New York: Bantam, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of survival and friendship as three women embark on a hellish journey through a treacherous wilderness. Features the "youngest prosecutor in Georgia" Mary Crow and two of her closest friends. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-553801287.

New York & London: Twelve / Grand Central Publishing, (2017). First edition - The author's first novel, published in the US as a trade paperback original. A story "about the fierce friendship between three sisters and their friend as they grow up on the outskirts of their parents' wild and bohemian artistic lives." Winner of Australia's 2015 Stella Prize and a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice. 238 pp.

New York: SOHO Press, (1999.). SIGNED - The first in the series of Aimee Leduc Investigations, set in the darker corners of Paris. Marcia Muller described LeDuc as 'a prime example of the next generation of female private eyes - hip, technologically resourceful, and very, very independent.' Nominated for Anthony Award for Best First Novel. INSCRIBED on the half title page "To -- enjoy another 'trip' to Paris" and dated in 2003. 354 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-1592.

New York: SOHO Press, (1999.). SIGNED - The first in the series of Aimee Leduc Investigations, set in the darker corners of Paris. Marcia Muller described LeDuc as 'a prime example of the next generation of female private eyes - hip, technologically resourceful, and very, very independent.' Nominated for Anthony Award for Best First Novel. 354 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-1592.

New York: SOHO Press, (1999.). SIGNED - The first in the series of Aimee Leduc Investigations, set in the darker corners of Paris. Marcia Muller described LeDuc as 'a prime example of the next generation of female private eyes - hip, technologically resourceful, and very, very independent.' Nominated for Anthony Award for Best First Novel. SIGNED on the title page. 354 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-1592.

New York: Pantheon, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, third book, shortlisted for the Orange Prize. In the 19th century, an English missionary arrived on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, intent on wiping our fornication among the natives. Instead he incurs a curse that strikes first his dark-skinned wife, then his son and grandson. The Boston Globe called this "A hypnotic, cryptic, haunting exploration of the power of memory." 175 pp. ISBN: 0-679439838.

New York: Bantam, (1999). First edition - The author's first novel - "the murder of a teenage girl in tiny Flowering Dogwood, Maine, has gone unsolved for eighteen years when Detective Rachel Storrow decides to retrace the steps of her policeman father and try to solve the case."339 pp.

New York: Scholastic, (2017) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first young adult novel, a story about love, loyalty and monsters: "Sisters Esme, Katy, and Ronnie are smart, talented, and gorgeous, and better yet . . . all three are witches. They have high school wired until the arrival of two new students. . . .But while the magic is flying, only Norman seems to notice that students who wander off alone with Zack end up with crushed bones and memory loss. Or worse, missing entirely." SIGNED on the title page with the comment "Please enjoy" 342 pp. ISBN: 978-1338030730.

New York: Dutton, 1975. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of the love affair between a white woman and the Indian chief who captured her. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-525-073124.

New York & London: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd , (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this award-winning writer, best known for his poetry, set in a West Prussian village in 1874, it "tells the story of the narrator's grandfather, who plots and schemes to ruin the Jewish newcomer who has built a mill downstream from him." Translated from the German by Janet Cropper. 230 pp plus 2 pp ads. ISBN: 0-714500208.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2007.). First edition - First novel from this Washington insider who served in the White House for six years, first as Deputy Press Secretary and later as Senior Director of the National Security Council. A high stakes thriller involving terrorists and the threat of nuclear warfare between India and Pakistan. 332 pp.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by the son of Bogart and Bacall, which introduces "tough-talking, down-on-his-luck gumshoe R. J. Hooker. After a lonely childhood spent in the shadow of his famous movie-star parents, Hooker abandons the glamour of Hollywood for the chill of New York. Reduced to working as a 'matrimonial detective,' R. J. hasn't seen his glam-queen mother for months, but when she's murdered in cold blood, he uses street smarts, intuition, and his often nefarious contacts - in both Tinseltown and the Big Apple - -to track down the killer." [Booklist] 239 pp. ISBN: 0-312856652.

New York: Bloomsbury, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the Basque town of Guernica before, during and after the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. SIGNED on the title page. Map, pronunciation guide. 367 pp. ISBN: 978-1596915633.

New York: Putnam, (2001.). SIGNED first edition - Excellent debut mystery, introducing Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. Nominated for the Edgar, and winner of the Macavity Award, the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for best first novel. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Publisher's material laid in, with a prophetic comment from Hillerman "Buy two copies and save one to sell to first edition collectors." A very uncommon advance issue. Basis for the excellent streaming series "Pickett." 293 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this ex-FBI agent, a thriller introducing Steve Vail. Cover praise from Lee Child, Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson and others. 390 pp. ISBN: 9780061827013.

New York: SOHO Press, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery, set in Assisi, in Italy and introduces Commissario Alessandro Cenni. 344 pp. ISBN: 1569474591.

New York: SOHO Press, (2011). SIGNED - The author's very unusual and interesting debut novel, featuring a young American Iraq War vet, estranged from her husband and adrift in modern Beijing, where she is hanging out on the fringes of the contemporary Chinese art scene. SIGNED on the title page. 345 pp plus a reader's guide. ISBN: 978-1569479513.

New York: Doubleday, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first crime novel, set in 1926 Shanghai. 452 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-385-503970.

New York: Doubleday, (2002). First edition - The author's highly praised first crime novel, set in 1926 Shanghai, a "city glistening with decadence and ripe with corruption," 437 pp. ISBN: .

New York: Harper & Row, (1979.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (preceded by two volumes of poetry and many short stories). Cover praise from John Rechy and Joan Didion (who called it 'jumpy, kinetic, and finally very powerful, a deeply felt piece of work by a very gifted young writer.') INSCRIBED on the title page. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-060104414.

New York: Walker, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - the story of a college professor with his life hitting rock bottom (his wife left him, he is living in a third-rate boarding house) who comes across what just might be the largest uncut diamond every found in the US. Set in South Carolina. 194 pp. ISBN: 0-802757545.

New York: Walker, (1983.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery novel, introducing Jerry Brogan and set in the world of horse racing in Southern California. SIGNED on the title page. 173 pp. ISBN: 0-802754929.

New York: HarperCollins, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - INSCRIBED on the half title page "to Joe, Live your dreams" and dated in 1996. African American author's first novel, the story of 3 sisters who live in the same city - Washington, D. C. - but in very different worlds. ISBN: 0-06-0171162.

New York: HarperCollins, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - African American author's first novel, the story of 3 sisters who live in the same city - Washington, D. C. - but in very different worlds. ISBN: 0-06-0171162.

New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery - "Dr. Lindy Adair, who used to be a university professor, is now the owner of 180 beautiful acres in the Washington woods that formerly belonged to the Sunstrike commune." 279 pp. ISBN: 0-312-117698.

Mattituck, New York: Aeonian Press, (ca 1978). Hardcover - Brown's first science fiction novel, original published in 1949. An editor for a science fiction magazine is spending a quiet weekend at his boss's country estate - the day of the first moon shot - but something goes very wrong. Includes an introduction by Phil Klass. One of only 300 copies. xviii, 205 pp.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel for older children by this African American artist and educator. "Fourteen-year-old Willy, slow in school and ridiculed by other boys in his Brooklyn neighborhood, faces another dull smmer with his mother until tutoring from an older girl and other special experiences help him develop a sense of self-confidence." 132 pp. ISBN: 0-152006451.

Woodbridge, Connecticut: Ox Bow Press, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, introducing Ben McMillan, ex-Kona detective, Maui surf shop owner, who is preparing for Ironman triatholon when he receives an urgent call. His former partner's wife has been raped and murdered and Ben's help is needed. 297 pp. ISBN: 0-918024927.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's exuberant first novel, one which begins in 1785 when an orphan girl is adopted by a band of traveling players. Dust jacket praise from Rosemary Sutcliff, Victoria Holt and others. 584 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Braldt Bralds. ISBN: 0-671-542524.