Beauty and the Beast (Matthew Hope, Book 3)

McBain, Ed

ISBN 10: 0030621984 / ISBN 13: 9780030621987

Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983

About this Item

Signed by the author on the title page. No remainders, no book clubs, no prior inscriptions, no bumped corners. Fine book in a fine unclipped dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1752875917731

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beauty and the Beast (Matthew Hope, Book 3)
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0030621984
• ISBN 13: 9780030621987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

When beautiful Michelle Harper is found brutally murdered and her husband is charged with the crime, lawyer Matthew Hope becomes involved in the case, which leads him into the tawdry world of Gulf Coast "social clubs"

About the Author

Born in New York, Evan Hunter (1926–2005) wrote the screen play for Hitchcock’s The Birds in 1963. He received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and is one of three American writers to be awarded the Diamond Dagger for a lifetime of achievement by the British Crime Writers Association. Under the name Ed McBain, he authored the sprawling 87th Precinct series ― the longest, most varied crime series in the world ― which includes fifty-five novels about a fictional team of policemen, and thirteen novels in the Matthew Hope series featuring an up-and-coming lawyer in the Florida Gulf Coast. Known for tackling controversial content with a thoughtful eye, he is the author of over eighty novels.