description: A great autographed and signed copy of Dark Summer by Mark Upton (Alias Lawrence Sanders). The book bears an inscription and the AUTOGRAPH of Mark Upton (Lawrence Sanders) inside the front cover. About the Author ( Lesley Andress, Mark Upton; 1920-98) In his time, LAWRENCE SANDERS ranked right up there in popularity with Stephen King, Danielle Steele and only a handful of other newsstand rack superstars, so much so that his name is more prominent on the covers of his books than their titles, and this has may have contributed to his not being taken very seriously among fans of this genre. Too bad. Despite a reputation as the Robin Leach of the detective novel, perhaps best remembered now for his frothy, padded paperbacks of technology, sex and the peccadilloes of the rich and famous, Sanders wrote some damn entertaining, and even provocative and influential books in several crime genres, from capers to thrillers to police procedurals and yes, even private eyes. Sure, the sex was sleazy and frequent, more kink than think, and the attitudes towards various races and particularly women seem hopelessly outdated now, and frequently offensive even then, drawing the ire of many critics over the years, and raising more than a few questions about the author's own sexuality. But man, could the guy spin a yarn. A journalist for over twenty years, working for such publications as Mechanics Illustrated andScience and Mechanics, Sanders kept plugging away at writing fiction. A series of short stories featuring hard-boiled insurance investigator Wolf Lannihan appeared in the pages of the skin mag, Swank, in 1968-69, but his real break came with the publication of his first novel in 1969.PLEASE ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED WITH SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY. IF THE PACKAGE IS NOT DELIVERED DUE TO LACK OF SIGNATURE THE BUYER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING COSTS AND WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM ANY REFUNDS ISSUED UPON THE RETURN OF THE ITEM.
language: English
title: Dark summer
titlecomplete: Dark summer
genres: Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 24
publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan