DARK ROOMS. [The New TENNISON Thriller.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, montage'd colour photographic illustrated front of dw/dj with author's embossed,glossy,white-lettered name and capitalised,embossed,glossy yellow-lettered title; capitalised,matt white-lettered strapline and other capitalised,matt white-lettered THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER credit to top egde of dw/dj and a printed,glossy,yellow-bordered black roundel with capitalised,white-lettered legend - THE NEW TENNISON THRILLER within.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's,a thumbnail colour photograph detail from front and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered Initial of its name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with monochrome photograph with capitalised green+ white-lettered story straplines and 3 critic's green+ white lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,light minimal creasing along the top,rear edge only – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp and clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt capitalised lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,2-314pp [paginated] includes 28 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,potted,author's biography,title page,a dedication,and to the rear, Acknowledgements,author's b/w portrait photographic illutrated advertisement for her Readers' Club website and an article on the new title's background etc., to it's reverse,a list of 7 previous Jane Tennison novels,b/w illustrated adverts for Detective Jack Warr novels(2),WIDOWS & WIDOW'S REVENGE, and her (then) new Podcast respectively. Author's 8th TENNISON novel. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Helena Lanark is an elderly woman, living in a luxurious care home.The heiress of an immense family fortune, she keeps the secret to the horror which once occurred within the Lanark family house.Jane Tennison is leading a murder investigation into the recent brutal death of a young girl, her decomposed starved body discovered in an old air raid shelter in the garden of the Lanark's now derelict house. Initially the focus is on identifying the victim, until another body is found, hidden in the walls of the shelter.As the investigation and search for answers intensifies, Jane travels to Australia.There she discovers the dark secret, that the Lanark family has kept hidden for decades. A secret, that not only threatens to bring down a family dynasty, but also places Jane Tennison in mortal danger . . . Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,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 the 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **