The scholar of extortion
2003, First Edition. London : Faber. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. FLATSIGNED.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages; Physical description: 384 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Psychopaths - Terrorists - China - Fiction. Summary: An exhilarating, white-knuckle thriller about modern piracy in the Far East, The Scholar of Extortion sees Reg Gadney at the height of his powers. And in Klaas-Pieter Terajima he has created Rosslyn's most fearsome foe to date, and perhaps one of the most convincing and terrifying psychopaths in contemporary fiction. Item #193612
Price: €25.00