The Hanged Man.

Satterthwait (Walter)

The Hanged Man.

Description: FIRST EDITION, pp. 258, 8vo, original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, front pastedown with production crease, unclipped dustjacket, near fine

Publication Details: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993

Notes: Half-title with inscription by the author to fellow writer and bibliophile John Baxter: 'To John - With many thanks for the bed, the hospitality, the stories, and the chile in the chicken. Walter Satterthwait 7/5/03 (You will note, of course, that with one or two minor exceptions, the book follows the actual numerical sequence of the Tarot Cards.)' The fourth of the hard-boiled Joshua Croft mystery series for which the writer is best known. The inscription is typical of Satterthwait, a romantic figure, who spent his career writing in friends' houses in the US, France, Germany and Greece, and ...moreHalf-title with inscription by the author to fellow writer and bibliophile John Baxter: 'To John - With many thanks for the bed, the hospitality, the stories, and the chile in the chicken. Walter Satterthwait 7/5/03 (You will note, of course, that with one or two minor exceptions, the book follows the actual numerical sequence of the Tarot Cards.)' The fourth of the hard-boiled Joshua Croft mystery series for which the writer is best known. The inscription is typical of Satterthwait, a romantic figure, who spent his career writing in friends' houses in the US, France, Germany and Greece, and bartending when money ran low. He is notable as one of only eight American writers to receive France's prestigious Prix de Romans d'Adventures. HIDE