Search Results: First in Series from Murder By The Book

Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.: Naiad Press, 1987. 1st ed. PBO, large oversize trade pbk. Set in Victoria, British Columbia. Author's 1st book. A Caitlin Reece title.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback Original.

N.Y.: Random House, 1972. 1st edition, so stated Light wear at edges, silver lettering at spine very bright, slight lean else near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket, lightly soiled at rear panel, not price-clipped, $4.95 price intact. The 1st book in the Buena Costa County Series. Lee Beckett; California. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Villard, 2000. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. A weird and fascinating book about dinosaurs masquerading as people in the modern world. A very funny and wildly creative detective novel. "What would the world be like if the dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct? As this very funny book shows, for one thing, L.A. would be even weirder than it is now." Dave Barry. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martins, 1993. 1st edition, July 1993, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. A novel of murder and mayhem set in New Orleans . Author's first book in this series.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: HarperCollins, 1994. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. SIGNED by the author at title page. EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE. Author's first book. "Jack Flippo, on the fast track at the Dallas DA's office, unwittingly beds the wife of a drug kingpin. By the time Jack's realized his egregious error, he's out on his ear, divorced, depressed, and broke. Reduced to taking odd jobs, he obliges a detective friend who asks him to photograph the infidelities of sleazy entrepreneur Buddy George. Jack, with his unerring nose for trouble, gets more than the picture he bargained for when his photographic snoopfest reveals Buddy's penchant for weird sex. Soon Jack finds himself involved with blackmail, murder, and a cast of unforgettable characters including Teddy Deuce, a moronic, muscle-flexing thug whose dearest ambition is to have his own game show, and icily gorgeous Paula Fontaine, Buddy's shrewd, sexy,… Read More

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton, 1982. 1st ed. Near fine in dj. Author's first Doc Adams novel and an EDGAR AWARD WINNER for Best Novel. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1994. First edition, October 1994. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. 1st in new series featuring Joe Sixsmith, PI. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam, 1996. 1st ed., with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Author's first book. Miami based PI Lupe Solano. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam, 1996. Fine in dj. Author's first book. Miami based Cuban American PI Lupe Solano. 1st ed. Jacket shows atrace of wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Walker, 1994. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Lightly soiled at page edges else about fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Author's 1st book. Art dealer Alix Thorssen gets involved in a murder investigation when her brother-in-law is arrested for a murder on the Salish reservation in Montana. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Pocket Books, 1990. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE. Boston setting. Author's first mystery. "Tom Bethany, security consultant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, narrates this commendable first mystery about a wealthy professor hoping to become the next Secretary of State. Hired to research the man's background for any hint of scandal, Bethany can find nothing wrong until he looks into the unsolved murder of the professor's wayward daughter. The more involved he becomes with the case, the more he realizes that the police fumbled their investigation. Bethany, a Vietnam veteran who distrusts government, is a sturdy and methodical..."--LJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Award Nominee.

N.Y.: Pocket Books, 1990. 1st edition, November 1990, so stated. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Boston setting. SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE. Author's first mystery. SIGNED COPY. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, 1996. 1st ed. Spine edge lightly rubbed else a near fine copy of this Paperback Original. This is the fourth Paperback Original in the Dead Letter series. His first mystery featuring Ruby Dark, a fiesty fifty-year old bail bondswoman who is a Denver institution. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.

NY: Doubleday Perfect Crime, 1993. 2nd ed. Fine in dust jacket. The first Eva Wylie title. SILVER DAGGER Award Winner.. 2nd Ed. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Chatto & Windus London 1992 1st ed. Fine in dj. SIGNED COPY. Introduces Eva Wylie who'has a mean streak, a wicked tongue and a face like a bucket.'.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Harper, 1986. 1st US edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Page edges lightly soiled else near fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover.. 1st Saxon title. GOLF. In the world of championship golf, the stakes are high and passions run to match. And never more so than at the British Open Championship, particularly when it is played at Saint Andrews, venerable home of the games.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

Scribners, 1995. 1st ed. page edges lightly soiled else near fine in dust jacket. The 1st Mel Pickett novel (Pickett was introduced in a secondary role in "A Sensitive Case"). Wright is a reciepient of a Lifetime Achievment Award from the Crime Writers of Canada. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.

Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.: Poisoned Pen Press, 2002. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. SIGNED COPY. Mary Ryan and pastry chef Johnson, try to make thier bistro popular despite some of the deadly ingredients surrounding them.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. First of a new series of books on Great Murder Trials of the Twentieth Century, one of Britian's most famous lawyers reconstructs the controversial trial of Robert Wood in 1907 and the strange events leading up to it. Murder was a capital offence punishable by hanging and until this remarkable trial no one accused of murder had ever given evidence in his own defence.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Ace Charter #09162, 1981. 1st ed. First Ace Carpenter title; very lightly soiled else near fine, unread copy; Paperback Original. California. Author's first book. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.