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Tom Savage : Scavenger

Dutton, New York, 2000

ISBN 0525945385

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CG2 - A first edition (First Printing January 2000 stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Tom Savage and inscribed to Otto (Otto Penzler) on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling on edges, scattered rubbing and light scratches, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. In a novel that speeds from Manhattan to New Orleans, Los Angeles to Chicago, to a final showdown in a decaying mansion, acclaimed author Tom Savage takes us on a terrifying journey into the darkest labyrinths of the mind, creating a chilling portrait of a human monster that will not be soon forgotten. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 9.5"x6.5", 275 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 'I have always been a lover of games, Mr. Stevenson, and I would like to propose that you play one with me now. The game is of my own devising, along the lines of a scavenger hunt. But before you begin, there are three rules that must be followed at all times. . .' Tonight Mark Stevenson is on top of the world. Tonight he is celebrating the success of his latest novel at a glittering party with his lovely fiancée at his side. At dawn he will return to his Greenwich Village apartment and find a note taped to his door. It is both an invitation and an ultimatum. '1. You must follow my scenario strictly, as it is presented to you. You may not deviate from the order in which the clues arrive and the articles are retrieved.' This morning Mark has been given the first clue in a series of increasingly bizarre clues that could lead to the identity of the "Family Man," the real-life serial killer on whom Mark's novel is based, a depraved madman who slaughtered five families in five different cities then arranged their bodies in grotesque tableaux of holiday gaiety. He was never caught. He simply vanished. '2. No one else may know about the game. No one. The authorities, your friends, your associates - everyone. This is strictly between you and me.' Today a bizarre adventure begins; a desperate cross-country odyssey that will pit Mark against a shadowy gamester who calls himself Scavenger - and propel him deeper into the mystery of his own haunted past. '3. Once you have begun to play, you cannot stop for any reason until the game is over.'. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition
Signed by Author