Hardcover. Boston, James R. Osgood, 1st, 1877, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 158 pages, 4 b&w illustrations by C.S. Reinhart, each with a tissue guard. Green cloth with with black design, gilt lettering on spine, edges stained red. This copy INSCRIBED BY HARTE on a blank prelim page and dated the year of publication. Hinges partially cracked, front fly leaf opened roughly (possibly for inscription on following page), binding a little shaken.

Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books , 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. This copy SIGNED on title page, by Timberlake, with the inscription "Keep loving, keep fighting!/Amy Timberlake"). Pearl and brown boards w/silver spine lettering. A young girl unafraid to fight injustice finds herself in a battle against the richest woman in town. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Washington, DC, Encino Press, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Illustrated in black & white by Pat Oliphant, the award-winning editorial cartoonist. SIGNED BY OLIPHANT with his pequin sketch. Quarterbound w/green lined paper covered boards w/dark green cloth covered spine, no dj issued.

Hardcover. London, Faber & Faber, 2nd printing, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 298 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Light edgewear to unclipped dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York , Clarion Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Emily Arnold McCully and SIGNED BY MCCULLY on title page. Very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. What do leprechauns do? They bury a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, of course. But as Mrs. Bally Bunion's ox, Miss Maude Murphy's hen, and Old Jamie soon find out, they can't resist having a little fun along the way. For, besides burying pots of gold, mischief is what leprechauns do!

Hardcover. NY, NYR Children's Collection, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, a reprint of a classic. SIGNED by illustrator Marc Simont on half title (page 15). No dj issued.

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 387 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON PRELIM-PAGE. Minor rubbing to pictorial dust jacket, else a lovely copy in clear mylar cover. A mystery set in Paris in WWII.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, reprint, 1919, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray cloth with pictorial design on front in red and black. The Bedtime Story-Books. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf and dated. "Sincerely your friend, Thornton W. Burgess Nov 12, 1919 Chug-a-rum!" Six b&w plates by Harrison Cady. Front hinge cracked, binding shaken. but holding. Some star stickers on front endpapers, Still, a nice early Burgess signature.

Softcover. Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 81 pages. INSCRIBED BY GALVIN on the title page. The Air's Accomplices vividly evokes poet Brendan Galvin's love for the rugged landscapes of Cape Cod and Ireland and their elusive inhabitants. Weaving themes of death, migration, and aging into an exploration of the natural world, Galvin's work reflects a deep engagement with the places he and his family have called home, as well as with the triumphs and tragedies of human life. Faint corner crease to cover. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Schwartz & Wade, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 40 pages. Newbery Honor-winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book infused with humor and the true spirit of Christmas.Christmas always comes to Nella's house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while. That's because it's the Depression and Nella's family is poor. Even so, Nella's hoping that this year she and her two sisters will get a beautiful Baby Betty doll. On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement! There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. "Mine!" Nella shouts, and claims the doll for herself. But soon she discovers that Baby Betty isn't nearly as much fun as her sisters. SIGNED BY PINKNEY.

Softcover. Fayetteville, University of Arkansas Press, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 61 pages. SIGNED BY COLLINS on the title page. A collection which includes some of Collins' most anthologized poems, including "Introduction to Poetry," "Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House," and "Advice to Writers".

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 16 pages of color illustrations. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the half-title page. Nicknamed the "Real-Life Lorax" by National Geographic, the biologist, botanist, and conservationist Meg Lowman-aka "CanopyMeg"-takes us on an adventure into the "eighth continent" of the world's treetops, along her journey as a tree scientist, and into climate action. A blend of memoir and fieldwork account, The Arbornaut gives us the chance to live among scientists and travel the world-even in a hot-air balloon! It is the engrossing, uplifting story of a nerdy tree climber-the only girl at the science fair-who becomes a giant inspiration, a groundbreaking, ground-defying field biologist, and a hero for trees everywhere. Clean copy.

Softcover. Reno NV, University of Nevada Press, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 211 pages. Neider's novel has been praised as one of the great westerns of all time, up there with "Shane" and "The Ox-Box Incident". It loosely follows the facts of the Billy the Kid story, but it is not intended as a retelling of that story. It is written in the style of a person-to-person narrative as told by the man who shot the Kid. INSCRIBED BY NEIDER on the front fly leaf. Clean copy. First published in 1956, the book was the basis of Marlon Brando's only directing effort, "One-Eyed Jacks", which the author covers in his Preface.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2nd pr., 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A PEN/Faulkner Award nominated novel. The story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica - the daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half African father, abandoned as an infant. INSCRIBED BY KINCAID on the half-title page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Champaign IL, Sagamore Publishing, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 307 pages, b&w illustrations. SIGNED by all contributors on the front free endpaper - Kerry Keene, Raymond Sinibaldi, David Hickey, and Babe Ruth's granddaughter Linda Ruth Tosetti. The definitive work on his early years, The Babe in Red Stockings, represents not only a detailed study of his remarkable on-field achievements, but also delves into his happy-go-lucky, playful, and occasionally temperamental nature. Dozens of new pieces of information are added to further complete the portrait of one of America's most fascinating figures, the one and only Babe Ruth.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Barefoot Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 96 pages. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on a tipped-in bookplate on the front fly leaf. Lovely color illustrations by Rebecca Guay. Let yourself be drawn into the magical world of the dance with this sumptuous anthology. Love, laughter, betrayal, adventure and tragedy intertwine to create stories that will reach deep into the heart and dreams of the reader. The story of "The Sleeping Beauty" will whisk you away to the thorny castle where Princess Aurora awaits her prince; the comedy and confusion of "Coppelia" will delight you, and the magical adventures of Clara in "The Nutcracker" will entrance you. Featuring a brief history of classical ballet, as well as historical details of each dance, composition, choreography and early performances, this book will captivate anyone with a love of this awe-inspiring art.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Barefoot Books, 3rd pr., 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Giovanni Manna. SIGNED BY MATTHEWS on a tipped-in bookplate on the front fly leaf. When young Tom of Warwick is sent away to a castle to learn about knighthood and chivalry, at first he finds the castle cold and unfriendly, but the action-packed stories of kindly Master William, the armorer, inspire Tom to work hard in the hope of one day becoming a real knight. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR with a color drawing of a lamb by Morgan on the front fly leaf. After her grandmother dies, a little Tuscan girl cannot stand the sound of bells until the good-hearted schoolmaster introduces her to some belled lambs. Morgan's bright, folksy illustrations evince a hearty rusticity perfectly suited to the sweet and compassionate story. Small tear to dj at top of spine, otherwise a clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dutton Juvenile, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 144 pages illustrated in color. SIGNED BY 11 ARTISTS on bookplate and book. More than forty acclaimed children's book authors and illustrators join together to create an anthology: stories, poems, essays, and pictures that celebrate Earth and call attention to environmental destruction, overpopulation, tampering with nature, litter, pollution, and waste disposal.

Hardcover. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page, without dedication. . Promotional post card laid-in. Clean, like new.

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY FFORDE on the title page, signed "Jasper". It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and no one can remember the last sunny day. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favorite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Clean copy.

Softcover. Louisville KY, Chicago Spectrum Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, b&w illustrations throughout. INSCRIBED BY HAMILTON on the front fly leaf. Ed Hamilton was raised on a street, in a neighborhood, that no longer exists. But Walnut Street and the now razed black professional district are vibrant and alive in this account of how one skinny black youth became a nationally acclaimed sculptor. This autobiography chronicles not just one man, but a way of life. It is filled with photos of art work now located all over the U.S., in private homes, public plazas, and prestigious museums.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the half-title page. In 1942, Ruth and Simeon must leave their missionary parents to escape the perils of war, and Ruth learns much about human nature and life as she and her brother make the dangerous trip through China to India. Clean copy.

Softcover. Brunswick ME, Shanti Arts , 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 121 pages. Poet J. R. Solonche adds The Book of a Small Fisherman to his impressive list of over thirty published poetry collections. His poems, says Chase Twichell, "are an extraordinary amalgam of wit, close observation, humor, and clear-seeing. Each one singles out and illuminates an ordinary moment-ordinary, that is, until the poet explodes into a miniature epiphany. Easy of access and frequently profound, J. R. Solonche's poems induce in me a state of delighted surprise."

Hardcover. London/NY, Hogarth, 1st US, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Gilt edges. SIGNED BY FABER on a tipped-in prelim page. Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, Peter sets out on a quest to take the word of God to the farthest corners of the galaxy. His mission will challenge everything - his faith, his endurance and the love that can hold two people together, even when they are worlds apart. Signed by Author sticker on front of dj, otherwise clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Scribner, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY DUNNING on title page. Cliff Janeway, a book dealer, agrees to collect a woman who has skipped bail in Seattle. But when he arrives, he realizes he's been employed to find a rare edition of "The Raven". He also learns that those who are known to have owned copies of the book have met untimely deaths. The second book in the Cliff Janeway series. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon Books, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page. A signed collectible first edition copy of this short story collection from this National Book Award winning and PEN/Faulkner and Pulitzer Prize nominated author. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Constable, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY MCPHERSON on the title page. The author's second murder mystery story featuring Dandy Gilver. Clean, like new.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1985, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket with light fading to spine. INSCRIBED BY MORRIS on the half-title page. The author's third book.

Hardcover. Westholme Publishing, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 374 pages, b&w illustrations. Bright, clean. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. "Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a cane until it splintered and the helpless Massachusetts senator lay unconscious and covered in blood. One of the most shocking and provocative events in American history, the caning convinced each side that the gulf between them was unbridgeable and that they could no longer discuss their vast differences of opinion regarding slavery on any reasonable level."

NY, Walker Childrens, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY KIMBLE opposite the title page. Warren Kimble, America's foremost contemporary folk artist, lets his favorite cats out of the bag in his first picture book for the very young. From fat cats to clean cats to curious cats, these clever word pairs capture familiar feline behavior and attitudes in all their quirky glory. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Bantam, 1st, 1993, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by author Diane Mott Davidson directly on the title page; 303 pages. This delightfully wicked mystery features food expert Goldy Bear, seen last in Dying for Chocolate . Goldy, 31 and the divorced mother of a 12-year-old son and the owner of Goldilocks Catering ("Where Everything Is Just Right!") in Aspen Meadow, Colo., caters as many as three events a day, even while solving a murder or two. After catering the senior class dinner at the exclusive but undistinguished Elk Park Prepatory School, Goldy discovers the body of the class valedictorian, Keith Andrews, strangled by one of her extension cords. Tom Schulz, gourmet cook, Goldy's lover and head homicide detective for the Aspen Meadow police, quickly discovers that Keith may have been an extortionist and a thief. Probing further, he and Goldy find that the senior class (oddly restrained in their response to the murder) and their rancorous parents are a group for whom obsession with grades, nasty competition over college slots and blatant bribery are the norm. The book proves to be a light but delicious combination of unique personalities, first-rate recipes and sustained suspense, with only a surfeit of red herrings for leftovers. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, John Day Company, reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong pictorial cloth, 64 pages illustrated in two-colors by William Arthur Smith. SIGNED BY BUCK on the title page. Originally published 1n 1942, this is the 17th printing and was most likely signed in 1969 by Buck in Danby, Vermont, where she lived in her later years. Bright, clean copy, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, The Vanguard Press, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped, price-clipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY SITWELL to literary historian and critic Roger Shattuck on the front fly leaf.

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 416 pages.INSCRIBED BY GORDON on the title page. When his political activities with the Weather Underground radicals from the 1960s catch up with him, a man finds himself on the run in order to secure the love of his child.

Hardcover. NY, The Limited Editions Club, Ltd. Ed., 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Six hardcover volumes in a slipcase. Gathering all 168 stories together for the first time. Together making up the 10th and 11th release of the 18th Series. This being #1075 of 1500 copies. Signed and illustrated by Fritz Kredel, illustrations hand-colored by Yuster Studio. Further signed by the translator Jean Hersholt. Book design by George Macy and printed by Ferris Printing Company. 1292 pages and 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Slipcase shows wear, starting to split at edges, clean set with a faint musty odor. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. NY, Workman Publishing, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 288 pages, b&w illustrations and photos throughout. INSCRIBED BY PHILLIPS on the front fly leaf. Covers show light wear, clean copy.

Hardcover. Franklin Center PA, Franklin Library, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, full bright red leather with vibrant gilt lettering and embellishments. All edges gilt, raised bands on spine, silk bookmark, marbled endpapers. SIGNED BY ROTH on a blank prelim page. Nathan Zuckerman's account of his younger brother Henry and the story about people enacting their dreams of renewal and escape. Wherever they may find themselves, the characters of The Counterlife are tempted by the prospect of an alternative existence that can reverse their fate. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. Saranac Lake NY, Outskirts Press , 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 216 pages. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY SHAW. like new. Shaw's memoir and account of his friendship with Jon Cody, an older one-armed dope dealer and leather craftsman in the Adirondack backcountry.

Softcover. Sydney AU, Angus & Robertson, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in pictorial wrappers. INSCRIBED BY SAYER on the title page. An inner-city community is under threat from the developers and their crooked friends. One woman leads the battle against them, a battle fought in nightclubs and council chambers, in hotel rooms and high on rooftops. Juanita Neilson disappeared from Kings Cross 20 years ago and became part of an urban legend. This is a fictionalized account of what might have happened to this beautiful woman, campaigner, political journalist and society heiress. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Franklin Center PA, The Franklin Library, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, rich maroon leather boards with decorations in gold on front and rear boards. Title in gold on spine between raised leather bands. All edges are gilt. Text is clean and crisp. Satin ribbon marker. SIGNED BY PLIMPTON on a blank prelim page. In April 1985, Sports Illustrated published an article that stunned the sports community. George Plimpton's 13-page profile of Sidd Finch, a mysterious pitcher who had been signed by the New York Mets and reportedly threw 168 mph, came complete with photos from spring training, scouting reports, and interviews with Mets players and management. A week later, SI apologized to readers around the world for their role in what is generally regarded as the greatest hoax in the history of sports journalism. The magazine had teamed up with the legendary author and Paris Review bon vivant for an April Fool's Day prank of unprecedented proportions. After the success of the article, Plimpton decided to turn the story into a novel -- a rousing baseball fairy tale that is considered one of the most memorable sports novels of the last half-century.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 275 pages. In April 1985, Sports Illustrated published an article that stunned the sports community. George Plimpton's 13-page profile of Sidd Finch, a mysterious pitcher who had been signed by the New York Mets and reportedly threw 168 mph, came complete with photos from spring training, scouting reports, and interviews with Mets players and management. A week later, SI apologized to readers around the world for their role in what is generally regarded as the greatest hoax in the history of sports journalism. The magazine had teamed up with the legendary author and Paris Review bon vivant for an April Fool's Day prank of unprecedented proportions. After the success of the article, Plimpton decided to turn the story into a novel -- a rousing baseball fairy tale that is considered one of the most memorable sports novels of the last half-century. Clean copy.

Softcover. Ithaca NY, Snow Lion Publications, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 151 pages. SIGNED ON HALF TITLE PAGE BY THE 14TH DALAI LAMA IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. First edition of the second collection of poetry by the author. INSCRIBED BY ACKROYD on the title page and dated 2002. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 328 pages with index. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the title page. This gripping history shows how the electronic devices we use to access and receive care influence the kind of care we receive. The Doctor Who Wasn't There traces the long arc of enthusiasm for and skepticism of electronic media in health and medicine. Over the past century, a series of new technologies promised to democratize access to healthcare. From the humble telephone to the connected smartphone, from FM radio to wireless wearables, from cable television to the electronic brains of networked mainframe computers: each new platform has promised a radical reformation of the healthcare landscape. With equal attention to the history of technology, the history of medicine, and the politics and economies of American healthcare, physician and historian Jeremy A. Greene explores the role that electronic media play, for better and for worse, in the past, present, and future of our health. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY HUNECK WITH A DRAWING OF A DOG opposite the title page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, The Prairie Press, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover, 144 pages. A collection of radio sermons by a pastor broadcast on WLB, a midwest radio station in the 1930s. INSCRIBED BY HOLLAND on the title page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue boards, 205 pages. INSCRIBED BY PERLMAN on the front fly leaf. Abraham Heschel believed that the Holocaust was an "Eclipse of Humanity." In the philosophical and historical context in which it occurred, Heschel saw this eclipse as embedded in the phenomenological approach of Heidegger. Focusing on their respective phenomenological methods, attitudes toward being, Heschel's view of Adam and Heidegger's notion of Dasein, this book is an analysis of Heschel's critique of Heidegger and the postmodernism that followers of Heidegger espoused. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 319 pages. SIGNED BY THOMAS on the title page. Minor Jackson is broke when he meets Ploscaru, a dwarf, who tells Jackson that Kurt Oppenheimer's relatives would pay highly to have him found. What Ploscaru doesn't tell Jackson is that Oppenheimer is a professional killer who is being sought by the British, the Americans, and the Russians. Set in 1946, this intricately woven espionage thriller traverses four major settings beginning with Beverly Hills, California and continuing with Mexico, Germany and Washington, D.C. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Dunne Book/St. Martin's Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 356 pages. SIGNED BY CRABBE on the title page. August, 1889. A man lies dead in a darkened construction site near Madison Square Park. The murderer, Jim Tupper, a Mohawk of the Iroquois nation, flees back to the vast Adirondack wilderness. But he has left a trail of death behind, pointing north, straight to where Tom Braddock and his family are vacationing. Worlds collide when Tom's son is caught up in the murder of a young maid at the hotel. To clear him, Tom must capture the killer, whom he believes to be Tupper, launching an epic chase across more than a hundred miles of lakes, rivers, and forest. Clean copy.