The Hook by Donald E. Westlake SIGNED! [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING]

The Hook by Donald E. Westlake

FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING [2000] THE MYSTERIOUS PRESS

*Title page has been signed and personally inscribed by author, Donald E. Westlake. 

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.  Light shelf wear to DJ and a hint of tanning to pages.   Like new! 

Wayne Prentice is a midlist author who must face the hard fact that the world no longer values his work. He has watched a pseudonym, two careers, and his sales disappear and feels like it may be time to quit writing for good. On the other hand, Bryce Proctorr fires out one bestseller after the next and has a multi-million dollar deal for his next book. Unfortunately, his divorce has given him writer's block and Bryce cannot solve his dilemma as his deadline rapidly approaches. So, Bryce proposes a partnership to Wayne: give Bryce his unpublished manuscript and the two of them can split the advance 50/50. There's just one small catch -- Wayne has to put Mrs. Proctorr six feet under.