"In the mob-choked Chicago of 1932, private detective Nathan Heller may be willing to risk his life to earn a Depression dollar, but he never sacrifices his sardonic wit ... When Mayor Cermak's 'Hoodlum Squad' brings Heller along on a raid with no instructions but to keep his mouth shut and his gun handy, he becomes an unwitting, unwilling part of a hit on Al Capone's successor, Frank Nitti. As a result, Heller quits the force to become a private eye. His first job: head off a nation-shaking political assassination in Miami ...
Read More
"In the mob-choked Chicago of 1932, private detective Nathan Heller may be willing to risk his life to earn a Depression dollar, but he never sacrifices his sardonic wit ... When Mayor Cermak's 'Hoodlum Squad' brings Heller along on a raid with no instructions but to keep his mouth shut and his gun handy, he becomes an unwitting, unwilling part of a hit on Al Capone's successor, Frank Nitti. As a result, Heller quits the force to become a private eye. His first job: head off a nation-shaking political assassination in Miami Beach"--P. [4] of cover.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Reader copy. Ex-library, usual library markings, jacket taped to book, book has been rebound, text clean, binding tight, edge wear, soiling on edge of pages,
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in near fine jacket. Size: 7x5x1; NOT an ex library book. Signature of author on the title page. Clean pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Inscribed by the author to fellow mystery writer Lawrence Block on the fly leaf. Additionally signed by the author on the title page. 1983, First Edition. Hardcover. Light foxing to the text-blocks, otherwise a Near Fine, clean copy, in a Very Good dust jacket with light wear at the edges and corners. A nice association copy. DJ now housed in a mylar wrap.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Very Good + jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A square solid tight clean unread copy with just a hint of soil to the edges of the text block else fine. The priced jacket has some light edge wear, a crimp to the bottom edge of the front panel resulting in creasing and two short tears hat has had some repair attempted. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. First Nathan Heller novel.