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A DARKER DOMAIN.

A DARKER DOMAIN.

A DARKER DOMAIN.
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A DARKER DOMAIN.

by McDERMID**, VAL:

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Near FINE./VG+.
ISBN 10
0007243294
ISBN 13
9780007243297
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] NFINE/VG+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with some negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - but no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing; scoring/indents to both panels of same,but without affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Book has a slight lean.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain dark green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viiipp+1- 371pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,past and present,dates and places intertwine - no chapter numbers; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication and 4pp blanks at the rear. It seemed like an unsolvable mystery at the time: a wealthy heiress and son kidnapped in Fife,then a botched payoff,leaving her dead with no trace of the child.So when,over twenty-five years later,a possible clue is discovered by a journalist in Tuscany,cold-case expert DI Karen Pirie doesn't hold much hope of unravelling the infamous enigma.She's already investigating a case from the same year.At the height of the miner's strike,Mick Prentice broke ranks to join 'scab' strike-breakers down south.But new evidence suggests Mick's disappearance may not be as straightforward as that - and Karen finds herself drawn into a dark domain of secrets,betrayal and murder. . . Past and present intertwine in a novel of taut psychological suspense that explores the intersection of desire and greed. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja626216
Title
A DARKER DOMAIN.
Author
McDERMID**, VAL:
Book Condition
Used - Near FINE.
Jacket Condition
VG+.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0007243294
ISBN 13
9780007243297
Publisher
LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS 2008.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
2008
Keywords
q52.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 9780007243297.Crime_detective_murder Fiction.DI Karen Pirie.Clean Break_SHE Magazine.Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime.Out of Bounds.Splinter The Silence.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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