Search Results: Authors starting with F from The Book Closet

Harpercollins College Div, 1992 Minor Shelf Wear

Bantam Books, 2001 Cream boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but shows some minor shelf wear; full number line. "As a lone and wealthy widow in Henry VIII's kingdom, Lady Guinevere Mallory knew that she was in a precarious position. But she never imagined that when danger arrived, it would be in the for mof Hugh of Beaucaire, a man with the bluest eyes she'd ever seen. A man of such power and determination that when he rode up to Malloroy Hall, intent on claiming a vast tract of her land, Guinevere couldn't suppress a frisson of fear...or deny a shiver of anticipation." -- from the dj

New York: Doubleday, 1989 Red boards with purple tape binding; red foil lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover, slightly yellowed on edges. "The twenty years which have passed since the end of the Riftwar have been quiet and prosperous. King Lyam has ruled the nation firmly and gently. Prince Arutha has justly governed the city of Krondor. Young Jimmy the Had has evolved from a roof-running thief into Baron james, an invaluable aide to Arutha." -- from the dj

New York: Doubleday, 1990 Black boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; some rubbing to tape binding; dj is not price-clipped ($19.95) and is protected with a Brodart covery; dj is yellowed with age; stated First Edition. "Having proved her mettle as a skilled player in the Great Game of the Tsurani court, Mara now finds her life, her estates, and her heart under siege. She faces Lord Desio of the Minwanabi, who has sworn a vengeful blood oath to destroy her. With his ambitious cousin Tasaio, Desio sets in motion a plan that could wipe out not only Mara and her young son, but all those who have brought nonor to the Acona name." -- from the dj

Bookclub Edition; No DJ; Personalized Library Tag Inside of Front Cover

New York: Pantheon Books, 1999 Black boards with black cloth overlay; copper colored lettering on spine; signed by author on title page; dj is not price clipped and is protected with Brodart cover. "It opens with a killing on a couth Florida beach. Val Duran, an undercover cop, is forced to witness the murder of his partner, which has been arranged by a drug kngpin called Junior. In retaliation, Val kills two of Junior's men, but the score is far from settled." -- from the dj

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995 Very clean copy; dj protected with Brodart cover; "...But 'Dead Man's Dance' hits a new level of high-voltage writing and storytelling - an over-the-top breakout thriller by one of America's hottest suspense writers." -- from the dj

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006 First edition; signed by author on title page. DJ in mylar cover. "A riveting tale of ambition, intrigue, and the price of suceess, Killer Instinct is Joseph Finder at his very best." If you're a Joseph Finder fan or just a thriller fan, you'll love this one!

New York: St Martins Press, 2007 Black boards with red lettering on spine; stated first edition with full number line; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped. "It was the perfect retreat for a troubled company. No cell phones. No BlackBerrys. No cars. Just a luxurious, remote lodge surrounded by thousands of mles of wilderness. All the top officers of the Hammond Aerospace Corporation are there. And one last-minute substitute - a junior executive named Jake Landry. He's a steady, modest, and taciturn guy with a gift for keeping his head down and a turbulent past he's trying to put behind him." -- from the dj

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1965 Published by Little, Brown and Company in association with The Atlantic Monthly Press; black boards with faded gold emobssed spine; some minor bumping to edge of spine; right, clean copy. Previous owner wrote on endpaper: Best all-around biography to date. Story told with unobtrusive skill." Very nice reading copy.

New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1954 Blue boards with gold foil lettering on spine; dj in very good condition; now protected with Brodart cover. "For this is the American story of Flora MacDonald, whose Scots valor and feminine compassion once saved the fugitive Bonnie Prince Charlie. Though the famous thrills of that episode in the Hebrides are freshly illuminated here, the story centers in the North Carolina sequel -- an almost lost chapter of American history which is even more moving and more revealing of Flora's nobility and brave resolve." -- from the dj

New York: Crown Publishers, 2012 Black boards with black tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj is protected with Brodart cover; not price clipped; stated first edition. "Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, 'New York Times' bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong." -- from the dj

Book Sales, 1982 Minor Wear to DJ

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1986 White boards with red tape binding; gold lettering on spine; stated First Edition with full number line; dj is price clipped, slilghtly yellowed and protected with a Brodart cover. "There is a valley in Afghanistan ringed with wild mountains called the Valley of Five Lions, a place of ancient legend where men and custom haven't changed since the beginning of time. It is here that Ken Follett sets his stunning new novel, an exotic story of espionage, intrigue, and dangerous loves." -- from the dj

Dutton Books, 2002 1st Edition; Minor Wear to DJ

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1994 Red binding with gold lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with Brodart cover; stated First Edition. "The future of the thriller begins here. The time is now. In Paris, an American surgeon named Paul Osborn sees the man who murdered his father -- and tries to kill him. In London, a renowned homicide detective from Los Angeles on assignment to Interpol investigates a baffling series of decapitations. In Geneva, a beautiful medical resident begins a love affair that will change her life forever. In New Mexico, a physical therapist is invited to accompany a very special patient back to Switzerland. And in Germany, a select group of industrialists prepares for a momentous celebration ..." -- from the dj

New York: Forge, 2004 Black boards with red foil lettering on spine. DJ has minor dings and shelf wear and is protected with a Brodart cover. Some sticker residue on back of dj. "Night in the California dessert: John Barron - the youngest cop on the LAPD's feared 5-2 squad - will get a baptism of blood and fire he wiill never forget." - from the dj.

New York: Forge, 2004 Black boards with red foil lettering on spine; bumps to top cover of boards; dj has minor shelf wear. "Night in the California desert: John Barron - the youngest cop on the LAPD's feared 5-2 squad - will get a baptism of blood and fire he will never forget. Panic on the streets of LA: an international hit man no one can stop - not the government he threatens, not the prisons that try to hold him, not LA's bloodiest rogue cops. Rebecca Barron, John's ravishingly beautiful sister: a night of traumatic terror has left her tragically mute. Now, trapped in a web of global intrigue - and pursued by the smae murderous hit man menacing institutions of power worldwide - she will find the shocking violence that robbed her of her speech wa only the beginning of a far darker odyseey." - from the dj

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1946 Black boards with gold embossed ship on front cover and spine; previous owner's name on ffep; pictorial endpapers; a few brown spots on title page; spine is tight; 318 pages.

New York: Bantam Books, 1994 Red boards with black cloth overlay; gold lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with Brodart cover. "From the behind the scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, from the brave American fliers running their dangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heart of Baghdad, Forsyth's incomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at a breakneck pace." -- from the dj