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THE GREEN RIPPER.
by MACDONALD, JOHN D
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, [1979]., 1979. First edition. First edition. Signed by the author on the half title page. Fine bright copy in a bright dust jacket. An exceptional copy. Travis McGee mystery novel.
Synopsis
The Green Ripper is the eighteenth of 21 Travis McGee novels written by John D. McDonald. It won the National Book Award for the category of mystery in 1980, and was the first and only book in that category to receive the award. The plot is centered on revenge against a secretive, terrorist cult that is responsible for killing McGee's lover Gretel. The title is a word play on the name of the Grim Reaper.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44340
- Title
- THE GREEN RIPPER.
- Author
- MACDONALD, JOHN D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company, [1979].
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1979
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