New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892965886 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Donald E. Westlake directly on the title page; The Hook is a mystery novel set in the fictional town of Westlake. The town's only police officer, Harry Bosch, is investigating a series of homicides that appear to be the work of a serial killer. Bosch's investigations lead him to the town's most secretive figure, a billionaire named Elias Koteas. Koteas is the owner of a fishing boat that Bosch believes is connected to the murders. Bosch is also investigating the death of his daughter, who he believes may have been killed by the same killer. The Hook is a fast-paced, suspenseful novel that will keep readers guessing until the final page.; 8vo; Signed by Author .

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In the history of literary collaborations, there has never been one as fiendishly fascinating--and exquisitely explosive--as the one that Donald E. Westlake has cooked up in his new novel. The tale of two men who live in a world of fiction, words, scenes, characters, and the tyranny of the New York Times bestseller list, The Hook brilliantly unveils a literary deception fueled by envy, fury, guilt, anger, and admiration. When Wayne Prentice sells his soul to his old friend, he begins a Hitchcockian journey to all the things he has ever wanted--at a price far too great to pay. . . .Once again, Donald E. Westlake proves that on the landscape of American letters he is a unique force of his own. From his hilarious Dortmunder comic capers to his novels written under the name of Richard Stark and his psychologically galvanizing The Ax, Westlake has delivered one agonizing twist and turn after another. In The Hook he is at his best. And for the reader, there is no getting away.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18273
Title: The Hook - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Westlake, Donald E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0892965886
ISBN 13: 9780892965885
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang

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