Buy this book on-line Robert Barnard : Death by Sheer TortureCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1982 ISBN 0684174375
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CD2 - A first US edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some scattered wrinkling, scratches, and rubbing, moderate tanning, and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, "Death by" on the title page marked out by the author, tanning and light shelf wear. Written in the witty, tongue-in-cheek style for which Robert Barnard is so well known, Death by Sheer Torture will add a further dimension to this Edgar nominee's already stunning reputation. 8.5"x6", 186 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Robert Barnard was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. In addition to over 40 books published under his own name, he also published four books under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable. His first crime novel, Death of an Old Goat, was published in 1974. The novel was written while he was a lecturer at University of Tromsų in Norway. He went on to write more than 40 other books and numerous short stories. As "Bernard Bastable", he published two standalone novels and two alternate history books, featuring Wolfgang Mozart - who had here survived to old age - as a detective. Barnard was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2003 by the Crime Writers Association for a lifetime of achievement. He said that his favourite crime writer was Agatha Christie. In 1980 he published a critique of her work titled A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Robert Barnard : Death by Sheer Torture. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, atlases, first editions, out-of-print books and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |