Search Results: Police Procedural from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Hearst Corporation: Avon , 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994); so stated, First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1994); so stated, First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the upper front corner tip and a couple of faint creases to the upper rear and lower frontcorner tips; a very faint crease to the backstrip; the text pages have tanned somewhat, due to agig; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive cosmetic flaws only. Bright and Clean. Corners Sharp. Very close to… Read More

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book's binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 349pp. Hardback with DJ. In each of her previous ten critically acclaimed and hugely popular novels, Minette Walters has explored the dark terrain of the human psyche to give us thrillers of exceptional psychological complexity and suspense. Now, in The Devil’s Feather, she gives us her most unexpected and electrifying novel yet. In 2002, five women are discovered barbarously murdered in Sierra Leone. Reuters Africa correspondent Connie Burns suspects a British mercenary: a man who seems to turn up in every war-torn corner of… Read More

New York, NY Ballantine Books: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus [1985]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [1985]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but close to it. 12mo. 307pp. Mass Market Paperback. If you like a police mystery, you'll like this one and his other Fraley novels. Joseph McNamara was a police chief in San Jose, having started his career as a rookie in New York City, so he's had day-to-day experience to draw from. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Berkley Books, 1961. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 160pp. First Published in UK under the title 'Accident for Inspector West' in 1957. Berkley Medallion # G-552. Mass Market Paperback.

London, UK Robert Hale and Co., 1983. Hardcover First Ed UK, so stated. First Ed UK, so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. Book shows light wear to extremities; slight spine lean; else in great shape; binding remains secure; text clean. DJ shows also shows light wear to extremities; tiny chip loss at several extremities, but not extensive; considerable rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 189pp. Hardback with DJ.   

New York, NY Pocket Books, 1992. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned very slightly due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 263pp. Written with Amy Rosenthal. Edited by Eric Tobias. Mass Market Paperback. Richard Rosenthal is an American author and law enforcement officer. In 2011, he retired as the chief of police of Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, where he served for over 20 years. Prior, he served two decades as an NYPD officer, retiring at the rank of lieutenant. Rosenthal has written books on police craft, one on Skycops and one on K-9 units, as well as a novel and a memoir about police undercover work. As a rookie cop for the NYPD, he was assigned to work undercover in the JDL; it is the subject of his fourth book. Before becoming Chief of Police in Wellfleet,… Read More

New York, NY Hearst Corporation: Avon Books, 1993. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mildest rubbing to wrapper covers; two very faint creases at backstrip, which also shows slight lean, though the binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. Pages have tanned just slightly. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 282pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Mysterious Press, 1988. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 215pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Random House: Pantheon Books, 2007. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows a very faint wrinkle at the inside corner of the lower front flap; else flawless; price unclipped. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 275pp. Hardback with DJ. It takes a lot for a new writer to break into the crowded genre of British police procedurals. Even a good story may not be enough. But a good story with a badly damaged-but-redeemable Detective Chief Inspector might just do the trick. In this case, the damage is a doozie! DCI Mark Lapslie has just been called back from "indefinite sick leave" because he has a form of synaesthesia that causes him to taste sounds, e.g., his sergeant's voice tastes to him like lemon with a hint of grapefruit, but the voices of his children made him sick. And the voices of his colleagues at the busy station… Read More

New York, NY Scribner, 1997. Hardcover First Edition (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows just a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; faint foxing and a couple of small faint stains to the outside edges of the text block; the binding leans very slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not far from "As New". The DJ shows only the tiniest spot of wear to to bottom of the front hinge; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a… Read More

New York, NY Random House Value Publishing: Wings Books, 1994. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows pages lightly tanned, due to the aging of pages of less than the highest quality; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 887pp. Hardback with DJ.