You are about to begin one of the classic American novels of suspense by one of the world's bestselling authors. It begins with three terrifying murders in the South. It ends with a relentless and unforgettable manhunt in the North. In between is the riveting story of a chilling assassin, the woman he loves, and the beloved leader he is hired to kill with extreme prejudice.
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James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
With a steel guitar twanging blues in the background, Will Patton performs this reissue of Patterson's 1976 debut novel, which won an Edgar Award for best first mystery. The complex plot intertwines a reporter's relentless pursuit of the killer of Nashville's first black mayor and the path of the assassin himself as he prepares for the biggest murder since Martin Luther King, Jr. Will Patton uses a bluegrass drawl and the soft sound of a New York drug-world hustler, helping the listener understand the complexity of the characters. Patterson's observations are masterfully transformed into critical insights with Patton's skillful pacing. K.A.T. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition of the prolific authors first book. Page edge lightly age tanned with 2 tiny spots on edge. Dust wrapper with single tiny tear and edge chip from lower rear panel, a 1/2" creased tear top of front panel; dust jacket retains $7.95 publication price. A nice collectors copy, photos 0n request. Seller Inventory # 21-10 WCT hall glass case PATTRSON
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good condition first edition hardcover published by Little Brown in March 1976, with unclipped dust jacket designed by Jean Goldsmith and illustrated by Mike Nakai, in good condition. Jacket is marked and creased, particularly the spine, and edges are nicked, chipped with a few larger tears. Board corners and spine ends are bumped, and page block and page edges are tanned. Pages are otherwise clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used. Seller Inventory # 540490
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. The author's scarce Edgar-winning debut novel, very good in very good dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; minor cracking/wrinkling to jacket at bottom of spine and rear cover, gentle wear to pageblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first edition. Seller Inventory # 34237
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