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THE OBAMA INHERITANCE: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
New York: Three Rooms Press, (2017). First edition - A noir anthology, edited and with a foreword by Phillips, which "transforms the genre into an over-the-top, transcendental psychedelic thriller ride of pulpy goodness, a collection of fifteen stories of conspiracy noir. These tales contain vigilante First Ladies, Supreme Court judges who can clone themselves, gear-popping robots of doom, and races of ancient lizard people revealing their true master plan." Contributors include Walter Mosley, Christopher Chambers. Danny Gardner, Kate Flora, Desire Zamorano, Nisi Shawl, Robert Silverberg and more. Winner of the 2018 Anthony Award for Best Anthology. Notes on contributors. iii, 317 pp. ISBN: 9781941110591.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (lower corner slightly bumped)
Book ID: 90133More details Price: $21.50 -
THE BODY IN THE SNOWDRIFT: A Faith Fairchild Mystery.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifteenth mystery in the award-winning series featuring Faith Fairchild, caterer and minister's wife, set a ski resort in Vermont where her entire family has gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of her father-in-law. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note, recipes. Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-060525304.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 89901More details Price: $30.00 -
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: SOHO Press, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this highly praised series, set in 1930 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. INSCRIBED on the title page. 311 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3684.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (partially price-clipped)
Book ID: 87412More details Price: $45.00 -
THE 7TH KNOT.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, (2007). First edition - Historical mystery for older children set in 1896, winner of an Agatha Award. "Wick and Miles, two brothers touring Europe in the 19th century, become embroiled in a mystery involving Albrecht Durer's knot woodcuts and a secret German society when they go in search of their uncle's enigmatic missing valet." 149 pp plus author's historical note. ISBN: 978-0761453680.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 85715More details Price: $14.50 -
THE DOCTOR DIGS A GRAVE
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: St Martin's, (1998.). First edition - The author's first mystery, winner of the St. Martin's/Malice Domestic Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery and the Agatha award. Introduces cardiologist and humitarian, Dr. Andrew Fenimore. "When the somewhat unfashionable physician Andrew Fenimore spots a teenage boy trying unsuccessfully to bury his beloved cat in Philadelphia's posh Society Hill, he befriends the lonely youth and leads him to what is rumored to be an ancient Indian burial ground of the Lenape Indians" - and where they stumble upon the recently buried body of a woman. 258 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 84009More details Price: $20.00 -
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: SOHO Press, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - The second book in this highly praised series, set in 1930 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Agatha award. 311 pp.
Condition: Fine in shiny foil covers. A rather uncommon advance issue, especially in this condition.
Book ID: 82060More details Price: $60.00 -
SHE WALKS THESE HILLS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - The third of McCrumb's highly acclaimed "ballad novels." Winner of the Agatha and Anthony awards. ISBN: 0-684-195569.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70956More details Price: $20.00 -
A GREAT DELIVERANCE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Bantam, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's prize-winning first book - a mystery set in England, introducing Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley and Dectective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Called a "mesmerizing" first novel, this is still one of the best in the series. Winner of the Agatha Award. INSCRIBED on the title page "To .... with best wishes" 305 pp. ISBN: 0-533-052446.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket ((light toning to the pages, as is common with this title.)
Book ID: 66474More details Price: $75.00 -
LEARNING TO SWIM.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel which introduces Troy Chance - on a ferry crossing Lake Champlain, she spots a small child falling from the deck of the opposite ferry, and without thinking, she dives in and manages to rescue him - only to discover that he only spoke French - and apparently no one missed him. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Agatha Award for best first novel and the Mary Higgins Clark award. 289 pp. ISBN: 978-0307718389.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 62758More details Price: $30.00 -
A GREAT DELIVERANCE
Edition: Reprint.
Pleasantville, New York: ImPress / Reader's Digest, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Author's prize-winning first book - a mystery set in England, introducing Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley and Dectective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Called a "mesmerizing" first novel, this is still one of the best in the series. SIGNED by the author on the title page, and very uncommon thus. A title in "The Best Mysteries of All Time" series. 324 pp.
Condition: Fine in green boards with gilt lettering, no dust jacket as issued. 4 pp folded brochure laid in.
Book ID: 53092More details Price: $40.00 -
THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Ballantine, (2006.). First edition - An unusual suspense novel, set in a small town in Kansas - for seventeen years, the identity of an 18 year old girl, found dead in a snowy field, has been a secret, but now there are rumors of miracles for those who visit her grave. A stand-alone novel by the author of the Jenny Cain series. Winner of the Agatha award. 335 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 50503More details Price: $15.00 -
BUM STEER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A Jenny Cain mystery set in Kansas. Winner of the Agatha Award. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671-680404.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 49128More details Price: $15.00 -
MARINER'S COMPASS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Berkley, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Benni Harper, ex-cow-girl, quilter, and resident sleuth in the central California coastal townof San Celina. Winner of the 2000 Agatha Award. ISBN: 0-425-168913.
Condition: SIGNED by author on title page. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's address sticker.)
Book ID: 48495More details Price: $21.50 -
UP JUMPS THE DEVIL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 4h mystery featuring North Carolina judge Deborah Knott. Winner of the Agatha award. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-5681.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 37801More details Price: $17.50 -
THE DOCTOR DIGS A GRAVE
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery, winner of the St. Martin's/Malice Domestic Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery and the Agatha award. Introduces cardiologist and humitarian, Dr. Andrew Fenimore. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-312-185685.
Condition: Good in good dust jacket (one corner damaged.)
Book ID: 33724More details Price: $14.50 -
DATING DEAD MEN.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Doubleday, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The author's first mystery, introducing Los Angeles greeting card artist Wollie Shellie, who is dating 40 men in 60 days as research for a talk radio show. A very funny - and very highly praised - debut. Winner of the Agatha and Anthony awardsfor best first novel. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-385-510187.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 31420More details Price: $20.00 -
MARINER'S COMPASS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Berkley, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Benni Harper, ex-cow-girl, quilter, and resident sleuth in the central California coastal townof San Celina. Winner of the 2000 Agatha Award. ISBN: 0-425-168913.
Condition: SIGNED by author on title page. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 25967More details Price: $25.00 -
UP JUMPS THE DEVIL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 4h mystery featuring North Carolina judge Deborah Knott. Winner of the Agatha award. ISBN: 0-89296-5681.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (glue remnants under dj flaps)
Book ID: 22726More details Price: $15.00 -
MARINER'S COMPASS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Berkley, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Benni Harper, ex-cow-girl, quilter, and resident sleuth in the central California coastal townof San Celina. Winner of the 2000 Agatha Award. ISBN: 0-425-168913.
Condition: SIGNED by author on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 21400More details Price: $25.00 -
DEAD MAN'S ISLAND.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Bantam, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first Henrie O. mystery, SIGNED on the title page by the author. Winner of the Agatha award.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 15639More details Price: $38.00 -
UP JUMPS THE DEVIL.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1996. dj. Hardcover - The 4h mystery featuring North Carolina judge Deborah Knott. Winner of the Agatha award. ISBN: 0-89296-5681.
Condition: Very good in a very good dj.
Book ID: 14867More details Price: $12.50
