One Foot In The Grave
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A darkly witty British mystery, One Foot in the Grave chronicles the final investigative chapter in the career of James Pibble, a retired Scotland Yard detective now residing in a nursing home for the elderly. Dickinson masterfully illustrates how even a man stripped of mobility and conventional agency can uncover sinister truths lurking beneath the genteel surface of institutional life. The novel presents a deeply humane portrait of aging, dignity, and the persistence of a sharp mind trapped within a failing body, all while maintaining the taut suspense of a classic whodunit. Written with Dickinson's signature intelligence and dry wit, the narrative argues that the instinct for justice never truly retires, no matter how frail its vessel becomes.
Author: Peter Dickinson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Pantheon Books, New York
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A darkly witty British mystery, One Foot in the Grave chronicles the final investigative chapter in the career of James Pibble, a retired Scotland Yard detective now residing in a nursing home for the elderly. Dickinson masterfully illustrates how even a man stripped of mobility and conventional agency can uncover sinister truths lurking beneath the genteel surface of institutional life. The novel presents a deeply humane portrait of aging, dignity, and the persistence of a sharp mind trapped within a failing body, all while maintaining the taut suspense of a classic whodunit. Written with Dickinson's signature intelligence and dry wit, the narrative argues that the instinct for justice never truly retires, no matter how frail its vessel becomes.