The Ice Harvest.

SCOTT PHILLIPS

Publication: Picador, 2000, London

First U.K. edition. Author's first book. Signed by author. Fine in dust jacket. It is Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas and snowing steadily. The streets are deserted, traffic is light and most people have returned home for the start of the festivities. But family get-togethers are the last thing on Charlie Arglist's mind, and home is the last place he needs to be. For Charlie has to get out of town, having stolen nearly a million dollars. In nine and a half hours, to be precise. But first there are just a few things he has to do... THE ICE HARVEST was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of 2001.

Inventory Number: 16000