Search Results: Authors starting with I from Murder By The Book

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1998. 1st edition, June 1998, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Second in the series. "Julia Lambros narrates this very contemporary cozy in which she assists in the running of her husband's Greek cafein Delphi, Georgia. Nick and Julia have a cute dog, a huge and endearing cook, Spiro, from Crete, and an interesting way of fitting their urban ethnicity into their small southern town--they're sleuths. The death of a young interracial couple's baby brings protesters when the child is buried in a white cemetery, and although few mourn the murder of the preacher who sparked the protest, few are surprised when the child's mother, April, caught on video with the gun, is arrested. Julia believes firmly in April's innocence, however, especially when thugs attack April's husband while he guards his son's grave. Although the themes are dark--racism, drink and… Read More

N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1951. 1st printing, Dell Mapback #500. Vintage Paperback. Very light wear at spine edge else a near fine, tight copy. Spain. All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1997. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. This book is a realistic account of what happens when a spy is suspected of working in the newsroom of a great American newspaper. The author is an acclaimed novelist and award-winning journalist whose fiction is cited on the CIA's web page as work that should be read as the truth.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press / Minotaur Books, 2012. First U.S Edition.: September 2012, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Translated from the Icelandic By Anna Yates. Arnaldur Indridason has proven himself to be a master of the mystery genre with his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlunder series. Haunted by personal demons, Detective Erlunder decides to take a short leave of absence, putting a female detective, Elínborg, in charge while he is gone. When a troubling case lands on Elínborg's desk, she's quickly thrust into a violent and volatile situation with extremely high stakes. Soon, her investigation uncovers a twisted tale of double lives that may be connected to the unsolved disappearance of a young girl. The clock is ticking to solve the case before a serial rapist strikes again.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Forge, 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. A techno-thriller involving a nuclear-propelled terminator flying high and fast, a small stealthy mechanical bird that brings the kiss of death behind its eyes---invisible and silent. "The dashing band of mavericks introduced in The Ransom of Black Stealth One must hunt down and destroy an even deadlier aircraft this time: an unmanned, laser-armed vehicle with the ability to target an individual victim. To combat this threat, the U.S. government secretly engages pilot Kyle Corbett, aging, ill and still on the run from the law. He is accompanied by Petra Leigh, quite possibly the world's most beautiful stress analyst, and the two of them are assisted by mechanic-pilot buddy Raoul (Speedy) Medina. Opposing them is the wonderfully villainous scientist, Roland Clement, who loses no time in demonstrating that his deadly airship is a masterfully designed assassination tool. From the first pages, readers will be caught up in a suspenseful, romantic… Read More

N.Y.: Forge, 1995. 1st edition, November 1995, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "A "spooker," as explained in this absorbing new thriller from Ing, is a getaway kit prepared by a spy, to be used in the event he must disappear, even from his employers. The well-equipped spooker may contain jewels, cash, false ID and other kinds of treasure. When a spy and his spooker disappear, the assumption is that he has opted out-but maybe he's dead, a victim of a very specialized robber. When Gary Landis of the Drug Enforcement Agency becomes the target of a particularly malevolent team of criminals, his mentor, Swede Halvorsen, who's a retired LAPD cop, and Swede's granddaughter Janelle jump into the fray to set things right. Ing's earlier novels (Butcher Bird, etc.) imaginatively described the special world of experimental aircraft and weaponry. Here he enters new territory, both… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Collins, 1962. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket, stain at rear panel. The island of Laerg towers over the North Atlantic, a forbidding black rock with cliffs impossible to climb, its farthest heights wreathed in fog. It’s an inhospitable place, whose last residents were forcibly evacuated in the 1930s, but Donald Ross, the artist son of an islander, has spent his life imagining its rugged beauty. When he finally comes home, however, the isle of his dreams may become his tomb. Donald is searching for his brother, Iain, believed lost at sea many years ago. He finds him living under an assumed identity at the British army outpost that now dominates Laerg. The weather soon turns sour, and the moment to evacuate draws near, but Iain delays. He’s seeking something on the rocky cliffs, and to find it he will sacrifice his sanity, his men, and his soul. Based on the Hebridean island of Hirta, Laerg is a truly unique creation. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1992. 1st US edition, March 1992 so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Like the old pro he is, Innes ( The Doomed Oasis ) in his 29th thriller takes an improbable hero and an even more improbable scenario and weaves a dramatic adventure that will keep readers guessing until its startling climax. Peter Kettil, a wood preservation specialist struggling to establish his own business, joins an expedition to the Antarctic in search of an ancient frigate whose frozen remains were spotted by glaciologist Charles Sunderby just before his plane crashed in the ice. Moving forces behind the trek are the dead man's widow, Iris, and Iain Ward, a mysterious Scotsman who agrees to provide financing if he can accompany the crew. Unsettling questions arise about the possible connection of Argentina's desaparecidos to the hunt for the frigate and about two men who exhibit deep interest in the… Read More

N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1960. 1st American Edition, Fine copy in dust jacket, not price clipped, ($3.95 price intact), with protective mylar cover. A sweeping adventure set in the Arabian Desert, where the shadow of British colonialism threatens to destroy a father and son. Three years ago, nineteen-year-old David Thomas beat his father to death. Actually, David only punched the old man, but it was hard enough to cause him to have a fatal stroke. And the man wasn’t really David’s father at all: The fight started because David learned that his true father was Col. Charles Stanley Whitaker, a legendary figure who made his fortune in the oil fields of the Arabian Desert. With the help of George Grant, a lawyer he’d just met, David escaped the police and set out to find his real father. But like so many travelers before him, he was swallowed by the desert and never seen again . . . Now, Grant is working for Colonel Whitaker, helping him negotiate the tangled politics of the turbulent… Read More

London: Collins, 1952. 1st ed. Library markings at inside covers, dust jacket is soiled at rear cover. A Book Society Choice. The Book Society, the first monthly book sales club set up in Britain, which ran between April 1929 and the late 1960s. Each month, the Book Society sent a new full-price book through the post to its tens of thousands of members living in the UK and overseas. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book.

N.Y.: Dodd Mead & Company, 1982. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. top of pages dusty else near fine in near fine dust jacket, lightly rubbed, spine lightly sunned, price clipped, with protective mylar cover. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1983. 1st ed. Near fine in lightly soiled dust jacket. Advance copy with photo of Innes laid in along with Publisher's sheet. Locked Room mystery. While on a weekend visit at an English country estate, Charles Honebath finds a body in the library, which later disappears. The secret to the mystery is in the contents of the library.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Dodd, Mead, 1976. 1st US edition. Previous owner's label at front endpaper, else near Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. Fifteen short stories featuring Sir John Appleby. There are fifteen stories in this compelling collection, including: Poltergeist - when Appleby's wife tells him that her aunt is experiencing trouble with a Poltergeist, he is amused but dismissive, until he discovers that several priceless artefacts have been smashed as a result; A Question of Confidence - when Bobby Appleby's friend, Brian Button, is caught up in a scandalous murder in Oxford, Bobby's famous detective father is their first port of call; The Ascham - an abandoned car on a narrow lane intrigues Appleby and his wife, but even more intriguing is the medieval castle they stumble upon. 207 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd Mead, 1984. 1st edition, so stated. Near fine in dust jacket. Businessman Carl Carson decides to make a dash for South America to escape the economic slump, leaving his home and his barmy wife. But he has a problem - if his company were seen to be drawing in its horns, it wouldn't last a week. His solution is his wife's favourite delusion - an imaginary son, named Robin. Carson plans to stage a fictitious kidnapping - after all, what could be more natural than a father liquidating his assets to pay the ransom demand? Unfortunately, Carson has a rather astute neighbour - Sir John Appleby, ex-Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Dodd Mead & Company, 1970. 1st US edition. Near fine in unclipped dust jacket, $4.50 price intact, sunned at spine. A Sir John Appleby Mystery. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Dodd, 1987. 1st US edition. Fine in dust jacket. Esteemed British scholar J. I. M. Stewart writes his witty, ingenious mysteries as Michael Innes, whose sleuth is Sir John Appleby. "Although retired, Appleby immerses himself in the murder of Lord Oliver Osprey, as requested by the victim's widow. The detective and his wife had met weekend guests at the Ospreys' splendid county home, where a bat infestation was deplored by Miss Minnychip and other Dickensian types. Uninterested in the flying rodents, Appleby concentrates on Osprey's valuable coin collection, missing after his fatal stabbing. Questioning Mr. Broadwater, Lady Osprey's brother, saturnine son Adrian and all those present, the detective has definite suspicions but no solid evidence. It's a surprise to him when the pesky bats play a stunning role, confirming his intuitions and trapping the criminal."..--PW. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1988. 1st thus. Fine , as new copy. Blue leatherette binding with silver decorations along the edges. Silver lettering and decorations on raised ribbed spine. All edges silver gilt. Frontispiece illustration by John Howard commisioned specially for this edition.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Howard, John. Book.

N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1983. 1st ed. Near fine in lightly soiled dust jacket. Locked Room mystery. While on a weekend visit at an English country estate, Charles Honebath finds a body in the library, which later disappears. The secret to the mystery is in the contents of the library.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1975. 1st US edition, so stated. Bright orange boards , about fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket,, not price clipped, $5.95 price intact, in protective mylar cover. A Honeybath title set in the art world.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

London, England: Gollancz, 1948. 3rd impression, Cheap Edition, April, 1948. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Light wear to edges of cloth, paper is age toned as usual, else near fine in lightly soiled dust jacket with a few small chips. Nesfield University has awoken to a bizarre discovery: Professor Pluckrose is dead, apparently struck down by a falling meteorite. Inspector Appleby is called and it soon becomes clear that the meteorite didn’t fall from the sky, but from the tower looming above a courtyard in which the Professor routinely took his breaks. Was Pluckrose’s death an unfortunate accident? Or is there a murderer lurking in Nesfield’s hallowed halls? Navigating the competing accounts of rival academics, each with their own motivations, agendas and egos, Appleby struggles to join the dots. And when every conversation unveils a new suspect Appleby feels the truth slipping further and further from his grasp. Drawn in to the suffocating world of university jealousies and… Read More