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

Penzler Book, 1994. 1st prtg. (orig 1912). paperback, as new. After breaking into Mr. Jenkin's study, Raffles Holmes introduces himself to the ambitious writer as the son of the great Sherlock Holmes and, unbelievable as it may seem, the grandson of the debonair thief A. J. Raffles.. 1st Prtg. Mass Market Paperback. As New. Illus. by Sydney Adamson.

Taylors: SC, USA: Chick Springs Publishing, 2000. 1st edition. One small stain at front end paper and inside cover else a fine, as new copy. SIGNED by the author at title page. A free man after twenty-two years and 22 days in prison, Raymond Lister has set out on a mission of revenge against the woman who put him behind bars for rape. Jean Fox, nationally syndicated radio pyschologist, is preparing for her only daughter's wedding Jean has everything under control -- except her most terrible secret.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1989. 1st edition, July1989. Paperback Original. Reading creases else about fine. the 4th Rafferty title. Rafferty, a private detective agrees to help a bounty hunter track down a runner, and protect a secretary from her eccentric great-uncle. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Paperback Original.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009. 1st edition, July 2009, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. GOLD DAGGER AWARD FINALISTfor Best Novel of the year. In a heat-cracked border town, the bodies of nine illegal aliens--women and girls, killed execution-style--are unearthed in a shallow grave. Haunted by a past he can’t shake and his own private demons, Hack attempts to untangle the grisly case, which may lead to more bloodshed. Damaged young Iraq vet Pete Flores, who saw too much before fleeing the crime scene, and his girlfriend, Vikki Gaddis, are running for their lives. Sorting through the lowlifes who are hunting down Pete, and with Preacher Jack Collins, a Godfearing serial killer for hire, in the mix, Hack is caught up in a terrifying race for survival-- for Pete, Vikki, and himself.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Book.

N.Y.: Summit Books, 1986. 1st ed. Near fine in dust jacket. From the author of the classic, "The Detective;" a first rate police procedural set in Los Angeles. After five people are murdered in Laurel Canyon, and his partner, Dan, is also killed, Mike Gallagher, acting head of homicide, Hollywood Division, discovers that someone very close to him may be involved. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1995. 1st. Edition, May 1995, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A legal thriller set in Tennessee. "Grisham's intricate, spellbinding sixth novel differs from his last few-- it's his only book with first-person narration and his first since his debut to be set in a courtroom -- but the trademark Grisham touches are in place. Rookie attorney Rudy Baylor is the customary David fighting a legal Goliath (here a multibillion-dollar insurance company), and the suspense builds with impeccable pacing despite workaday prose. When the modestly sized law firm that contracted for his future services unexpectedly merges with a tony Ivy League firm, Rudy finds himself without a job and bankrupt. Filing a $10 million lawsuit takes away some of the sting, as does a lonely elderly woman's offer of low rent on a small apartment in exchange for rewriting her will. To make a living,… Read More

NY: Avon #89517, 1985. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. No hardcover edition. The first Thomas Black title; spine edges rubbed, wear at edges, very good. Seattle. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1986. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Publishers sheet laid in. "In Rampage , Scott proposes that one man, albeit a very smart, rich, and creative one, can topple the entire organized crime network in New York City. Mike Taglione is murdered by a Mafia member after a minor falling out. One of his sons, Christopher Taggart (born Taglione), vows to avenge his father's murder, and he doesn't care whom he has to exploit to do so. The other son, Tony Taglione, a driven, incorruptible district attorney, is almost torn apart by his brother's amorality. Scott, author of six other books including The Shipkiller, has created realistic characters, dialogue, and settings, and an exciting plot that explores in detail the emotional and legal consequences of revenge and vigilanteism." -- Library Journal . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1986. First edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Southern California setting. "When the body of a stranger turns up in Rancho Maria de la Luz, a super-swank California community, the rich, privileged residents are only mildly concerned. But as Oster's new thriller proceeds, the unnatural deaths of entrenched community members affect everyone. Heading Rancho's private police force is Sam Branch, who is dating Annie Buck, a lawyer with clients in the enclave. Sam also lusts for gorgeous Portia, wife of Feliz Beaufils, the multi-millionaire who is the second murder victim. The third is the goatish local gynecologist, notoriously kinky, especially in sex romps with the mayor, Aura Quivers. Also on the scene is reporter Eve Zabriskie, Annie Buck's friend even when she catches the wandering eye of Sam Branch. Readers will have to be alert to Oster's nuanced clues… Read More

NY: Tor, 1988. 1st ed. One small stain at fore-edge else near fine in dust jacket. "In Random Walk, Block has written a New Age Pilgrim's Progress..." says Roger Zelazny.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 2000. 1st edition, November 2000, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Jeremy Ransom and Emily Charters . For the inaugural performance at the newly opened Sheridan Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago, the organizers have brought in a much-discussed new staging of "Carmen". The performance goes off without a hitch--up until the climatic scene, when the actor playing don Jose dies onstage.... First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

St. Martin 1991 light wear at top edge of spine else fine. Author's 1st book. Review Copy. 1st ed..

Harper & Row, 1990. THE SECOND NEIL HAMIL MYSTERY SET IN ALBUGUERQUE, N.M.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

London: UK: Macmillan, 1991. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. SIGNED at title page with a hand written errata slip by the author. Oregon. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London: UK: Headline, 1988. 1st edition. Fine, 2 small indentations at rear, one corner bumbed, in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. SIGNED BY PETERS at the title page. Introduction by Peters. The story of Cadfael's entry into the monastary at shrewsbury has been known hiterto only to a few readers; now his myriad of fans can discover the chain of events that led him into the Benedictine Order. Three shorter stories - A Light on the Road To Woodstock, The Price of Light, and Eye Witness. Lavishly adorned with Clifford Harper's beautiful colour illustrations (thirteen), these three tales show Cadfael at the height of his sleuthing form.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Harper, Clifford. Book.

N.Y.: Avon Classic Crime Collection, 1970. 3rd Avon printing [1st Classic Crime Collection printing]. February 1970. Avon #PN268 .A victim is bludgeoned to death with a woodworker’s rasp in this first case for the famed gentleman detective Anthony Gethryn. Ex-Secret Service agent Anthony Gethryn is killing time working for a newspaper when he is sent to cover the murder of Cabinet minister John Hoode, bludgeoned to death in his country home with a wood-rasp. Gethryn is convinced that the prime suspect, Hoode’s secretary Alan Deacon, is innocent, but to prove it he must convince the police that not everyone else has a cast-iron alibi for the time of the murder. "Between September 1969 and November 1971 Avon Books published thirty-eight books in the Avon Classic Crime Collection Series. They had a distinctive design of three colored stripes running diagonally across the front cover, spine, and rear cover that made them easily recognizable." Jeff Meyerson, The Mystery Fancier… Read More

N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1981. First edition, fine in dust jacket. This time Higgins introduces us to Jerry Fein, small-time slumlord and hard working lawyer. Theres an arsonist at work and Jerry must find and stop him.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Soho Crime, 2013. 1st ed, Advance Uncopyedited edition (due in January 2013). Set in 1963 dublin on the eve of JFK's historic visit to Ireland.. First Edition. Printed Wrapper. Fine. Advance Uncorrected Proof.

N.Y.: Soho Crime, 2013. 1st ed, a fine copy of the advanced uncopyedited edition due out in January, 2013. 368 pages. Ireland 1963. As the Irish people prepare to welcome President John F. Kennedy to the land of his ancestors, a German national is murdered in a seaside guesthouse. Lieutenant Albert Ryan, Directorate of Intelligence, is ordered to investigate. The German is the third foreigner to die within a few days, and Minister for Justice Charles Haughey wants the killing to end lest a shameful secret be exposed: the dead men were all Nazis granted asylum by the Irish government in the years following World War II. A note from the killers is found on the dead German's corpse, addressed to Colonel Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favorite commando, once called the most dangerous man in Europe. The note simply says: "We are coming for you." As Albert Ryan digs deeper into the case he discovers a network of former Nazis and collaborators, all presided over by Skorzeny from his country… Read More

N.Y: Walker, 1990. 1st US ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. SYDNEY at Christmas time, top of page edges browned else fine in dj.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.