The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition)

James, P. D.

ISBN 10: 030726291X / ISBN 13: 9780307262912

Published by Knopf, New York, 2005

About this Item

Signed by Author. A collectible copy of the next-to-the-last book in the Adam Dalgliesh series, inscribed by the author ("To Anne | [Sig]") on the title page This is the first American edition. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 335 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardback bound in blue paper over boards, quarter bound in black textured paper with the title in bright gilt on the spine. The corners are sharp; the bottom corners show a slight bit of shelf wear. The dust jacket has no tears or chips, though there is a touch of wear at the head of the spine and a few spots on the rear panel. The jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Mystery; United States; Modern; Signed by Author. ISBN: 030726291X. ISBN/EAN: 9780307262912. Main Picture: P. D. James, The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition) (New York: 2005) - Front panel and spine of the dust jacket (in a clear protective sleeve) with an inset of the author's signature from the title page. Picture 2: P. D. James, The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition) (New York: 2005) - Rear panel of the dust jacket (in a clear protective sleeve) and page edges. Picture 3: P. D. James, The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition) (New York: 2005) - Spine and front cover. Picture 4: P. D. James, The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition) (New York: 2005) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 5: P. D. James, The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition) (New York: 2005) - Title page with the author's inscription. Picture 6: P. D. James, The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition) (New York: 2005) - Copyright page showing the "First American Edition" notice. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1193.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lighthouse (Signed; First American Edition)
• Publisher: Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030726291X
• ISBN 13: 9780307262912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

A subtle and powerful work of contemporary fiction.

Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered.

Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. Dalgliesh is uncertain about his future with Emma Lavenham, the woman he loves; Detective Inspector Kate Miskin has her own emotional problems; and the ambitious Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is worried about working under Kate. Hardly has the team begun to unravel the complicated motives of the suspects than there is a second brutal killing, and the whole investigation is jeopardized when Dalgliesh is faced with a danger more insidious and as potentially fatal as murder.

This eagerly awaited successor to the international bestseller The Murder Room displays all the qualities that lovers of P. D. James’s novels the world over have come to expect: sensitive characterization, an exciting and superbly structured plot and vivid evocation of place.

About the Author

P. D. James is the author of 18 books, most of which have been filmed for television. Before her retirement in 1979, she served in the forensics and criminal justice departments of Great Britain’s Home Office, and she has been a magistrate and a governor of the BBC. The recipient of many prizes and honours, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. In 2000 she celebrated her 80th birthday and published her autobiography, Time to Be in Earnest.