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Person or Persons Unknown
by Bruce Alexander
ISBN: 0425165663
ISBN-13: 9780425165669
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Blind magistrate Sir John Fielding and his trusty teenage assistant Jeremy track down a Jack-the-Ripper-like serial killer in 18th-century London.
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"The two make a wonderful team. Jeremy's youthful eagerness for adventure sets the invigorating pace and pulls us into the lively street scenes. Taking his lead, we prowl dark, sinister alleys with those first policemen, the Bow Street Runners, and follow the bone collector to the macabre garden where the city buries its unmourned dead. But it is Sir John who puts the criminal events into perspective by sharing his clear, if troubling, insights into the greed, corruption and shocking inhumanity that challenged the urban conscience in these hard, thrilling times." -- Marilyn Stasio
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Published date: 1998
Size: 4 x 6.75 inches
Weight: 0.4 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Eighteenth-century London: prostitutes are being brutally murdered in Covent Garden. Sir John Fielding, the blind magistrate who confounded London's first police force, must call upon his keen intellect and uncommon detecting skills to solve this shocking series of crimes with a plan that is as daring as it is desperate...
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Person or Persons Unknown (Sir John Fielding)
Bruce Alexander
Berkley. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Person or Persons Unknown
Alexander, Bruce
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Prime Crime, 1998 Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased and slightly rolled, overall a very crisp and clean used first Prime Crime mass market edition! "Person or Persons Unknown once again brings readers toeighteenth-century London, where prostitutes are being brutally murdered in Covent Garden. Sir John Fielding, the blind magistrate who cofounded London's first police force, calls upon his keen intellect and uncommon detecting skills to solve this shocking series of crimes----each one disturbingly different from the last. With the help of Jeremy, his young assistant and ward, Fielding sets out to capture the killer----with a plan that is as daring as it is desperate.....". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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Person or Persons Unknown (Sir John Fielding)
Bruce Alexander
Berkley, 1998-10-01. Paperback. Good. In stock and available for immediate shipment. Complimentary upgrade to first-class shipping (choose standard shipping at checkout). Apparent first printing (full number line). Out of print and limited availability. Not ex-library. No remainder mark. Pages clean, white, and tight with no highlighting, underlining, or marginalia. Spine moderately creased. No dust jacket as issued. Decorative wraps with light edge and shelf wear, a few chips on front cover. Book is cocked. Open page ends are beginning to tan with age. Ships promptly from a smoke-free home. Priority and international shipping available. Free delivery confirmation on domestic shipments. ( more information)
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Person or Persons Unknown
Alexander, Bruce
Berkley Pub Group. USED PAPERBACK. Binding:PAP Vendor: Berkley Pub Group Subject:Mystery/Suspense . 0425165663 . Binding:PAP. Vendor: Berkley Pub Group. Subject:Mystery/Suspense. ( more information)
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Person or Persons Unknown
Alexander, Bruce
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Prime Crime, 1998. Nice, unsold, unread first paperback edition, 6th printing of this Sir John Fielding mystery.. 1st Paperback Ed., 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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