Island of Steel - Signed by Author

Stephen Paul Cohen

ISBN 10: 0688075487 / ISBN 13: 9780688075484

Published by William Morrow & Co, United States, 1988

About this Item

Morrow, 1988, stated First Edition, first printing with the appropriate number line. The second PI Eddie Margolis mystery. 260 pages. Condition: Fine: The spine is square with slight bumping on the heel, else is clean. The front board is clean. The rear board is clean. The board edges show slight bumping on the bottom edges, else the edges are clean. The board corners are sharp. The pages are white and unmarked. The ffep shows neatly penciled price and state information in the upper right hand corner. The page edges are clean. The book is tightly bound and unread. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine: Not Price Clipped ($17.95). The front shows mild rubbing. The back is clean. The spine shows a tiny pinch on the head, else is clean. The front panel is clean. The back panel is clean. The jacket is enclosed in a mylar cover. This book will be shipped after receipt of payment in an archival bag and bubble wrapped in a new box with a USPS tracking number. International buyers: books heavier than one pound (including this one) will require additional shipping charges.

Seller Inventory # HC126078

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Island of Steel - Signed by Author
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co, United States
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688075487
• ISBN 13: 9780688075484
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Private Eye Eddie Margolis is thrust into the world of high-powered New York law firms to investigate the disappearance of a junior partner and the suspicious goings-on with Gotham real-estate development

Reviews

First met in Heartless , Eddie Margolis has begun pulling his life together as an investigator for Charlie Murphy's new detective agency. Taken in hand by Murphy, the 27-year-old narrator now finds himself off booze and drugs and in a suit. Eddie's first job takes him to a high-powered New York law firm. Rising real estate lawyer Raymond Fidel has vanished on the eve of closing a multimillion dollar refinancing deal. Raymond's clients, associates and family don't offer much help, and Charlie Murphy is away, so Eddie's on his own. He does track Raymond down in Florida, but Raymond bolts again when he gets wind of Eddie's search. In the course of uncovering a huge real estate scam Eddie is briefly held for murder, beds a beautiful young woman lawyer, manages to stay sober and finds that maybe he's becoming a real detective. This book has much less tortured philosophizing than Heartless , an interesting look at the fast-track New York law life and a satisfying, if melodramatic, ending. Cohen's crisper writing is a big improvement on his earlier book.
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