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EXILE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (a new, unread copy.)
Book ID: 48124More details Price: $20.00 -
DEGREE OF GUILT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A legal thriller and suspense novel set in San Francisco, where a woman has been accused of killing an eminent novelist: her defense is that he was attempting to rape her. SIGNED by the author on the first page of the first section. 548 pp. ISBN: 0-679420649.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (very short tear to bottom edge of front cover)
Book ID: 71908More details Price: $25.00 -
HEIR APPARENT: A Pinnacle Peak Mystery,
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Alpine, CA: Sands Publishing, (2002). SIGNED first edition - The first in this series of mysteries set by a former attorney and featuring a young new attorney Joe McGinness, who finds himself involved in a grisly murder. Each of these mysteries centers around a different sport - in this one it is team roping. SIGNED on the half title page. Map of town. 226 pp. ISBN: 1-590250176.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 88090More details Price: $20.00 -
FAMILY CLAIMS: A Pinnacle Peak Mystery,
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81786More details Price: $27.50 -
THE WHOLE TRUTH.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First mystery featuring Florida true-crime reporter Marie Lightfoot. SIGNED on the title page. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-671-887955.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 59937More details Price: $30.00 -
AS THE WOLF LOVES WINTER.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, 1996. First edition - A courtroom thriller - "ecologists battle industrialists over the re-introduction of wolves to the wild - with deadly results." 350 pp.
Condition: Very good in printed white wrappers (some light soiling to the covers, old inked price inside front cover)
Book ID: 69923More details Price: $15.00 -
LOST GIRLS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Delacorte, (2000) dg. Hardcover first edition - Canadian author's first novel, a Gothic thriller described as "at once a classic murder mystery, an intricate legal thriller, and a novel of pure psychological terror." 385 pp. ISBN: 0-38533446x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87969More details Price: $21.50 -
THE 500.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a legal thriller set in Washington, D. C. Joseph Finder calls this 'an absolutely phenomenal kick-ass thriller.' SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp. ISBN: 9780316198622.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 56333More details Price: $30.00 -
THE 500.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a legal thriller set in Washington, D. C. Joseph Finder calls this 'an absolutely phenomenal kick-ass thriller.' SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp. ISBN: 9780316198622.
Condition: Good only in a very good dust jacket (dampstaining to corners of gutters, affecting a few pages, spotting on rear endpaper) Probably not as bad as it sounds...
Book ID: 62151More details Price: $18.50 -
THE 500.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a legal thriller set in Washington, D. C. Joseph Finder calls this 'an absolutely phenomenal kick-ass thriller.' SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp. ISBN: 978-0316198622.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (the word "nice" on rear endpaper).
Book ID: 75126More details Price: $25.00 -
THE 500.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, a legal thriller set in Washington, D. C. Joseph Finder calls this 'an absolutely phenomenal kick-ass thriller.' SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 326 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81422More details Price: $30.00 -
SECOND CONTACT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A legal thriller / science fiction novel, SIGNED on the title page. 277 pp. Dust jacket art by David Hardy. ISBN: 0-312850212.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (bookstore stamp)
Book ID: 67499More details Price: $25.00 -
THE TRIAL OF ALVIN BOAKER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1948) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a vintage crime novel, a courtroom drama involving the trial of a prominent judge accused of murdering his wife. 283 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only in a poor dust jacket with creasing, tape reinforcement to the edges and folds of the interior. (probably from a lending library)
Book ID: 88777More details Price: $15.00 -
INTEREST OF JUSTICE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second suspense novel set in the world of law. Set in Orange County, California. ISBN: 0-525-936807.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket ("special rebate offer' sticker on dj.)
Book ID: 21235More details Price: $16.00 -
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, featuring a feisty and upcoming district attorney who has her world turned upside down, and who takes the law into her own hands when the unthinkable happens and her 13 year old daughter is assaulted in her own home. ISBN: 0-525-935878.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 29269More details Price: $25.00 -
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, featuring a feisty and upcoming district attorney who has her world turned upside down, and who takes the law into her own hands when the unthinkable happens and her 13 year old daughter is assaulted in her own home. ISBN: 0-525-935878.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 31221More details Price: $18.00 -
INTEREST OF JUSTICE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second suspense novel set in the world of law. Set in Orange County, California. ISBN: 0-525-936807.
Condition: Very good in a fine dustjacket ("special rebate offer' sticker on dj. - prev owner's name, spine slant.)
Book ID: 31223More details Price: $15.00 -
THE GUILTY PLEA.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - Canadian author's second novel, a legal thriller set in Toronto. 324 pp. ISBN: 978-0374278496.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (one corner slightly bumped)
Book ID: 65025More details Price: $17.50 -
WE, THE JURY.
Edition: First printing.
Ashland, OR: Blackstone Publishing, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual legal thriller - the focus is not on the who, but on the why as the jury deliberate - Philip Margolin called it "an exceptional legal thriller that is told from multiple viewpoints during jury deliberations in a major murder case. I found myself changing my opinion on the defendant's guilt or innocence until the surprise ending." INSCRIBED on the title page. 296 pp. ISBN: 978-1538507728.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 89037More details Price: $31.50 -
WE, THE JURY.
Edition: First printing.
Ashland, OR: Blackstone Publishing, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual legal thriller - the focus is not on the who, but on the why as the jury deliberate - Philip Margolin called it "an exceptional legal thriller that is told from multiple viewpoints during jury deliberations in a major murder case. I found myself changing my opinion on the defendant's guilt or innocence until the surprise ending." SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the title page. 296 pp. ISBN: 978-1538507728.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 74567More details Price: $35.00 -
CORRUPT PRACTICES: A Parker Stern Novel.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Amherst, NY: Seventh Street Books, (2013). SIGNED first edition - A complex and engrossing legal thriller, set in Southern California. Cover praise from Sue Grafton and Robert Dugoni, among others. SIGNED on the title page. 374 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 75156More details Price: $28.50 -
THE BIG BEAR.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.
Houston, TX:' Arte Publico Press, 2003. SIGNED first edition - The third novel by this prize-winner author, and former defense attorney. A gripping legal thriller which tells the story of Gabby Garcia, the son of a Mexican American farm-worker who had become successful as a defense attorney, but also wound up alienated and numb to the world around him. SIGNED by the author and dated in the year of publication. ISBN: 1-55885-3936.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 26916More details Price: $25.00 -
KILLER SMILE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Legal thriller featuring Philadelphia lawyer Mary DiNunzio by this Edgar award winning author. In this one she takes on a case involving reparations for the internment (and suicide) of an Italian immigrant during World War II, a story inspired by the fact that Scottoline's Italian-American grandparents had to register as "enemy aliens" during that war despite having lived in the US for over 30 years. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 358 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0514957.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 45517More details Price: $30.00 -
RUNNING FROM THE LAW.
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her third book, but the first to be published in hardcover. Her first two books were both nominated for Edgars for Best Original Paperback. A legal thriller from a woman's point of view -- and with a sense of humor - highly recommended. SIGNED on the title page. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0176598.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 59709More details Price: $30.00 -
DEAD RINGER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - Legal thriller featuring the unconventional and outspoken Philadelphia lawyer Bennie Rosato. Janet Evanovich describes Scottoline's books as follows: 'Her stories are filled with teeth-gnashing suspense, her characters are compelling, and her humor cuts to the heart of the issue with laserlike accuracy.' 326 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0514930.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 63963More details Price: $18.00 -
BETRAYED: A Rosato and Associates Novel.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the front endpaper. Legal thriller which returns to the Philadelphia all-women legal firm of Rosato and Associates, featuring maverick attorney Judy Carrier. 340 pp. ISBN: 978-1250066961.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 67865More details Price: $30.00 -
DIRTY BLONDE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - Legal thriller set in Philadelphia and featuring a new judge on the federal bench - a young woman only in her thirties. Author's note. 358 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0514930.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 69873More details Price: $16.50 -
LADY KILLER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Legal thriller featuring lawyer Mary DiNunzio by this Edgar award winning author who was herself an attorney in Philadelphia. 336 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0833149.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76597More details Price: $16.50 -
THE LAW OF SECOND CHANCES.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: St Martin's, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, a legal thriller set in Florida. SIGNED on the title page. 341 pp.
Condition: Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 44491More details Price: $25.00 -
THE PERFECT WITNESS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ballantine, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A legal thriller set in a fog-drenched central California town. The first novel by this Edgar-nominated crime writer. SIGNED on the title page. 346 pp. ISBN: 0-345-413075.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 28631More details Price: $28.00
