Reginald Hill - Arms and the Women - 1st/1st

This is a first edition in excellent condition.  It was published by HarperCollins in 2000.

'When Ellie Pascoe finds herself under threat, the men in her life assume it's because she's married to a cop.  While they follow red herrings, Ellie's search for a haven finds her alone (apart from her friend, Daphne; an ancient aid-worker; a money launderer; an old crone; and a female cop).'

This is a 1st Edition / 1st Printing ( The number string is: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 ).

Condition:

Book - Fine - minor rubbing/bumping to the corners and edges, a v.slight spine lean and slight, but even, tanning to the pages.

Dust Jacket - Very Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners, edges and covers and slight marking.

The DJ is not price clipped.

The DJ is in a protective plastic sleeve (non-adhesive). 

Author:

Reginald Hill was born and brought up in Cumbria, and has returned there after many years in Yorkshire.  With his first crime novel, A Clubbable Woman, he was hailed as 'the crime novel's best hope' and, nearly thirty years on, he has more than fulfilled that prophecy.