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Closed Circle [COLLECTIBLE ADVANCE READER'S COPY]
by Goddard, Robert
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Taos, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Poseidon Press, 1993. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Guy Horton and Max Wingate, both disaffected veterans of World War I, have roamed the world as partners in various confidence games. Amid Depression-era gloom they court English heiress Diana Charnwood with hopes of quick financial gain. Their callow scheme leads, however, to murder and a harsh moral education as Guy's investigation of the homicides unexpectedly uncovers those responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 331 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear (including a couple miniscule corner bumps) and a single faint spine crease. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.
Synopsis
he year is 1931. The new and luxurious transatlantic liner Empress of Britain is on her eastward passage. Among the first-class passengers on board are two English confidence tricksters, making a discreet exit from a little awkwardness they have left behind them in the United States. A chance meting on deck brings them a tempting new target in the shape of Miss Charnwood and her niece, the beautiful Diana, only child of the immensely wealthy Fabian Charnwood.The year is 1931. The new and luxurious transatlantic liner Empress of Britain is on her eastward passage. Among the first-class passengers on board are two English confidence tricksters, making a discreet exit from a little awkwardness they have left behind them in the United States. A chance meting on deck brings them a tempting new target in the shape of Miss Charnwood and her niece, the beautiful Diana, only child of the immensely wealthy Fabian Charnwood.It's a trick they've pulled before, with some success. Charm the daughter into an engagement to marry, then get the father to buy you off. So confident are they of success, in fact, that they make a pact: whichever of them wins Diana Charnwood's love will share his fortune with the other. Who would imagine that these smooth operators would let their hearts rule their heads? Or that violent death would find its way into their neat little scheme? Or that they would stumble into something much darker and deeper than either had suspected?
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- Bookseller
- bookarrest
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IL677
- Title
- Closed Circle [COLLECTIBLE ADVANCE READER'S COPY]
- Author
- Goddard, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Large Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Poseidon Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- BRITISH WRITERS AUTHORS NOVELISTS WORD WAR I VETERANS CON ARTISTS CONFIDENCE GAMES ENGLISH HEIRESS MURDER MYSTERY ASSASSINATION ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- International Fiction (in English); Suspense Thriller;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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About bookarrest
A professional cyber-store specializing in American fiction/literature, International fiction/literature (in English), science fiction/fantasy, horror/supernatural/weird fiction, vintage pulp paperbacks, classical music books/scores/recordings. Prompt service and securely packed shipments.
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- First Edition
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- Reading Copy
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- Uncorrected Proof
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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