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New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2012). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. Thirteenth novel in the Puzzle Lady series. Includes crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 308 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2012). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Thirteenth novel in the Puzzle Lady series. Includes crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 308 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, 1997.. First edition -. Very good in printed gray wrappers.. Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) Mystery set in the world of horse racing, but also, in this case a coming of age story of a young man whose main ambition is to be an amateur steeplechase jockey, while his father's ambition is to become prime minister. 273 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, 1997.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First American edition. Mystery set in the world of horse racing, but also, in this case a coming of age story of a young man whose main ambition is to be an amateur steeplechase jockey, while his father's ambition is to become prime minister.

New York:: Avon,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. The first novel by this former US Foreign Service Officer, an international thriller set in a world she knows well. Introduces Casey Collins. 284 pp. Sticker with 'compliments of the publisher' on the half title page.

New York:: Walker,, 1986.. Hardcover first edition -. F/F.. First printing. The story of Milo, a con man and proud of it - and the murder of the woman he loves.

New York:: Donald Fine,, (1994.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A courtroom thriller featuring San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy. SIGNED on the title page. 484 pp.

New York:: Warner,, 1994.. Hardcover -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). Book club edition (full-sized, includes complete number line.) Author's first book - described as capturing the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a homicide cop in New York City - by a 20 year veteran of the force. Cover praise from James Patterson who calls this book "an extremely authentic and suspenseful thriller that can also be heart-wrenching." A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 293 pp.

New York:: Warner,, 1994.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Author's first book - described as capturing the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a homicide cop in New York City - by a 20 year veteran of the force. Cover praise from James Patterson who calls this book "an extremely authentic and suspenseful thriller that can also be heart-wrenching." SIGNED on the title page. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 293 pp.

New York:: Warner,, 1994.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Author's first book - described as capturing the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a homicide cop in New York City - by a 20 year veteran of the force. Cover praise from James Patterson who calls this book "an extremely authentic and suspenseful thriller that can also be heart-wrenching." 293 pp.

New York:: The Viking Press,, (1954). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in very good dust jacket (a lovely copy - the rather striking green and red dust jacket has a short closed tear at the bottom edge with associated creasing but is now in a protective cover and is quite attractive.) . First printing. The author's first book, a hard-boiled novel about the manager of a Mexico City gambling casino - Waer's own occupation in Las Vegas: "Jim Foster, manager of gambling casinos and an honest man in a dubious profession, transfers his curious talents to Mexico City . . . The irregularities happen to include two murders, an international crime ring, various beautiful women, none of whom could ever be accused of innocence, a bewitched roulette wheel, and any number of operatives from the police and underworld." While all 3 of Waer's novels were set in the world of gambling, this was the only one to be published in hardcover. 241 pp. Dust jacket design by Bill English.

Mission Viejo, CA:: A.S.A.P. Publishing,, (2002). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase (as new.). Limited, signed first edition. Collection of 18 short stories by this award-winning writer. Limited/first edition #22 of 100 copies SIGNED on the limitation page by all of the contributors: Jan Burke, Edward D. Hoch, who wrote the introduction and by Phil Parks, the dust jacket illustrator. 330 pp.

East Setauket, NY:: TIP/The Imaginary Press,, (1997). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover. An unusual first mystery, featuring a New York street smart cop who is originally from Ecuador - Filomena Buscarsela. Nominee for the Edgar. SIGNED on the title page. 270 pp. Cover illustration by Angela Bocage.

New York:: Signet,, (1998). SIGNED -. Near fine. . First paperback printing. An unusual first mystery, featuring a New York street smart cop who is originally from Ecuador - Filomena Buscarsela. Nominated for the Edgar. SIGNED on the title page. 295 pp.

New York:: Signet,, 1997.. SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (short closed tear to upper edge of front cover of dj). Book club edition: the first hardcover printing. An unusual first mystery, featuring a New York street smart cop who is originally from Ecuador - Filomena Buscarsela. Nominee for the Edgar. Originally published as a paperback original by a small press, so this book club edition is the first hardcover edition of this title. SIGNED on the title page. 295 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, (2000). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to the pages). First printing. A psychopathic con man has a perfect kidnapping scheme going - once a year, kidnap the child of a wealthy doctor, use the parents' fear for their child's life to control them for 24 hours, and don't ask for too much money. But when he kidnaps Will and Karen Jennings's five-year-old daughter, things don't work out quite the same - first of all, the kidnapper blames Will for his mother's death and so this time he is looking for revenge, not just money, and little Abby has juvenile diabetes which puts her life in danger - and then both Will and Karen decide to fight back. 340 pp.

London:: Hodder & Stoughton,, (2002). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. (usual light toning to the pages). First UK printing. Benioff's first book, the story of the last night of freedom for Monty Brogan before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. Basis for the Spike Lee film starring Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox, and Anna Paquin. SIGNED on the title page. 230 pp.

New York:: M Evans and Company,, 1981.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a fine dust jacket (name on front endpaper) . First printing. Author's second book, a mystery featuring soft-boiled Seattle sleuth John Denson. Boldly INSCRIBED on the half title page to the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens, "from the wandering Hoyt" and dated in Ravenswood, WV in 1998. Uncommon signed. 192 pp.

New York:: M Evans and Company,, 1981.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price clipped) . First printing. Author's second book, a mystery featuring soft-boiled Seattle sleuth John Denson.

New York:: Mysterious Press,, (1992.). SIGNED first edition -. Just about fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The 4th DKA File novel - like Ed McBain, Gores uses an entire team of sleuths - the investigators of the Daniel Kearny Associates - in his gritty realistic novels. One review described the 'private-eye procedural as Gores' specialty, maybe his invention.' SIGNED on the title page and with a long inscription on the half title page to the late Oklahoma collector Larry Owens in which Gores describes the progress on getting this produced as a movie. Dated in 1998. Nominated for the Edgar Award. 337 pp.