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  • PARADISE OVERDOSE. by Antoni, Brian.
    Antoni, Brian.
    PARADISE OVERDOSE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the Bahamas, "land of turquoise seas and heavenly beaches, cocaine, quackery, and postcolonial racial inequity. Chris is a native, but he is white, filthy rich, and utterly depressed. His best friend Shark is black, poor, and just a little fed up with Chris's angst. Both men have developed worrisome drug habits.. . Then they meet Robin, an American artist seriously ill with cancer. While Chris struggles to come to terms with painful elements of his past, to kick his habit, and to love a woman he's doomed to lose, Shark manages to enrage a Colombian drug cartel, placing all three of…

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    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the Bahamas, "land of turquoise seas and heavenly beaches, cocaine, quackery, and postcolonial racial inequity. Chris is a native, but he is white, filthy rich, and utterly depressed. His best friend Shark is black, poor, and just a little fed up with Chris's angst. Both men have developed worrisome drug habits.. . Then they meet Robin, an American artist seriously ill with cancer. While Chris struggles to come to terms with painful elements of his past, to kick his habit, and to love a woman he's doomed to lose, Shark manages to enrage a Colombian drug cartel, placing all three of them in grave danger." (Booklist) SIGNED on the title page. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-671884263.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84336
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  • Antrim, Kathleen.
    CAPITAL OFFENSE.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Bloomington IN: 1stbooks Library (2002.). SIGNED first edition - Cover praise from Laura Taylor and John Saul (who called it 'A political thriller with a razors edge.The First Lady plotting to take over the country? You won't put it down.') SIGNED by the author on the half title page (p xi) and dated in the year of publication. 293 pp. ISBN: 1403325790.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy) in glossy illustrated wrappers. Publicity material laid in.

    Book ID: 30503
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  • Antrim, Kathleen.
    CAPITAL OFFENSE.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Bloomington IN: 1stbooks Library (2002.). First edition - Cover praise from Laura Taylor and John Saul (who called it 'A political thriller with a razors edge.The First Lady plotting to take over the country? You won't put it down.') 293 pp. ISBN: 1-403325790.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Publicity material laid in.

    Book ID: 31459
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  • CAPITAL OFFENSE. by Antrim, Kathleen.
    Antrim, Kathleen.
    CAPITAL OFFENSE.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Bloomington IN: 1stbooks Library (2002.). First edition - Cover praise from Laura Taylor and John Saul (who called it 'A political thriller with a razors edge.The First Lady plotting to take over the country? You won't put it down.') 293 pp. ISBN: 1-403325790.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 89066
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  • FIRST AMONG EQUALS. by Archer, Jeffrey.
    Archer, Jeffrey.
    FIRST AMONG EQUALS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster / Linden Press 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic novel of passion and politics, a story of the British Parliament. 405 pp. ISBN: 0-671-504061.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (embossed seal of prev owner on first page and dj, otherwise appears unread.)

    Book ID: 52379
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  • Archer, Jeffrey.
    A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster / Linden Press 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - His first collection of short stories - 10 of which are based on actual incidents, according to a brief note from Archer at the front of the book. ISBN: 0-671-426028.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 18106
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  • THIS WAS A MAN: The Final Volume of the Clifton Chronicles. by Archer, Jeffrey.
    Archer, Jeffrey.
    THIS WAS A MAN: The Final Volume of the Clifton Chronicles.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The seventh and final novel in this series about the Clifton and Barrington families. SIGNED by Archer on a blank preliminary page. 403 pp. Family trees on endpapers. ISBN: 978-1250131799.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper edge of several pages in the middle of the textblock bumped).

    Book ID: 72818
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  • Archer, Jeffrey.
    TWELVE RED HERRINGS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: HarperCollins, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - Twelve short stories of suspense.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 5537
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  • Archer, Winnie.
    FLOUR IN THE ATTIC.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Kensington, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The fourth "Bread Shop Mystery," set in a small town on the California coast and featuing Ivy Culpepper, "The body of longtime Santa Sofia resident Marisol Ruiz washes up on the beach - and itÕs even more heartbreaking since Marisols father also recently died. . . As Ivy gets to work helping her mentor, Olaya Solis, with the catering for Marisol's funeral, she also teams up with her partners in detection." SIGNED on the title page. 297 pp. ISBN: 978-1496724397.

    Condition: Fine.

    Book ID: 79289
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  • PHOENIX. by Aricha, Amos and Eli Landau.
    Aricha, Amos and Eli Landau.
    PHOENIX.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (paperback format. )

    New York: New American Library - NAL / Signet, 1979. First edition - "Who was the assassin called Phoenix?" Espionage novel published simultaneously in hardcover and paperback - this proof is for the pocket paperback edition. 298 pp.

    Condition: Good only in printed gold wrappers (some spine slant, wear to covers)

    Book ID: 67460
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  • CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN. by Armstrong, Charlotte.
    Armstrong, Charlotte.
    CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Coward-McCann, (1952) dj. Hardcover - A story of a race against time, in which the life of a young woman hangs in the balance. 219 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (minor edgewear to dj).

    Book ID: 76206
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  • THE CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG TREASURY. by Armstrong, Charlotte.
    Armstrong, Charlotte.
    THE CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG TREASURY.

    Edition: Book club edition - first thus.

    New York: Coward-McCann, (1972) dj. Hardcover - An omnibus edition, containing three novels of suspense - Mischief, The Dream Walker: The Witch's House - originally published between 1955 and 1963. Preface by Alice Cromie. 473 pp. Code of N17 indicating that this was printed in April 1972. ISBN: 0-69810420X.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (chip to top of dj spine).

    Book ID: 78922
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  • THE CITY OF THE LOST by Armstrong, Kelley.
    Armstrong, Kelley.
    THE CITY OF THE LOST

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first crime thriller by this author known for her urban fantasy novels, introducing Casey Duncan, a homicide detective with a secret, who with her friend Diana, who is fleeing an abusive ex-husband, goes to Rockton a "town that takes in people on the run who want to shed their old lives. You must apply to live in Rockton and if you're accepted, it means walking away entirely from your old life, and living off the grid in the wilds of Canada: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, no computers, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council's approval." 403 pp. ISBN: 978-1250092144.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder mark)

    Book ID: 87103
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  • THE CITY OF THE LOST by Armstrong, Kelley.
    Armstrong, Kelley.
    THE CITY OF THE LOST

    Edition: First printing.

    Toronto: Random House Canada, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first crime thriller by this author known for her urban fantasy novels, introducing Casey Duncan, a homicide detective with a secret, who with her friend Diana, who is fleeing an abusive ex-husband, goes to Rockton a "town that takes in people on the run who want to shed their old lives. You must apply to live in Rockton and if you're accepted, it means walking away entirely from your old life, and living off the grid in the wilds of Canada: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, no computers, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council's approval." 463 pp. ISBN: 978-0345815613.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88486
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  • NO MERCY. by Armstrong, Lori.
    Armstrong, Lori.
    NO MERCY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Mercy Gunderson, "a straight shooter with a hard edge. On medical leave from the army, she returns home to South Dakota, which isn't much safer for her than Iraq. Arriving just after the death of her father, it is up to Mercy to decide what to do with the family ranch and try to deal with her irresponsible sister and nephew. Feeling guilty that she didn't make it home soon enough to see her father one last time, Mercy is suddenly pulled into the local community when the body of an Indian boy…

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    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Mercy Gunderson, "a straight shooter with a hard edge. On medical leave from the army, she returns home to South Dakota, which isn't much safer for her than Iraq. Arriving just after the death of her father, it is up to Mercy to decide what to do with the family ranch and try to deal with her irresponsible sister and nephew. Feeling guilty that she didn't make it home soon enough to see her father one last time, Mercy is suddenly pulled into the local community when the body of an Indian boy is found on her land." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 305 pp. ISBN: 978-1416590958.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83124
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  • NO MERCY. by Armstrong, Lori.
    Armstrong, Lori.
    NO MERCY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (2010). SIGNED first edition - The first book in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Mercy Gunderson, "a straight shooter with a hard edge. On medical leave from the army, she returns home to South Dakota, which isn't much safer for her than Iraq. Arriving just after the death of her father, it is up to Mercy to decide what to do with the family ranch and try to deal with her irresponsible sister and nephew. Feeling guilty that she didn't make it home soon enough to see her father one last time, Mercy is suddenly pulled into the local community when the body of an Indian boy is found…

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    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (2010). SIGNED first edition - The first book in a new series by this award-winning author, introducing Mercy Gunderson, "a straight shooter with a hard edge. On medical leave from the army, she returns home to South Dakota, which isn't much safer for her than Iraq. Arriving just after the death of her father, it is up to Mercy to decide what to do with the family ranch and try to deal with her irresponsible sister and nephew. Feeling guilty that she didn't make it home soon enough to see her father one last time, Mercy is suddenly pulled into the local community when the body of an Indian boy is found on her land." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 305 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83123
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  • CLOUD OVER CYPRUS. by Arnold, Mary Frances.
    Arnold, Mary Frances.
    CLOUD OVER CYPRUS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel of a Florida-based newspaper reporter who "journeys around the world in an effort to break up a ring of evil drug dealers and to find true love." INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by this California author "To . . . with love and good times at bridge" and dated in the year of publication. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-8059-32585.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43445
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  • Arvin, Reed.
    THE WILL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York Scribner's, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A man's life is changed when an eccentric man prophesies a dark future for him. A legal thriller described as being full of complexities. ISBN: 0-7432-01485.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 28163
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  • BLOOD OF ANGELS. by Arvin, Reed.
    Arvin, Reed.
    BLOOD OF ANGELS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a legal thriller set in Nashville, Tennesse. 354 pp plus author's note. ISBN: 0-7432-01485.

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

    Book ID: 50523
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  • BLOOD OF ANGELS. by Arvin, Reed.
    Arvin, Reed.
    BLOOD OF ANGELS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a legal thriller set in Nashville, Tennesse. SIGNED on the title page. 354 pp plus author's note. ISBN: 0-7432-01485.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 60961
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  • FLINT HOUSE. by Asay, Kathleen L.
    Asay, Kathleen L.
    FLINT HOUSE.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Baltimore, MD: Bridle Path Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Author's first novel. "Burned-out journalist, Liz Cane, has seen too many sob stories in her career to have much sympathy for the tenants of a run-down boarding house in Sacramento that is about to be closed because the owner of the house has died, literally at Liz's feet. But when she's introduced to the mysterious older woman who lives upstairs, Liz is hooked. The others all think the woman can somehow save the house from closing. Liz has her doubts, but then the woman is attacked and Liz finds herself in a race to discover the woman's story before it's too late for them all." INSCRIBED on the title page. 288 pp. ISBN: 978-0985233129.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 77533
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  • Ashe, Gordon [pseudonym of John Creasey, 1908 - 1973.]
    THE MAN WHO LAUGHED AT MURDER.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (1960.). Hardcover - Newpaper obituary of John Creasey laid in.

    Condition: Very good condition, no dj. (bookplate.)

    Book ID: 30096
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  • DEATH FROM BELOW. by Ashe, Gordon [pseudonym of John Creasey, 1908 - 1973.]
    Ashe, Gordon [pseudonym of John Creasey, 1908 - 1973.]
    DEATH FROM BELOW.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 38th suspense novel featuring Patrick Dawlish, war-time secret agent and now the leader of the Crime Haters, an international group of detectives who investigate a series of suspicious deaths by drowning. 187 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0859824.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (wear to the dj at the ends of the spine, chip and tear on upper edge of back cover of dj) .

    Book ID: 80229
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  • Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    A CRIME REMEMBERED.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition -. ISBN: 0-312-02181x.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 18684
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  • THE PRICE OF FAILURE. by Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    THE PRICE OF FAILURE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "At first it seems like a simple case of kidnapping. But after Victoria Arkwright is turned loose, sadly abused and HIV-positive, two months after her titled father ignores the kidnappers' orders to keep her disappearance a secret from the police, the plot turns deeper and darker. Constable Mike Carr, briefly forgetting his pregnant, ailing wife while he listens to a high-class tart's story of obscene phone calls, has no idea that he's about to become the pivotal figure in a scandal that'll infect the ranks all the way up to the Chief Constable--as well as entangle a rock star and a parvenu billionaire in the kidnappers' plans." (Kirkus) 184 pp. ISBN: 0-312-1818566.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 85575
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  • PRESUMPTION OF GUILT. by Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    PRESUMPTION OF GUILT.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Walker, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Angus Sterne, traveling in Spain, without enough cash to get home agrees to drive a car there - and soon finds himself accused of smuggling heroin, and the target of an attempted murder. 184 pp. ISBN: 0-8027-56190.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54246
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  • Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    AN ILLEGAL SOLUTION.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Two police partners become frustrated because the law won't let them stop a vicious drug ring without the necessary proof -so one of them plants the evidence. ISBN: 0-312-058756.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 27562
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  • Ashford, Jeffrey (pseudomyn of Roderic Jeffries)
    A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of suspense, and counter-terrorism. ISBN: 0-312-042841.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 21404
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  • GAME OF SCONES. by Ashford, Mary Lee.
    Ashford, Mary Lee.
    GAME OF SCONES.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Lyrical Underground / Kensington, (2018). SIGNED first edition - A Sugar and Spice mystery featuring Sugar Calloway. After losing her job as food editor at a glossy magazine, she jumps at the opportunity to launch a community cookbook business with blue-ribbon baker Dixie Spicer in peaceful St. Ignatius, Iowa, she jumps at the chance to start over from scratch . . . But as she assembles recipes for the local centennial celebration, she finds herself involved in old scandals, and a dead body belonging to the moody matriarch of the towns first family. SIGNED on the title page with the word "Enjoy!" 188 pp plus recipes. ISBN: 978-1516105052.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 85707
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  • MURDER AT THE ABA: A Puzzle in Four Days and Sixty Scenes. by Asimov, Isaac.
    Asimov, Isaac.
    MURDER AT THE ABA: A Puzzle in Four Days and Sixty Scenes.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - Humorous mystery set at a booksellers' trade show and featuring Asimov himself. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-385-113056.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (corners slightly bumped)

    Book ID: 73916
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