New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2015). SIGNED first edition - A prequel to Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery series - this is set in the months leading up to the Great War, when Ian was not only new to the police but he is also recently engaged. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. ("Charles Todd" is the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 358 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2011.) dj. First edition - An Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in 1920 in an England still recovering from the Great War. SIGNED on the title page by Charles Todd. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. 343 pp. ISBN: 978-0061726194.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2015) dj. First edition - Australian author's second novel (the first was shortlisted for the Booker) - an "outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends. Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and muse, is a haplessly criminal entrepreneur with an uncanny knack for disaster. As AldoÕs luck worsens, Liam is inspired to base his next book on his best friendÕs exponential misfortunes and hopeless quest to win back his one great love: his ex-wife, Stella." 359 pp.

New York: Hyperion, (1994.). First edition - A millionaire adds a codicil to his will leaving half his estate to a child he fathered in Vietnam, if the child can be found. 338 pp.

New York: Doubleday, (1994). First edition - Thriller depicting "the final battle between America's last generation of Sicilian Mafiosi and the world's most ruthless Asian druglords." 435 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2019). First edition - A collection of nineteen stories of psychological suspense and literary horror by this award winning author, including ÒThe Teacher,Ó a Bram Stoker Award nominee for best short story. "From global catastrophe to the demons inside our heads, Tremblay illuminates our primal fears and darkest dreams in startlingly original fiction that leaves us unmoored." Notes. 333 pp. ISBN: 978-0062679130.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2020). First edition - In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun with an incredibly fast acting rabies-like virus - as society disintegrates, a man is killed by an infected neighbor and, in attempting to help save him, his pregnant wife is bitten. Calling upon her best friend, a pediatrician, the 2 embark on a dangerous journey to obtain a C-section to save the baby before the mother succumbs to the infection. 303 pp. ISBN: 978-0062679130.

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, (2002_. First edition - The author's second mystery featuring Detective Alvin Yablonsky, who is trying to uncover the killer of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. 331 pp

[Washington, D.C.]: Gateway Mystery, 1998. Victorian era mystery set in 1891, in an England still reeling from the horror of the Jack the Ripper murders. The first offering in this series of 16 titles, and the inaugural book in Gateway's new line of mysteries. 224 pp.

[Washington, D.C.]: Gateway Mystery, 1998. Victorian era mystery set in 1891, in an England still reeling from the horror of the Jack the Ripper murders. The first offering in this series of 16 titles, and the inaugural book in Gateway's new line of mysteries. 224 pp.

New York: Random House, (2010). SIGNED first edition - Second novel by this young writer, who was born in Vietnam, a story of discovering yoursefl, set in a small town in South Carolina. Her first novel, The Book of Salt, was named a NY Times Notable Book and won many awards, including the Bard Fiction award and the Asian-American Literary Award. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 284 pp.

New York: St Martin's, 1999. SIGNED first edition - Her fourth novel, SIGNED on the page opposite the title page. 276 pp.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. SIGNED first edition - "How the Oakland A's of the 1970s - a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers - won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age." SIGNED and dated in 2016 (before official publication date) on the half title page. Cast of characters. Notes. 365 pp.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2006). First edition - Novel by this award-winning writer, best known for his non-fiction, set in New Orleans in 1913. "Francis Muldoon is a special policeman in the notorious Storyville District of New Orleans in 1913. His job is to see that the DistrictÕs volatile mixture of sex, alcohol, and gambling doesnÕt boil over but instead rolls along at a continuous simmer. Once a member of the cityÕs regular police force, he now works for the DistrictÕs vice lord, Tom Anderson, patrolling his patronÕs honky-tonks and saloons and whorehouses - both the high-priced bordellos and the coffinlike cribs where the girls work with only a cot and a washbasin." An uncommon advance issue. 348 pp.

New York: Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2015). First edition - The author's first novel, a young adult thriller - "when an elusive killer stalks the neighborhood, only the boy who breaks all the rules can piece together the truth."Finalist for the 2016 Edgar award. 250 pp.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2010.). SIGNED first edition - The long awaited sequel to his first novel, "Presumed Innocent." SIGNED on the title page. 406 pp.

New York: Ballantine, (2001). SIGNED first edition - "Twice in the last century, brutal war erupted between the United States and the Confederacy." SIGNED on the title page. 503 pp. Publisher's material laid in.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1999.). First edition - Story of two Chinese-Hawaiian women, who come of age in the years after Pearl Harbor, and live very different lives - one remaining in Honolulu, the other going 'makai' - towards the sea - all the way to Florida. 289 pp

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. dj. First edition - A novel by this author whom John Updike called "wickedly good" - the story of a schoolteacher, forced to retire at 61, coming to terms with the rest of his life. With an announced first printing of 300,000 copies, this advance issue is much less common than the trade edition. 276 pp.

New York: Penguin, 2004. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page. An interesting account of his first years as a firefighter in a gritty urban area: Oakland, California. From the back cover: " he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn't keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close- knit tribe, came to master his work's demands, and came to know what it is to see the city of Oakland through a firefighter's eyes." 260 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. First edition - Epic novel, co-winner of the Booker Award (with Ondaatje's English Patient.), a book which explores one of history's greatest tragedy - the inhumanity of the slave trade. Beginning in 1752 Liverpool, this is the story of a slaving ship, of mutineers and African captives who establish a secret community in Florida, of hope and greed and a desire to start over again. An incredible achievement. 630 pp.

New York: Norton, (1993). Epic novel, co-winner of the Booker Award (with Ondaatje's English Patient.), a book which explores one of history's greatest tragedy - the inhumanity of the slave trade. Beginning in 1752 Liverpool, this is the story of a slaving ship, of mutineers and African captives who establish a secret community in Florida, of hope and greed and a desire to start over again. An incredible achievement. 630 pp. ISBN: 0-393-311147.

Albuquerque: West End Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - Mexican American writer's second book and first collection of poetry - most in English, but some in Spanish. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the 1994 Western States Book Award for Poetry. 82 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (2005.). SIGNED first edition - An epic novel, set in late 19th century revolutionary Mexico, and based on stories of the author's great aunt Teresita, who had the gift - and the burden - of healing. SIGNED on the title page. Urrea states that he spent 20 years in researching this book. 499 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. SIGNED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. INSCRIBED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Pantheon, (2005.). First edition - Set in postwar United States, in 1959, this is a story of corruption in a small city at "a moment in our history when the violent forces that would decide the future of America were just beginning to roil below the surface." 444 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (2004.). First edition - Author's second novel, the story of three friends, trying to make it in Los Angeles. 359 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. First edition - Mystery novel featuring Detectives Grijpstra and de Gier of the Amsterdam police. 186 pp.

New York: HarperCollins, 1991. SIGNED first edition - The third Neil Hamel mystery, set as spring is returning to Albuquerque, New Mexico. A relatively uncommon early advance issue. SIGNED on the title page.