Old Bakery Books.co.uk

For sale is a fine hardback copy of the novel, China Lake by Meg Gardiner, published in 2002 by Hodder & Stoughton.

The book is a first edition, first printing as evidenced by a full numberline on the copyright page.

The book has black boards and metalic lettering. The boards have no knocks or signs of wear. Internally there are no marks or inscriptions. The pages are clean and white, have no tears or creases, and the binding is tight and square.

The fine wrapper is complete showing the original cover price of £12.99. The book is complete with it's wrap-around band which is also fine.

The book is signed by the author on the title page with no dedication.

Overall a fine copy of a novel by a popular author.

Stephen King praised Gardiner on his website in December and interest in her work has been growing ever since. He then wrote extensively about Gardiner again in his Entertainment Weekly column published on February 9 where he said he was staggered that she was not published in the US. 'I mean, this woman is as good as Michael Connelly and far better than Janet Evanovich', wrote King, who advises readers to start with China Lake - Gardiner’s first book in her Evan Delaney series.

The book is not an ex library book, it has no remainder marks or publisher's stamps.