The central pleasure is Pepper and her catalogue of urban woes, delivered with self-depracting savagery and humor in a scathing first person. THE PHILADELHPIA INQUIRER Book two in the Amanda Pepper mystery series. Amanda Pepper, an English teacher at school for Philadelphia's filthy rich, is determined to teach the kids a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas. She intends to have them cook and serve a meal to the homeless, but unfortunately a powerful parent takes over, and the simple meal turns into a catered affair- ...
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The central pleasure is Pepper and her catalogue of urban woes, delivered with self-depracting savagery and humor in a scathing first person. THE PHILADELHPIA INQUIRER Book two in the Amanda Pepper mystery series. Amanda Pepper, an English teacher at school for Philadelphia's filthy rich, is determined to teach the kids a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas. She intends to have them cook and serve a meal to the homeless, but unfortunately a powerful parent takes over, and the simple meal turns into a catered affair--topped off by murder. Of course, Amanda wants to solve the crime with her sometime boyfriend and cop C.K. Mackenzie. She's equally determeind to teach the the elusive killer a lesson or two, as well. From Gillian Roberts, the Anthony Award- winning author of CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA, I'D RATHER BE IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE. . ., and HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION. From the Paperback edition.
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Add this copy of Philly Stakes to cart. $11.49, very good condition, Sold by Foggypaws rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sonoma, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Fawcett.
Add this copy of Philly Stakes to cart. $11.76, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Fawcett Books.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of Philly Stakes to cart. $13.68, good condition, Sold by BayStateBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Smithfield, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Ballantine Books.
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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting and there might be a From the library of label. Boxed set packaging shrink wrap or included media like CDs may be missing.
Add this copy of Philly Stakes to cart. $14.15, very good condition, Sold by Columbia Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Fawcett Books.
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Good. No dust jacket as issued. Christmas mystery. Possibly unread but slight tanning. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 208 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Philly Stakes: an Amanda Pepper Mystery to cart. $21.50, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Scribners.
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Fine in fine jacket. Fine, fresh, unread copy in equally fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing of the second book in the series set in Philadelphia and featuring schoolteacher/sleuth Amanda Pepper. In this entry, it's the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas and the overly privileged, underachieving children at Philly Prep where Amanda teaches are even more distracted by the holiday season. If anyone was to blame it was probably Charles Dickens; if he hadn't created Scrooge and jacob Marley, the murder might never have happened.
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Very Good in Near Fine jacket. Inscribed By the Author The second Amanda Pepper mystery. First printing. Gently bumped with corresponding crimps and a tiny nick to the upper front panel of the Brodart covered jacket. Inscribed on the title page "For Marvin (Lachman), With our best, Gillian Roberts and Judith Greber, too. Enjoy! "
