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  • Lovesey, Peter.
    THE CIRCLE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Time Warner, (2005). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel featuring Inspector Henrietta Mallin - when a publisher is killed in a house fire, the members of a writer's circle are determined to track down the killer. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Welcome to my circle" and dated in the year of publication. 358 pp. ISBN: 0-316729450.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (usual toning, otherwise fine) .

    Book ID: 91352
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  • DEATH IN BRESLAU. by Krajewski, Marek.
    Krajewski, Marek.
    DEATH IN BRESLAU.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: MacLehose Press / Quercus, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of a quartet of novels set in Breslau which in 1933 was a German city on the border of Czechoslovakia. It is now, since World War II, Wroclaw, in Poland. "The mutilated body of a young woman, an aristocrat, is found dead on a train. Scorpions writhe in her slashed stomach - a horrifying image that becomes crucial to the investigation. Inspector Eberhard Mock is called in to deal with the case, and is assigned an assistant, Herbert Anwaldt, an orphan.The investigation leads them deep into the city's dirty underbelly, where corrupt ministers torture confessions from lowly Jews and Freemasons guard their secrets with blackmail and daggers.…

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    London: MacLehose Press / Quercus, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of a quartet of novels set in Breslau which in 1933 was a German city on the border of Czechoslovakia. It is now, since World War II, Wroclaw, in Poland. "The mutilated body of a young woman, an aristocrat, is found dead on a train. Scorpions writhe in her slashed stomach - a horrifying image that becomes crucial to the investigation. Inspector Eberhard Mock is called in to deal with the case, and is assigned an assistant, Herbert Anwaldt, an orphan.The investigation leads them deep into the city's dirty underbelly, where corrupt ministers torture confessions from lowly Jews and Freemasons guard their secrets with blackmail and daggers. As they unravel a mystery of ritual killing that dates back to the time of the Crusades, the elderly Mock and the young, fatherless Anwaldt become close. But the dark, occult aspect of this most macabre of cases, coupled with the heavy presence of Germany's secret police proves too much for Anwaldt's sanity. What makes Krajewski's story so uncommonly powerful is the stifling atmosphere he conjures of a city in the grip of the Gestapo." Translated from the Polish by Danusia Stock. 247 pp. ISBN: 1-847242529.

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    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 91118
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  • EVERY MAN A MURDERER. by von Doderer, Heimito
    von Doderer, Heimito
    EVERY MAN A MURDERER.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, (1994). Set in Austria shortly after the first World War this is "a novel of obsession and self-revelation encased in a murder mystery. A successful business man, Conrad Castiletz, is lead to investigate the death of his wife's sister, Louison, on a train several years before." Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. 373 pp. ISBN: 1-55713183X.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (some penciled notes on last blank pages).

    Book ID: 91043
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  • THE MERCEDES COFFIN: A Peter Decker / Rina Lazarus Mystery. by Kellerman, Faye.
    Kellerman, Faye.
    THE MERCEDES COFFIN: A Peter Decker / Rina Lazarus Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel featuring LAPD homicide detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus. A cold case turns red hot when a second victim turns up 15 years later. SIGNED on the title page. 367 pp. ISBN: 978-0-061227332.

    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (toning to pages)

    Book ID: 90935
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  • FINDERS KEEPERS. by Travis, Elizabeth.
    Travis, Elizabeth.
    FINDERS KEEPERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St. Martin's Press, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, and the second in the mystery series featuring publishers and amateur sleuths Ben and Carrie Porter. They take a working vacation to a recently deceased author's Riviera home, hoping to get the rights to his last novel, only to find that he has set a final challenge for his heirs. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-312050062.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot)

    Book ID: 90748
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  • THE DOCTOR'S WIFE. by Brundage, Elizabeth.
    Brundage, Elizabeth.
    THE DOCTOR'S WIFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of four people - two couples - and "the cataclysmic intersection of their lives." Dust jacket praise from Dorothy Allison, David Corbett, Ruth Ozeki (who commented that it is "a tense and compelling psychological thriller, but its more than just a page turner. In her dark depiction of small-town intolerance, Brundage invites us to question our moral assumptions, social responsibilities, in short, our engagement with the world.) and more. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-670033162.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 90515
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  • COYOTE AND QUARTER MOON: Western Stories. by Pronzini, Bill.
    Pronzini, Bill.
    COYOTE AND QUARTER MOON: Western Stories.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Waterville, Maine: Five Star / Thomson Gale, (2006) dj. Hardcover - First book appearance of these fifteen western detective stories, written over a period of more than thirty years, including one co-written with Marcia Muller, and another with Jeffrey Wallmann. 215 pp. ISBN: 978-1594144059.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 90190
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  • MR, GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY. by Vickers, Sally.
    Vickers, Sally.
    MR, GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Fourth Estate, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by this highly praised writer whose works explore the connections between literature, psychology and religion. "Many years ago, Mr. Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction that grew to be an astonishing international bestseller. But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself badly out of touch with the modern world. He decides to take a holiday and comes to the historic village of Great Calne, hoping to use the opportunity to bring his great work up to date. But he finds that that the themes he has written on are being strangely replicated in the lives of the villagers around him. As he comes…

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    London: Fourth Estate, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by this highly praised writer whose works explore the connections between literature, psychology and religion. "Many years ago, Mr. Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction that grew to be an astonishing international bestseller. But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself badly out of touch with the modern world. He decides to take a holiday and comes to the historic village of Great Calne, hoping to use the opportunity to bring his great work up to date. But he finds that that the themes he has written on are being strangely replicated in the lives of the villagers around him. As he comes to know his neighbors better, Mr. Golightly begins to examine his attitude toward love and to ponder the terrible catastrophe of his only son's death - so, too, we begin to learn the true and extraordinary identity of Mr. Golightly." Author's note. Map endpapers. Ribbon marker bound in. 356 pp. ISBN: 0-002261154.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket. (usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 90123
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  • YELLOWFIN: A Ben McMillan Hawaiian Mystery. by Brown, Mark.
    Brown, Mark.
    YELLOWFIN: A Ben McMillan Hawaiian Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    Woodbridge, Connecticut: Ox Bow Press, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, featuring Kona detective Ben McMillan, who becomes involved in the mysterious death of an elderly Japanese man who had been a spy during World War II - and soon others are murdered and Ben's life is threatened as he uncovers a surprising act of heroism in the days just before Pearl Harbor . 297 pp. ISBN: 0-918024935.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89963
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  • MILK AND HONEY. by Kellerman, Faye.
    Kellerman, Faye.
    MILK AND HONEY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel and the third featuring LAPD homicide detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus. 384 pp. ISBN: 0-688-086039.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89459
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  • WE LIVE IN WATER: Stories. by Walter, Jess.
    Walter, Jess.
    WE LIVE IN WATER: Stories.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: HarperPerennial, (2013). First edition - First collection of short stories by this award-winning author, which "veer from comic tales of love to social satire to suspenseful crime fiction, from hip Portland to once hip Seattle to never hip Spokane" and more. Issued as a trade paperback original, 177 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. A rather uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 89039
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  • DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS. by [Anthology] Martin, George R.R. and Gardner Dozois, editors.
    [Anthology] Martin, George R.R. and Gardner Dozois, editors.
    DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - An all-new collection of urban fantasy stories - strange cases of death and magic in the city - by Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Diana Gabaldon, Simon R. Green, S. M. Stirling, Carrie Vaughn, Glen Cook, Bradley Denton, M.L.N. Hanover, Conn Iggulden, Laurie R. King, Joe R. Lansdale, John Maddox Roberts, Steven Saylor, Melinda Snodgrass, and Lisa Tuttle. Introduction by George Martin in which he describes urban fantasy as the "bastard stepchild" - the heroes have their roots in hardboiled mystery, while the villains are straight out of horror. xii, 478 pp. ISBN: 978-0441020744.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacke (short tear to fold of dj).

    Book ID: 88993
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  • AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. by Christie, Agatha.
    Christie, Agatha.
    AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1977) dj. Hardcover - Posthumous publication of a book which Christie began writing in around 1950, when she was 60 years old. Illustrated with photographs. xii, 519 p. ISBN: 0-396075169.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (minor wear to top edge of dj)

    Book ID: 87858
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  • AKHNATON: A Play in Three Acts. by Christie, Agatha.
    Christie, Agatha.
    AKHNATON: A Play in Three Acts.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - Although written back around 1937 when Christie was writing 'Death on the Nile' this play was never performed nor published until this edition. Based on the story of Akhnaton and his wife Nefertiti, and his attempt to replace the old religion of Egypt with one of love, this is a carefully researched story. 157 pp. ISBN: 0-396-068227.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87841
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  • UNDERGROUND AIRLINES. by Winters, Ben H.
    Winters, Ben H.
    UNDERGROUND AIRLINES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, A book which is a…

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    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we want to admit, this was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and more and winner of the 2016 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 320 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance copy and especially so signed.

    Book ID: 87456
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  • UNDERGROUND AIRLINES. by Winters, Ben H.
    Winters, Ben H.
    UNDERGROUND AIRLINES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America…

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    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we want to admit, this was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and more and winner of the 2016 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0316261241.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 87446
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  • AT SEA. by Olson, Toby.
    Olson, Toby.
    AT SEA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth novel by this award-winning writer, set on the far end of Cape Cod, where Olson lives much of the time. "Provincetown cop Peter Blue, is investigating the rape of Beth Charters - and trying to get over shooting drug-runner Jimmy Hale, who was carrying Beth's phone number in his wallet - when his wife Sara, called back to Wisconsin by her mother's illness, decides to return to her old home without him. Things get worse: Peter learns that Beth's been attacked again, raped, and killed. It's obvious that there are connections between Beth's killing and Jimmy's survivors - including a cantankerous father and a sinister cousin who…

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    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth novel by this award-winning writer, set on the far end of Cape Cod, where Olson lives much of the time. "Provincetown cop Peter Blue, is investigating the rape of Beth Charters - and trying to get over shooting drug-runner Jimmy Hale, who was carrying Beth's phone number in his wallet - when his wife Sara, called back to Wisconsin by her mother's illness, decides to return to her old home without him. Things get worse: Peter learns that Beth's been attacked again, raped, and killed. It's obvious that there are connections between Beth's killing and Jimmy's survivors - including a cantankerous father and a sinister cousin who have already been harassing Peter; what isn't obvious is the strange shapes these connections, forged in a gay bar and another smuggling racket, will finally take." (Kirkus Reviews) 239 pp. ISBN: 0-671736418.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87372
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  • THE LATIMER MERCY. by Richardson, Robert.
    Richardson, Robert.
    THE LATIMER MERCY.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, (1985) dj. Hardcover - Author's first mystery introducing journalist, playwright and amateur sleuth Gus Maltravers, who is determined to discover who stole a rare 16th Bible from the Vercaster Cathedral. Winner of the John Creasey award for best first novel. Full page cover praise from P. D. James who compliments this novel for its sense of place and "the intriguing contrast between ordered normality and the corruptive terror of murder." 184 pp. ISBN: 0-312-472676.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some wear to dj at ends of spine)

    Book ID: 87307
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  • THE LOST GLASS PLATES OF WILFRED ENG. by Orton, Thomas.
    Orton, Thomas.
    THE LOST GLASS PLATES OF WILFRED ENG.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel -the story of Robert Armour, a Seattle photo dealer and art historian with a failing career, who discovers a collection of long-lost glass negatives by a great Chinese-American photographer - the story of Armour's "descent is interspersed with passages from Wilfred Eng's writings, as well as from Ellen McFarland's diaries detailing her passionate affair with, and eventual betrayal by, Eng. As Robert's life unravels, he reluctantly recognizes certain parallels between his own actions and those of the unhappy photographer. . a tale that is part love story, part thriller, and wholly engrossing." (Alix Wilbur). SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 243 pp. ISBN: 1-582430233.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 87298
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  • THE DEAD BEAT SCROLL: An August Riordan Mystery. by Coggins, Mark.
    Coggins, Mark.
    THE DEAD BEAT SCROLL: An August Riordan Mystery.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    Lutz, FL: Down & Out Books, (2019) dj. SIGNED - The seventh mystery in this noir series featuring jazz bass-playing private investigator August Riordan, who has returned to San Francisco to avenge the death of a friend and former partner, but finds himself caught up in a string of murders involving a previously unknown manuscript purportedly by the beat writer Jack Kerouac. INSCRIBED on the title page. 265 pp. plus ads. ISBN: 978-1932557534.

    Condition: Very good (some minor wear to the covers) .

    Book ID: 87293
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  • THE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE. by Willig, Lauren.
    Willig, Lauren.
    THE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book in the Pink Carnations series, a "lighthearted, romantic and suspenseful novel about the most elusive spy of all time." A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Recipes, author's historical note. 339 pp. ISBN: 978-0525951872.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87118
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  • THE FT. LARNED INCIDENT. by Medawar, Mardi Oakley.
    Medawar, Mardi Oakley.
    THE FT. LARNED INCIDENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fourth mystery featuring the healer Tay-Bodal, set in 1868 following the signing of the Medicine Lodge Treaty. 270 pp. ISBN: 0-312-208782.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86839
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  • WITCH OF THE PALO DURO: A Tay-Bodal Mystery. by Medawar, Mardi Oakley.
    Medawar, Mardi Oakley.
    WITCH OF THE PALO DURO: A Tay-Bodal Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring the healer Tay-Bodal, set in 1866 when the Rattle Bands returns to Palo Duro Canyon, the Kiowa's traditional winter camp, for the first time since the attack by Kit Carson two years earlier. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-312-170653.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86829
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  • THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY. by Fasman, Jon.
    Fasman, Jon.
    THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Penguin, 2005. Hardcover first edition - A highly praised debut novel, one which moves between the twelfth-century where a Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artifacts from the king's geographer's library, and these alchemical tools and objects are soon scattered all over the world. Nine hundred years later that a young reporter investigating the suspicious death of a local professor stumbles upon evidence that someone is collecting them again. Alan Furst called this 'magnetic and sharply written, with excellent history, a strong narrative, and a mind of its own.' 374 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 86640
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  • THE MYSTERY OF AGATHA CHRISTIE. by [Christie, Agatha] Robyns, Gwen.
    [Christie, Agatha] Robyns, Gwen.
    THE MYSTERY OF AGATHA CHRISTIE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - :"An Intimate Biography Of The First Lady Of Crime" based on accounts by people who knew her. Illustrated with black and white photographs.Appendix, index. xiii, 247 pp. Jacket by Fred Marcellino. ISBN: 0-385126239.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (small stain affecting the lower edge of the rear board and the final few pages) .

    Book ID: 86276
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  • LEONARDO'S BICYCLE. by Taibo II, Paco Ignacio.
    Taibo II, Paco Ignacio.
    LEONARDO'S BICYCLE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - Latin noir by this writer, born in Spain, but who lived in Mexico since 1958. Second novel featuring his investigator-novelist Jose Daniel Ferro, who is stuck, with a deadline for a new book looming. He becomes obsessed with a young Texan basketball player, whom he sees on stateside TV in his slummy Mexico City apartment. When she disappears after a teammate is murdered, he learns she has been found in Ciudad Juarez, near death after having had one kidney removed. Also included is the saga of a CIA man who escapes from Saigon and searches for a Bulgarian with whom he left a trunkload of heroin; 1920s Barcelona, with…

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    New York: Mysterious Press, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - Latin noir by this writer, born in Spain, but who lived in Mexico since 1958. Second novel featuring his investigator-novelist Jose Daniel Ferro, who is stuck, with a deadline for a new book looming. He becomes obsessed with a young Texan basketball player, whom he sees on stateside TV in his slummy Mexico City apartment. When she disappears after a teammate is murdered, he learns she has been found in Ciudad Juarez, near death after having had one kidney removed. Also included is the saga of a CIA man who escapes from Saigon and searches for a Bulgarian with whom he left a trunkload of heroin; 1920s Barcelona, with anarchists and cops shooting it out in the street; and of course Leonardo's apparent invention of the bicycle. Violent, surrealistic, and told at a headlong pace. Winner of the Latin American Dashiell Hammett Award for the best crime novel of the year (the third time Taibo won this award.) Translated by Martin Michael Roberts. 453 pp. ISBN: 0-892965894.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86187
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  • OFF THE RECORD. by Joyce, Joe.
    Joyce, Joe.
    OFF THE RECORD.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by a veteran political journalist. "When the body of an up-and-coming politician is found in a harbor one morning, Dublin journalist Seamus Ryle scents the makings of a story that could revive his flagging career. Drawn further into a case laced with political scandal and police bungling, Ryle is determined to solve the mystery." 343 pp. ISBN: 0-393-028291.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85926
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  • THE 7TH KNOT. by Karr, Kathleen.
    Karr, Kathleen.
    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: 85715
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  • THE MYSTERIES IN THE COMMUNE. by Smaridge, Norah.
    Smaridge, Norah.
    THE MYSTERIES IN THE COMMUNE.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1982) dj. Hardcover - The fourth young adult mystery featuring Robin Green, who befriends a frightened girl from a commune and finds herself in the middle of two mysteries. Illustrated by Robert Handville. 238 pp. ISBN: 0-396080766.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (small peeled spot from sticker removal) .

    Book ID: 85688
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  • THE ABORTIONIST'S DAUGHTER. by Hyde, Elisabeth.
    Hyde, Elisabeth.
    THE ABORTIONIST'S DAUGHTER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, about a murder in a small Colorado town - "Two weeks before Christmas, Diana Duprey, an outspoken abortion doctor, is found floating in her pool, a bruise the size of a golf ball visible through her dark curls. A national figure, Diana inspired passion and ignited tempers, never more so than on the day of her death." 285 pp. ISBN: 0-307263665.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 85419
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