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New York: Soho Press, Inc., 2008. A Sergeant Cribb Investigation 8vo size trade paperback; 233 pages From back cover: "A sadistic practical joker is haunting the popular music halls of London, interfering with the actors and interrupting their acts, by orchestrating humiliating disasters that take place in view of the audience. Then the mischief escalates to murder. Or was murder intended all along?" Nearly new, we note only pencilled notations on fep. . First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1958. Book Club Edition (BCE) 8vo size hardcover with illustrated dust jacket; 223 toned deckle edge pages with yellow topstain. From jacket: "It began when Walter Brinkley, emeritus professor of English, gave a cocktail party for the newly-wed Craigs. This amiable little man had no intention of mixing the ingredients for mayhem or of entertaining a murderer. But his party was the start of a nightmare in which a killer with a shotgun blasted the rural peace of Westchester County." Edgewear, tiny chip from top of jacket spine, abrasion on bottom of jacket spine, half inch tear to right back cover, and a inch tear to left back cover; some light soil to back of jacket. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lincoln, NE: iUniverse Inc., 2005. A Mordecai (Mike) Levine Mystery Signed by author on a label on the title page 8vo size trade paperback; 255 pages The title page has two label stickers: one contains a typed inscription and the handwritten signature of the author, the other sticker has a quote from Kirkus Reviews. From back cover: "Low-rent "detective" Mike Levine lives at home with his mother, Estelle, who still calls him by the name she gave him - Mordecai. Wile working his first real mystery, Mike is helped by his sister, Rhonda, an overly enthusiastic reference librarian, and her sarcastic policeman husband." The type on the stickers has faded. The spine is slightly cocked and there are wrinkles on the spine (a production blemish) and there is a small notation on fep. Author Martin Tropp died in 2006. . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 263 pages From jacket flap: "The killing of a coed in a national park campground by a grizzly run amok wasn't the kind of case Nick Caine handled. He left that to the boy scouts in the National Park Service. But when the autopsy revealed that the coed also had a bullet in her brain, a random death became a cunning murder - and Caine was on the case... Set in the mountain of Montana, (this story) is a tale of multiple murders, altered identities, and rampant greed." Jacket has edgewear and minor tears and chipping, creased inside flap and small tear to bottom back corner, bumped head and heel of spine. . First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little Brown, 1974. Stated First American Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 260 pages From jacket: "Superintendent Roderick Alleyn confronts a particularly delicate situation. The President of the new African republic of Ng'ombwana has announced his plan to visit England, an he adamantly refuses to have any special protection laid out for him by the police. "Assassination," he proclaims, "is not my destiny." ...The President of Ng'ombwana happens to be Alleyn's old school chum, Bartholomew Opala, nicknamed "The Boomer."...It becomes Alleyn's job to see that he stays alive..." (Dame) Edith Ngaio Marsh (1895 - 1982) was a New Zealand mystery writer. Called one of the "Queens of Crime (Fiction,)" Marsh was the creator of Roderick Alleyn and he "stars" in all 32 of her novels. Marsh's first name is pronounced: Nai - oo. Cocked spine; edgewear to jacket, several tiny tears to top of jacket… Read More

New York: William Morrow, 2016. First Thus with full numberline (first paperback edition) 12mo size mass market paperback; 334 pages Flat Signed by author on title page From back: "Attorney Sophie Maxwell has come to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. But nothing throws cold water on a hot relationship faster than a dead body. Worse for Sophie, no one believes the body she knows she saw is real... Fortunately Sophie has a good friend in Faith Fairchild... In between discussions of newlywed agita, surprising Savannah customs and, or course, fabulous low country food, Faith and Sophie will pair up to unmask a killer." Creased spine, creases on spine side of front cover, bumped bottom corner of page 307 to and including back cover. Edgewear. Autographed copy sticker on front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and… Read More

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1943. Authorized Edition. Based on the comic strip Boots and Her Buddies. Green hardcover with orange titles; 248 pages with illustrated endpapers and black and white illustrations. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Dealer Direct Payments Only.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO: Rue Morgue Press, 2002. an Irish art and gardening mystery 8vo size trade paperback; 156 pages From back: "Who, how and why is someone slowly trying to poison to death Irish artist Fergus Gandon? The Irish Guard rule out accidental poisoning, since neither his wife, Nell, nor their three children show any signs of arsenic poisoning... Or could the villain be Lord Kilskour, on whose country estate Fergus lives and works? Employing a quiet wit along with keen observations on Irish life, (the author) works in her usual gardening lore while presenting one of the cleverest art scams..." In very good condition we note only minor edgewear and notation on fep. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Overlook Press, 2010. Signed by author on title page Stated First Edition 237 pages From jacket: "Jack Durkin is the ninth generation of Durkins who have weeded Lorne Field for nearly 300 years. Though he and his wife Lydia are miserable and would like nothing more than to leave, Jack must wait until his son has come of age to tend the field on his own. It's an important job, though no one else seems to realize it. For, if the field is left untended, a horrific monster called an Aukowie will grow - a monster capable of taking over the entirety of America in just two weeks. Or so it is said..." Bumped heel of spine and bumped and worn top corner; bookseller's notation on fep. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Walker & Company, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback; 192 pages A John Turner Mystery From back cover: "One day a young man, arrested on a routine traffic stop, is forcibly sprung from jail after Sheriff Don Lee is brutally assaulted. Throwing caution aside, Turner goes in pursuit, unleashing ghosts he thought he had left behind." Edgewear, notation on fep. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Faber and Faber, 1994. Aurelio Zen returns home to Venice. First edition. Jacket which has some edgewear has been covered in mylar, crease on inside of back jacket fold. Bumped bottom of spine. 297 pages. Very slightly cocked. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Avon Books, 1997. Signed Copy 12mo sized mass market paperback; 374 pages. Flat signed by author on title page. (No inscription, just signature.) From back: "Joanna Brady - devoted mother and the first female Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona - knows what it's like to lose one you love, and her heart still aches over the murder of her policeman husband. But her sympathy for a tragically widowed ex-cop has placed Joanna's future in jeopardy..." In average used condition with edgewear, creased top corner of cover and creases to slightly cocked spine; pages are tanned. There is an "autographed" sticker on spine which should peel off if you desire. . Signed by Author. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Baltimore, MD: PublishAmerica, 2005. 8vo size trade paperback; 249 pages. Author biography and photograph on back cover. From back cover: "The summer serenity of the Left Bank in Paris is shattered for retired Professor Ondine Jellicoe and her lover, Pavel Havel, by the arrival of two women from Ondine's past - two former students... Fear of disclosure and the intent to do harm create a volatile situation that tears relationships apart and leads to murder." Edgewear, notation on fep. . First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio, 1994. Read by Dick Hill 12mo size integrated card stock and plastic cassette holder Abridged on two cassettes, about 3 hours playing time From back: "Cyber World is destined to be the ultimate adult playground. Using virtual reality, players can fly jet fighters in combat, take part in the gunfight... Dan Santori has been hired ... to make sure Cyber World opens on schedule. But the people who test the simulations have begun to die and Dan soon realizes that he and his family might be the next victims... In very good condition with only a bumped head and heel of spine. We test our tapes! . Audio Cassette. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Worldwide, 2018. 12mo size mass market paperback; 281 pages From back: "Liz McCall never thought she'd go into business with her dad, but when her father retires - and sinks his entire police pension into a vintage toyshop - Liz decides to manage the store. Someone needs to help her dad turn his dreams into reality - and keep him from sneaking off to patrol the not-so-mean streets of East Aurora, NY. But Liz's father goes from former police chief to prime suspect then a nervous man who was trying to have his antique toys appraised is found in the shop with a lawn dart through his chest..." Slightly cocked and creased spine; light wear to covers, creased bottom corner of front cover.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Felony & Mayhem Press, 2007. 8vo size trade paperback; 264 pages From back cover: "Lately, Francesca seems almost to be attracting catastrophe, rather than damping it down. An executive at one of her client-companies has been brutally murdered, just steps from Francesca's tidy London flat. One brother has become an overnight pop star, with the attendant media circus, disastrous women, and newly acquired bad habits. And even Scotland Yard's assistance is not without a price tag." In very good condition, we note only a notation on fep. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dover Publications, 1978. Selected and introduced by E.F. Bleiler 8vo size trade paperback; 277 pages From back cover: "The Department of Dead Ends - this special department of (Scotland) Yard collects and store the detritus of unsolved crimes until some future time when the material may be utilized or discarded... In creating this special department, the English writer Roy Vickers (1889-1965) wrote a series of short stories that almost all critics have rated as the best inverted detective stories since the work of R. Austin Freeman... Constructed in a sparse, direct narrative style reminiscent of Dashiell Hammett's in its avoidance of involvement, each story is a personality study, a life history of ordinary people falling or pushed into crime..." Creased back bottom corner, bumped top corner of covers and pages, one page has a quarter inch tear the bottom margin. Spine may be sunned (please see our last photograph.) . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1945. 8vo size brown hardcover with dull gilt tiles on spine; 220 pages. From book: "Set in France just after the defeat of Germany, this exciting spy story tells of two Americans fleeing for their lives into the wild, high country of the Massif Central...filled with striking bits of local color, this tingling escape story pictures the turmoil and tension of a postwar France facing the trials of reconstruction." We noted two pages with significate ink blots and doodles which has bled through abutting pages. Please see our photographs. Bumped and worn corners and head and heel of spine, some abrasions to side of front cover and rubbing to spine; child's penciling on last blank endpaper and back cover, some soil to front cover, small abrasion on fep where sticker was removed. Some previously turned page corners, toned pages. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks… Read More

New York: iUniverse Inc., 2006. 197 bright, white pages. Two pages have a small ruffle on edge. Cover has edgewear, light wear to corners and a "Local Author" sticker on front cover. A Seaside Murder Mystery. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Barcelona: Editorial Molino The Case of the Majestic Client Spanish Language Edition 12mo size mass market paperback; 224 pages. The illustrated cover also has an inset illustration of actor Raymond Burr, who played Perry Mason in the television series of the 1950s - 1960s. This book is number 41 in the series by this publisher. Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was an attorney who became a prolific author. Suspended from law school in the midwest, Gardener returned to his home in California where he read the law and passed the California Bar Exam. He practiced law off and on until 1933, when the first Perry Mason novel was published. Perry Mason is a very successful character with multiple movies, multiple television shows and more than 80 novels. The character of Perry Mason is based on California attorney Earl Rogers (1869-1922), who was born in Perry, New York. Rogers, a pioneer of visual exhibits, was the defense lawyer in 77 murder trials, losing only three. Slightly cocked spine,… Read More