Search Results: South Africa from Murder By The Book

N.Y.: The Vanguard Press, 1958. 1st edition, May 1958, near fine in unclipped dust jacket, $3.50 price intact. lightly soiled, rubbed at spine edges, spine lightly sunned. Author's 1st book. "The clash between primitive Africa and civilized justice is tellingly illustrated when Chief Phimri orders his second son Lepontane and some of his tribe to perform the brutal ritual murder of an enemy. The intended victim, warned by his mistress, tricks Phimri's eldest son and he is murdered. Horrified, Lepontane tells the truth and becomes a King's witness, not realizing this given him amnesty. Phimri and the murderers are hung and Lepontane, knowing the grief the old customs have brought to himself and his people, plans to be a chief according to civilized justice which seems to him the only humane way to live. Short, dramatic, and simple, this book is both timely and timeless in its theme and presentation." -- Kirkus Review. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Crime Club Doubleday, 1987. First U.S. edition, so stated. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover, one tiny scratch. South Africa. "Joel Grant is a former South African terrorist who is recuperating in England after black South African rebels freed him from prison -- an experience that has left him a physical and mental wreck. Consequently, when he is kidnapped by the South African secret police, his friends are thoroughly confused. What would the South African government want with a man they have rendered harmless? Finding the answer to that question leads the reader from Lancashire to Pretoria in this exciting thriller. Bannister (Striving with Gods) writes with a sure hand, rarely overplaying the violence and seldom opting for simple solutions. All sides in this battle are fairly drawn, with an understanding that leaves the reader no stereotypes on whom to pin the blame. Casting wider implications than its setting, the book is an… Read More

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, Publishers, 2002. 1st prtg with complete number line beginning with 1. Published simutaneously with the hardcover. Limited to 200 copies. The First volume in the "Crippen and Landru Lost Classics" series. Godfrey, a South African journalist and short-story writer created one of the most imaginative of modern sleuths, Rolf le Roux. In the ten stories in this collection he investigtes such riddles as the man who can't remember 52 minutes of his life, an egg which becomes filled with poison before it is opened, and the impossible murder in a cable car hanging many feet above the ground. Three of the stories are impossible crime stories. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Illus. by Miller, Deborah. Trade Paperback.

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, Publishers, 2002. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Out of Print. LIMITED to 175 copies. The First volume in the "Crippen and Landru Lost Classics" series. Godfrey, a South African journalist and short-story writer created one of the most imaginative of modern sleuths, Rolf le Roux. In the ten stories in this collection he investigtes such riddles as the man who can't remember 52 minutes of his life, an egg which becomes filled with poison before it is opened, and the impossible murder in a cable car hanging many feet above the ground. Three of the stories are impossible crime stories. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Illus. by Miller, Deborah. Book.

NY,NY: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2002. 1st. Ed. page edges lightly soiled else near fine in dust jacket with a small scrape at front panel. A non-series effort set in South Africa where a young woman seeks revenge for the murder of her activist mother. A Review Copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Harper & Row, 1972. 1st U.S. edition. two light stains at rear endpaper, previous owners blind stamp at half-title page else near fine in dust jacket, unclipped, $5.95 price intact, with a touch of shelf wear to extemities. GOLD DAGGER AWARD Finalist.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. 1st edition. Some light spotting to page edge, else near fine in very lightly used dust jacket, price clipped, Author's eleventh novel. GOLD DAGGER AWARDFinalist. "Smokescreen is a nonstop international thriller that pits dashing movie actor Edward Lincoln against more than big-screen villains. After finishing his latest film, Lincoln is asked to visit Johannesburg to discover why a friend's horses are suddenly doing so badly on the race track. Unfortunately, this attempt to help a friend will soon put Lincoln in harm's way. From a nearly fatal interview to a dangerous mishap in a gold mine, it seems only luck is keeping him alive. But fate has more in store. When the scene in the Kruger wildlife park begins to resemble Lincoln's latest big-screen adventure, even he will wonder what comes next." Library Journal. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1991. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. A Kramer & Zondi title. McClure adds to his admirable South African series of police procedurals featuring Afrikaner CID lieutenant Tromp Kramer and Bantu sergeant Mickey Zondi with an altogether satisfying prequel, jumping back to 1962 and the case that brings the two together. Kramer is called to a backwater town in Zululand after a young white housewife of questionable repute and a respected police officer are blown to bits when dynamite explodes her isolated home. Is the killer her reportedly violent and jealous husband, or was the husband in fact the intended target? It's Kramer's job to learn the truth, hampered though he is by incompetent police and medical staff and by his constant stumbling over Zondi, on the scene to track down a killer of his own. As is characteristic of McClure's series, the novel thrives on the… Read More

N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1971. 1st A. Stated first edition, 1-10 number line at rear of book, Light soiling to covers, top of pages soiled with a small stain, spine lean else very good in dust jacket, price clipped, lightly soiled, with protective mylar cover. WINNER OF THE BRITISH CRIME WRITERS'S GOLD DAGGER AWARD. Author's first novel, the start of a series set in South Africa (the author's native land), featuring detectives Kramer and Zondi. .. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1971. 1st A. Stated first edition, 1-10 number line at rear of book, Light tanning at book edges, else near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. WINNER OF THE BRITISH CRIME WRITERS'S GOLD DAGGER AWARD. Author's first novel, the start of a series set in South Africa (the author's native land), featuring detectives Kramer and Zondi. .. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

London: Gollancz, 1987. First edition, so stated. Top of pages very lightly soiled else fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 2nd title featuring Lawson of Special Branch. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1972. 1st ed. top page edges dusty else about fine in lightly worn dj. Author's first book. South Africa. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.