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Dead Water
by Marsh, Ngaio
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 000616465X
- ISBN 13
- 9780006164654
- Seller
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Montevallo, Alabama, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: Fontana, 1988. Later printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12th impression. Light to normal spine creasing, some thumbing wear at top right of front cover, light crease at bottom left of back cover, light water staining visible inside covers (but not outside), "discard" stamp on title page, remainder mark at bottom. Still, a clean and tight copy.
Synopsis
Times are good in the Cornish village of Portcarrow, as hundreds of unfortunates flock to taste the miraculous waters of Pixie Falls. Then Miss Emily Pride inherits the celebrated land on which Portcarrow stands and wants to put an end to the villagers' thriving trade in miracle cures, especially Miss Elspeth Costs's gift shop. But someone puts an end to Miss Cost herself, and Miss Pride's guardian angel, Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, finds himself on the spot in both senses of the word...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dixie Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29
- Title
- Dead Water
- Author
- Marsh, Ngaio
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 000616465X
- ISBN 13
- 9780006164654
- Publisher
- Fontana
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British;
Terms of Sale
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