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New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of the fifth Carlotta Carlyle mystery, in which the hardboiled, redheaded Boston PI must take on a hospital full of conspiracy and corruption to find answers for a grieving mother. 9.25'' x 6''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($19.95) color pictorial dust jacket. 326 pages. Inscribed by Barnes to title page "For HMA / With best regards from / Carlotta & me." Jacket becoming delaminated around raised letters, a bit of edgewear. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Clean.