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Poet in the Gutter
by John F. Baker
ISBN: 0312143931
ISBN-13: 9780312143930
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Private detective Sam Turner agrees to help Terry Deacon, a fellow 12-stepper who wants to have his wife followed. By the time Sam figures out that what Deacon really wants is a cheap bodyguard for her, Deacon is already dead and Sam is in the middle of a bizarre plot to kill all the former housemates of a famous New Zealand poet.
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When private detective Sam Turner agrees to help a fellow twelve-stepper who wants to have his wife followed, he stumbles into a plot to kill all of the former house mates of New Zealand poet Graham East.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 1996
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Pages: 238
Publisher's Notes
Sam Turner is trying to turn his life around. Newly divorced, he's kicked the habit of his wife and now he's working on the booze. Introducing himself at a group meeting one night, he succumbs to a sudden impulse to say he's a private detective, and the Sam Turner Detective Agency is born. Terry, one of the men from the meeting, comes to Sam because he thinks his wife is having an affair. Can he hire Sam on retainer? Piece of cake, Sam thinks. Follow her, snap a few photographs, pocket the money - how hard can it be? The case starts out so smoothly, Sam's convinced that life is really looking up. But then Terry is brutally stabbed to death, and the police begin to think they have a serial killer on their hands. Suddenly Sam's career as a private detective is taking off by leaps and bounds.
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Poet in the Gutter
Baker, John F
St Martins Pr. Hardcover. 0312143931 A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1996 St Martins Pr Hard Cover . Very Good. 1996. ( more information)
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St Martins Pr, 1996-08. Hardcover. Very Good. This is a gently used former library book with the usual stamps and stickers.Satisfaction guaranteed. ( more information)
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St. Martin's, 1996. Hardback. 1st Am. Ed., x-library, vg/vg Series Character: P.I. Sam Turner Dust Jackets have protective plastic covers ( more information)
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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1996. 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine in Fine Dustjacket. ISBN 0-312-14393-1, 8vo, 238pp. ( more information)
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Baker, John
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Slight cornerwear, clean interior. Slight wear to dust jacket.. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Yes, Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7+" - 9+" Tall. ( more information)
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Baker, John F
St Martins Pr, 1996. OOP ~ FIRST EDITION ~ Good/Good *** FLAWS: Ex-Library with ususal markings. Rfep missing. *** All text pages clean and tight. Mylar covered Dj is shiny, intact, unclipped. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY BOOK! ~ ~ ~ ~. ISBN: 0-312-14393-1. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. Literature & Fiction : General : Contemporary. ( more information)
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Baker, John F
NY: St Martin's Press, LLC, 1996. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr. Hardcover. 0312143931 As New ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . New. 1996. First Edition. ( more information)
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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr. Hardcover. 0312143931 As New ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . New. 1996. First Edition. ( more information)
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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr. Hardcover. 0312143931 As New ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . New. 1996. First Edition. ( more information)
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BAKER, JOHN
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First US edition, first printing. Hardcover. The author's first novel. Fine book in fine dj. ( more information)
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Baker,John
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Poet In the Gutter
John Baker
First American Edition of the first Sam Turner mystery. In fine / fine unread condition. ( more information)
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Poet in the Gutter
John F. Baker
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