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New York,: Mulholland Books / Little, Brown & C, 2014 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days--as he has done before--and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realizes. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were to be published, it would ruin lives-meaning that there are a lot of people who might want him silenced. When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any Strike has encountered before.A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn..

London: Sphere Books. 2014. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publishers original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, just slightly softened at the spine tips, the cloth and silver bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper, that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£20.00 net to the front flap). Signed by the author as Robert Galbraith in black ink on the title page and with the hologram sticker to the facing page, as issued. The second novel in the Cormoran Strike series. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Sphere Books. 2014. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publishers original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A superb fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and silver bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper, that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£20.00 net to the front flap). Signed by the author as Robert Galbraith in black ink on the title page and with the hologram sticker to the facing page, as issued. This example was retailed by Goldsboro Books as part of their "Strike It Lucky" promotion, the original golden ticket and envelope loosely laid in. The second Cormoran Strike novel; adapted for the popular BBC television series starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request.… Read More