Billy Adare is a law student building tunnels to save the money to see him through college. His brother, Paddy, works as a bagman/enforcer for an Irish neighbourhood gang which is in turn used by the local mafia chieftan as a sub-contractor. Trouble arises when the mafia is brought in by a construction company to help break the tunnel workers union, and delegates the task to their Irish associates. Punctuated with acts of betrayal, viciousness and vengeance on both sides, the plot moves inexorably towards a final brutal ...
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Billy Adare is a law student building tunnels to save the money to see him through college. His brother, Paddy, works as a bagman/enforcer for an Irish neighbourhood gang which is in turn used by the local mafia chieftan as a sub-contractor. Trouble arises when the mafia is brought in by a construction company to help break the tunnel workers union, and delegates the task to their Irish associates. Punctuated with acts of betrayal, viciousness and vengeance on both sides, the plot moves inexorably towards a final brutal confrontation.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First UK Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£16.99 price intact). Published by Orion, 1997. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in silver with orange publisher's band. Book is like new; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Very light spotting to top of page ends. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. Light fading to publisher's band. 280 pages. ISBN: 9780752805085. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First British edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper with the red promotional band containing a blurb from James Ellroy. Author's first novel. Signed by the author.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
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Good in Good jacket. Light edgewear to dust jacket, binding sound and pages unmarked. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.
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Ln jacket. Signed. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED. Book is perfectly preserved, as new; dust jacket is protected in brodart. Mystery. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.