Detective Inspector Gil Mayo investigates the murder of Clive Lethbridge, an architect who had many enemies
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Ambitious but troubled architect Clive Lethbridge throws a cocktail party at his country home outside Birmingham, England, to celebrate his prize-winning design for a holistic health center in Norway. The next day, an unknown person bashes his head. When solid and sensitive Detective Chief Inspector Gil Mayo investigates, he learns that Lethbridge had many enemies. In addition, Clive's wife shows signs of involvement with Matt Royston, a famous TV and newspaper journalist collaborating with Clive on a book. Pace and plot remain steadily engaging as Mayowith some help from Roystonweeds through the suspects. A tidy package. REK
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Seller: Hopkins Books, Nashua, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American hardcover edition, with dust jacket, published by Doubleday-Crime Club, 1988. The first in the Gil Mayo series. Detective Inspector Mayo investigates a case involving a well known architect. 183 pages, 5-3/4" X 8-1/2". The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped, original price of $12.95 is printed on the top corner of the front flap. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or worn. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Very faint ink stamp on the top corner of the first flyleaf of a former price, see photos. Edges of the text block are clean. This copy is not a remainder, not a library discard copy. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory. Seller Inventory # 23-09620
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0385243219I5N10