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New York:: Artemis Press,, (2019). SIGNED -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Trade paperback. A novel in the Doyle and Acton series set at New Scotland Yard in London, featuring Dublin born Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle and her husband, Chief Inspector (and Lord) Acton. SIGNED on the title page. 263 pp.

New York:: Artemis Press,, (2016). SIGNED -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Trade paperback. The fourth novel in the Doyle and Acton series set at New Scotland Yard in London, featuring Dublin born Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle (now pregnant with their first child) and Chief Inspector (and Lord) Acton. SIGNED on the title page. 323 pp.

New York:: Artemis Press,, (2020). SIGNED -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Revised edition, a trade paperback. The first book in the Doyle and Acton Scotland Yard series, originally published in 2013 and revised by the author in 2020, introducing "Chief Inspector Acton of Scotland Yard, a British lord, and his protŽgŽe, first-year Detective Constable Kathleen Doyle, an Irish redhead of humble origins. . . DoyleÕs gift for reading people makes her invaluable to the veteran inspector, yet she struggles to keep her coveted entry position and build on her meager education by using multisyllabic words sheÕs researched and practiced to enlarge her vocabulary and impress Acton. Their growing bond is deftly depicted by Cleeland as Acton quietly offers a loan to Doyle, who is trying to make ends meet. From pride and professionalism, she declines, but the telling incident lingers powerfully for her.. . " (Whitney Scott, Booklist) SIGNED on the title page. 329 pp.

New York:: Artemis Press,, (2023). SIGNED -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Trade paperback. A novel in the Doyle and Acton series set at New Scotland Yard in London, featuring Dublin born Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle and her husband, Chief Inspector (and Lord) Acton. SIGNED on the title page. 263 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1963.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, light blue tinting to top edge in a a fair only dust jacket with a large chip at the top of the spine extending to the back cover, over tears and edgewear, rear flap almost separated and toning to the dj, especially the back cover (original price of 5.95 still present).. First printing. The second novel by this important author, founder of the Harlem Writers Guild, civil rights activist and educator. Like all of his books this was based on Killen's own experiences - "he joined the Army early in the war and never got his law degree. Instead, inspired by his years in the service and the discrimination he encountered there, he embarked on a career as writer and political activist. He helped found the Harlem Writers Guild in 1950 and came under the influence of W.E.B. Du Bois. What the black men affirm in this novel is their manhood and their right to assert it, by violent… Read More