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Hell to Pay
by George Pelecanos
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Tucson, Arizona: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2002. SIGNED. NF/F. Limited Signed Edition. This is number 4 of 350 copies signed by George Pelecanos. Stated First Edition. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and original yellow Brillianta cloth binding, with gilt titles. Light creases to spine head and top front board near spine. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Faint abrasion marks to top fore-edges near the spine. The dust jacket is Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. Slipcase has light crease to spine tail edge, else fine.
Washington, D.C. private investigators Derek Strange and Terry Quinn are hired to find a 14-year-old white girl from the suburbs who's run away from home and is now working as a prostitute - but then a senseless death shakes Derek Strange's existence.
A victim shot down by bullets meant for another; a tragic accident that strikes just too close to home. Strange's grief is all-consuming and he swears to track down and destroy the killers - ghetto style. But as he throws himself deeper and deeper into the hunt, he has to ask questions of himself and his world that he would rather not.
It is the second novel to involve the characters and is preceded by Right as Rain and followed by Soul Circus and Hard Revolution. From one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3213
- Title
- Hell to Pay
- Author
- George Pelecanos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dennis McMillan Publications
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, Arizona
- Date Published
- 2002
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- derek strange, washington dc, terry quinn
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Limited Editions; Signed Limited Editions; Signed Books;
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About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
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Carrollton, Texas
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