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Dirty tricks (Crime)
by Dibdin, Michael
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571162169
- ISBN 13
- 9780571162161
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Faber and Faber, 1991-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. Signed by author Michael Dibdin on the title page. Dust jacket shows some very light rubbing and some light edgewear, is otherwise clean and bright. The boards are clean and straight, with light bumping to the corners and the top and bottom of spine. The spine is solid and firm. Interior text block is straight and firmly attached to the spine, and free of markings. First Edition. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in tall. Year: 1991.
Synopsis
'A nasty, original, murderously funny entertainment.' IndependentDennis and Karen lead a nice life in North Oxford until the day one of their dinner guests seduces Karen in the kitchen, setting in motion a chain of events which will destroy the thin veneer of their respectability and lead to ruthless murder.Dirty Tricks is a gripping and brilliant thriller set in contemporary Oxford, an unputdownable story in which the conventions of sex and violence have never been more satisfyingly explored.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-079082
- Title
- Dirty tricks (Crime)
- Author
- Dibdin, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571162169
- ISBN 13
- 9780571162161
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991-01-01
- X weight
- 15 oz
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