First edition, inscribed by author on title page, VG+/NF. Book has a single ink initial on front & rear free end-papers, bumping to upper corners, small dent on rear lower panel and some light soiling on front panel. DJ has some wear to spine ends and corners. His second Alex Glauberman mystery. This New England mystery finds Alex trying to unravel the mystery of his baby-sitter and followed by the threats to his daughter's life and then his own.

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Title: Repulse Monkey
Publisher: Dutton, New York, NY
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0525248110
ISBN 13: 9780525248118
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Stated First Edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. Review copy with publisher's folded, 8 1/2" x 11" letter laid in. Rubbing along the upper edges of the letter.

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Divorced auto mechanic Alex Glauberman sets aside his wrenches and a marriage proposal to solve three murders in this uneven but diverting sequel to Return to Sender. At first, he simply wants to find out why his daughter's baby-sitter has disappeared. His interest deepens when the girl's boyfriend, Scat Johnston, is found murdered. Scat had earlier run down another 'run down' as in killed with a car? or tracked down? Yes, run down as with a car. I think that's clear young woman who may have been involved in high-class hooking at a ski resort. And it turns out that Scat, whose wealthy, quasi-Brahmin father, Graham, helped build the resort, was a drug dealer. All of this is sorted out after Alex drives north to the White Mountains where'where'? the story picks up an engaging pace that leads to a strong ending with fine narrative. However, a poorly rendered subtext implies that Glauberman's drive to save "damsels in distress" is a way of coping with cancer. But this important leitmotif is underplayed until Cluster trumpets it at the end. Integrating it more explicitly into the plot would have added needed dimension.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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