Lucas Salik is a famous surgeon accustomed to performing bold experiments on other people's hearts and used to being in control of his patients' lives. His closest friend, Anne Cowdenbeath is a woman used to being in control of her ordered existence, whose own heart had long been frozen by the unnatural deaths of her husband and son. Together they embark on quite another type of experiment, the emotional vivisection of a young girl, Cora, who is conveniently without family ties. However, things do not go as smoothly as they ...
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Lucas Salik is a famous surgeon accustomed to performing bold experiments on other people's hearts and used to being in control of his patients' lives. His closest friend, Anne Cowdenbeath is a woman used to being in control of her ordered existence, whose own heart had long been frozen by the unnatural deaths of her husband and son. Together they embark on quite another type of experiment, the emotional vivisection of a young girl, Cora, who is conveniently without family ties. However, things do not go as smoothly as they planned and sinister happenings begin to disrupt the tidy plan. This is a novel where the hunters and hunted frequently change places and random wounds abound; only life, which in itself is unpredictable, brings healing.
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Add this copy of A Case of Knives to cart. $8.82, very good condition, Sold by The Parnassus BookShop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback Second Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. The hunter and the hunted frequently change places in this thriller of a novel, with protagonist Lucas Salik, a famous surgeon, always wanting to be in control, and Anne Cowdenbeath, in control of her rich and ordered life. Dark green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Very clean, no edgewear; the lower edge of front panel looks like it has a faint damp stain about half way across, just along the edge, does not extend onto pages. Tight and solid volume; Interior is immaculate. Jacket is near fine with small scuffing on backside on lower part of jacket. Not price clipped. 267 pages. 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Bloomsbury Pub Plc, London, England, 1988.
Add this copy of A Case of Knives to cart. $10.99, very good condition, Sold by A Good Read rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1988 by Bloomsbury.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. 0747500746. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Chip and wear to upper front tip of d/j, some bruising at top spine, soiling on upper edge of text block. Rubbing to d/j.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
Add this copy of A Case of Knives to cart. $16.51, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
Add this copy of A Case of Knives to cart. $16.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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Add this copy of Case of Knives, a to cart. $20.22, very good condition, Sold by Shadow Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwich, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
Add this copy of Case of Knives, a to cart. $21.49, like new condition, Sold by Shadow Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwich, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
Add this copy of A Case of Knives to cart. $54.54, very good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
