R is for Ricochet

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. SIGNED directly on the title page by Sue Grafton with her characteristic black sharpie (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). A gorgeous copy of the first printing. Gift quality. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. Perfect condition. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($26.95). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are creamy white, fresh, crisp and unmarked. First printing, with complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Bound in the original dark red boards with a black cloth spine stamped in shiny metallic red. From the dust jacket: "Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence . Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers. It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the rules of her parole. Maybe all of a week's work. Nothing untoward -- the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round.". Signed by the Author (her signature only). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Illus. by Tafuri, Thomas (jacket design). 8vo. (xii), 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…