The Mordida Man

Author: Ross Thomas (1926-1995) inscribed

Year: 1981

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Place: New York

Description:

284 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publishers quarter black cloth with silver lettering to spine over black paper boards in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed by the author. First edition.

When a legendary freedom fighter is kidnapped, his close friend the Libyan dictator angrily blames the CIA. In retaliation, the Libyans kidnap the U.S. Presidents brother. Enter the Mordida Man--an independent fixer and bribery expert who must find and free the Presidents brother . . . without causing an international incident.

Condition:

Inscribed on title. Schuster remainder mark to heal end pages, small staple hole in first few pages. Jacket lightly chipped at spine ends and corners else a near fine copy in like jacket.