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Crumley, James : The Mexican Tree Duck: A C.w. Sughrue Novel: The Uncorrected Proof

The Mysterious Press, New York City, NY, 1993

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 247 pages. The author's second "C. W. Sughrue" novel. Uncorrected Proof. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a tiny print run as a softcover original only for the exclusive use of the publisher and author. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Text by James Crumley. Without DJ, as issued. Presents James Crumley's "The Mexican Tree Duck". Wearily unputdownable. "While the often furious action of Crumley's mystery takes place in the West, from Montana to the Tex-Mex border, the novel's heart beats in wartime Vietnam. There private eye C. W. Sughrue and most of Crumley's memorable cast spent their formative years, learning about arms, reconnaissance and dope, and forging the relationships that hold them together or tear them apart as effectively as an AK-47. As the bodies fall in increasing numbers, Sughrue falls, too, into bed with various women and in love with one or two. He enlists the help of other vets, including an ex-intelligence officer who is now a lawyer famous for defending drug lords. Sustained by booze and cocaine, driven by loyalty and revenge, Sughrue and his company gradually unravel the threads of sex, drugs, oil interests, and politics that lead to a final para-military campaign with a high body count" (Publishers Weekly). An absolute "must-have" title for James Crumley collectors. This copy of the Uncorrected Proof is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by James Crumley. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the Uncorrected Proof still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest American mystery writers of our time. A fine copy. .

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