Fourth in Gary Phillips' Ivan Monk PI series. (Booklist: A great hardboiled PI for the 90s.) Monk is present when an old friend dies in the local barbershop. When Monk tries to learn more about the man's past, Monk suddenly finds himself on the search of a mythical recording by blues great, Charlie Patton; and the death of two young white women in Mississippi in the 60s -- supposedly at the hands of a black militant leader.
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Fourth in Gary Phillips' Ivan Monk PI series. (Booklist: A great hardboiled PI for the 90s.) Monk is present when an old friend dies in the local barbershop. When Monk tries to learn more about the man's past, Monk suddenly finds himself on the search of a mythical recording by blues great, Charlie Patton; and the death of two young white women in Mississippi in the 60s -- supposedly at the hands of a black militant leader.
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Fine. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) 1st ed. Unedited Advance Reading Copy, spiral bound, pictorial wrappers. A fine, unread copy. The fourth PI Ivan Monk title. "Old Man Spears was a quiet, regular attendee at the Abyssinia Barber Shop, a man nobody paid much attention to until the day he dropped dead, while the other regulars--including Ivan Monk--sat around playin' the dozens and cracking jokes on one another. It turns out Spears played in the famed Negro Baseball Leagues along with Monk's cousin, Kennesaw Riles, who had been ostracized by the family for his questionable testimony, which put a political firebrand in a southern prison more than 25 years before. Then Riles dies, but not from natural causes. As Monk becomes immersed in finding out who murdered his cousin, his mother is brutally attacked, and the case turns personal. Events take him to the Mississippi Delta to solve these crimes. There Monk hunts for a killer and crosses paths with the remnants of the racist Southern Citizens League--while the wind wails Charlie Patton's "Killin' Blues, " a mythical lost recording whose lyrics haunt the case. In his fourth Ivan Monk mystery, Gary Phillips again gives the reader a terse story filled with twists, turns, quixotic characters and the pounding tempo of Los Angeles, combined with the slower tempo of the South, where only the wicked know the answers in the deadly magnolia nights. Publishers sheet laid in.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BU5-An unedited advance reading copy comb-bound book SIGNED by Gary Phillips on the first page in very good condition that has some bumped corners and wrinkling, bumped on the bottom corners opposite the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.75"x6", 342 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Old Man Spears was a quiet, regular attendee at the Abyssinia Barber Shop, a man nobody paid much attention to until the day he dropped dead, while the other regulars-including Ivan Monk-sat around playin' the dozens and cracking jokes on one another. It turns out Spears played in the famed Negro Baseball Leagues along with Monk's cousin, Kennesaw Riles, who had been ostracized by the family for his questionable testimony, which put a political firebrand in a southern prison more than 25 years before. Then Riles dies, but not from natural causes. As Monk becomes immersed in finding out who murdered his cousin, his mother is brutally attacked, and the case turns personal. Events take him to the Mississippi Delta to solve these crimes. There Monk hunts for a killer and crosses paths with the remnants of the racist Southern Citizens League-while the wind wails Charlie Patton's "Killin' Blues, " a mythical lost recording whose lyrics haunt the case. In his fourth Ivan Monk mystery, Gary Phillips again gives the reader a terse story filled with twists, turns, quixotic characters and the pounding tempo of Los Angeles, combined with the slower tempo of the South, where only the wicked know the answers in the deadly magnolia nights.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Full numberline, signed by author on title page, near fine in jacket. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by the Author on the Title page. Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.
