It's personal, isn't it? It's telling me that whoever sent those notes knows all about me, knows everything about me - my habits, my interests, my private life. And it's telling me that, whatever they want, the stakes are going to be high, right? When Sammy Starling, a former London gangster with a passion for collecting, discovers that his beautiful young wife is missing, he assumes old enemies in the police force are taking their revenge. Ten years ago Starling's evidence of police corruption put DI Marty Keller, an ...
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It's personal, isn't it? It's telling me that whoever sent those notes knows all about me, knows everything about me - my habits, my interests, my private life. And it's telling me that, whatever they want, the stakes are going to be high, right? When Sammy Starling, a former London gangster with a passion for collecting, discovers that his beautiful young wife is missing, he assumes old enemies in the police force are taking their revenge. Ten years ago Starling's evidence of police corruption put DI Marty Keller, an ambitious, clever young cop with everything to live for, behind bars. Now Keller is out. And getting even? As investigations into Eva Starling's disappearance proceed, it's DCI David Brock who is now under suspicion of corruption. His team is disbanded and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla is unwillingly reassigned, reporting to the Fraud Squad, who appear almost pleased at Brock's official fall. Kolla, unsuccessfully trying to come to terms with Brock's disgrace, needs to find out why nothing in this case seems to be making sense. What is the connection between Starling's absorption in philately and McLarren's obsession with the legendary forgers, Raphael and the Beast? How much do Toby and Helen Fitzpatrick, Starling's country neighbours, know about Eva's disappearance? Using the tenacity, ingenuity and intelligence Brock is relying on, Kolla links the pieces in this puzzle of kidnapping, murder and revenge, and finds answers that no one is expecting. The Marx Sisters, Maitland's first novel, was shortlisted for the John Creasey Award for best first crime novel and his second, The Malcontenta, was joint winner of the inaugural Ned Kelly Award for best crime novel. All My Enemies followed in 1996 and The Chalon Heads is the fourth gripping case for the Scotland Yard team of DCI Brock and his assistant DS Kathy Kolla.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. An excellent, signed, first edition of Barry Maitland's mystery novel. This signed first edition of crime fiction author Barry Maitland's mystery thriller 'The Chalon Heads' features Scotland Yard detectives Brock and Kolla in their fourth published case that follows the strange case of a former crook's wife being kidnapped and the ransom letters decorated with rare stamps that bare a remarkable likeness to the missing wife. Maitland won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel in 1996 for 'The Malcontenta', with 'The Chalon Heads' being shortlisted for the same prize. First edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. A thrilling and chilling work, Maitland's 'The Chalon Heads' stamps the author's name firmly to lists of great living crime writers. In the publisher's original binding, with unclipped dustwrapper showing £16.99 price. Externally, very smart, with only very minor bumping to the tail of the spine and top corner of the front board. The dustwrapper is very smart with some shelf wear to the tail of the spine and extremities, and some very minor handling marks to the covers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
