Detailed Description
The Book is very fine, square, tight and unread. It is unmarked, with clean pages free of inscriptions or marks and has been signed and pre-publication day dated (19.7.13) by the author directly on to the title page. It has a small area of black ink (production fault) to the bottom edge of the back board. The Dust Jacket is very fine, unfaded, unclipped (£18.99) and is free of rips, tears or marks.
Synopsis
Sarah Hussain was not popular with many people in the community of Kingsmarkham. She was born of mixed parentage - a white Irishwoman and an immigrant Indian Hindu. She was also the Reverend of St Peter's Church. But it comes as a profound shock to everyone when she is found strangled in the Vicarage. A garrulous cleaner, Maxine, also shared by the Wexfords, discovers the body. In his comparatively recent retirement, the former Detective Chief Inspector is devoting much time to reading, and is deep into Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He has little patience with Maxine's prattle. But when his old friend Mike Burden asks if he might like to assist on this case as Crime Solutions Adviser (unpaid), Wexford is obliged to pay more precise attention to all available information. The old instincts have not been blunted by a life where he and Dora divide their time between London and Kingsmarkham. Wexford retains a relish for solving puzzles and a curiosity about people which is invaluable in detective work. For all his experience and sophistication, Burden tends to jump to conclusions. But he is wise enough to listen to the man whose office he inherited, and whose experience makes him a most formidable ally.
Book Gradings
Below are the explanations for the book gradings we use in all our listings. A grade is given to both the book and the dust jacket where one is present. The format is 'Book Condition/Dust Jacket Condition' (e.g. Fine/Fine)
VERY FINE (VF): An excellent copy almost like new. Unread, but may have some very minor signs of ageing or handling. Many of the books offered as 'new' in the high street would not meet this standard. Any minor defects will be noted.
FINE (F): An very nice copy which may have some very minor shipping, shelving or storage defects to the dust jacket in form of rubs or scratches. The book possibly having very slight bumps to the boards. Any defects present will be noted.
VERY GOOD (VG): A lightly used or lightly read book showing some signs of wear on either the binding or the dust jacket. The dust jacket may be price clipped and the book may have bumps to the corners. All defects present will be noted.
We do not offer any books with a rating below very good despite several such ratings exist. We want our customers to be able to choose books from us with complete confidence in the quality of the book they order. We never sell any ex-library or book club editions, no matter how rare they may be.
Packaging & Posting
At Just Fiction Books we love all books and we hate to see them spoilt in the post for the sake of saving a couple of pence. We pride ourselves on the quality of our packaging whilst keeping the cost reasonable.
We protect all our books with an archive quality removable clear plastic wrapper before placing them in a plastic bag. We then securely bubble wrap them before sending them out in a strong corrugated box or special corrugated cardboard wrapper. We never use padded bags for any of our books.
For your peace of mind all our orders are inclusive of the appropriate insurance cover. We obtain certificates of posting for all items which provides insurance for up to £35 in value. For more expensive items we purchase additional insurance cover. Should an item go missing in the post, we will refund the cost of the book in full, but we are not able to guarantee to refund the postage costs unless Special Delivery within the UK has been chosen.
If the book is to be shipped outside the UK then please wait for us to send you an accurate invoice before paying for your book. The indicated P&P cost for international shipping is a guide only as the weight bands are very narrow. We guarantee it will not be more than the amount shown, but in many cases it will actually be less.
Presents & Gift Wrapping
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Payments
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