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RUN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in one 24 hour period, this is a novel which weaves several stories into "one surprising and endlessly moving narrative. Suspenseful and stunningly executed . . . a novel about secrets, duty, responsibility and the lengths we will go to protect our children." 295 pp. ISBN: 9780061340635.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 43260More details Price: $18.50 -
THE CATHOLIC.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this highly praised expatriate American writer, an exploration of guilt, religion and a gay relationship set in Boston in the 1960s. 151 pp. ISBN: 0-689-117884.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 42862More details Price: $25.00 -
FLYNN'S IN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery involving Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn of the Boston Police Department, and the first to be published in hardcover. A literate 'novel with murder.'. ISBN: 0-89296-085x.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (peeled spot on spine of dj.)
Book ID: 42427More details Price: $13.50 -
THE SNAKE TATTOO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second in the Carlotta Carlyle mystery series, set in Boston. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-312-026439.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 41033More details Price: $23.50 -
THE BIG DIG.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: St Martin's, (2002.). First edition - Mystery featuring Boston PI Carlotta Carlyle, and the construction of multibillion dollar Central Artery/Harbor Tunnel highway project. 275 pp.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (lower corner slightly curling)
Book ID: 40343More details Price: $20.00 -
THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Called her funniest book ever, this is the story of poor Alice Thrift, a surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of IQ, but low in social skills. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from such writers as Richard Russo, Carol Shields, Wally Lamb and more. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-679-463135.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 40251More details Price: $30.00 -
PRAYERS FOR RAIN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth mystery featuring tough Boston PI Patrick Kenzie, his 'connected' partner Angie Gennaro and sometimes sidekick Bubba. One of the strongest and the best of the new series out there. SIGNED on the title page. 337 pp. ISBN: 0-688-15333x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 39777More details Price: $35.00 -
THE BIG DIG.
Edition: First paperback printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2003.). Mystery featuring Boston PI Carlotta Carlyle. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-312-989695.
Condition: Good condition (some creasing to spine.)
Book ID: 39556More details Price: $10.00 -
SMALL VICES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Spenser mystery, set in Boston and Manhattan. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-399-142444.
Condition: Near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 37588More details Price: $14.50 -
DEEP POCKETS
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Boston PI Carlotta Carlyle. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-312-282710.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 37461More details Price: $16.50 -
A TROUBLE OF FOOLS
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning first mystery featuring 6 foot 1, ex-cop, part-time Boston cab driver and new private investigator, Carlotta Carlyle. The debut novel in a great series. ISBN: 0-312-011008.
Condition: Poor condition in a just about fine dustjacket (while the book is still readable, the binding is totally broken just before the title page.)
Book ID: 36413More details Price: $12.50 -
PRAYERS FOR RAIN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth mystery featuring tough Boston PI Patrick Kenzie, his 'connected' partner Angie Gennaro and sometimes sidekick Bubba. SIGNED on the title page. One of the strongest and the best of the new series out there. 337 pp. ISBN: 0-688-15333x.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (remainder mark.)
Book ID: 33607More details Price: $30.00 -
BAG MEN.
Edition: First printing.
New York Norton, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in Boston in 1965, where the body of a murdered priest is found on a snow-covered runway and narcotics detective Manny Manning is searching for the source of a deadly heroin that has hit the streets - and of a new drug called 'acid.' The author, a native of Boston and a federal prosecutor, wrote his second book, the National Book award nominee ,'The Big If' ,under his own name. ISBN: 0-393-03998.
Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket. (prev owner's address sticker on front free endpaper.)
Book ID: 28484More details Price: $25.00 -
THE EASY WAY OUT.
Edition: First printing.
New York Simon & Schuster, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel from the author who wrote 'The Object Of My Affection' featuring a cast of "amiably eccentric characters" Praise from Armistad Maupin, among others. \. ISBN: 0-671-70818X.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 28482More details Price: $15.00 -
INVASION OF PRIVACY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 11th novel in the mystery series featuring Boston PI John Cuddy. A highly recommended series: 'consistently outstanding' and 'terrific' are just two of the terms reviewers use to describe this series. SIGNED by author on title page. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-671-898760.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 27928More details Price: $28.50 -
BEACON STREET MOURNING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 6th Fremont Jones mystery, set in 1909 San Francisco and Boston. In this book, Jones, still recovering from her badly broken legs, travels to Boston to be with her dying father. ISBN: 0-385-486103.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 27726More details Price: $15.00 -
FLYNN'S IN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery involving Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn of the Boston Police Department, and the first to be published in hardcover. A literate 'novel with murder.'. ISBN: 0-89296-085x.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (slightly bent, small chip, edgewear to dj.)
Book ID: 27071More details Price: $12.50 -
THE HAZZARDS OF GOOD BREEDING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Norton, 2003. dj. Hardcover first edition - New England author's highly praised first novel, a look at the disintegration of an old Boston family. Dustjacket praise from Ann Beattie and Jill McCorkle, among others. ISBN: 0-393-051323.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (a new, unread copy, but a crease on the front endpaper - a publication flaw.)
Book ID: 26843More details Price: $20.00 -
PERISH TWICE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - His second mystery featuring female Boston private eye Sunny Randall. ISBN: 0-399-146687.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 26685More details Price: $12.50 -
ACT OF GOD
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, 1994.. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A John Cuddy mystery, set in Boston. SIGNED by author on title page. 344 pp. ISBN: 0-671-795589.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. ('H' on front endpaper.)
Book ID: 20111More details Price: $25.00 -
STRAY CAT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Summit, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, and the first Charlie Gamble mystery. Charlie, a dropout from the world of computer sales, is subsidizing his life aboard his sailboat by doing odd jobs around Boston Harbor. ISBN: 0-671-641123.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 18807More details Price: $30.00 -
RIGHT TO DIE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 6th John Cuddy mystery - set against the background of the Boston Marathon. SIGNED by author on the title page. ISBN: 0-671-708090.
Condition: Very good in a very good dj (a tight and straight copy, but with a small stain to lower corner of back cover of book and dj)
Book ID: 11959More details Price: $23.50 -
YESTERDAY'S NEWS.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Macmillan, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth John Cuddy mystery, set in the Boston area. ISBN: 0-333-518764.
Condition: SIGNED by author on title page. Very near fine in a like dustjacket - an unread copy, a somewhat smaller format than the US edition.
Book ID: 11924More details Price: $28.00 -
THE REMBRANDT PANEL
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First mystery by this art historian. Introduces Amos Hatcher. An art dealer and a down-at-the-heels art runner are found murdered in a gallery on Charles Street in Boston,. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-316-080217.
Condition: Very good+ in a very good dustjacket (dj is price-clipped, some light wear.)
Book ID: 11424More details Price: $30.00 -
THE SNAKE TATTOO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second in the Carlotta Carlyle mystery series, set in Boston. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-312-026439.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (appears unread, but signs of handling.)
Book ID: 9283More details Price: $20.00 -
HAMMURABI'S CODE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first mystery, set in Boston - Robert B. Parker called it "intelligent, exciting and a great read." 303 pp. ISBN: 0-671-896970.
Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 5622More details Price: $16.50 -
DRIVEN TO MURDER.
Edition: First edition.
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspense novel set in the Boston area.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (closed tear.)
Book ID: 5521More details Price: $15.00 -
SHALLOW GRAVES.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Pocket Books, 1992. SIGNED first edition - One of the most interesting series out there - this is the 7th mystery featuring Boston PI John Cuddy. Highly recommended.
Condition: SIGNED by author on title page. Near fine in printed red wrappers (crease on front cover.)
Book ID: 4344More details Price: $30.00 -
THE DIGGER'S GAME
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, set in Boston - a novel which "floodlights the murky area of the city where the borders between legitimate and criminal enterprise vanish in a fog of greed."
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 3458More details Price: $25.00 -
DEFENDING BILLY RYAN.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Holt, 1992. First edition - Novel set in Boston featuring the down-and-out attorney Jerry Kennedy.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 3325More details Price: $20.00
