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THE NAKED TYPIST.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth mystery featuring maverick lawyer Steve Winslow. INSCRIBED on the title page and signed by the author as Parnell Hall. 276 pp. ISBN: 1556111754.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 65936More details Price: $30.00 -
THE WRONG GUN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth mystery featuring maverick lawyer Steve Winslow. SIGNED on the title page as both J. P. Hailey and Parnell Hall. Review copy with publisher's material and photograph laid in. 282 pp. ISBN: 1556113331.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 66548More details Price: $35.00 -
THE BAXTER TRUST.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first mystery written by Parnell Hall under this pseudonym and introducing maverick lawyer (and cab driver) Steve Winslow. INSCRIBED on the title page and signed by the author as both Hailey and Parnell Hall. 256 pp. ISBN: 1556110901.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (some bleeding/dampstaining to the upper edge of the interior of the dj - not visible on the exterior) .
Book ID: 66538More details Price: $28.50 -
PARADISE MARRED.
Edition: First edition, a trade paperback original.
iUniverse, Inc. (2007). SIGNED first edition - "Criminal attorney David Armstrong takes on the case of a man kidnapped from Mexico by the FBI and returned to San Francisco to be charged with the murder of his wife nine years earlier. . . his lover, Felicia Bates-Baxter, California's senior U.S. Senator, attacks the President and his Administration for the usurpation of our civil rights in the wake of 9/11. The twin causes of David and Felicia require them to put their careers, and maybe even their very lives, at risk." INSCRIBED by the author on the first page and dated in the year of publication. 243 pp plus a 2 pp preview of the next novel featuring David Armstrong. Promotional material laid in. ISBN: 978-0595450329.
Condition: Near fine (upper corner slightly bumped)
Book ID: 71463More details Price: $21.50 -
THE STALKING OF SHEILAH QUINN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A stand-alone legal thriller. SIGNED on the title page. 374 pp. ISBN: 0-312-186673.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (crease on spine of dj.)
Book ID: 60129More 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 -
DEFENDING BILLY RYAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Boston featuring the down-and-out attorney Jerry Kennedy. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-16775.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 71392More details Price: $17.50 -
MURDER FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Carroll & Graf, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Firstbook by this staff attorney with the California Supreme Court and former deputy attorney general, a legal thriller set in San Francisco.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (date written on front pastedown under dj flap.)
Book ID: 13648More details Price: $12.50 -
RETRIBUTION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Former Miami Assistant District Attorney Jilliane Hoffman' s first novel, the suspenseful story of a serial killer who targets a woman district attorney who had been - back when she was a law student - a rape victim. Nominated for the Anthony Award. 420 pp. ISBN: 0-399151273.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 37608More details Price: $20.00 -
THE DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in Natchez, Mississippi, where attorney Penn Cage is now the mayor. "A deep river pit in Natchez, Mississippi, reputed to be the hiding spot for Jean Lafitte's hidden treasure and a dumping ground for numerous murder victims, becomes the site of a dangerous showdown for Cage." 577 pp. ISBN: 978-0743292511.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75829More details Price: $18.00 -
THE DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller set in Natchez, Mississippi, where attorney Penn Cage is now the mayor. "A deep river pit in Natchez, Mississippi, reputed to be the hiding spot for Jean Lafitte's hidden treasure and a dumping ground for numerous murder victims, becomes the site of a dangerous showdown for Cage." SIGNED on the title page. 577 pp. ISBN: 978-0743292511.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some toning to the edges of the textblock).
Book ID: 72030More details Price: $40.00 -
MOTION TO DISMISS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. SIGNED on the title page. Promotional bookmark laid in. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 25756More details Price: $28.00 -
MOTION TO DISMISS
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 25757More details Price: $20.00 -
COLD JUSTICE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Kensington, 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring San Francisco attorney Kali O'Brien. Promotional bookmark laid in. ISBN: 1-57566-8270.
Condition: SIGNED on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 22855More details Price: $26.00 -
MOTION TO DISMISS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 31337More details Price: $15.00 -
MOTION TO DISMISS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Kensington, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery of legal suspense featuring San Francisco defense attorney Kali O'Brien. INSCRIBED on the title page. 308 pp. ISBN: 1-57566-3953.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 36534More details Price: $25.00 -
THE FLINCH FACTOR: A Rachel Gold Mystery.
Edition: First printing.
Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - A legal thriller set in St, Louis, featuring attorney Rachel Gold, who is representing a blue collar community fighting a powerful developer who wants to bulldoze their homes to build a gated community. 287 pp. Cover praise from Scott Turow and Steve Martini, among others. ISBN: 978-1464201400.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 69899More details Price: $18.50 -
HARMFUL INTENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (second book) "A prominent doctor's inexplicable failure to diagnose a devastating disease takes a disillusioned lawyer and his gutsy client on separate quests for the truth in this edge of the seat legal thriller of medical malpractice." SIGNED on the title page. Includes the uncommon wraparound promotional band. 364 pp. ISBN: 0-684854139.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 67679More details Price: $35.00 -
FELONY MURDER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's highly praised first novel - a legal thriller by this defense attorney, who was formerly an undercover agent for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and a legal aid attorney. A homeless man is accused of killing a New York City police commissioner but he refuses to plea-bargain despite the overwhelming evidence against him. SIGNED on the half title page. 358 pp. ISBN: 0-312134940.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87421More details Price: $35.00 -
SPEAK NO EVIL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Legal thriller featuring Los Angeles defense attorney, Debra Laslow, who is required by her firm to defend a Beverly Hills internist Kenneth Avedon on a rape charge involving his receptionist. Meanwhile, someone is killing women attorneys and severing their tongues, and Laslow is both a suspect and a potential victim. As the daughter of a rabbi, Laslow is a devout orthodox Jew, and she has to reconcile her beliefs with her work. SIGNED on the title page. 402 pp. ISBN: 0-892965843.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84002More details Price: $30.00 -
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ballantine, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A legal suspense thriller, set in San Francisco and featuring an Asian American prosecutor - a world Lee knows well since he spent many years as a deputy district attorney. Cover praise from Richard North Patterson and Amy Tan. Lee's first novel, China Boy, was chosen in 2005 as San Francisco's first selection in the One Book, One City program. SIGNED on the title page with the words "best wishes." 387 pp. ISBN: 0-449-91139x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 36843More details Price: $30.00 -
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ballantine, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A legal suspense thriller, set in San Francisco and featuring an Asian American prosecutor - a world Lee knows well since he spent many years as a deputy district attorney. Cover praise from Richard North Patterson and Amy Tan. Lee's first novel, China Boy, was chosen in 2005 as San Francisco's first selection in the One Book, One City program. INSCRIBED on the title page "For ----Thanks, all the best, Your fan" and dated in the year of publication. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-449-91139x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 58961More details Price: $35.00 -
BETRAYAL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky legal thriller, set in San Francisco. SIGNED on the title page. 419 pp. ISBN: 9780525950394.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50537More details Price: $27.50 -
THE SECOND CHAIR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Complex and satisfying legal thriller set in San Francisco and featuring Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 390 pp. ISBN: 0-525-947752.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 34250More details Price: $25.00 -
A PLAGUE OF SECRETS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Dutton, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - A Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky legal thriller, set in San Francisco - an A-list coffee shop in the Haight appears to be a front for marijuana dealing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 417 pp
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82536More details Price: $31.50 -
A CERTAIN JUSTICE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1995.). SIGNED first edition - A Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky legal thriller, set in San Francisco. Lescroart's 7th novel, and 4th legal thriller. SIGNED on the title page. 435 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82537More details Price: $30.00 -
A CERTAIN JUSTICE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky legal thriller, set in San Francisco. Lescroart's 7th novel, and 4th legal thriller. SIGNED on the title page. 435 pp. ISBN: 1556114451.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 62214More details Price: $25.00 -
THE SECOND CHAIR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A courtroom thriller featuring San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy and homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky. SIGNED on the title page. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-525-947752.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 56679More details Price: $23.50 -
THE SECOND CHAIR.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Dutton, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - Complex and satisfying legal thriller set in San Francisco and featuring Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 405 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82556More details Price: $28.50 -
KEEPER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - Legal thriller featuring San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy and now retired Police Lieutenant Abe Glitsky, who agrees to work as an investigator for Hardy. 304 pp. ISBN: 978-1476709185.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84729More details Price: $16.50
