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Q IS FOR QUARRY
by GRAFTON, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
2002. GRAFTON, Sue. Q IS FOR QUARRY. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2002]. Small quarto, cloth and boards in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Grafton on the half-title page: "For Paul... Sue Grafton." Paul was a sales representative for the publisher. Fine in d/j. $15.00.
Synopsis
Quarry , n. An open excavation. Quarry , v. Transitive: To dig or take from. Intransitive: To delve into. Quarry , n. An object pursued or hunted; prey. She was a "Jane Doe," an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on. The woman was young, her hands were bound with a length of wire, there were multiple stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed. After months of investigation, the murder remained unsolved. That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case. Old and ill, they need someone to help with their legwork and they turn to Kinsey Millhone. They will, they tell her, find closure if they can just identify the victim. Kinsey is intrigued and agrees to the job. But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2474
- Title
- Q IS FOR QUARRY
- Author
- GRAFTON, Sue
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 2002
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
On-line dealer of rare & out-of-print books, specializing in autographs, signed copies & association copies.
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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