Items related to Tightrope Walker
"A superb book."
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
When quiet, shy Amelia Jones reads a desperate message that has fallen out of a barrel organ in the antique shop she just bought, she can't forget the words, "They're going to kill me soon..." Armed only with the woman's first name and the note written years before, Amelia begins a journey into the past, a search that takes her from the protective cocoon she's wrapped herself in to a precarious world where nothing is the way it seems, where fear is second nature, and dark secrets just might uncover murder--her own....
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
When quiet, shy Amelia Jones reads a desperate message that has fallen out of a barrel organ in the antique shop she just bought, she can't forget the words, "They're going to kill me soon..." Armed only with the woman's first name and the note written years before, Amelia begins a journey into the past, a search that takes her from the protective cocoon she's wrapped herself in to a precarious world where nothing is the way it seems, where fear is second nature, and dark secrets just might uncover murder--her own....
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Dorothy Gilman (1923-2012) was the author of 14 Mrs. Pollifax novels, including The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, the series debut; Mrs. Pollifax Pursued; Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer; Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist; and Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled. She was also the author of many other novels, among them Thale's Folly.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherRobert Hale Ltd
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0709180845
- ISBN 13 9780709180845
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Tightrope Walker
Published by
Robert Hale, London
(1980)
ISBN 10: 0709180845
ISBN 13: 9780709180845
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First published in Great Britain in 1980 stated. 5 1/4 x 8 Book; binding tight with slight spine lean, moderate bump to top rear edge with dime sized damp stain to bottom front else boards straight and clean; soil speck to one page else text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket (L5.50) has mild bumping and chipping to spine and flap fold ends with 1/2" closed tear to bottom front flap fold and 3/4" closed tear to top front flap fold, 1/2" closed tear to bottom spine and 1" closed tear to top spine with short closed tear to each end of rear flap fold, 1" and 1/2" creases to bottom front cover by flap fold, pea sized damp stain spot to front cover by spine. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Seller Inventory # 092615BRR2j
Buy Used
£ 46.15
Convert currency