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The Complete, Autographed Works of Suspense Novelist James Grady

by Grady, James

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SIGNED COPIES OF All 15* TITLES by bestselling suspense novelist JAMES GRADY are included in this ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLECTION. ALL BOOKS ARE SIGNED AND SEVERAL ARE ALSO INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR--but to no particular recipient. Thus, EACH INSCRIBED BOOK APPEARS TO BE INTENDED JUST FOR YOU!! ALL COPIES ARE FIRST EDITIONS/FIRST PRINTINGS; ELEVEN TITLES are BRAND NEW OR AS NEW. Considering the quality and condition of the individual books, and the fact that all of them are signed, makes this a VALUABLE COLLECTOR'S ITEM, OFFERED AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE (If you check, you will find that an equally fine, signed, copy of "Six Days of the Condor" by itself, when purchased on-line, normally fetches more than $300!) Perfect for a collector who loves spy thrillers, true crime and/or suspense novels. (*Note: Grady actually has published 14 novels, including two under pseudonyms; hoewver, his first book, "Six Days of the Condor," was reprinted under the title "Three Days of the Condor," the same one that was used for the hit 1975 movie based on the book.) Titles include: (1) "Six Days of the Condor" (1974), Grady's bestselling debut novel about a group of top-secret CIA analysts targeted for assassination by a rogue section of the Agency. Grady was just 24 and out of work when he knocked out his manuscript on an old manual typewriter while living in a garage in Missoula, Montana; (2) "Three Days of the Condor," a reprint of the same novel under the title of the hit 1975 movie based on the book, starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunnaway; (3) "Shadow of the Condor"(1975) picks up the story of CIA treachery where "Six Days" left off; (4) "The Great Pebble Affair" (1976), written under the pen name, "Brit Shelby," tells the story of eight people who conspire together to make millions, using "investment capital" stolen from a bank; (5) in "Catch The Wind" (1980), set during the 1970s energy crisis, members of a Montana cattle ranching community find themselves at each other's throats after a strip mining company offers fistfuls of cash to anyone willing to sell his or her grazing lands, which sit collectively atop a vast vein of coal; (6) in "Runner In The Street" (1984), Grady introduces veteran Washington, D.C., private eye John Rankin, who discovers a dark side of the nation's capital even he didn't know about, while investigating the murder of a Harrvard-educated prostitute whose father is a powerful U.S. Senator; (7) in his first paperback original, "Razor Game" (1985), Grady depicts the hunt for a serial killer who inexplicably targets both children and prostitutes, slashing them to death; (8) in "Hard Bargains" (1985), John Rankin reappears, this time to accept an assignment from a femme fatale with a very unusual request; (9) in his second and last paperback original, "Just A Shot Away" (1987), Grady introduces Baltimore homicide detective Devlin Rourke, who hunts for a mysterious assassin who already has slain four Baltimoreans and is gunning for more; (10) "Steeltown" (1989) portrays an epic struggle for wealth and political power among competing interests in a dying American 'rust belt' city; (11) "River of Darkness" (1991) marked Grady's critically acclaimed return to the deadly and murky world of espionage and intrigue among America's spymasters, recently humiliated by their failure to anticipate the Soviet Union's historic collapse; (12) "Thunder" (1994) is another post-Cold War CIA thriller, in which the Company's liaison to the U.S. Senate searches for the killer of a trusted colleague, while trying to avoid becoming his next victim; (13) "White Flame" (1996) finds FBI agents and local police forces scrambling to prevent the planned assassination of a charismatic, but also controversial, black ex-con turned politician, as he travels the country campaigning for president; (14) in "City of Shadows" (2000), published under the pen name "James Dalton," Grady revisits the Watergate era, inventing a chilling "what if?" scenario about what "really" happenened behind the scenes during Richard Nixon's tainted presidency; and, finally, (15) "Mad Dogs" (September 2006), in which five ex-CIA agents confined to a mental hospital (hence, the title) break out after being framed for the murder of their psychiatrist. The book traces their efforts to track down and expose the CIA 'mole' they suspect of having set them up. Books in this collection are not available for individual purchase, sold only as a complete set. All book jackets are in protective covers. All orders are bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. E-mail inquires from serious buyers only to jagronsky@aol.com. Signed by Author. First Edition. Mostly Hardcovers. Very Good to Brand New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Private Press.