New York: Warner Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0446518042 . First edition/first printing in seemingly unread Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Nora Roberts is one of the most popular authors of romance novels. Her novels are often set in the fictional towns of Calla Bryn Sturgis and Blue Ridge, and often feature strong female characters who are determined to find love.; The 87th Precinct Novels; 8vo; FSA .

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It's not a mystery, it's a story of survival and triumph. That's what some people say about Romance, a would-be hit play about an actress pursued by a knife-wielding stalker. But isn't it romantic! Before the show can open, the leading lady is really attacked, outside the theater. And before the detectives of the 87th can solve that crime, the same actress is stabbed again. This time for keeps. A.D.A. Nellie Brand moves in for a murder conviction, but Detective Steve Carella is sure she's got the wrong guy, and wrestles for the case with Fat Ollie Weeks, Isola's foulest cop. While Bert Kling interviews witnesses and suspects ranging from the show's producers to the author - who has written novels about cops and knows how it's done - to the lead's lovely understudy, he can't keep his mind off what's happening to him. He's falling in love. With a doctor. Who happens to be a deputy chief surgeon. Who happens to be a black woman. In the city of Isola, nothing is black and white. In the play Romance, no one is guilty or innocent. And in the gritty reality of the 87th Precinct, everyone is in love with something - even if it's only murder.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 30387
Title: Romance - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: McBain, Ed
Format/Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0446518042
ISBN 13: 9780446518048
Publisher: Warner Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1995
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Collectible Out-of-print Rare, Mystery, Murder

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