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Q IS FOR QUARRY
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. Back panel of jacket has sticker residue that resists a
- ISBN 10
- 0399149155
- ISBN 13
- 9780399149153
- Seller
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Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. . Back panel of jacket has sticker residue that resists all manner of . removal.. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. She was a 'Jane Doe', an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on, and after months of investigation, the murder remained unsolved. That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case ...and they turn to Kinsey Millhone to help them find closure. But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer. (Based on an unsolved homicide that occured in 1969) ; 9.25 x 6 x 1.5 inches; 385 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Quarry , n. An open excavation. Quarry , v. Transitive: To dig or take from. Intransitive: To delve into. Quarry , n. An object pursued or hunted; prey. She was a "Jane Doe," an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on. The woman was young, her hands were bound with a length of wire, there were multiple stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed. After months of investigation, the murder remained unsolved. That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case. Old and ill, they need someone to help with their legwork and they turn to Kinsey Millhone. They will, they tell her, find closure if they can just identify the victim. Kinsey is intrigued and agrees to the job. But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer.
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- Bookseller
- Blackbird Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8436
- Title
- Q IS FOR QUARRY
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. Back panel of jacket has sticker residue that resists a
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399149155
- ISBN 13
- 9780399149153
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- MYSTERIES, KINSEY, CALIFORNIA, PRIVATE Investigator
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries & Thrillers; Special / Signed Books;
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Trumbull, Connecticut
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