Seattle: Camel Press, (2017). First edition - The fourth book in the Hollis Morgan series, set in the San Francisco East Bay area. When she discovers that her deceased probate client was also a blackmailer, she becomes involved in the criminal case when Bell's assistant, an elderly woman, is arrested for his murder. 239 pp. ISBN: 978-1603812177.

Seattle: Camel Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition - The author's first crime novel and the first book in the Hollis Morgan series, set in the San Francisco Bay area. The book club has only two requirements - the members must love books and have a white collar criminal past. But when one of her fellow club members is murdered, Hollis is once again the subject of police scrutiny. INSCRIBED on the half title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 978-1603816717.

Kenmore, WA: Camel Press / Epicenter, (2021). SIGNED first edition - The first Johanna Hudson mystery - she is used to researching clientsÕ family treesÑnot tracing live relatives, but she "hopes her fledgling genealogy company can help troubled Eloise Manley find the father she never knew. . .But it isnÕt long before someone starts threatening Johanna, and then Ellie is stabbed to death. To find Ruby, Johanna must go up against powerful heirs and rattle any number of gilded cages to reveal one familyÕs twisted truthÑand flush out a vindictive murderer." An association copy INSCRIBED on the half title page to Pat (that is, Patricia Foulk, one of the members of her critique group listed in her acknowlegements). 200 pp. ISBN: 978-1603817370.

Seattle: Camel Press, (2018). SIGNED first edition - The sixth and final book in the Hollis Morgan series, set in the San Francisco Bay area. "Probate attorney Hollis Morgan is branching out into criminal law. Pardoned after serving time for her then-husband's white-collar crime, she knows something about the workings of the criminal mind. Hollis' first criminal case quickly gets complicated. Her client is a young man initially accused of identity theft, but his charge soon includes murder." An association copy INSCRIBED on the half title page to Pat (that is, Patricia Foulk, one of the members of 'the best critique group ever' named in her acknowlegements). 233 pp. ISBN: 978-1603816717.

New York: Dutton, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this highly praised young African American writer, who was, among other awards, named a regional finalist by Granta Magazine. Set in New Orleans, this evokes the mood of film noir. 226 pp,. ISBN: 0-525-94182-7.

New York & Boston: Little Brown (Mulholland) (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Joe King Oliver - "one of the NYPD's finest investigators until he was framed for sexual assault by unknown enemies within the force. A decade has passed since his release from Rikers, and he now runs a private detective agency with the help of his teenage daughter. Physically and emotionally broken by the brutality he suffered while behind bars, King leads a solitary life; when he receives a letter from his accuser confessing that she was paid to frame him years ago, King decides to find out who wanted him gone and why." 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0316509640.

New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young black lawyer in Houston, Texas, in 1981, trying to put his past behind him and barely succeeding in staying above water. Nominated for the Edgar, short listed for the Orange award, this grips you from the first page. SIGNED on the title page. 427 pp. ISBN: 978006173868.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2003). Tenth mystery in the highly praised series featuring African American homicide detective Marti MacAlister. Set in Chicago. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-312-300980.

New York: Kensington, 2003. SIGNED first edition - Advance issue of this crime novel set on the rough streets of Los Angeles, where the only defense is to be more ruthless than your opponents - to bang them before they get you. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author and dated in the year of publication.. Issued as a trade paperback original, no hardcover edition.

New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young black lawyer in Houston, Texas, in 1981, trying to put his past behind him and barely succeeding in staying above water. Nominated for the Edgar, short listed for the Orange award, this grips you from the first page. SIGNED on the title page. 427 pp. ISBN: 978006173868.

Los Angeles: The Universal House, (1976) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel set in 1968 in Southern California where two African American men are competing to become the first Black mayor of Sunset (a thinly disguised Compton) - a story of "lies, deception, hate and finally murder in order to reach their goal." Hinton-Tucker's husband, Warren Tucker was one of the two candidates, and although he lost then, in 1981 he did become mayor, and was succeeded after his death by their son, Walter Tucker III. Warmly INSCRIBED by author on the front endpaper. 231 pp.

Los Angeles: Holloway House, (1994). SIGNED first edition - Her second book, and the first in the series featuring Simone Covington and Mama Candi (Grace). In this one, Simone's former college roommate has been arrested for murder. 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). 192 pp.. ISBN: 0-870677411.

Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1991. First edition - Author's first novel, a mystery set in the lesbian society of Chicago. The catchy beginning will draw you in. 171 pp plus 9 pp publisher's ads,. ISBN: 1-562800043.

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, (1996). Classic novel originally published in 1960, featuring Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, two Black police detectives in Harlem in New York City. 156 pp. ISBN: 1-560251042.

New York: Norton, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel featuring Easy Rawlins, set in Los Angeles in 1956. Edgar award nominee. SIGNED on title page. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-393-03366x.

New York: Atria Books (Simon & Schuster), 2003. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of 7 stories: six were published in reissued Washington Square Press editions of the Easy Rawlins mysteries, but this is the first appearance of the 7th story, 'Amber Gate.' SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-7434-42520.

Boston: Little Brown, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in 1954 Los Angeles: when Paris Minton's finds himself beaten up, shot at and robbed, and his used bookstore burned to the ground, he has no choice but to turn to his friend and fellow World War II veteran, Fearless Jones. Mosley at his best.SIGNED on the title page. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-316-592382.

Boston: Little Brown, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Easy Rawlins mystery, set in Los Angeles in 1965 at the height of the Watts riots. SIGNED on the title page. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-316-073032.

New York: Kensington, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second mystery featuring former Chicago cop turned PI Cass Raines who is asked to investigate the death of a man found floating in Lake Michigan - the scion of a wealthy family, but who was terminally ill. Who would want to kill a dying man? SIGNED on the title page. 373 pp.

New York: Random House, (2010). SIGNED - An exceptionally good debut set in Ghana (where the author was raised), and introducing Detective Inspector Darko Dawson. This novel makes very real the conflicts between traditional beliefs, including witchcraft and "modern" ways. Dawson is a likeable and very real protagonist, struggling not just with his job, but living with the knowledge that his young son has a defective heart. SIGNED on the title page. Author's notes, glossary. x, 319 pp. ISBN: 978-0812979367.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth mystery in the highly praised series featuring African American homicide detective (and widowed mother) Marti MacAlister, who is investigating the death of a young Chicago woman found on the shores of Lake Michigan. Dust jacket praise from Sara Paretsky who commented "Marti MacAlister. brings a complexity to the personal side of police work seldom presented in fiction." 274 pp. ISBN: 0-312-203780.

New York: St Martin's, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Eighth mystery in the highly praised series featuring African American homicide detective Marti MacAlister, who is settling in to her new marriage and a larger family. Set in a formerly rural but changing area outside Chicago. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-312-203780.

New York: Doubleday, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Easy Rawlins crime novel, set in Los Angeles in 1967, where he and Mouse are cruising the streets searching for a young black man known as "Little Green" who disappeared during an acid trip. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0385535984.

New York: Norton, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel featuring Easy Rawlins, set in Los Angeles in 1956. Edgar award nominee. SIGNED on the total page. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-393-03366x.