Silent Witness by Wilson, Charles - 1992

Carroll & Graf Pub, 1992-03. Paperback. Good.

Carroll & Graf Pub, 1992. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

304 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter red cloth with gilt letting to sine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition.

Wilson follows his startling debut in last year's Nightwatcher with another twisted tale of passion and murder in central Mississippi. Here, the rape/killing of teenager Julie Richardson ensnares first her next-door neighbor, Jack Mueller (a prime suspect even if he hadn't already, years ago, been accused of assaulting a teenager), and then, rapidly, Jack's wife Leigh Ann, her old flame Mark Ramsey, and Mark's half-brother, foursquare police chief Ray Hopkins. Mark's fight to clear Jack isn't helped by Jack's suicide—or by the story's detour into an investigation of some neighborhood boys who may have witnessed the murder, and who may be acting out grisly rituals of their own. Appealing characters, strong situations, and fast-moving prose. But the story is cluttered by subplots that make the final revelation both… Read More

Little wear to the book. First edition. A few minor chips around the edges of the dust jacket and one 5 mm tear on the back. Wilson's second novel, not a lot of copies out on the market.

NY: Carroll & Graf, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Dust jacket has light edgewear, 1/4" tear. Murder in small Southern town. Review publicity sheets.

This copy has been signed by the author on the half-title page. "A twisted tale of passion and murder in a small town in the deep South, a tale which combines elements of the thriller with the sophistication of a mystery to produce a fast-paced work of quite distrubing suspense". 304 pages. Very good copy in edge worn dust jacket with tearing/light chipping to the spine heel front corner and a short tear to the top of the rear flap fold. clphE

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1992. Softcover. Fine. First edition, Uncorrected proof with Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in wrappers.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Carroll & Graf, 1992T. Hardcover. New. 9x6x1. Item is New Stock or New/Old Stock from acquired bookstore inventories.