Tim Willocks — Bad City Blues

London; Sydney, Macdonald, 1991. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Tim Willocks thrilling debut novel. This signed, first edition of physician turned novelist Tim Willocks' debut novel 'Bad City Blues' tells the story of Cicero Grimes, a psychiatrist specialising in drug detoxification, as he becomes embroiled in an unsolved bank robbery. 'Bad City Blues' was later adapted into a film starring Dennis Hopper. First edition, signed by the author to the title page, In unclipped dustwrapper. A tightly-wound thriller, Willocks' 'Bad City Blues' delves deep into the psyche of characters as bad as the town they suffer in. In the publisher's original binding, with unclipped dustwrapper showing £12.95 price. Externally, in excellent condition, with only very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. The dustwrapper is very smart, with only very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.