Chiefs
New York: W.W. Norton & Company [1981], 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], 10-427, [5] pp. Quarter navy cloth over blue paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $14.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket, British trade price clipped from the bottom front flap, as is common for this title. Ahearn Collected Books, 4th Ed., 713. Woods' first mystery novel, beginning with an inexperienced police chief's quest to track down a murderer, and then exploring multiple generations of police chiefs in an American small town. A literary thriller, and winner of the 1982 Edgar Award. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #00009552
A Near Fine book with a tiny push to the top of the spine; dust jacket is Near Fine with minute edge wear.
Price: $275.00