A Coffin for Two

Great Britain: Headline Book Publising PLC, 1997. CI3 - A first British edition hardcover book SIGNED by Quintin Jardine on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Book has tanning, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. An Oz Blackstone Mystery. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 9.5"x6.5", 279 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. After cracking their first case together as a private investigation team. Oz Blackstone and Primavera Phillips find themselves simultaneously in love and in the money. And where better to lie back and contemplate life than the picturesque village of St. Marti, on the rugged Costa Brava. But soon they find their new way home may not be quite so idyllic as it looks. Beneath the surface bubbles a brew of intrigue, deception- and murder. Before long Prim and Oz find themselves helping to evict a skeletal squatter whom the locals fear might harm the tourist trade, as well as trying to authenticate a previously undiscovered Dali masterpiece bought by a gullible client at a highly unconventional auction. Some very dark secrets come to light, and as they close in on the identity of St. Marti's unwanted resident, and the truth about the unknown Dali, Prim, and Oz stand on the threshold of uncovering one of the century's most amazing stories.. Signed by Author. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.