloth with black lettering on spine over light blue boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a truck and mobile home in front of the Lincoln memorial, 244 pages. Gar Anthony Haywood is an American author of crime fiction. Fear Of The Dark (1988) won the Shamus Award for best first Private Investigator novel. It also spawned a long-running series that featured the hardboiled protagonist Aaron Gunner. BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST deals with the Loudermilk family who have been enjoying their retirement when their son is charged with murder--causing them to desperately find the real murderer. Follows up on GOING NOWHERE FAST, a humorous crime novel. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects!
Synopsis
Gar Anthony Haywood is the author of two highly acclaimed mystery series. His series featuring South Central Los Angeles private investigator Aaron Gunner debuted with the publication of Fear of the Dark , which won the St. Martin's Press/PWA Best Private Eye Novel Contest in 1987. The two succeeding novels in that series, Not Long For This World and You Can Die Trying , received wide praise. It's Not a Pretty Sight (G.P. Putnam's Sons; September 10, 1996) is the fourth book in the Gunner series. Haywood's second series features the comic Loudermilk family and includes the novels Going Nowhere Fast and Bad News Travels Fast . Currently a writer for the FOX television series "New York Undercover," Haywood has also written for the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times . He lives in Los Angeles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5701
- Title
- BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST
- Author
- Haywood, Gar Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399140174
- ISBN 13
- 9780399140174
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Washington, D.C., vacation, retirement, family, son, crime, death, murder,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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