The Last Client of Luis Montez by Ramos, Manuel - 1996

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. BW2 - An ex-library first edition first printing hardcover book SIGNED by Manuel Ramos on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the spine, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. The main character is a Chicano lawyer and former activist feeling smug about a job well done as he waits to meet his client's attractive and appreciative sister for a celebratory drink. Less than a day later he is under arrest for the murder of his client and his life is spiraling out of control. The sister, his alibi, cannot be located and the local police have it out for him because of his implication of police misconduct that won his client his freedom originally. 8.5"x5.75", 194 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First… Read More

St Martins Pr, 1996-03. Hardcover. Used: Good.

194 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Hard-luck attorney Luis Montez has hit the big-time at last. He's successfully defended Jimmy Esch, the good-for-nothing son of a powerful Denver family. No small bonus, Jimmy's attractive sister Lisa is, as the saying goes, appreciative. It's enough to make a man quit moping about a lost love. What a difference a day makes. Inside of twenty-four hours, a cop rumored to have received bribes from Montez takes a header off a mountain, Jimmy Esch is found butchered, and the cops consider the attorney their top suspect. Lisa -- Montez's alibi -- has conveniently disappeared. As if all that wasn't enough, Montez must also cope with the news his father is in the hospital. Distracted by family strife and a media circus, Montez broods on the latest wrong turns in his life. Then he decides to act. Jumping bail, he heads across the Rockies to the barrios of San Diego. It's not easy to… Read More

Northwestern University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

St. Martin's 1996. 1st ed., F/F

St. Martin, 1996. Uncorrected proof copy.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

St Martins Pr, 1996-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. Signed by Author. Signed by Author on title page. Minor shelf wear to binding with Softening to tail of spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn around edges in a mylar cover.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1996. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine+.

Fine unread book, in a Fine minus jacket that has very slight wear to edges and front flap. Signed by author on title page. Ramos' third mystery, set mostly in Colorado.

Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press,U.S., 2004 Nice, unsold, unread U.S. trade paperback edition, first printing of this Luis Montez mystery set in Denver.