![Outrun the Dark [Mass Market Paperback] Cecilia Bartholomew](https://vintagebookshoppe.com/wp-content/uploads/imported/Outrun-the-Dark-B00197GRX2.jpg)
Description
1979 edition. Paperback cover has significant wear, scuffs, small marks and stains, and bending. Spine has significant reading creases and wear. Pages have some marks but largely are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-loved copy of Cecilia Bartholomew’s “Outrun the Dark” offers a time-capsule glimpse into the gritty crime fiction of the 1970s. Published in the latter days of the pulp paperback era, this novel exemplifies the raw, uncompromising style that made Bartholomew a cult favorite among fans of hard-boiled mysteries. While the cover shows its age with wear and creasing, the intact binding and largely clean pages suggest this copy has survived many avid readings over the decades. For collectors, this edition represents a prime artifact from an influential period when writers like Bartholomew pushed boundaries with their unflinching portrayals of violence and moral ambiguity on the urban fringes. Readers drawn to the neo-noir genre will appreciate the opportunity to experience Bartholomew’s visceral prose and gritty atmospherics in their original published form.
