SUICIDE HILL
by Ellroy, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24661)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Mysterious Press, [1986]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24661). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed inscription by Ellroy on the half title page. "Like Thomas Harris, the starker Ellroy bridges the gap between crime and out-and-out horror." - St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, pp. 339-40. The third Sgt. Lloyd Hopkins. Hubin, p. 265.
Synopsis
James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. Quartet novels--The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz--were international bestsellers. American Tabloid was Time's Novel of the Year for 1995; his memoir My Dark Places was a Time Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Notable Book for 1996; The Cold Six Thousand was a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year for 2001. He lives on the California coast.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24661
- Title
- SUICIDE HILL
- Author
- Ellroy, James
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24661)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1986]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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