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THE HOOK
by Westlake, Donald E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0892965886
- ISBN 13
- 9780892965885
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mysterious Press, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. the winner of three Edgars, a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Westlake hasn't lost his touch for those situations where things suddenly, violently, go out of control as in this story of a writer hired to ghost a book for a bestselling author with writer's block and a multi-million dollar contract; hardcover; small spot of glue residue from address sticker on upper corner of fep, o/w text and boards are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only minor surface and edgewear.
Synopsis
In the history of literary collaborations, there has never been one as fiendishly fascinating--and exquisitely explosive--as the one that Donald E. Westlake has cooked up in his new novel. The tale of two men who live in a world of fiction, words, scenes, characters, and the tyranny of the New York Times bestseller list, The Hook brilliantly unveils a literary deception fueled by envy, fury, guilt, anger, and admiration. When Wayne Prentice sells his soul to his old friend, he begins a Hitchcockian journey to all the things he has ever wanted--at a price far too great to pay. . . .Once again, Donald E. Westlake proves that on the landscape of American letters he is a unique force of his own. From his hilarious Dortmunder comic capers to his novels written under the name of Richard Stark and his psychologically galvanizing The Ax, Westlake has delivered one agonizing twist and turn after another. In The Hook he is at his best. And for the reader, there is no getting away.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003252
- Title
- THE HOOK
- Author
- Westlake, Donald E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0892965886
- ISBN 13
- 9780892965885
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, BIBLIOMYSTERY, GHOSTWRITER, NEW YORK, SUSPENSE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; New York; Bibliomystery;
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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- Tight
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