A Nasty Dose of Death, Paul Adam — 1st Edition, Signed

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A Nasty Dose of Death, Paul Adam — 1st Edition, Signed

Name: A Nasty Dose of Death, Paul Adam — 1st Edition, Signed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 7000
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Publication London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1994

Formatting 8vo.

Condition Report Fine. The book presents superbly, bound in the publisher’s original red cloth with bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine. The binding remains notably tight and square, showing scarcely any shelf-wear to the extremities. The text block is exceptionally clean, though bearing the faint, uniform age-toning to the page edges that is entirely characteristic of British paper-stock from this period. It is housed in an unclipped dust jacket which remains vibrant and crisp, suffering only from the most trivial rubbing at the spine ends.

Catalogue Note First Edition, First Printing, complete with the full number line '9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' to the copyright page.

This particular copy boasts an excellent provenance, having been warmly inscribed by the author in blue ink to the title page: ‘To Lola & James, with all good wishes, Paul Adam’.

While Adam's later thrillers can be found with relative ease, true first editions of his early Crime Club releases—especially those bearing the author's signature—are uncommonly encountered on the open market, making this a highly desirable acquisition for collectors of modern British crime fiction.

Blurb

In this gripping, second instalment of the Mike McLean thriller series, the tenacious investigative journalist finds himself drawn into a murky web of violence on the seamier side of Sheffield. When McLean discovers small-time burglar Andy Peters dead in his flat with a snapped neck, it appears to be an isolated tragedy. But when ex-con scrap metal dealer James Silvester narrowly escapes an assassination attempt, McLean begins to suspect a sinister connection. A taut, tightly-plotted mystery that cements Adam's reputation as a master of suspense.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Paul Adam

Book Publisher: HarperCollins

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages:

Book Publication Year: 1994

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Mike McLean Thrillers

Country/region of manufacture: Glasgow, United Kingdom

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