NY, Dunne/St. Martin's, (2016). The advance reading copy of Doyle's last book, a coming-of-age story that departs from his usual Oregonian environment. Signed by the author. This book followed his 2015 novel Martin Marten, which won the John Burroughs Medal in 2017, only the second novel to win that award in its 90-plus year history. Laid in is a full-page promotional letter from the author addressed, "Dear Reader," in which Doyle talks about Chicago (both the city and the book) and his life in Portland and his thrill in writing a novel in the first person, with hopes to do it again. Sadly, later in 2016, Doyle was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and he died in 2017 at the age of 60. The letter, which was only issued with this advance copy and was not published elsewhere, is edge-creased from overhanging the advance reading copy, which is fine in wrappers. Few copies of this title were signed, especially the advance issue, which is quite scarce even unsigned. [#033375] SOLD