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The Front
by Patricia Cornwell
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1408700514
- ISBN 13
- 9781408700518
- Seller
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Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Little Brown, London, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. SIGNED. minimal to none shelf-wear, d/j not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy, as new. Size: Octavo . PAGES. SUBTITLE Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; SIGNED. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781408700518. Library of Congress No: LCCN. Dewey Code: DEWEY. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 100151. . 9781408700518
Synopsis
When Patricia Cornwell introduced the quicksilver, cut-to-the-bone style and extraordinary cast of characters of At Risk, the result was electrifying:"At Risk is Cornwell's finest novel. It works in every way possible—fascinating characters, solid plot, great pacing and expertly crafted prose" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); "Absolutely the best. Here's hoping we'll see more of Win, onique, Nana and Sykes in the coming years. They are the best characters to emerge from Cornwell's creative pen since . . . well, Kay Scarpetta" (The Denver Post). At Risk featured Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano, a shrewd man of mixed-race background and a notinconsiderable chip on his shoulder; District Attorney Monique Lamont, a hard-charging woman with powerful ambitions and a troubling willingness to cut corners; and Garano's grandmother, who has certain unpredictable talents that you ignore at your peril. And in The Front, peril is what comes to them all. D.A. Lamont has a special job for Garano. As part of a new public relations campaign about the dangers of declining neighborhoods, she's sending him to Watertown to "come up with a drama," and she thinks she knows just the case that will serve. Garano is very skeptical, because he knows that Watertown is also the home base for a loose association of municipal police departments called the FRONT, set up in order that they don't have to be so dependent on the state—much to Lamont's anger. He senses a much deeper agenda here—but he has noidea just how deep it goes. In the days that follow, he'll find that Lamont's task, and the places it leads him, will resemble a house of mirrors—everywhere he turns, he's not quite sure ifwhat he's seeing is true. "Falsehoods rule," warns his grandmother. And they can also kill. This is the master writing at the absolute top of her game. You will never guess what lies behind the Front.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKNEST
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100151
- Title
- The Front
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1408700514
- ISBN 13
- 9781408700518
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- BZDB291 KEYWORDS Fiction; The Front
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Prahran, Victoria
About BOOKNEST
Book selling for us was the natural result of bookcollecting of the past 30 years. Running out of room and in order to keep our hobby going we have to pass some on to you, so we can make room for new editions.Our collection of nearly 80000 volumes will eventually make its way into the inventory program. You are welcome to inquire on any subject that you are interested and we believe that we should be able to help you.Our love for the book both as an object of art or as a tool of knowledge will always guide us, and keep our customers happyCheersTheo Kolliniatis
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