SIGNED by the Author with dedication. 2008 First Edition. Pages clean, crisp and unmarked. No shelf wear. No cover wear. Dust jacket has the lightest shelf/edge wear and has little tapes on the cover. No tanning of the pages. Images on listing, are of this book. HARDCOVER___________Respect the Dead is the first of the Nick Ranieri murder mystery capers. If you read only one murder mystery this year, it MUST be Respect the Dead!