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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976. First edition of Asimov's wonderfully woven, old-fashioned murder mystery. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Stephen Isaac Asimov." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy. "Trace back the violent death of a friend and see how it happened." So second-string writer Darius Just is forced to ruminate when murder rears its ugly head within the glamorous world of publishing. For amidst the brouhaha of a convention of American Booksellers, Just's onetime protege (now best-selling author) Giles Devore manages to pull off the publicity stunt of all time: turning up dead.

New York, NY: Fawcett Crest. Good. 1976. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4 1/4" x 7" 0449232026 Signed by Author PAPERBACK Signed by the author on the first page. When the protege of writer Darius Just suddenly turns up murdered at the annual publishing convention, chaos and suspense sweep the autographing sessions, the buffet tables, the bars, and the hospitality suites. Wear at edges, spine creased and has a few small tears, reading creases, some creases on book, price marked out, rubbed with some white showing, some soiling, interior browning. .