Drawing Dead (advance Copy)

Hautman, Peter, Drawing Dead, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1993, advance reader’s copy (uncorrected proof). A pre-publication advance reader’s copy of Drawing Dead, a sharply plotted crime novel by Peter Hautman, blending noir energy with dark humor as a cardsharp and small-time hustler becomes entangled in a dangerous web of gambling, deception, and murder. Issued in bright illustrated wraps with bold, comic-style cover art depicting playing cards, cash, and a getaway car—imagery reflecting the book’s themes of risk and pursuit. Condition: Very good in pictorial wrappers with only mild edgewear and slight surface rubbing, otherwise clean and tight.