RED LEAVES

N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1996. First edition, September 1996, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Very minor soiling at page edge else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. New England College setting. Publishers informational sheet laid in. 354 pages. "At 21, Kristina Kim is a senior at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. She is beautiful, pleasant, and the star player on the women's basketball team. Surrounded by her close friends Jim Shaw, Conni Tobias, and Albert Maplethorpe, Kristina has her whole life before her. But a week after Thanksgiving her body is found frozen in the deep snow near her dormitory. Spencer Patrick O'Malley, the detective in charge, coincidentally met Kristina shortly before her death and even had a date with her the week after the holiday. As Spencer conducts his investigation, he uncovers many peculiarities; for example, why did none of her trusted friends report Kristina missing in the nine days previous to the discovery of her body? When Spencer learns that Kristina died leaving $9 million to her friends, he digs deeper and finds a frightful secret. Simons's (Tully, LJ 4/15/94) characterizations are excellent, and she quickly draws the reader deeply into the nuances of the story". -- Library Journal. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.