THE DARK HOURS. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. Virtually as new - wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to a b/w cityscape photographic illustrated special boud in 'Signed First Edition' title page - illustration repeated from dw/dj front panel - and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour photographic cityscape illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,embossed,gilt lettered author name, capitalised,glossy white-lettered title,capitalised white-lettered strap line at top edge, and other capitalised white +gold lettering of another' new Ballard & Bosch thriller' to its lower edge,spine/backstrip with thumbnail repeated, colour photograph as front panel to head,and capitalised, blocked gilt-lettered author name and capitalised,glossy, white-lettered title and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated colophon,to foot of same; rear panel with repeated colour photographic cityscape as front but to its top edge and critics' capitalised red+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – head of spine/backstrip with miniscule bumping and reciprocal creases - and no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,unblemished,no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean and without blemish,sharp-cornered,original plain white cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain dark purple endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-391pp [paginated] includesPts 1-3 comprising 28,7 and 11 chapters and an Epilogue respectively;a half-title page,an author SIGNED,illustrated title 'Signed First Edition' separator page,title page,a dedication,individual separator pages,and to the rear,2pp blanks between pp388/91, Acknowledgements,and as last page an About The Author page,last two named with blank verso each. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and especially as a SIGNED example of Connelly's canon. On New Year's Eve at the end of one of the hardest years in history,hundreds of revellers shoot their guns into the air in time-honoured LA tradition. But as the rain of lead comes down,a man is shot dead in the middle of a crowded street party. Detective Renée Ballard soon connects the bullet to an unsolved cold case last worked by legendary ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch. As they investigate where the old and new cases connect,a new crime shatters the night shift. The Midnight Men are a pair of violent predators who stalk the city during the dark hours,and will kill to keep their identities secret. In a police department shaken to the core by pandemic and protests,both cases have the power to save Ballard's belief in the job - or take everything from her.THE DARK HOURS is the third book in the Renee Ballard & HArry BBosch series,following 'Dark Sacred Night', 'The Night Fire' respectively and preceding 'Desert Star. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **