VGC.HarperCollins,1996.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(two small tears on the edges of the back Dj cover, a couple of nicks and creases on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages but tainted on the outer edges,small nick and slightly tainted on the edges of the pages,a couple of small nicks/scratches inside the first blank page of the book.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.466pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Synopsis: A psychological struggle between bored Connecticut housewife, Nora Chancel and her kidnapper, Dick Dart, a man recently arrested for multiple murder. As they are relentlessly pursued from Connecticut to New York State, Nora's only hope of staying alive is to feed his ego and outwit him.