NY,NY.: W. Morrow, 1982. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Hentoff is a staff writer for 'The Village Voice' and 'The New Yorker, best known for his work on jazz, civlil liberties and police work. Hentoff has written a suspenseful mystery featuring a pair of New York City cops, one a laconic African-American, the other a hard-edged, middle-aged Jewish cop, investigating a grisly knife murder in Greenwich Village. His first mystery, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Synopsis

Sometimes mystery master Donald E. Westlake is the author of uproarious crime capers. Sometimes he has a mean streak-and its name is Parker. From his noir classic The Man with the Getaway Face to his recent novel Nobody Runs Forever, whenever Westlake writes as Stark, he lets Parker run loose-a ruthless criminal in a world of vulnerable "straights."On a sunny October afternoon a man is running up a hill. He's not dressed for running. Below him are barking police dogs and waiting up ahead is a stranger-with a rifle, a life full of regrets, and a parrot at home who will mutely witness just how much trouble the runner, Parker, can bring into an ordinary life.The rabbit hunter is Tom Lindahl, a small-town lonely heart nursing a big-time grudge against the racetrack that fired him. He knows from the moment he sees Parker that he's met a professional thief-and a man with murder in his blood. Rescuing Parker from the chase hounds, Lindahl invites the fugitive into his secluded home. He plans to rip off his former employer and exact a deadly measure of revenge-if he can get Parker to help.But Tom doesn't know Parker and that the desperate criminal will do anything to survive-no matter who has to die...

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Murder By The Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016568
Title: Blues for Charlie Darwin
Author: Hentoff, Nat
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0688012604
ISBN 13: 9780688012601
Publisher: W. Morrow
Place of Publication: NY,NY.
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: CRIME & MYSTERY , First Mystery, New York, POLICE PROCEDURE
Bookseller catalogs: Police Procedural; Debut Novel; New York City;

Terms of Sale

Murder By The Book

All items are subject to prior sale. Postage and handling (North America) is $4.20for the first book, and 1.50 cents for each additional book for Media Mail. $9.00 for the first book, and $2.50 for each additional book for Priority Mail. In the event where Shipping Destination warrants it, we may request additional shipping funds. Please contact us for the exact shipping charges. International: Please ask for cost. Returns: Books may be returned for any reason within 7 days after receipt provided they have not been damaged by purchaser.

About the Seller

Murder By The Book

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2004

Warwick, Rhode Island

Ask Seller a Question

About Murder By The Book

In business since 1978 specializing in Mystery, Detective Fiction both in hardcover and collectible paperbacks.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Number Line: A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...