Dutton The Second Bullet

Coben, Harlan: No Second Chance, Dutton Adult 2003
0525947299

Book Club Edition; 1.24 x 9.24 x 6.44 Inches; 352 pages; Harlan Coben returns with a thriller of explosive tension and breathless psychological suspense. <i>No Second Chance</i> is a breakneck ride where nothing is what it seems-and where hope and fear collide in the most surprising ways. <br><br> <i>When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter...</i> <br><br> Marc Seidman awakens to find himself in an ICU, hooked up to an IV, his head swathed in bandages. Twelve days earlier, he had an enviable life as a successful surgeon, living in a peaceful suburban neighborhood with his beautiful wife and a baby he adored. Now he lies in a hospital bed, shot by an unseen assailant. His wife has been killed, and his six-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But just when his world seems forever shattered, something arrives to give Marc new hope: a ransom note. <br><br> <i>If you contact the authorities, we disappear. We will be watching. We want two million dollars. There will be no second chance.</i> <br><br> The note is chilling, but Marc sees only one thing-he has the chance to save his daughter. He can't talk to the police or the FBI. He doesn't know who he can trust. And now the authorities are closing in on a new suspect: Marc himself. Mired in a deepening quicksand of violence and deadly secrets-about his wife, about an old love he's never forgotten, and about his own past-he clings to one, unwavering vow: to bring Tara home, at any cost. Hardcover

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Coben, Harlan. NO SECOND CHANCE. [Advance Uncorrected Proofs]. [New York, New York]: Dutton, 2003
8vo - over 7¾" - 9" 0-525-94729-9 Galley/Proof First edition. 8vo (6" x 9"). 335, [2] pages. Black printed wrappers, metallic red and silver lettering on spine, embossed silver lettering on front wrapper, die-cut hole at bottom edge of front wrapper which reveals the title of the book which is printed at bottom edge of flyleaf (paperbound). "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" in paper wrappers, which was issued before publication of the hardcover edition for promotional purposes, and sent to book reviewers, bookstore owners, and other trade professionals. "Harlan Coben returns with a thriller of explosive tension and breathless psychological suspense. No Second Chance is a breakneck ride where nothing is what it seems-and where hope and fear collide in the most surprising ways. - "When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter..." Marc Seidman awakens to find himself in an ICU, hooked up to an IV, his head swathed in bandages. Twelve days earlier, he had an enviable life as a successful surgeon, living in a peaceful suburban neighborhood with his beautiful wife and a baby he adored. Now he lies in a hospital bed, shot by an unseen assailant. His wife has been killed, and his six-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But just when his world seems forever shattered, something arrives to give Marc new hope: a ransom note. "If you contact the authorities, we disappear. We will be watching. We want two million dollars. There will be no second chance." The note is chilling, but Marc sees only one thing-he has the chance to save his daughter. He can't talk to the police or the FBI. He doesn't know who he can trust. And now the authorities are closing in on a new suspect: Marc himself. Mired in a deepening quicksand of violence and deadly secrets - about his wife, about an old love he's never forgotten, and about his own past-he clings to one, unwavering vow: to bring Tara home, at any cost."- From the publisher. About The Author: "Harlan Coben is the winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, the first writer to win all three. He is the author of nine previous novels, including Tell No One, an international bestseller, as well as the recent blockbuster Gone for Good, a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.".

First Edition, Soft Cover, Very Good Condition

[SW: LITERATURE * FICTION * NOVEL * MYSTERY * DETECTIVE FICTION * WIDOWERS * ARC * ADVANCE READING COPY * UNCORRECTED PROOFS,]

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Dutton, Charles J. The Crooked Cross, New York Dodd, Mead & Co. 1926
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unclipped jacket ($2.00) has 1/8 of front panel missing - back cover ad and flaps (back flap has ad for the second bullet) all intact. Rec cloth book fine bright and unmarked First Edition Poor Cloth 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: Modern First Editions]

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Coben, Harlan: No Second Chance, New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 2003
ISBN: 0-525-94729-9 Fine

When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter. At least, that is what I want to believe. I lost consciousness pretty fast. 1st Edition, 4th Printing Fine Hard Cover, Decorative 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE WIDOWERS]

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