{"product_id":"unholy-dying-robert-barnard-uncorrected-proof-signed","title":"Unholy Dying, Robert Barnard — Uncorrected Proof, Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: New York, Scribner, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 288.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The book presents exceptionally well in its original pictorial wrappers. The binding remains tight, square, and completely uncreased along the spine, suggesting the volume has been read very carefully, if at all. The covers show only the faintest hint of superficial shelf-wear at the extreme corner tips, retaining a bright, unrubbed finish. Internally, the text block is clean, crisp, and free from foxing or toning, with the pages remaining bright and securely attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is an Advanced Uncorrected Proof, issued by the publisher prior to the first edition's formal release for internal use and review purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThis particular copy carries a notable provenance, bearing a warm, handwritten presentation inscription from Robert Barnard to fellow British crime writer Eileen Dewhurst: \"To Eileen with love Robert Barnard\" on the half-title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eWhile standard uncorrected proofs of Barnard's work occasionally appear on the open market, association copies bearing direct connections between contemporaries within the crime fiction community are genuinely scarce and highly desirable for collectors of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eFather Christopher Pardoe is a compassionate and beloved priest, but his frequent visits to the home of a young, single mother soon set the local gossip mill turning. When a prominent, muckraking tabloid journalist who eagerly exploited the ensuing sex-and-the-church scandal is found bludgeoned to death, Inspector Mike Oddie and Sergeant Charlie Peace are thrust into an investigation overflowing with suspects. Set against the deceptively tranquil backdrop of Shipley, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"479\"\u003eUnholy Dying\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, character-driven chiller that explores the devastating consequences of vicious rumours and the sins of indifference.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55853793247571,"sku":"6999","price":35.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261110_103451.jpg?v=1794480937","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/unholy-dying-robert-barnard-uncorrected-proof-signed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}