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The Old Silent
by Grimes, Martha
- Used
- very good
- First
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316323187
- ISBN 13
- 9780316323185
- Seller
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Webster, New York
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About This Item
New York: Little, Brown, 1989. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Remainder mark, edges lightly foxed. 1989 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. Violence finds a burned-out Richard Jury when he becomes the only witness to a murder in a cozy inn called the Old Silent. Though Nell Healey shot her husband in cold blood, Jury will go to any lengths to help her and break through her reticence to untangle a web of twisted motives-and twisted lives.
Synopsis
Feeling burned out, Jury takes an unplanned stopover in Yorkshire and books a room at a cozy inn called the Old Silent. Violence finds him anyway when he becomes the only witness to a murder. Though Nell Healey shot her husband in cold blood, Jury will go to any lengths to help her, including taking sick leave from Scotland Yard to investigate. Calling on his old friend Melrose Plant for help, he must break through Nell’s reticence to untangle a web of twisted motives—and twisted lives....
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 2308212
- Title
- The Old Silent
- Author
- Grimes, Martha
- Format/binding
- First Edition
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0316323187
- ISBN 13
- 9780316323185
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1989
- Keywords
- MYSTERY THRILLER
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About Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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