The Fall-Down Artist by Lipinski, Thomas - 1994

First edition first printing of the first novel in the Carroll Dorsey series. In fine / fine unread condition.

St. Martin's Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St Martins Pr, 1994-03. Hardcover. Good.

New York: St Martins Press, 1994. First printing of the author's first mystery. Upper edge of the text block lightly foxed. Jacket shows just a hint of wear at the lower corners, in mylar. Signed by Lipinski on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1994. First Edition, May 1994, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Publishers sheet laid in requesting readers a copy of reader's review. First novel in the Carroll Dorsey series. A SHAMUS AWARD FINALST for Best first Novel and Finalist in the St. Martin's Press/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel contest. "Lipinski debuts with a downbeat, droll tale which, marked by several wily and congenial turns, cannily mines the Pittsburgh area. Carroll Dorsey, 30-ish and the son of a rich and powerful politician, is a classic underachiever: an ex-college basketball star, ex-Army MP and ex-investigator for the county DA's office, he's now romancing a nurse, drinking a lot of Rolling Rock and investigating suspect cases for an insurance company. Meanwhile his father, intent on importing high technology to the area, is driving what's left of the city's old metal… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Book. Illus. by Sandra Dionisi;. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 266 pp. Personalized inscripiton by Thomas Lipinski on the title page. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Dj art by Sandra Dionisi..

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Front board lightly soiled, some small stains on pastedowns, very good or better in a very good or better lightly edgeworn dustwrapper with internal staining. Author's first book.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: St. Martin's Press,, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. Author's FIRST novel. Carroll Dorsey was on his way to becoming a basketball star when an injury ended that dream. Now-he's a private detective in Pittsburgh, working insurance fraud cases. Thomas Lipinski brings the reader the vivid atmosphere of this working class side of America. The people are real, the setting is real and the suspense, based in the desparate measures of desperate people, is riveting. This book was a finalist in the St. Martin's Press/PWA First Private Eye Novel contest. This book appears UNREAD.