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The Death Collectors

The Death Collectors Hardcover - 2005

by Kerley, Jack

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first

In 1972, on the day of his sentencing, renowned artist and serial killer Marsden Hexcamp is shot dead in the courtroom. Members of his Mansonesque band of followers are imprisoned or simply disappear.

Fast-forward more than thirty years: A suspected prostitute is found murdered in a candlelit motel room, the first in a series of horrors suggesting Hexcamp's art remains alive and treacherous. Following a trail of beautiful--and profoundly disturbing--artwork, homicide detectives Carson Ryder and Harry Nautilus descend into the shocking world of the Death Collectors, people who spend vast sums to collect serial-killer memorabilia. As Ryder and Nautilus race to solve a thirty-year conspiracy, it becomes sadly evident that at the intersection of art and madness, death is beauty, tragedy a memento, and suffering suitable for framing.

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New York: Dutton, 2005. E3 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has label on the front, dust jacket and book have light tanning and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 320 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Title The Death Collectors
  • Author Kerley, Jack
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dutton, New York
  • Date 2005
  • Bookseller's Inventory # EC23542BB
  • ISBN 9780525948773 / 0525948775
  • Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.36 x 1.18 in (24.28 x 16.15 x 3.00 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Serial murderers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004028816
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

Thirty years after his death, Marsden Hexcamp's 'Art of the Final Moment' remains as sought after as ever. But this is no ordinary collection. Hexcamp's portfolio was completed with the aid of a devoted band of acolytes – and half a dozen victims, each of whom was slowly tortured to death so that their final agonies could be distilled into art.When tiny scraps of Hexcamp's 'art' begin appearing at murder scenes alongside gruesomely displayed corpses, Detective Carson Ryder and his partner Harry Nautilus must go back three decades in search of answers.Meanwhile an auction has been announced and the death collectors are gathering. These wealthy connoisseurs of serial-killer memorabilia will pay millions to acquire Hexcamp's art – unless Carson and Harry can beat them in their quest for the anti-grail.

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