6.25" x 9", 343 page hardcover with slipcase titled TWILIGHT AT MAC'S PLACE by Ross Thomas / The Mysterious Press, ISBN # 0-89296-214-3, First Printing, November 1990/ Black cloth decorated in silver on the spine; black cloth-covered slipcase. Limited edition, Unnumbered copy of 100, signed by Ross Thomas.

Ross Thomas is at his best here with an intricate, riveting plot and a fine dry humor. Steadfast Haynes, for many years an unofficial CIA ``fixer,'' dies of a heart attack in Washington. His funeral brings together his 30-ish son Granville, Granny's childhood chum (and Steady's lover) Isabelle, CIA retiree Gilbert Undean and minor arms dealer Tinker Burns. Steady has written his memoirs and left the rights to Granny. In quick succession: Granny discovers Steady's ``book'' is mainly blank pages; Isabelle is murdered; an unknown woman steals the manuscript at gunpoint; and Undean is shot to death. Granny, ex-L.A. homicide dick, aspiring actor and inheritor of Steady's fabled charm and good looks, begins his own investigation, helped by Erika, daughter of a D.C. restaurateur. The complicated plot--two shadowy bidders vie for rights to a real manuscript, Granny and Erika fall in love, there's another murder, with a couple of twists at the end--is helped enormously by a wonderful cast of characters, including a stiff German headwaiter who quotes Proust aptly and effortlessly. A sophisticated, winning performance.

The book itself is complete and in EXCELLENT condition with some light overall wear. The slipcase is in VERY GOOD with some overall wear and a bumped corner.