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N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2006. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE and a THRILLER AWARD NOMINEE for Best First Novel. Author's first thriller, introducing investigative consultant Sherry Moore, who is blind, stunningly beautiful and has the extraordinary ability to see the last eighteen seconds of the deceased's life by touching the corpse.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1992. Fine in dj. 1st ed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989. 1st edition, June 1989, with complete number line beginning with 1. A fine, unread copy of this Paberback Original. Newark P.I. Ezell "Easy" Barnes. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE for Best Paperback.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Paperback Original.

Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2004. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback (originally published in 1947). vintage Little, complete with their trademark, the disappearing corpse. The post WWII housing shortage has left several people homeless in a smallish New Jersey town, including Aloysius P. Graham--who couldn't resist selling his own home at an enormous profit-- and his headstrong daughter, virginia. Unknown to his cousins they have installed themselves in the unused wing of the couisins' enormous mansion. It seems like the perfect solution until a number of other people crash the party. But when the lights start going on and off own their own and the ghost of the mansion's dead owner begins walking the corridors at night, our squatters realize that even free rent may be to high a price to pay for a roof over their heads. 154 pages.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

NY: Tudor Publishing Company, 1932. re-issue, n.d.[1932]. (Originally published by Watt, 1932). Publishers orange boards are bright with just a touch of soiling, else fine in dust jacket heavily chipped. From the George Cloos collection of detective fiction.. Reprint/1st. Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Crarry. Book.

N.Y.: Houghton, 1992. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Light soiling at page edges, else Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. 599 pages. Basis for the movie of the same name Directed by Spike Lee, screenplay by Richard Price and Spike Lee; Starring Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, and Mekhi Phifer. "Price (The Breaks, 1982, etc.) has spent the past ten years writing for Hollywood (Sea of Love, etc.)--but you wouldn't know it from the dense textures and supple dramatics of this epic slice of urban grit about frazzled drug-dealers and burnt-out cops. Of the many impeccably authentic urban types here, Price focuses on two: 20-ish ``Strike'' Dunham, black chief of a crew of crack-dealers (``clockers'') in the dead-end burg of Dempsy, N.J., and 43-year-old white Dempsy homicide cop Rocco Klein. Each is suffering an identity crisis when a murder puts them on a collision course. Strike, in a constant panic from dealing with his homicidal… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cds Books, 2005. 2nd printing.. Fine in dust jacket .. A GUMSHOE AWARD NOMINEE. "Morrell takes a creative kind of breaking-and-entering as the premise for his latest thriller (after Nightscape), a gripping story that demands to be read in a single sitting. Disguising himself as a journalist, Frank Balenger, ex-U.S. Army Ranger and Iraqi war veteran, joins a group of "Creepers," also known as infiltrators, urban explorers or city speleologists—men and women who outfit themselves with caving gear to break into and explore buildings that have long been closed up and abandoned. Though what they're doing is technically illegal, participants pride themselves on never stealing or destroying anything they find at these sites. They take only photographs and aim to leave no footprints. Balenger joins a group of four: the leader, Professor Robert Conklin, high school teacher Vincent Vanelli and graduate students Rick and Cora Magill. This gang infiltrates the… Read More

N.Y.: Doubleday, 1993. 1st edition, February 1993. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The first Kit Deleeuw Suburban Detective Mystery and author's first mystery. 360 pages. "Suburbia has rarely looked so perilous as in this ultimately exhilarating mystery, with its utterly believable, uniquely modern hero. After being forced out of a Wall Street firm in the wake of a major scandal, Kit Deleeuw becomes a part-time househusband and the only private investigator in Rochambeau, N.J., an affluent small town near New York City. When a teenage couple is found dead one winter's night, the local police conclude that the boy murdered the girl, then committed suicide. The evidence fails to convince the teens' friends, however, and they hire Kit to find the real killer. An elderly woman is wounded by a man wearing a stovepipe hat and cape; clues link the attack not only to the teens' deaths but to a killing… Read More

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1997. 1st edition , July 1997 so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Author's first book; Atlantic City locale. "Part-time private investigator Frank Sweeney?an ex-cop who sells antiques?searches the seedy side of Atlantic City for an inveterate gambler who lost his job and abandoned his family. Sweeney finds the man too late: he's already the victim of a murderous arsonist. Gambling addicts, sleazy casino owners, escort service employees, and a homeless shelter preacher aid Sweeney's quest, while an attractive local journalist pokes through his isolationist shell. A nicely detailed, involving, and well-written first mystery." -- Library Journal. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1987. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Her 2nd Nick Magaracz title. Still working for the state of New Jersey Nick is back investigating a murder tied to tax fraud and a falsified "death tape.".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY, NY.: St Martins Press, 2005. 1st. Ed. Fine in dust jacket. A QUILL AWARD WINNER for Best Mystery of the Year. A Stephanie Plum Mystery. Strephanie is stalked by a killer, supposedly dead who is trying to give her her own burial site.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Award Winner.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2002. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket, lightly rubbed at rear panel. A LEFTY AWARD NOMINEE. A. Stephanie Plum title.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Delacorte, 1997. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Book Club. "Mother Lavinia Grey, vicar of St. Bede's in Fisherville, New Jersey, escapes with a few parishioners to an Episcopal monastery on the Hudson for a few days of quiet. Unfortunately, other guests include the Rev. Rupert Bingley, who wants to shut down Lavinia's church, and racist politician Rodman Sedgewick, who once tried to brain Lavinia with a polo mallet. When someone murders an aged brother at the monastery, Lavinia's suspicions naturally turn to Rodman..." Library Journal. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 2000. 1st edition, July 2000, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. DILYS AWARD NOMINEE. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and Trenton vice cop Joe Morelli join forces to find the madman killer who shot and barbecued the youngest son of international black-market arms dealer Alexander Ramos. Carlos Manoso, street name Ranger, is caught on video just minutes before the crime occurs. He's at the scene, he's with the victim, and he's the number-one suspect. Ranger is former special forces turned soldier of fortune. He has a blue-chip stock portfolio and no known address. He moves in mysterious circles. He's Stephanie's mentor--the man who taught her everything she knows about fugitive apprehension. And he's more than her friend. Now he's the hunted and Stephanie's the hunter, and it's time for her to test her skills against… Read More

London: UK: Pluto Crime , 1984. 1st ed. Fine in lightly rubbed dj, author's first book, precedes US ed. New Jersey P.I. Joe Posner. Business is slow. so slow that Posner is reluctant to turn down sixteen-year-old Melody Gold's offer of work. But Gold turns up dead and Posner is left with a no client and a lot of unanswered questions. His journey will take him to the affluent suburbs to drugs and murder in school.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martins, 1992. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dj, shelfworn along edges, rubbed at spine, nicked at spine head. 2nd Owen Keane title. New Jersey seashore town setting. "Owen Keane returns, once again on the trail of human mysteries, hoping to find clues to the spiritual questions that haunt him. In this compelling new novel, Owen is struggling to recover from the sudden death of Mary Ohlman, the wife of his friend Harry - and, years ago, Owen's great love. But Owen must overcome his own grief to investigate Harry's strange behavior and extended retreat in a small New Jersey seashore town. Unsure whether Harry is tormented by sorrow, alcohol, or guilt, Owen gets caught up not only in his friend's troubles, but also in those of a doubtful priest and an enigmatic young woman, as well as the dark secret of the town itself. Untangling the mysteries of death and memories, Owen begins to understand his own life and future." -- Publisher.… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket. The 3rd title featuring ex-baseball P.I. Mark Renzler.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY, NY: HarperCollins, 1998. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Pages showing some age toning. An eight-grade class trip from a supposedly perfect and affluent little town to a state forest ends in a horrifying moment when a revered teacher plunges to her death from a towering cliff. If the students present witnessed the events leading up to the accident, they're not telling. No one in the elite and tight-knit suburb of Knollwood, New Jersey, seems to know what really happened to the teacher. Worse yet, no one seems to care. Except Meg Foley. A young, single woman used to instructing inner-city kids, Meg gladly accepts a replacement position in this cushioned community. But in the eyes of her new students she sees a chilling hint of past terrors, and Meg is determined to find out the cause.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1996. 1st. Edition, October 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Atlantic City newspaper reporter Owen Keane is asked to investigate a twenty-year-old multiple murder that claimed all but one member of a prominent local family, and Keane does so, until the trail leads him to the murderer and his own worst fears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dial Press, 2004. Later edition. Fine in dust jacket. A mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide in a labyrinth of betrayal, madness, and genius. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.