Search Results: Titles starting with K from Murder By The Book

N.Y.: Henry Holt & Co, 1994. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SHAMUS AWARD WINNER for Best Novel and an ANTHONY AWARD FINALST for Best Mystery. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London: UK: Constable and Company, Ltd., 1990. 1st ed. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. the third Inspector Matt Minogue title. Dublin. ELLIS Award Nominee. A Jewish journalist is murdered and a previously unknown anti-Semitic group claims responsibility. Garda detective Matt Minogue investigates and comes to realise that the claim is merely a cover for something entirely more sinister for the Irish establishment to face.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Award Nominee.

Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2002. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback. The 2nd title in the Lily Wu Quartet. Lily Wu and Janice Cameron find plenty of pilikia-trouble- when they return to postwar Hawaii. A sultry hulu dancer is murdered in a squatter village inhabited by natives hoping to protect their dying way of life from the wahine (whites). Set in Oahu, just outside Honolulu, The Kahuna Killer, first published in 1951, is a remarkably modern detective novel that presents a vivid portrait of an Hawaiian native culture that is fighting to survive. It also features Lily Wu one of the first female Chinese-American sleuths.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.: Severn House Pub Ltd, 1991. 1st, thus. Author's 1st Jill Smith novel, originally published only in paperback in 1981 in U.S. In Berkeley, California, Telegraph Avenue is the headquarters for the city’s strangest inhabitants. Cultists, drug addicts, and hippie burnouts wander its streets, looking to raise their consciousness or, if that fails, to just get high. And Jill Smith walks with them, a beat cop with her finger on the pulse of one of the most unique neighborhoods in America. With time on her hands after her divorce, Jill lets a friend drag her to hear the district’s hot new guru, a Buddhist holy man from Bhutan. As his disciples clap and cheer , Jill tries to keep from smirking. The guru finally draws her attention, however, when he slumps forward with a knife in his back. She calls for backup and cordons off the temple. Jill doesn’t care about karma, but she knows when justice is due.. First Hardcover. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, Publishers, 2003. 1st printing. A fine, unread copy, srill i shrinkwrap of the Trade paperback. The seventh in the Lost Classics series. Low print run as the publisher states that "The first printing of each book will be small perhaps 400-500 copies, divided between clothbound copies in dustjacket, and trade softcover." Karmesin was a master thief and self-confessed genius. His robberies, cons and double-crosses involve split-second timing, and spine-tingling nerve. But is he telling Kersh the truth? For the first time all seventeen short stories are collected in a single volume so that you can decide for yourself. Introduction by Paul Duncan who has been researching Gerald Kersh for over 10 years in preperation for a biography.. First Printing. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. Book.

N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, 1981. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine in lightly soiled, white dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. An English intelligence officer carries out a high-level penetration of the Japanese High Command during World War II in a disturbing tale of treason, assassination, eroticism, and death. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1990. 1st edition, October 1990. Front endpaper neatly removed, top of page edges spotted else near fine in dust jacket with light chipping. 2nd Kat Colorado mystery by the California writer whose first book, KATWALK, won three major awards for Best First Novel. Sacramento locale. "Stubbornly independent Sacramento, Calif., P.I. Kat Colorado ( Katwalk ) is working on two crimes this time out: the first is personal, the murder of her "cousin" John; the other concerns the killing of a teenage prostitute. Kat is called into the former case by her informally adopted "grandmother," feisty Alma Flaherty. Kat follows the confusing trail of events leading to Johnny's killer, along the way locating another missing "cousin" (and possible suspect), Micha; withstanding attacks on Alma, herself and her beloved cat; and redeeming a teenage hooker..." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1990. 1st edition, October 1990. Near fine in dust jacket with light chipping. 2nd Kat Colorado mystery by the California writer whose first book, KATWALK, won three major awards for Best First Novel. Sacramento locale. "Stubbornly independent Sacramento, Calif., P.I. Kat Colorado ( Katwalk ) is working on two crimes this time out: the first is personal, the murder of her "cousin" John; the other concerns the killing of a teenage prostitute. Kat is called into the former case by her informally adopted "grandmother," feisty Alma Flaherty. Kat follows the confusing trail of events leading to Johnny's killer, along the way locating another missing "cousin" (and possible suspect), Micha; withstanding attacks on Alma, herself and her beloved cat; and redeeming a teenage hooker..." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.: Write Way Publishing, 1997. First edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The author's second novel and WINNER of the 1998 SPOTTRED OWL AWARD issued by the Friends of Mystery to best mystery by an author living in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon setting. Taking a sabatical from East Coast academia and his broken marriage to spend time in Oregon writing the biography of a medical pioneer, Paul Fischer is drawn into the lives of a family with many secrets to hide, puzzles that could have lethal consequences for Paul.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Worldwide Library, 1999. 1st pbk prtg. A fine, copy. WINNER OF THE FRIENDS OF MYSTERY'S SPOTTED OWL AWARD. Taking a sabatical from East Coast academia and his broken marriage to spend time in Oregon writing the biography of a medical pioneer, Paul Fischer is drawn into the lives of a family with many secrets to hide, puzzles that could have lethal consequences for Paul.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket. Mass Market Paperback.

London: Allan Wingate, 1978. 1st ed., top of page edges very lightly spotted, black marker used on some publisher info but it states "This edition 1978", mostly white dj shows very mibnor soiling. Nepal setting. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: St. Martin's, 1989. First Edition. with complete number line beginnig with 1. Small piece out at upper corner, slight age toning at page edges . SIGNED and DATED October 1989 by the author on the title page. This is the author's first published book and the first Kat Colorado mystery. WINNER of both the ANTHONY AWARD for Best First Novel and the PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA Best First Private Eye Novel contest. the previous owner has neatly removed the front free endpaper, else very good in very good dust jacket, couple of short tears at head of spine, lightly rubbed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1995. 1st US edition, May 1995, so stated. with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Fine in dust jacket. 498 pages. On a freezing night in December 1180, a sudden storm of sinister and devastating power strikes the town of Beverley in the see of York. At the tempest's height a mysterious hooded figure brings a newborn child for baptism to the great Minster Church while a crippled priest is healed of his affliction and made youn g Peter's guardian by the time the figure vanishes. An elderly priest is struck down from behind, a young boy hangs himself in shame, and the sacred shrine of St. John of Beverly is left exposed to the diverse greeds, desires, and failings of common men.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1st edition, November 1995, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Claire Breslinsky, a Queens, N.Y., housewife and part-time photographer seen last in Foxglove, awaits a visit from longtime German friend Isolde Donnerwetter. But Isolde phones Claire from Munich to tell her that she isn't coming; instead, she's getting married... to Claire's old flame, Blacky von Ostewald, a plastic surgeon. Resourcefully, Claire convinces her photo editor to fund a visit to Germany, where she will shoot Saint Hildegarde's Mill, site of the wedding. Hearing of Claire's trip, her eccentric neighbor, Iris von Lillienfeld, tells Claire of her uncle's fortune in diamonds buried near the mill when the Nazis were taking over Germany. A murder near the mill sets the intricate plot on its course, during which hidden identities are revealed as Claire encounters… Read More

NY: Tor, 1987. 1st ed. Fine in dj. SIGNED. fantasy title.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Myst. Press NY 1976 1st. One of 250 copies SIGNED & numbered by Fish. Fine in dust jacket in slipcase.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Fine/Fine. Limited Edition.

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1976. 1st. Trade Edition, Fine in dj with just the tinest bit of wear. Small print run of 1,000 copies. All seven of Fish's short stories collected here for the first time.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y: Saint Martin's Press, 2001. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. A couple of pages have corrners that were turned in else near fine in dust jacket. Nineteenth-century tracker and mercenary Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly assists a paleontological expedition through the wild plains of Wyoming.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Crown Publiishers, Inc., 1996. First American edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in slightly rubbed dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "In a story that commands -- and fully rewards-- intense engagement from its readers, Rendell (The Crocodile Bird; Simisola) once again proves an astute, intense observer of physical and psychological detail, demonstrating that we are surrounded by people we don't see and fail to appreciate the ways in which intimates and strangers are connected to us. Housesitting in a posh home near London's Regent's Park lets Mary Jago separate from her abusive and persistent lover, whose behavior has worsened since she decided to donate bone marrow to save the life of an anonymous recipient. When she meets Leo Nash, the marrow recipient, she enters a heady courtship with the stranger whose very being is now linked to hers. While she does notice Bean, the strange little man who works as a dog… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1983. 1st ed. Fine in unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by Lovesey at title page. Laid in is a bookplate stating that 20 copies of this book were signed on June 28th 1983 and that this is numbered 5. A murder mystery at the Keystone Film Company, 1915 with Mack Sennett, 'Fatty' Arbuckle & Mabel Norman.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.