Hardcover with dustjacket : like new / like new. Jacket in mylar protector. Full number line and original publisher's price on jacket. Flat signed on half-title page by author. Size: 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall.

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Title

The House that Jack Built, a Matthew Hope Novel (SIGNED)

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Publication Date

1988

ISBN 10

0805007873

ISBN 13

9780805007879

Binding

Hard Cover with Dustjacket

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Like New

Dust Jacket Condition

Like New

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

Book Type

Book

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Synopsis

When Ralph, a loving older brother upset by his brother's gay lifestyle, is accused of his murder and the evidence points to his guilt, Matthew Hope must work with a few fleeting but crucial clues to prove Ralph's innocence

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As always, McBain's ear-perfect dialogue and stinging wit invigorate his story, eighth in the series of takeoffs on classic nursery fare. Lawyer Matthew Hope of Calusa, Fla., stars again as an amateur sleuth searching for evidence to exonerate a client. This time the accused is a visitor from the Midwest, Ralph Parrish, charged with murdering his gay brother, Jonathan, after a wild party at a Florida beach house. Although unhappy over Jonathan's debauchery and sexual orientation, Ralph loved his brother, and Hope believes in his client's innocence. Setting out on a serpentine path, the lawyer comes into the presence of people with secrets he can't pry loose: a priest at the church near Jonathan's house, a pair of married homosexuals, Arthur Hurley and Bill Walker, and their traveling companion, young, pregnant Helen Abbott. At the last turn in the road, Hope meets elderly Sophie Brechtmann and her daughter, Elise, owners of the famous Brechtmann Brewery, where the investigator learns how to make beer (and so does the reader) in the episode that ends a tale as spellbinding as McBain's Goldilocks, Puss in Boots and his other bestsellers.
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