The dead are discreet - Hardcover
Jacob Asch never really considered himself a private detective. He was just an out of work investigative journalist who had had a few hard breaks and would be back in there filing copy again just as soon as he could clear his record. And when he got himself involved in investigating cases like the ritual sacrifice of wealthy girl about town Sheila Warren, he felt more like an amateur then ever. For the trail was to lead through the undergroud of Los Angeles of the 1970s, from its arcane religious sects of Satanists and Jesus freaks to the kinky sexual pleasures of the wealthy who could callously destroy the life of a teenage girl for the sake of a roll of bizarre movie film. The Dead are Discreet introduces a new detective. Jacob Axch, witty, bitter, with his ideals somewhat battered but still intact, works the strange but fascintating underworld of Sourhern California today.
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- PublisherMason & Lipscomb
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0884050785
- ISBN 13 9780884050780
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages213
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. FINE condition in VERY GOOD dust jacket. NY. Mason & Lipscomb. HARDCOVER. 1974. FIRST PRINTING. SIGNED by Author. AS NEW, bound in gray cloth with black titles and yellow endpapers in black and yellow printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Dust jacket has some rubbing and wear to points, see images. Author's debut novel, introducing Southern California Detective Jacob Asch. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by Author to Owners of SCENE OF THE CRIME ~ For Ruth and Al - From their friend and co-conspirator. Arthur Lyons Dec. 18, 1977 ~. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002407
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Book Description Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 213 pages; VG/VG; black spine with yellow and white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing; boards are strong, slight staining at spine tail; textblock is clean; signed by American crime writer Dorothy B. Hughes on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1294056. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1294056
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Used - fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. First Edition. Inscribed by author on half title page. First book in the 'Jacob Asch' series. A square, tight and unmarked copy with text which appears unread. Unclipped ust jacket now protected in removable mylar. Inscribed. Seller Inventory # 56662
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