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  • THE BUGLES ARE SILENT: A Novel of the Texas Revolution from the Alamo to San Jacinto. by Knaggs, John R. (Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach.)
    Knaggs, John R. (Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach.)
    THE BUGLES ARE SILENT: A Novel of the Texas Revolution from the Alamo to San Jacinto.

    Edition: Later printing.

    Austin, TX: Sunridge Publishing, Inc., (2010, c 1977). dj. SIGNED hardcover - Historical novel of the war for Texas indepence and of the events leading up to it, from the early settlements to the battle at Alamo, told from both sides of the conflict. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper "to a fellow history buff" and dated at the Alamo in 2010. Map frontispiece., 287 pp. ISBN: 1-881825027.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 91954
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  • MERCY. by Lindsey, David.
    Lindsey, David.
    MERCY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A novel of psychosexual suspense." Features Carmen Palma, a homicide detective in Houston, Texas. SIGNED on the title page. 513 pp. ISBN: 0-385-24813x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 52393
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  • MERCY. by Lindsey, David.
    Lindsey, David.
    MERCY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A novel of psychosexual suspense." Features Carmen Palma, a homicide detective in Houston, Texas. viii, 513 pp. ISBN: 0-385-24813x.

    Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket.(stain to upper edge of textblock)

    Book ID: 78244
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  • BLACK WATER RISING. by Locke, Attica.
    Locke, Attica.
    BLACK WATER RISING.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: HarperPerennial, (2010.). SIGNED - The author's first novel, the story of a young black lawyer in Houston, Texas, in 1981, trying to put his past behind him and barely succeeding in staying above water. Nominated for the Edgar, short listed for the Orange award, this grips you from the first page. SIGNED on the title page. 427 pp. ISBN: 9780061735851.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 59370
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  • PLEASANTVILLE. by Locke, Attica.
    Locke, Attica.
    PLEASANTVILLE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a thriller featuring Jay Porter, the lawyer who was the hero of her first novel "Black Water Rising." Fifteen years after his career-defining case against Cole Oil, Jay Porter is broke and tired. That victory might have won the environmental lawyer fame, but thanks to a string of appeals, neither he, nor the plaintiffs who live in Pleasantville, have seen a dime." Although after the death of his wife, he wants nothing more than to spend time with his children, he is persuaded to take on a murder case, only to find himself caught up in a dangerous game of shadowy politics, corruption and…

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    New York: Harper Collins, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a thriller featuring Jay Porter, the lawyer who was the hero of her first novel "Black Water Rising." Fifteen years after his career-defining case against Cole Oil, Jay Porter is broke and tired. That victory might have won the environmental lawyer fame, but thanks to a string of appeals, neither he, nor the plaintiffs who live in Pleasantville, have seen a dime." Although after the death of his wife, he wants nothing more than to spend time with his children, he is persuaded to take on a murder case, only to find himself caught up in a dangerous game of shadowy politics, corruption and lies. Set in 1996 as politics is becoming dirtier than ever. SIGNED on title page. 418 pp. ISBN: 978-0062259400.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (remainder dot, name stamped on front endpaper)

    Book ID: 89405
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  • BLACK WATER RISING. by Locke, Attica.
    Locke, Attica.
    BLACK WATER RISING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young black lawyer in Houston, Texas, in 1981, trying to put his past behind him and barely succeeding in staying above water. Nominated for the Edgar, short listed for the Orange award, this grips you from the first page. SIGNED on the title page. 427 pp. ISBN: 978006173868.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 90493
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  • Locke, Attica.
    BLACK WATER RISING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young black lawyer in Houston, Texas, in 1981, trying to put his past behind him and barely succeeding in staying above water. Nominated for the Edgar, short listed for the Orange award, this grips you from the first page. SIGNED on the title page. 427 pp. ISBN: 978006173868.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 91628
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  • THE QUEER GIRL IS GOING TO BE OKAY. by Walls, Dale.
    Walls, Dale.
    THE QUEER GIRL IS GOING TO BE OKAY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Levine Querido, (2023). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, a young adult novel of friendship and girlhood set in Houston, Texas. SIGNED on the half title page. 252 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 89218
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  • FINAL AUDIT. by Worth, Jim.
    Worth, Jim.
    FINAL AUDIT.

    Edition: First printing.

    n.p. Mystrique Press / JW Publishing, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, a story of murder, conspiracy and corruption in the energy industry, set in Houston, Texas, California and elsewhere. Introduces Detective Dave Duncan and his partner Stephanie Fox. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author and dated in 2007. Epilogue. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-976892103.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 48075
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