By Barry Maitland
London   Orion
9.5" by 6.5" 1-326pp
An excellent, signed, first edition of Barry Maitland's mystery novel.
By Barry Maitland

1999 The Chalon Heads

London   Orion
9.5" by 6.5" 1-326pp
An excellent, signed, first edition of Barry Maitland's mystery novel.
£75.00
: 0.75kgs / : 673H15

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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

This signed first edition of crime fiction author Barry Maitland's mystery thriller 'The Chalon Heads' features Scotland Yard detectives Brock and Kolla in their fourth published case that follows the strange case of a former crook's wife being kidnapped and the ransom letters decorated with rare stamps that bare a remarkable likeness to the missing wife. Maitland won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel in 1996 for 'The Malcontenta', with 'The Chalon Heads' being shortlisted for the same prize. First edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. A thrilling and chilling work, Maitland's 'The Chalon Heads' stamps the author's name firmly to lists of great living crime writers.

Condition

In the publisher's original binding, with unclipped dustwrapper showing £16.99 price. Externally, very smart, with only very minor bumping to the tail of the spine and top corner of the front board. The dustwrapper is very smart with some shelf wear to the tail of the spine and extremities, and some very minor handling marks to the covers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

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