Near fine condition.Bantam Press,2006.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine),with Dj(small creases,two scratches and nick on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.The book is new with a crease on the edge of the pages and with a very small ink mark on the first blank page of the book.447pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone has only two things on his mind: to ask his girlfriend Silky to marry him, and to lead a quieter life. n nBut when his newfound love disappears, Nick is forced back into action. The trail leads him to Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before the past comes knocking on his door.