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In the Shoes of an Investigator: The True Life Adventures of a Private Eye (signed)
by O’Brien, Eldon (signed)
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition
- ISBN 10
- 1600478689
- ISBN 13
- 9781600478680
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Shelbyville, Kentucky: Wasteland Press, 2013. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. Near Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Laid-in is a custom bookmark promoting the book. 2013 [NOT 2018]. "First Printing - September 2013" (so stated). Photo illustrated. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "Welcome to the world of a real life private investigator. In a career that spanned the 1950's through the 2010's, Eldon O'Brien was an insurance adjuster-turned personal injury investigator. He has come face-to-face with cheating husbands, cold-blooded killers, greedy gamblers and modern-day vigilantes. His tenacity and distrust of those with the means and desire to abuse their power never waned as he succeeded in unlocking seemingly hopeless case after case. Now, more than 60 years later O'Brien shares his adventures with you and invites you to travel with him from Chicago to San Jose, San Francisco and Eureka, south to Los Angeles and Claremont, into Las Vegas, and all the way over to London, England and Pago Pago, Samoa. From the glamorous to the gritty, O'Brien's career as an investigator is a classic example of life imitating art. This book will help the aspiring investigator, the lawyer who relies on such an invaluable resource, the insurance agent who must question the value of a life, and anyone who wants proof that the doors impossibility can be opened... if you have the right 'Key.'". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. (vi), 269pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027827
- Title
- In the Shoes of an Investigator: The True Life Adventures of a Private Eye (signed)
- Author
- O’Brien, Eldon (signed)
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1600478689
- ISBN 13
- 9781600478680
- Publisher
- Wasteland Press
- Place of Publication
- Shelbyville, Kentucky
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- (vi), 269pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; True Crime / Law Enforcement;
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