Search Results: CLEVELAND from Murder By The Book

N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1996. 1st edition, September 1996, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Milan Jacovich title; Cleveland locale. A behind-the-scenes look at a big-city television operation. "When someone strangles promising local TV newscaster Virginia Carville, Cleveland PI Milan Jacovich gets a call he wants to refuse, but can't. His former lover, Mary Soderberg, a sales executive at the TV station, asks Milan to help the man she dumped him for, Steve Cirini, now the top suspect because he was among Carville's many sex partners. Milan's current flame, Nicole Archer, resents Mary's involvement, but he takes the case (his seventh, following The Duke of Cleveland). On Carville's computer disk, Milan discovers notes that might, if deciphered, unmask the murderer. A powerful station manager, a veteran anchorwoman and the pompous Cirini all have possible motives. Something also… Read More

N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1995. First edition, October 1995 with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Ethnic to the core, loyal to friends, beset by strong views, Jacovich is an opinionated, anachronistic soul who doesn't really approve of his latest client, a rich slacker whose older boyfriend is missing, along with $18,000 she loaned him. Jacovich discovers a trail of pissed-off women with diminished bank accounts who've all had a fling or two with Jeff Feldman, a second-rate artist posing as an art broker. In the hunt for the missing man and a possibly mythical vase, the PI soon crosses paths with disreputable gallery owners and a mobster he's encountered before. A pretty and talented ceramics artist is pushed down an elevator shaft at about the time that Jacovich shows some interest in her, which is representative of his luck in love.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam, 1990. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Slight slant to boards, page edges lightly soiled, else Near fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. "Martin's sequel to The Mercy Trap should attract more fans to private eye Gil Disbro of Cleveland, Ohio; Disbro is a tough but good-hearted fighter for justice, here on a twisted narrative path leading toward missing professor Alan Gault and his young son, Brandon. The detective meets Alan's sexy sister-in-law, Arlene Hammond, who reveals that a custody battle over Brandon broke out after his mother ostensibly committed suicide. Religious fanatics, the elder Hammonds had disowned their daughters as morally corrupt and declared Alan unfit to bring up his own son. Having hired a kidnapper to spirit away the child, the grandparents keep him a virtual prisoner--but Disbro catches up with them. Alan, however, has already rescued Brandon, leaving the detective to solve crimes tangentially connected with the case:… Read More

N.Y.: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc., 1943. First edition, 1943 with Farrar's FR colophon at copyright page. Complete text--reduced size in accordance with paper conservation orders of the War Production Board. Bright orange cloth with black lettering at spine. Fine, tight copy in dust jacket, not price clipped, $2.00 price intact. Light wear at edges, shallow loss at head and foot of spine ends and flap corners, very lightly soiled else a near fine copy of a very difficult book to find in complete dust jaclet. Lt. Bill Grady; Cleveland, OH. When Joan Raleigh Stevenson issues invitations for a small dinner party she knows full well that it is not going to be a pleasant affair. What she does not know is that one of the guests is to be murdered and that the hostess is to be the chief suspect.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Miller, I.. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, 2002. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Cathleen Hartigan is a successful Cleveland attorney with a sterling political pedigree. But bad judgment trumps money, power, and position every time, and Cathleen puts her family's reputation at risk when she decides to bed a charming drifter with no discernible past, Brian McFall. He absconds with some mementos, including decades-old photos that could besmirch the family legacy. Cathleen hires Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich, who traces McFall's trail back to Con McCardle. An Irish political leader with murky ties to Sinn Fein, McCardle makes it clear to Milan that questions regarding McFall will lead to trouble. Jacovich presses on, learning that McFall also runs errands for the Cleveland Mob. When McFall is murdered, Jacovich finds himself in a three-sided vise--cops, the Mob, and McCardle--that forces him to call in almost every favor he's owed. The eleventh Jacovich case.. First… Read More

N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1994. 1st edition, December 1994, so stated A very faint stain at page edges, else fine in unclipped dust jacket. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE for Best Private Eye Novel of the Year. A Milan Jacovich title; Cleveland locale. "Milan's latest case has him paying back a long overdue favor to Mob boss Victor Gaimari. Even though Milan dislikes Gaimari, the mobster once helped him save a kid's life, so when Gaimari asks Milan to head out to the posh suburb of Lake Erie Shores to make sure the mayoral election goes smoothly, Milan can hardly say no. Ostensibly, he's supposed to play bodyguard, political adviser, and baby-sitter to Barbara Corns, who's running for mayor on a "Back to Basics" theme. Milan can't believe the candidate is in any danger, especially in such a white-bread-and-mayonnaise town. But there's more to the story than Victor has let on, and after the wife of Barbara's opponent is killed, Milan figures he had better put… Read More

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 2006. 1st edition, February 2006, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, lightly rubbed, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard, private investigators in Cleveland, Ohio. "Koryta's impressive second hard-boiled mystery is a worthy successor to his debut, Tonight I Said Goodbye (2004), an Edgar and Shamus finalist. Cleveland PI Lincoln Perry, haunted by the circumstances that led to his estrangement from his best friend, Ed Gradduk, clutches at an opportunity for redemption on learning that Gradduk is a fugitive from the law, suspected of arson and murder. Perry's hopes of repairing their relationship are dashed after his childhood confidant dies in an accident. As a result, Perry shifts his mission to clearing the dead man's name. Perry, aided by his partner, follows a winding trail of dirty cops and multiple suspicious fires toward the truth. The 22-year-old author, who… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1998. 1st edition, June 1998, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Milan Jacovich title. The producer of a film hires P.I. Jacovich to make sure his wild star does not get into any trouble, but when Darren seduces an underage young woman, Milan quits, only to see his ex-charge as a murder victim on the TV the next morning.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow, 1992. First edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, lightly rubbed at rear, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Cleveland detective Gil Disbro title, by former Ohio police officer. "In this updated... version of the classic hard-boiled detective novel, ex-police officer Martin ( The Flip Side of Life ) offers the third adventure of Cleveland PI Gil Disbro. Wealthy Cleveland resident Boyd Lassiter hires Disbro to find his wife Renee, who is missing from the Nevada dude ranch where she was establishing residency prior to filing for divorce. After he learns that Renee is flying back to Cleveland, Disbro meets her plane and observes her leaving unwillingly with some mobsters he recognizes. He follows their car, frees her and takes her to the Lassiter home, where they discover that Boyd has been killed and his chauffeur is missing. Feeling honor-bound to stick with the case, Disbro determines to track down… Read More