London: Faber & Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571162169 . 241 p. 22 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in black paper-covered boards. Minor wear to edges and spine ends. Text block edges and inside pages have age tanned, more so to the top half. Dustwrapper has light edge wear, heavier at the corners and spine ends. Some speckle marks on bottom of the spine. Has large awards nominations sticker on the front panel. Not price clipped. A crime fiction thriller by British writer Michael Dibdin. Signed by him on the title page. .

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'A nasty, original, murderously funny entertainment.' IndependentDennis and Karen lead a nice life in North Oxford until the day one of their dinner guests seduces Karen in the kitchen, setting in motion a chain of events which will destroy the thin veneer of their respectability and lead to ruthless murder.Dirty Tricks is a gripping and brilliant thriller set in contemporary Oxford, an unputdownable story in which the conventions of sex and violence have never been more satisfyingly explored.

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Bookseller: Homeward Bound Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1542
Title: Dirty Tricks (Signed)
Author: Dibdin, Michael
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0571162169
ISBN 13: 9780571162161
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: 0571162169
Bookseller catalogs: Mysteries;

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