Killing Time
by Thomas Berger
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Used. Good condition./Good condition.
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press, 1967. Used. Good condition./Good condition.. Hardcover.
Dust Jaket.
398 pp.
First Edition.
Meet Joseph Detweiler-a polite, sincere, and thoughtful murderer.
He believes in living in the moment, it's just that every moment comes at a price.
So when he murders Billie Bayson, her mother, and a boarder in their home on Christmas Eve, he really means no harm. He's also not the first suspect.
As the police delve into the sordid private lives of the Bayson family in the aftermath of this horrific event, seeking the real killer, Detweiler befriends Tierney, a detective assigned to the case. But as details of the case unravel, so does the chilling truth about Detweiler. He has not just committed the murder at hand. He believes he's performed a kindness to Billie and to himself. In his mind has freed her from life, and himself from the flow of time.
Can Detective Tierney live with knowing the killer was right under his nose?
Dust Jaket.
398 pp.
First Edition.
Meet Joseph Detweiler-a polite, sincere, and thoughtful murderer.
He believes in living in the moment, it's just that every moment comes at a price.
So when he murders Billie Bayson, her mother, and a boarder in their home on Christmas Eve, he really means no harm. He's also not the first suspect.
As the police delve into the sordid private lives of the Bayson family in the aftermath of this horrific event, seeking the real killer, Detweiler befriends Tierney, a detective assigned to the case. But as details of the case unravel, so does the chilling truth about Detweiler. He has not just committed the murder at hand. He believes he's performed a kindness to Billie and to himself. In his mind has freed her from life, and himself from the flow of time.
Can Detective Tierney live with knowing the killer was right under his nose?
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- Bookseller
- Globus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3353
- Title
- Killing Time
- Author
- Thomas Berger
- Book Condition
- Used. Good condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Thomas, Berger.
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