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FEARLESS JONES
by Mosley, Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316592382
- ISBN 13
- 9780316592383
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 2001. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In his first mystery-thriller in five years, the author of the award-winning Easy Rawlins novels, introduces Fearless Jones, a black World War II veteran who refuses to duck his head and disappear into the background in racist 1950s Los Angeles, and his friend, Paris Minton, who is minding his own business in his small used bookstore when Elana Love walks in. In the next 24 hours Paris is beaten up, shot at, robbed and the bookstore burned to the ground. A remainder mark on bottom edge of text, o/w text and boards are clean, tight, square in a dustjacket showing minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.
Synopsis
Paris Minton is minding his own business--a small used bookstore of which he is the proud proprietor--when a beautiful woman named Elana Love walks in and asks a few questions. Within the next twenty-four hours, Paris has been beaten up, made love to, shot at, and robbed, and his bookstore has been burned to the ground. He's in so much trouble he has no choice but to get his friend Fearless Jones out of jail to help. Fearless Jones is an army veteran, a man who is proud of his accomplishments during World War II, and refuses to step into the background now that the war is over. Violence dogs Fearless's every step, and Paris has tried to keep his distance. But there's no friend like the one you need. The two set out to find the elusive Elana Love, and every step leads them deeper into a bewildering vortex of money and betrayal. Their questions bring out a ruthless and racist cop, a gang of vicious ex-cons, and an elderly Jewish woman who is as determined to help the two friends as others are toharm them. These two Black men in 1950s Los Angeles have few rights, little money, and no recourse under attack. But they have their friends, th
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002669
- Title
- FEARLESS JONES
- Author
- Mosley, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0316592382
- ISBN 13
- 9780316592383
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, BIBLIOMYSTERY,THRILLER, 1950S, LOS ANGELES, RACISM, CALIFORNIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Bibliomystery; African American;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- O/W
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- Remainder Mark
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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