"C" is for Corpse

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1986). First Edition. Hardcover. 0-03-001888-9 . [quite a nice copy, with the custom bookplate (see notes) on the rear pastedown but no marks of any kind, and no significant wear aside from a few forensincally-detectable traces of having been read once, probably with gloves on; the jacket is similarly nice, despite some very minor crimping at the top spine corners, and some faint yellowing (mostly to the rear panel)]. As Grafton closes in on "Z" (and the end of the Kinsey Millhone series) -- "U is for Undertow" appeared in late 2009 -- the earliest books in this immensely popular series get ever-more-difficult to find in nice condition. "C" also has the distinction of being considered one of the best, having received the Anthony Award (as did "B" before it) as "Best Novel" at the 1987 Bouchercon. This copy also has the customized ownership bookplate -- stating "This Copy of 'C' is for Corpse Belongs To ________" (with NO name filled in -- affixed to the rear pastedown. Shouldn't YOUR name go there? [This book is featured in ReadInk's Catalog #2, "Skirts, in Jackets," available upon request.] .