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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 374 pages. Cover worn. Nineteen Original Stories--Including A New Contribution By New York Times Bestselling Author Michael Co nnelly--About Riveting Showdowns Between Cops And Criminals. n nF rom Hawaii At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century To The Post-Civil War Frontier, From Smoggy Los Angeles To The Woods Of Idaho, The se Gripping Stories Trace The Perils And Occasional Triumphs Of L awmen And -Women Who Put Themselves In Harm'S Way To Face Down Th e Bad Guys. Some Of Them Even Walk The Edge Of Becoming Bad Guys Themselves. n nIn T. Jefferson Parker'S &Quot;Skinhead Central,&Q uot; An Ex-Cop And His Wife Find Unexpected Menace In The Idyllic Setting They Have Chosen For Their Retirement. In Alafair Burke' S &Quot;Winning,&Quot; A Female Officer Who Is Attacked In The Li ne Of Duty Must Protect Her Own Husband From His Worst Impulses. In Edward D. Hoch'S &Quot;Friday Night Luck,&Quot; A Wanna-Be Cop Blows His Chance At A Spot On The Force--And Breaks His Case. In Michael Connelly'S &Quot;Father'S Day,&Quot; Harry Bosch Faces O ne Of His Most Emotionally Trying Cases, Investigating A Young Bo y'S Death. n nThe Magnificent And Never-Before-Published Connelly Story Is Alone Worth The Price Of Admission, And-Combined With 1 8 Unexpected Tales From Crime'S Modern Masters-Makes This An Unmi ssable Collection. n n&Nbsp; Seller Inventory # 3241w
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback. 366 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Quercus, London, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. Reading creases to spine. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: From Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, these gripping stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and -women who put themselves in harm's way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves. In T. Jefferson Parker's "Skinhead Central", an ex-cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they have chosen for their retirement. In Alafair Burke's "Winning", a female officer who is attacked in the line of duty must protect her own husband from his worst impulses. Other authors in the collection include the acclaimed Laurie R. King; Edgar winners Edward D. Hoch and Jon L. Breen; Dagger winner and bestseller John Harvey, as well as the bestselling Peter Robinson. Most important, there's Michael Connelly himself as editor. His own contribution, an original Harry Bosch story, crowns this outstanding collection. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN/EAN: 9781847246745. Inventory No: 11010199. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 11010199