A Collection of First Edition Thrillers

Three excellent first edition thrillers, from fantastic authors, each of which has been signed by its author. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. This set contains: The Sentinel, 2014. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1st October 2012. Set in Madrid in 1953, thirteen years after the Civil War. Franco swore he would never forgive or forget his opponents, and he hasn't. At dawn tomorrow, fifteen enemies of the state will be rounded up and executed, their bodies won't be found for fifty-seven years. Written by Mark Oldfield, an English novelist and criminologist. Red Corona, 2020. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1st December 2021. The first Richard Knox Spy Thriller, is set at the dawn of the surveillance age with modern resonances about privacy, identity, and loyalty. It won The People"s Book Prize First Time Author Award. Written by Tim Glister, a British author and creative director working in advertising. The Message, 2020. Signed by the author and the translator to the title page. In the height of the Second World War, Japan rules over China. In the city of Hangzhou a puppet government propped up by the Japanese is waging an underground war against the Chinese resistance. The secret police are certain that there are spies within their group and will not rest until they are unmasked. Written by Jiang Benhu, better known by his pen name Mai Jia, a Chinese novelist who served as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association. Translated by Olivia Milburn, a British sinologist, author and literary translator who specialises in Chinese cultural history and in Chinese minority groups. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine.…