Down Cemetery Road.
London: Constable, 2003. 8vo. First edition. Original black hardcovers, silvergilt. Jacket design by Nick Castle. Signed by the author in blue ink on the title page. Fine in fine d/w. Item #8764
Mick Herron's debut novel is also the first of four to feature Zoë Boehm, private investigator. When a neighbouring house in suburban south Oxford is destroyed by a massive explosion, and a child disappears in the aftermath, Sarah Tucker - a young, married woman, bored and unhappy with her life - becomes obsessed with trying to find the little girl. Down Cemetery Road draws her to a violent ending in Scotland. Filmed by Apple TV+ with Emma Thompson as Zoë Boehm. Scarce.
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