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Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur, who "projects the powerful appeal of a flawed man doing his best in a crummy job" (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review), is a shrewd observer of the greed, pride, and lust that motivate the criminals he pursues and sometimes the cops he works with, too. His own vulnerable spot is occupied right now by a dear and pretty college student with whom he is spending very pleasant afternoons. But when Denise drifts into the social circle of Harpur's wealthy and powerful underworld informant, and one of the crooks is shot to death during a robbery, Denise suddenly becomes the pawn in a deadly game of revenge. In the astonishing seriocomic complications that ensue, Bill James again delivers his unique and astute observations on the class aspirations and amorous entanglements of cops and criminals alike. Gospel, the ninth novel in this celebrated series, is a powerful and wry study of the intricate relationships between policemen and their counterparts on the opposite side of the law.
Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur is a shrewd observer of the greed, pride, and lust that motivate the criminals he pursues - and sometimes the cops he works with, too. His own vulnerable spot is occupied right now by a pretty and endearing college student with whom he is spending very pleasant afternoons. But when Denise drifts into the social circle of Jack Lamb, Harpur's wealthy and powerful underworld informant, and one of the crooks the police are pursuing is shot to death during a robbery, Denise suddenly becomes the pawn in a frightening game of revenge. With a cast including the cowardly and scheming Ralph Ember (a would-be pillar of the community) and the pompous, often cuckolded Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles, Gospel is a suspenseful, mordantly humorous story of driving ambitions on opposite sides of the law.
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.5. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0881503835I4N00
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Librería: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Thus. Stated First American Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Lower Corner Of The Back Flap Has Been Clipped. Nº de ref. del artículo: 019804
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Librería: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia
Cloth. Condición: Very Good ++. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good ++. First US Edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 011739
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Librería: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First American Edition. New York & London: A Foul Play Press Book/W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. A Colin Harpur mystery. First published in the UK in 1992; this is a Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated). White paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine; titling in gilt, with "Norton." Clean text; 206 pages The dustjacket is Near Fine, shows just a hint of rubbing; in an archival plastic protector. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 000024
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Librería: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!. Nº de ref. del artículo: Q-0881503835
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