The Gentle Axe: A Novel
by Morris, R. N
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594201129
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201127
- Seller
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Sewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Synopsis
Fresh off the case of a deranged student who murdered his landlady, noted police investigator Porfiry Petrovich barely takes a breath before a bizarre and very grisly double murder lands him back on the streets of the tsarist St. Petersburg he knows all too well. The sardonic sleuth follows a trail from the drinking dens of the Haymarket district to an altogether more genteel stratum of society-a hunt that leads him to a conclusion even he will find shocking. In the tradition of such first-rate historical novels such as The Alienist and The Dante Club, The Gentle Axe is atmospheric and tense storytelling from its dramatic opening to its stunning climax.
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- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0003905
- Title
- The Gentle Axe: A Novel
- Author
- Morris, R. N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 305 p. Audience: General/trade.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594201129
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201127
- Publisher
- The Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- LCCN
- 2006049543
- Keywords
- 19th century; Crime; Fiction; Historical; History; Mystery & Detective; Mystery fiction; Police; Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Detective; Fiction;
- Size
- Octavo
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