Buy this book on-line Lester Joseph Phillips : Beyond This Place of Sin and TearsVantage Press, New York, 1987 ISBN 0533070589
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CI1 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some wrinkling on the spine edges, dent and some wrinkling on the first few pages, 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. 8.25"x5.5", 218 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Robert Hadley is a man of many contradictions: tough but vulnerable, disillusioned but ready to believe. Robert meets his love, Megan Thurston, in a bar in New York City. Another kind of man might have thought Megan looked like trouble; she's an amazingly pretty girl with a talent for falling in love with low-lifes, a girl who might not be telling the whole truth. Robert's doubts don't begin until Megan suddenly disappears - gone forever, it seems, until Robert encounters her several years later in Villerfranche on the French Riviera - which is where Lester Joseph Phillips's novel, Beyond This Place of Sin and Tears, begins. Robert and Megan's reunion takes place in the violent, seamy world that exists beneath the beauty of the Mediterranean setting - a world of pimps, prostitutes, mobsters, and misfits of every description. Robert finds himself involved in a series of bizarre events, including two murders, a dangerous misunderstanding with a Mafia don, and an encounter with a psychotic killer that is chilling but, at the same time, darkly entertaining. By the time Robert and Megan's story is fully revealed, the reader has met some unforgettable characters - particularly Inspector Claude LeLouche, a detective in the classic style, and Henri Swabone, a timid small-time criminal who takes on some courageous tasks. Meanwhile, Robert Hadley's character is gradually revealed in it s entirety - from Hadley the lover and fighter to Hadley as the chastened, utterly changed man he is when Phillips's fast-paced, suspense-filled novel comes to a close.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lester Joseph Phillips : Beyond This Place of Sin and Tears. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, fine bindings, out of print books, collectables and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |