Dead Ringer by Roger Ormerod (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 188 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over red blind-stamped boards in original pictorial wrappers. First American edition. Ex-stuntman Jerry Boyes, forced to leave the film business when he was severely injured stunting for movie star Stuart Tyson, has had to settle for a routine life as a security guard. Years later, Tyson reappears and asks him to help hand over ransom money to the kidnappers of business tycoon Howard Maxwell. The venture goes awry, Tyson is murdered and Sandra HeathBoyes's ex-girlfriend and Tyson's ex-wifeturns out to have some mysterious role in the affair, which revolves around the conflicting family business interests of Maxwell, his wife, and a partner, Ian McBride. Ormerod (Seeing Red, Face Value is in full diverting form in his 20th thriller, blending flavorful family melodrama in the Dynasty mode with his bracing wit, taut dialogue and a suspenseful plot that features several betrayals and some essential mayhem. Condition: Fine in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First American Edition. dust jacket is mylar wrapped -- see our other Ormerod title listed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket with some light wear. Penciled price inside. Pages with light wear but otherwise clean and intact throughout. Please see image. 188 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Price and name/date on front ep. Otherwise unmarked and intact. DJ unclipped with slight wear. 188 pages.

Printed Wrapper. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st ed. Uncorreceted proof, very light wear else fine, wraps. England. "Ex-stuntman Jerry Boyes, forced to leave the film business when he was severely injured stunting for movie star Stuart Tyson, has had to settle for a routine life as a security guard. Years later, Tyson reappears and asks him to help hand over ransom money to the kidnappers of business tycoon Howard Maxwell. The venture goes awry, Tyson is murdered and Sandra Heath -- Boyes's ex-girlfriend and Tyson's ex-wife -- turns out to have some mysterious role in the affair, which revolves around the conflicting family business interests of Maxwell, his wife, and a partner, Ian McBride. Ormerod (Seeing Red, Face Value is in full diverting form in his 20th thriller, blending flavorful family melodrama in the Dynasty mode with his bracing wit, taut dialogue and a suspenseful plot that features several betrayals and some essential mayhem. -- Publishers Weekly. Uncorrected Proof.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Slight spine slant. 188 pages. Jerry Boyes, an ex-stuntman for the actor Stuart Tyson -- who married Jerry's girlfriend -- finds himself at the center of a complex plot in which he may be the next victim.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Printing.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st US edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. "Ex-stuntman Jerry Boyes, forced to leave the film business when he was severely injured stunting for movie star Stuart Tyson, has had to settle for a routine life as a security guard. Years later, Tyson reappears and asks him to help hand over ransom money to the kidnappers of business tycoon Howard Maxwell. The venture goes awry, Tyson is murdered and Sandra Heath -- Boyes's ex-girlfriend and Tyson's ex-wife -- turns out to have some mysterious role in the affair, which revolves around the conflicting family business interests of Maxwell, his wife, and a partner, Ian McBride. Ormerod (Seeing Red, Face Value is in full diverting form in his 20th thriller, blending flavorful family melodrama in the Dynasty mode with his bracing wit, taut dialogue and a suspenseful plot that features several betrayals and some essential mayhem. -- Publishers Weekly. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. 1st American Edition. First American Edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Soilin g to the right edges of the book's upper page block.

Condition: FINE. First US printing. A thriller with "bracing wit, taut dialogue and a suspenseful plot that features several betrayals and some essential mayhem. Ex-stuntman Jerry Boyes, forced to leave the film business when he was severely injured stunting for movie star Stuart Tyson, has had to settle for a routine life as a security guard. Years later, Tyson reappears and asks him to help hand over ransom money to the kidnappers of business tycoon Howard Maxwell. The venture goes awry, Tyson is murdered . . " (PW) 188 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jerry Boyes, an ex-stuntman for the actor Stuart Tyson--who married Jerry's girlfriend--finds himself at the center of a complex plot in which he may be the next victim. ; 188 pages.

1st.ed. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Former movie stuntman is drawn into kidnapping and murder plot. Light wear to top edge of front board, else fine in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A NEW bright copy in a NEW vivid pristine dj!! , 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Small price sticker on the front pastedown, else fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Dj. First Published in Great Britain.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Unmarked. Dust jacket is price clipped, part faded at the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Uncorrected Proof; First Printing. A Fine Uncorrected Proof, first edition/first printing; When the police detective investigating a series of murders is killed, the case falls to his young assistant. She quickly realizes that the killer is following her, and is only a step away from catching him.; 8vo; 188 pages.

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1985. 1st printing. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Jacket is not torn. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. ---- LAID IN: Publishers slip. ----------- Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref h488. Dead Ringer by Roger Ormerod. Published by Constable, London.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. This thriller tells the story of a man who is out to avenge the death of his wife. He assumes the identity of a dead man and starts a new life, but soon realizes that his new identity is only a guise to cover his true intentions.; 8vo; $6.00.