New York: Simon & Schuster, (2002). First edition - The author's third novel - set in Springfield, Illinois, this is about "a family ruled by the weather, the drastic changes that hit their atmosphere, and a midwestern town where chaos doesn't reign - it pours." Named a New York Times Notable Book and Chicago Tribune Best Fiction selection. 367 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2020). SIGNED first edition - The story of a group of young African American men and women who defy stereotypes and reconnect with the long history of Black cowboys in the West. The Compton Jr Posse was founded by Mayisha Akbar in 1998 to provide a safe alternative to the streets. This account is based on a year which the author, a NY Times reporter from Compton himself, spent with the group, SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp

New York: Doubleday, (2010.). First edition - "Drummond Clark was once a spy of legendary proportions. Now Alzheimer's disease has taken its toll and he's just a confused old man who's wandered away from home waiting for his son to fetch him." Or is he? Author's first book, a fresh take on the former CIA agent novel. 324 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First edition - Novel set in Montana by this Granta 20 author, the story of a 16 year-old boy, a runaway from a detention center where he has already spent half his life, and his younger sister who steal a car and take off on a trip leading to violence and death. 240 pp.

New York: Poseidon Press / Simon & Schuster, (1992). First edition - A literary mystery, set in an eccentric community of expats living in Crete in 1975 - including Horace, a gay American writer of crime novels. 239 pp

New York: Dial Press, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A novel which is both a coming of age story and an exploration of the bonds between a father and daughter. Named one of the best books of the year by NPR. SIGNED on the title page with an elaborate two-color drawing of the mouth of a whale extending over the title page and the facing page and the words "Tinti was here!!" This advance issue includes a conversation between Karen Russell and the author. 385 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, the epic story of a courageous and independent, but now almost forgotten woman - born into a world of wealth in the French aristocracy, but shaped by the novels of Rousseau, she refuses to be married unless it is for passion - but she finds love with the English poet William Wordsworth. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 483 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.). SIGNED first edition - The second Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in Cornwall, England just after the Great War. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. SIGNED by Charles Todd on the title page ("Charles Todd" was the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 294 pp.

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: Morrow - Harper Collins, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - Set in 1916, this mystery introduces World War I nurse, Bess Crawford. SIGNED on the title page. ("Charles Todd" is actually the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 329 pp.

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

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 & 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: 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: 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.

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.