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CONNELLY**, MICHAEL: : DESERT STAR. [THE NEW BALLARD & BOSCH THRILLER.] [Author SIGNED copy. **]

LONDON.ORION FICTION/an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.,2022.

ISBN 9781398714823.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to a special bound-in 'Signed First Edition' title page between the half-title and title pages and no price-clip to dw/dj - the front inner flap of dw/dj with an accidental pair of lower corner tip creases adjacent to published price.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,montage'd colour photographic images illustrated front of dw/dj,with author's capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered name; a capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title with an adjacent circular b/w illustrated+lettered adhesive SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR label near front's fore-edge,a critic's capitalised,matt white-lettered review at front's top edge; capitalised,matt black-lettered straplines and capitalised,matt white+gilt lettered THE NEW BALLARD & BOSCH THRILLER credit to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with thumbnail colour photograph detail from front to its head and similarly coloured+lettered author name+title and publisher's capitalised,matt black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with colour photographic detail from front,along rear top edge with 7 critics' capitalised,matt grey-lettered names and matt white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning and or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain pale oyster colour cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked mauve metallic gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain pale lilac endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED - without dedication,1st edn,1-388pp [paginated] includes Pts 1+2 comprising 37 and 17 chapters respectively,an Epilogue and Acknowledgements towards the rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED bound-in 'Signed First Edition' title page with a blank verso,a title page,a dedication, individual Pts separator pages,the latter three, each with a blank verso,and to the rear 2pp blanks preceding the Acknowledgements page and as the last page before rear endpaper is an About The Author page.   Visually the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightness,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. Detective Renee Ballard is given the chance of a lifetime: revive the LAPD's cold case unit and find justice for the families of the forgotten. The only catch is they must first crack the unsolved murder of the sister of the city councilman who is sponsoring the department - or lose everything. OTHERS YOU CAN'T FORGIVE. Harry Bosch is top of the list of investigators Ballard wants to recruit.The former homicide detective is a living legend - but for how long? Because Bosch has his own agenda: a crime that has haunted him for years - the murder of a whole family,buried out in the desert - which he vowed to close.      WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW WHO DID IT? With the killer still out there and evidence elusive - Bosch is on a collision course with a choice he hoped never to make.   Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.   N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                              

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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