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  • DeLoach, Nora.
    MAMA STALKS THE PAST.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format.)

    New York: Bantam, 1996. The fifth book in the Mama series, set in Otis, South Carolina. An uncommon advance issue.

    Condition: Fine in printed red wrappers.

    Book ID: 18305
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  • DeLoach, Nora.
    MAMA STALKS THE PAST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth book in the Mama series, set in Otis, South Carolina. Mama makes her living as a case manager for Social Services, but she is known for cooking the best food in Otis. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-553-106627.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 23432
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  • MAMA STALKS THE PAST. by DeLoach, Nora.
    DeLoach, Nora.
    MAMA STALKS THE PAST.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Bantam, (1997) dj. Hardcover - The fifth book in the Mama series, set in Otis, South Carolina. ISBN: 0-553-106627.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 19650
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  • MAMA PURSUES A MURDEROUS SHADOW. by DeLoach, Nora (1940-2001)
    DeLoach, Nora (1940-2001)
    MAMA PURSUES A MURDEROUS SHADOW.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Bantam, (2000). SIGNED first edition - The seventh in the series featuring Simone Covington and Mama Candi (Grace). In this one, Mama is convinced that an apparent suicide was not really one and she is determined to find the real answer. Set in South Carolina. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2001. 179 pp. ISBN: 0-553577220.

    Condition: Fine (usual light toning to the pages, but otherwise appears unread) Uncommon signed.

    Book ID: 76955
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  • MAMA STANDS ACCUSED. by DeLoach, Nora (1940-2001)
    DeLoach, Nora (1940-2001)
    MAMA STANDS ACCUSED.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    Los Angeles: Holloway House, (1997). SIGNED first edition - Her fourth book, and the third in the series featuring Simone Covington and Mama Candi (Grace). In this one, Mama, a social worker, is accused of stealing her client's food stamps. Although Mama has been referred to as an "African American Miss Marple", one of the ways in which this series differs from the typical Holmes or Miss Marple books is that Mama is not just an investigator but - reflecting the reality of African American life- she is often working to prove her own innocence or that of those around her. Set in South Carolina. SIGNED and dated in March 2001 on the title page (just three months before DeLoach's early death). 157 pp plus author photo.. ISBN: 0-870678736.

    Condition: Fine (usual light toning to the pages, but otherwise appears unread) Uncommon signed.

    Book ID: 71154
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  • MAMA SAVES A VICTIM. by DeLoach, Nora (1940-2001)
    DeLoach, Nora (1940-2001)
    MAMA SAVES A VICTIM.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    Los Angeles: Holloway House, (1997). SIGNED first edition - Her fourth book, and the third in the series featuring Simone Covington and Mama Candi (Grace). In this one, Mama gets involved when a beautiful young girl darts in front of her car, but later disappears from the hospital. Set in South Carolina. SIGNED and dated in March 2001 on the title page. 176 pp plus author photo.. ISBN: 0870678744.

    Condition: Fine (usual light toning to the pages, but otherwise appears unread) Uncommon signed.

    Book ID: 71153
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  • DYING FOR REVENGE. by Dickey, Eric Jerome.
    Dickey, Eric Jerome.
    DYING FOR REVENGE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring an international hitman who finds himself the target of two assassins. Set mostly in the Caribbean, on the island of Antigua. 467 pp. ISBN: 978-0525950868.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 66662
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  • THE BETWEEN. by Due, Tananarive.
    Due, Tananarive.
    THE BETWEEN.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Harper Collins, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A highly praised and unusual debut novel by this black writer - a combination of real and unreal, suspense and horror. SIGNED on the title page. The only African American elected judge in Dade County, Florida begins receiving racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, and her husband begins battling unseen horrors that haunt his dreams. The NY Times Review described this as 'a finely honed work that always engages and frequently surprises.' Stoker Award finalist for best first novel. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0172509.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)

    Book ID: 64492
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  • THE VIADUCT: A Harlem Thriller. by Edwards, Grace (Yearwood)
    Edwards, Grace (Yearwood)
    THE VIADUCT: A Harlem Thriller.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, (2004.). Hardcover first edition - Historical mystery set in Harlem in the 1970s - a story of the intersecting lives of two shattered men, one a Vietnam veteran and the other a man determined to avenge the death of his brother. 260 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 79346
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  • A TOAST BEFORE DYING. by Edwards, Grace (Yearwood)
    Edwards, Grace (Yearwood)
    A TOAST BEFORE DYING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring Mali Anderson, and the second book written by Edwards under this name (her first was as Edwards-Yearwood.) An interesting portrayal of contemporary Harlem - and especially of the 3 B's - beauty shops, barbershops and bars - so important to the community. ISBN: 0-385-485247.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dust jacket.

    Book ID: 23230
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  • Edwards, Grace (Yearwood)
    A TOAST BEFORE DYING.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, 1998. First edition - Second mystery featuring Mali Anderson, and the second book written by Edwards under this name (her first was as Edwards-Yearwood.) An interesting portrayal of contemporary Harlem - and especially of the 3 B's - beauty shops, barbershops and bars - so important to the community.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 28808
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  • ACE BOON COON: Tales of Elliot Caprice. by Gardner, Danny.
    Gardner, Danny.
    ACE BOON COON: Tales of Elliot Caprice.

    Edition: First printing.

    Beverly Hills, CA: Bronzeville Books, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book featuring Elliot Caprice, set in 1950s Chicago area. Caprice, a "former Chicago cop and World War II veteran, has returned to his rural childhood hometown of Southville, Illinois. to help his uncle with the family farm which is tottering on failure due to drought. Hoping for rain to bring in the string beans, Elliot takes a quick job to serve a summons in Chicago for a divorce case. His half-day job turns into weeks of murders, revelations of family secrets and old grudges, squabbles with the Irish mob," and more. One of the themes - the politics involved in how people were compensated for…

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    Beverly Hills, CA: Bronzeville Books, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book featuring Elliot Caprice, set in 1950s Chicago area. Caprice, a "former Chicago cop and World War II veteran, has returned to his rural childhood hometown of Southville, Illinois. to help his uncle with the family farm which is tottering on failure due to drought. Hoping for rain to bring in the string beans, Elliot takes a quick job to serve a summons in Chicago for a divorce case. His half-day job turns into weeks of murders, revelations of family secrets and old grudges, squabbles with the Irish mob," and more. One of the themes - the politics involved in how people were compensated for their land when it was acquired for the University of IllinoisÕ Chicago Campus - is still relevant today, and an area where there is growing awareness of the extent of past injustices and especially how it affected Black families for generations to come. Gardner has commented that he hopes writing about wrongs can help right some wrongs. INSCRIBED on the title page. 284 pp. ISBN: 97-1952427060.

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    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) Uncommon in the hardcover edition, and especially so signed by the author.

    Book ID: 88708
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  • Garland, Ardella (pseudonym for Yolanda Joe).
    DETAILS AT 10.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first mystery featuring Chicago television news reporter Georgia Barnett, and the first book by Joe under this pen name. This story of a missing child, in the midst of gang warfare in a poor black community owes much of its authenticity to the fact that Joe was a newswriter at CBS in Chicago for 12 years. ISBN: 0-684-873753.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 27427
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  • Garland, Ardella (psuedonym for Yolanda Joe).
    DETAILS AT 10.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first mystery featuring Chicago television news reporter Georgia Barnett, and the first book by Joe under this pen name. This story of a missing child, in the midst of gang warfare in a poor black community owes much of its authenticity to the fact that Joe was a newswriter at CBS in Chicago for 12 years. ISBN: 0-684-873753.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 28775
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  • THE DEVIL'S RED NICKEL. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    THE DEVIL'S RED NICKEL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second in the highly praised mystery series featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd. The author, Greer, is not only a noted short story writer and the editor of the High Plains Literary Review, he is also a practicing surgical pathologist, professor , and a cattle rancher. 350 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-6521.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark, abraded spot on front endpaper, dust jacket folded slightly offcenter.)

    Book ID: 51033
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  • LIMITED TIME. by Greer, Robert
    Greer, Robert
    LIMITED TIME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A medical thriller revolving around the discovery of a drug that will both enhance athletic performance and extend life by this African American author who is also a medical doctor, research scientist and a professor of pathology. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 338 pp. ISBN: 0-89296684X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60521
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  • RESURRECTING LANGSTON BLUE. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    RESURRECTING LANGSTON BLUE.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Frog Ltd / North American Books, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery rooted in the Vietnam war, featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd and his partner, former intelligence sergeant, Flora Jean Benson. 421 pp. ISBN: 1583941363.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 56444
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  • Greer, Robert.
    HEAT SHOCK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Medical thriller by this award-winning African-American writer (winner of the Chester Himes Award and author of the Denver bail bondsman CJ Floyd mystery series.) As a professor of pathology, this is an area about which Greer can write knowledgeably. Features an interesting new heroine: Dr. Carmen Nguyen, half black and half Vietnamese, who reluctantly agrees to the dying request of Luke Redstone, an aging ex-miner and breeding of fighting cocks, who contracted a rare cancer while living in the yellow-cake hills of Colorado. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-7536.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 37786
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  • LIMITED TIME. by Greer, Robert
    Greer, Robert
    LIMITED TIME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A medical thriller revolving around the discovery of a drug that will both enhance athletic performance and extend life by this African American author who is also a medical doctor, research scientist and a professor of pathology. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. 338 pp. Laid in is a card describing the appearance of Greer at a book club meeting and comments about the authenticity of the scientific information in the book. ISBN: 0-89296684X.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (light toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 39113
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  • Greer, Robert.
    THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-653x.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 35560
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  • THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-653x.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket. (remainder line bottom edge.)

    Book ID: 51248
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  • THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-89296653x.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 19903
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  • HEAT SHOCK. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    HEAT SHOCK.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Warner, (2003.). SIGNED first edition - Medical thriller by this award-winning African-American writer (winner of the Chester Himes Award and author of the Denver bail bondsman CJ Floyd mystery series.) As a professor of pathology, this is an area about which Greer can write knowledgeably. Features an interesting new heroine: Dr. Carmen Nguyen, half black and half Vietnamese, who reluctantly agrees to the dying request of Luke Redstone, an aging ex-miner and breeding of fighting cocks, who contracted a rare cancer while living in the yellow-cake hills of Colorado. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 308 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some spotting to edges of textblock, other minor wear) Publisher's letter laid in.

    Book ID: 62350
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  • THE DEVIL'S HATBAND. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    THE DEVIL'S HATBAND.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first in the highly praised mystery series featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd. The author, Greer, is not only a noted short story writer and the editor of the High Plains Literary Review, he is also a practicing surgical pathologist, professor, and a cattle rancher. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-89296-6343.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 32133
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  • HEAT SHOCK. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    HEAT SHOCK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Medical thriller by this award-winning African-American writer (winner of the Chester Himes Award and author of the Denver bail bondsman CJ Floyd mystery series.) As a professor of pathology, this is an area about which Greer can write knowledgeably. Features an interesting new heroine: Dr. Carmen Nguyen, half black and half Vietnamese, who reluctantly agrees to the dying request of Luke Redstone, an aging ex-miner and breeding of fighting cocks, who contracted a rare cancer while living in the yellow-cake hills of Colorado. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-7536.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60520
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  • THE DEVIL'S RED NICKEL. by Greer, Robert.
    Greer, Robert.
    THE DEVIL'S RED NICKEL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second in the highly praised mystery series featuring black Denver bail bondsman C. J. Floyd. The author, Greer, is not only a noted short story writer and the editor of the High Plains Literary Review, he is also a practicing surgical pathologist, professor , and a cattle rancher. SIGNED on the title page. 350 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-6521.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60563
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  • SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHILD by Grimes, Terris McMahan
    Grimes, Terris McMahan
    SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHILD

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Addison-Wesley, 1996. SIGNED first edition - African American author's first book. Very real characters - this book introduces Theresa Galloway, size 16, a married mother of two, and a black urban professional juggling the demands of work and family - witty and enjoyable, with a great Sacramento, California setting. Winner of the award for best paperback novel and co-winner of best first novel at the 1997 Bouchercon. SIGNED on title page. 271 pp.. ISBN: 0-451-186729.

    Condition: Fine (as new.)

    Book ID: 5956
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  • THE EXECUTIONER'S GAME. by Hardwick, Gary.
    Hardwick, Gary.
    THE EXECUTIONER'S GAME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller featuring Luther Green, an African American government assassin who has been told that his next target is the agent who taught him everything he knows. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0575840.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 50560
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  • WHEN LAST SEEN ALIVE. by Haywood, Gar Anthony.
    Haywood, Gar Anthony.
    WHEN LAST SEEN ALIVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth mystery set in Los Angeles and featuring African American private investigator Aaron Gunner. SIGNED by author on title page. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-399-143033.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82508
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  • BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST. by Haywood, Gar Anthony.
    Haywood, Gar Anthony.
    BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 2nd mystery by this African American writer featuring an unlikely couple - Joe and Dottie Loudermilk. Joe is a retired police detective and he and his wife have hit the road in their newly acquired Airstream, partly to get away from their five grown children, each of whom is, in a different way, a pain in the derriere. Fast, funny and irreverent. SIGNED on the title page. 244 pp. ISBN: 0-399-140174.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 62853
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