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N.Y.: The Free Press, 1990. 1st edition. fine in dust jacket. Gill is a teacher at Harvard, specializing in modern fiction and feminist theory--the roots of her interest in the phenomenally popular British author/playwright. In this sensitive and revealing biography of Agatha Christie, Gillian Gill probes the mysterious private life and motivations of one of the bestselling authors of all time and discovers a brilliant and eccentric woman whose passionate search for success was balanced by an obsession with privacy. The break-up of Agatha's first marriage to Archibald Christie and her subsequent ten-day disappearance had made headline news. Feeling hunted and wounded by the press, Christie determined never again to let them into her private life. Instead she developed a public persona – seemingly tongue-tied and dull – which ensured the journalists and the public would let her be. This successful strategy helped to account for a happy second marriage and family life as well as an… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Ungar Pub Co, 1985. 1st. Ed. Fine in dust jacket. Review copy with slip laid in. Traces the life and career of the British novelist, examines his historical fiction, mysteries, and fantasies, as well as nonfiction prose, and describes the themes of his work. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

North Vancouver: British Columbia, Canada: Hancock House Publishers Ltd, 1981. 1st edition. Light wear else near fine in dust jacket, lightly rubbed, light wear at extremities.SIGNED by Fossum with brief inscription and dated June 1982. An inside look into the life of a Royal Canadian Mountie. he Mounties have a long history and a tradition to be proud of, and every man in the field glories in his knowledge of this inheritance. But he also has to cope with the petty annoyances of Rules and Regs, the hardships of isolated postings, the dangers of confronting armed criminals, the frustrations of having to confiscate liquor and pour all of it out. Every officer has his own secret for survival: Jack Fossum's was a sense of humor. This is an insider's look at the grassroots level of a famous force. Jack Fossum joined the RCMP in the thirties, just in time to act as escort for nude Doukhobors and apply the techniques of riot control against men made desperate by the depression. He performed in the… Read More

Continuum NY 1990 1st ed. Fine in dj, the first full-length study of Ambler's life and work. Includes Bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1994. 1st edition, April 1994, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover.. AGATHA AWARD NOMINEE for Best Biographical / Critical work. For half a century, she was the best-known, best-loved, and best paid writer America [NOT just mystery writer, but writer] had ever known. Her novels were bestsellers, her plays had successful runs on Brodway as Rinehart became one of the most charismatic and most celebrated women of the century. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Congdon & Weed, 1983. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket, spine very lightly discolored, Fourteen years ago, William Nolan wrote the first book about Dashiell Hammett. Now, after years of delving, he offers a full biography. HAMMETT: A LIFE AT THE EDGE goes considerably beyond Lillian Hellman’s well-known accounts of her time with Hammett. From fresh sources it tells of his colorful early years, before Hellman, including his sleuthing days as a Pinkerton man assigned to famous cases such as the Fatty Arbuckle scandal.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Congdon & Weed, 1983. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket, very lightly discolored at spine, Fourteen years ago, William Nolan wrote the first book about Dashiell Hammett. Now, after years of delving, he offers a full biography. HAMMETT: A LIFE AT THE EDGE goes considerably beyond Lillian Hellman’s well-known accounts of her time with Hammett. From fresh sources it tells of his colorful early years, before Hellman, including his sleuthing days as a Pinkerton man assigned to famous cases such as the Fatty Arbuckle scandal.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1984. UNCORRECTED PAGE PROOFS, bright blue wrappers, sunned at spine, lightly soiled., over 790 pgs. The world-famous creator of the Maigret detective novels presents a candid autobiography touching upon such private events as the suicide of his only daughter and his stormy relationship with his two former wives. Also includes his daughter Mary-Jo's nearly 200 page diary, which recounts her joys and despairs prior to her suicide at the age of 25. . First Edition. Printed Wrapper. Very Good. Uncorrected Proof.

N.Y.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. 1st US ed. Near fine in dust jacet. Remainder mark at bottom of pages. Translated from the French by Harold J. Salemson. The world-famous creator of the Maigret detective novels presents a candid autobiography touching upon such private events as the suicide of his only daughter and his stormy relationship with his two former wives. Also includes his daughter Mary-Jo's nearly 200 page diary, which recounts her joys and despairs prior to her suicide at the age of 25. 815 pg . First US Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Remainder.

N.Y.: Continuim , 1989. 1st ed. Fine in dj, after a concise biographical chapter,Skenazy evaluates Cain's entire body of work. Includes film stills, filmogrophy, bibliography. The views of other critics on Cain's work are presented and a full chapter is devoted to Cain and film. Skenazy not only points out the enduring influence of Cain's early novels on film noir, he also demonstrates how Cain's less than successful career as a screenwriter had influenced his greatest novels.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New Castle, Delaware: USA: Oak Knoll Press, 1996. 1st edition. Fine, unread copy w/o dj as issued, still in shrinkwrap. A bibliography of the work of Julian Symons: fiction, poetry, non-fiction and numerous contributions to other publications. Includes commentaries and a personal memoir by Symons and a preface by H.R.F. Keating. At published price. 296 pages.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket. Book.

N.Y.: Bantam, 1989. First Batam edition, September 1989, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Anne Hart is a Canadian Librarian and gifted Literary Researcher and Author. This short book makes a nice companion to the Miss Marple series; acting as something of a fictional biography of the character and bringing together all the elements that can be gathered from the novels to explain her background, her career as an unlikely amateur detective and the settings for her adventures. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: G.K. Hall & Co., 1986. 1st ed. 16 pages of photographs. An EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE. 306 pages incl. "Chandler's Publications", Notes and Index. Page edges lightly dust else a fine, unread copy.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book.

London: UK: Bloomsbury Press , 1992. 1st ed. near fine in dj, small closed tear at rear, one wrinkle. Includes selected bibliography, 340+ pages.Georges Simenon was, during his lifetime, the bestselling writer alive. He created Chief Inspector Maigret, one of the most-loved and sanest characters in modern fiction, but was himself an alcoholic, a fantasist, a man possessed by the demon of sexual jealousy, a crime writer whose own life was haunted by the possibility of crime. His stated ideal was family life, but he conducted a quarrel with his widowed mother that lasted for 50 years, and his own family life ended in catastrophe with the suicide of his daughter. He married twice and seduced hundreds of women, including Josephine Baker. Simenon's writing life was in itself quite a story. He wrote 193 novels under his own name and 200 under 17 pseudonyms. His sales were over 500 million in 55 languages. His admirers ranged from Celine and Colette to T.S.Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Fellini and George… Read More

London: UK: Bloomsbury Press, 1992. 1st ed. near fine in dj, small closed tear at rear, one wrinkle. Includes selected bibliography, 340+ pages. Georges Simenon was, during his lifetime, the bestselling writer alive. He created Chief Inspector Maigret, one of the most-loved and sanest characters in modern fiction, but was himself an alcoholic, a fantasist, a man possessed by the demon of sexual jealousy, a crime writer whose own life was haunted by the possibility of crime. His stated ideal was family life, but he conducted a quarrel with his widowed mother that lasted for 50 years, and his own family life ended in catastrophe with the suicide of his daughter. He married twice and seduced hundreds of women, including Josephine Baker. Simenon's writing life was in itself quite a story. He wrote 193 novels under his own name and 200 under 17 pseudonyms. His sales were over 500 million in 55 languages. His admirers ranged from Celine and Colette to T.S.Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Fellini and George… Read More

N.Y: Beaufort Books, 1983. 1st ed. About fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Bowling Green: Ohio: Popular Press, 1973. 1st prtg. Purple covers show some light rubbing else a near fine copy of this oversize trade paperback. An appreciation of the pioneering American detective-mystery writer of the turn of the century. Author of the "Uncle Abner" mystery stories. Biography followed by critiques and reviews of his works. Contains a nice bibliography and an Index of Titles. 261 pages.. 1st Prtg. Printed Wrapper. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.

Bowling Green: Ohio: Popular Press, 1973. 1st prtg. Purple covers show some light rubbing else a near fine copy of this oversize trade paperback. An appreciation of the pioneering American detective-mystery writer of the turn of the century. Author of the "Uncle Abner" mystery stories. Biography followed by critiques and reviews of his works. Contains a nice bibliography and an Index of Titles. 261 pages.. 1st Prtg. Printed Wrapper. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.

Boston: MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Boston: MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. 1st ed. Uncorrected page proof, tape at covers, hand corrections to covers.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof.