Vortex by Jon Cleary (First U.S. Edition) Review Copy

Jon Cleary

ISBN 10: 0688033032 / ISBN 13: 9780688033033

Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1978

About this Item

Vortex by Jon Cleary (First U.S. Edition) Review Copy A tight bright unread copy. Mild sunning to jacket edges. Not price-clipped. Clear protective cover. First edition, stated. First printing with 1-10 number row. First American edition. (First published by Collins, London 1977).

Seller Inventory # HCX12835-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vortex by Jon Cleary (First U.S. Edition) Review Copy
• Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688033032
• ISBN 13: 9780688033033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: BOOK
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

It is a Sunday in April, and the town of Friendship in southwestern Missouri lies directly in the path of tornadoes that seem almost certain to strike before nightfall. Already a forerunner has leveled a house, owned by Clint Blamey, on the outskirts. But even more is afoot in Friendship this morning to disturb its equanimity. In the leveled Blamey house, a woman lies dead, a victim of murder...

About the Author

Jon Cleary (1917 2010) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including "The High Commissioner", the first of a long series of popular detective novels featuring Sydney police inspector Scobie Malone. Several of his works have been adapted for television and film.