Trophy Wife
by Kelly Lange
ISBN: 0684801914
ISBN-13: 9780684801919
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Devin Bradshaw is tired of her marriage to Paul, a Los Angeles clothing tycoon. The day she decides to divorce him is the day he gets murdered. Devin is the first on the list of suspects, along with Paul's first wife, his ex-mistress, and a union organizer.
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"...[A] fresh spin on a familiar phenomenon in [Lange's] surprisingly entertaining first novel...Lange will amuse you with her eye for gossipy L.A. detail." -- Joyce R. Slater
-- Chicago Tribune Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
Publisher's Notes
A story of wealth, revenge, and murder profiles a beautiful young wife accused of killing her business tycoon husband--a cold and arrogant man with many enemies in his personal and his business life. A first novel.
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Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684801914 A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. 1995 Simon & Schuster Hard Cover . Very Good. 1995. ( more information) Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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Simon & Schuster, 1995 Hard cover. Good. Good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade.. ( more information) Offered by Red Rover Do Over (United States)
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Simon & Schuster, 1995. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. One Name Underline On Forward Page, Corners/Edges Lightly Worn, Sm Ding/Tear On Front Cover, Text is Clean/Unmarked, Overall Good Copy ( more information) Offered by Solanbooks (United States)
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Simon & Schuster, 1995. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Boards Soiled, Corners Bumped, Interior Unmarked, Good Copy ( more information) Offered by Solanbooks (United States)
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New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Very good hardcover in very good dustjacket. Sticker on FFE page. Nice clean tight copy. All hardcovers are shipped in protective Demco mylar.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Snowball Bookshop (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon and Schuster, 1995. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Karl W. Theis & Sons (United States)
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Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684801914 First print, very good condition hardcover. Shop & Save with us at kjcactusbooks! . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Kjcactusbooks (United States)
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TROHPY WIFE
LANGE, KELLY
New York, NY, U.S.A.: SIMON & SCHUSTER 1995, 1995 HC NF/DJ VG. A SIGNED COPY BY MS. LANGE READS, "TO LEN, FROM ONE AUTHOR TO ANOTHER-I LOVED MEETING YOU TODAY HERE AT PORTRAIT-AND OF COURSE, YOU AND I HAVE A LOVE AFFAIR GOING!. Signed by Author. Third. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by BookTown USA (United States)
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Simon & Schuster, New York, 1995, First Printing - Hardcover - VG/dust jacket VG - 382 pages - ISBN No. 0-684-80191-4. U.S.A. only.. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Helen Hyden (United States)
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Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684801914 Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 2nd printing. ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Fine. ( more information) Offered by Robinson Street Books (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good -/Very Good -. 1995. Hardcover. 9.8 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches 0684801914 Signed by Author Remainder 384pp. Has light wear. Price sticker on Cover/DJ. Remainder Mark. Internally Clean. Signed on title page by author. Lang:English. Vols:1, Wt: 2lbs. . ( more information) Offered by The John Bale Book Co. (United States)
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The Trophy Wife
Lange, Kelly
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1995. DJ is clean and colorful, some edgewear. Cover is black paper on boards. Spine is black paper with gold lettering. Cover, Pages and Binding are clean and tight.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by Top Notch books (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995 5th Printing. Signed by Author. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Book Orphanage (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995 Personalized/Inscribed to previous owner. 3rd Printing. Signed by Author. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Book Orphanage (United States)
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TROPHY WIFE
Lange, Kelly
Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Signed by author on title page. Author's first novel. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.. ISBN: 0684801914. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MARRIED PEOPLE MYSTERIES. ( more information) Offered by Joe Staats, Bookseller (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1995 Hardcopy with white paper-covered boards, grey cloth spine, silver printing on spine and front cover, is in VERY FINE condition. Brodart-wrapped DJ, NOT price-clipped, is VERY FINE as well. Signed by author on title page. Devin Yorke may look the part -- she's young, gorgeous, and married to one of L.A.'s most desirable and powerful men -- Paul Bradshaw, founder and owner of L.A. Garb, the largest clothes manufacturer in the country. Yet while she does add luster to the image of any man lucky enough to have her arm draped around his own, Devin Yorke is not a woman who fits the bill of "Trophy Wife." She is a nineties woman who's got the brains to match her beauty, and the drive and ambition to rival any man -- even her powerhouse husband. And now the lovely young Devin is at the end of her rope, tormented by her husband's coldness and infuriated by his arrogance and monumental ego. On the very same day that Devin decides she can bear it no longer, Paul turns up dead. Her husband's recent decision to base his hot, new apparel division in South Central to help rebuild that riot-torn sector of Los Angeles had made his reputation soar to heroic proportions. But while the public grieves his loss, those close to him stand only to gain from his demise, making the list of suspects remarkably full. Sam, Paul's ne'er-do-well brother, is in line to inherit the business. His sex-pot assistant and former mistress, Alex, gets to hold onto her job -- and maybe much more. There's a whole slew of scorned lovers, including tossed-aside ex-wife Rosemary, who have long harbored dreams of revenge. There's also a group of employees who are fed up with being cheated and have possibly been pushed aside one time too many; and, of course, there is his widow, Devin, who has the most to gain, and becomes the main murder suspect.. Signed by Author. First Edition/5th Printing - Signed. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. White Paper-Covered Boards. ( more information) Offered by Chozen Books (United States)
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The Trophy Wife **Signed**
Lange, Kelly
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Signed by author on title page - signature only. Book in Mylar cover First edition, First Printing No remainder marks, no ink markings. NOT priced clipped. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by All-Ways Fiction (United States)
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Kelly Lange, SIGNED Inscribed Dated by author Los Angeles TV Television Anchorwoman KNBC , DJ Design Corsillo/Manzone
Simon & Schuster, 1995. HBDJ, 1995, 1st edition with #1 Intact in NumberLine, F/ F, 382 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by BLUFF PARK RARE BOOKS (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995 Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Book Orphanage (United States)
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Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684801914 INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR KELLY LANGE . Fine. ( more information) Offered by Heroic Image (United States)
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Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684801914 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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