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James Lee Burke: New Scorpion Press Edition

Scorpion Press (who specialise in deluxe limited editions) are making available a very collectable item: James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novel The Glass Rainbow in a signed limited edition with an introduction by another celebrated crime writer, John Connolly.

THE GLASS RAINBOW has received an unheard of 4 out of 4 starred reviews from KIRKUS, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, BOOKLIST and LIBRARY JOURNAL; the binding is tan leather spine, gold and tan marble paper,over boards, tan top-edge and endpapers.

There will be only 75 numbered copies, available November 2010 at £68. Burke has been described by Barry Forshaw as "The Titan of Modern American Crime" in Book & Magazine Collector

Pre-orders from:

sales@scorpionpress.myzen.co.uk

Posted at 7:54AM Monday 19 Jul 2010

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