Walters, Minette — The Devil's Feather

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Purchased from a dealer who purchased signed first editions directly from the publisher in bulk for resale and/or who sent copies of titles, also in bulk, to authors for signing, a favor for which he paid. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Two-tone cloth over boards, red, black cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. This is the eleventh novel by Minette Walters, an award-winning mystery novelist, highly skilled and timely. This mystery's fulcrum is a possible serial killer among the ranks of mercenaries in Sierra Leone. Called in is Reuters correspondent Connie Burns who slowly but steadily fingers a man who claims to have worked for the British Secret Service. She befriends Jess Derbyshire, alter-ego of sorts, who helps her to unmask a serial killer." 349 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Fine,