LIKE A CHARM [Signed]

Slaughter, Karin [Editor]; Billingham, Mark [Author]; Child, Lee [Author]; Connolly, John [Author] et. al

ISBN 10: 1844133737 / ISBN 13: 9781844133734

Published by Century, London, UK, 2004

About this Item

Octavo, 341 pages. In Very Good condition with a Near Fine condition dust jacket. Dark navy blue spine with white and yellow-gold lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering and has mild wear along spine and head. Textblock has mild age-toning along edges and dried glue along head corners loosely binding corners together. Signed by four contributors on title page. Shelved in hallway. 1382508. Special Collections.

Seller Inventory # 1382508

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LIKE A CHARM [Signed]
• Publisher: Century, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844133737
• ISBN 13: 9781844133734
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First UK Edition, First Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

With each crime writer picking up the story in their usual locale, each of the authors tell a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Running through each story is a charm bracelet which brings bad luck wherever it's found. Set in locations ranging from nineteenth-century Georgia to wartime Leeds, the book features stories from contributors such as Peter Robinson (writing about 1940s Leeds), Fidelis Morgan, Lynda La Plante (1970s Britain), Val McDermid (1980s Scotland) and Mark Billingham tackling contemporary London.

From the Back Cover

New York Times bestselling authors including Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Peter Robinson, Laura Lippman, John Connolly, and others combine their talents to deliver a searing novel of suspense unlike anything you've ever read.

Ranging from Manhattan to London to Georgia and beyond, this is a gripping story of murder, betrayal, and intrigue—all linked by a charm bracelet that brings misfortune to everyone who handles it. Uniting the cream of US and UK crime writers, this mesmerizing, masterful story makes for compulsive, just-one-more-chapter reading.