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CAPER.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
New York: Pegasus (Norton), (2012). SIGNED - Mystery featuring Stanley Hastings, the unlikeliest private eye in New York City. SIGNED on the title page 250 pp. ISBN: 978160598250.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 60090More details Price: $18.00 -
CLIENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fifth mystery featuring Stanley Hastings, the unlikeliest private eye in New York City. SIGNED on the title page 292 pp. ISBN: 1-55611-169x.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (sunning to the lettering on the spine of the dj)
Book ID: 66064More details Price: $25.00 -
TRIAL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Stanley Hastings, actor turned sleuth turned writer, the unlikeliest private eye in New York City. INSCRIBED on the title page. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-5703.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 67549More details Price: $25.00 -
SUSPENSE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Stanley Hastings mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-6246.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 63454More details Price: $30.00 -
BODIES ELECTRIC.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, (1993) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His second novel, a corporate thriller "in which the dangers of sexual obsession are matched only by the perils of corporate power." SIGNED on the title page. 385 pp. ISBN: 0-517-584913.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 82025More details Price: $30.00 -
MANHATTAN NOCTURNE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel - cover praise from such diverse writers as Thom Jones, Mary Gaitskill and David Foster Wallace who called it the "best piece of postmodern noir since Ellroy's The Big Nowhere." 355 pp. ISBN: 0-517-584921.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 61162More details Price: $17.50 -
DEAR HANNAH.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of suspense by this attorney and writer who was nominated for a Pulitzer for his non-fiction work "Missing." "Detective Richard Marritt finally saw a pattern emerge from a series of killings in New York that pointed to a ruthless serial killer out there somewhere. He found no forced entries, no signs of stru ggle, and no clues." 254 pp. ISBN: 0-312-930054.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 44439More details Price: $15.00 -
THE FANTASY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Richardson & Steirman, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which is a romantic comedy set in Manhattan's Upper West Side, the story of a struggling writer, and an expose of today's publishing industry. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-312-930054.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 83994More details Price: $17.50 -
COLD DAY IN HELL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by Hawke under this name (as Tim Cockey he was the author of the award-winning 'hearse' novels). Features New York private investigator Fritz Malone. 376 pp. ISBN: 1400064260.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 45147More details Price: $18.00 -
THE DEEP END.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Psychological thriller by the author of 'The Desperate Hours.' 405 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket. (light crease to front endpaper, creasing to dust jacket flaps, short closed tear.)
Book ID: 39707More details Price: $20.00 -
SACRED TIME.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel about an endearing - but flawed - Italian American family, spanning three generations from the 1950's Bronx to contemporary times. 244 pp. ISBN: 0-671780751.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 43854More details Price: $15.00 -
SPLINTERS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: William H. Morrow, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by the daughter of Joseph Heller - set in New York, this asks the question is it possible to live happily ever after with your ex?. ISBN: 0-688083919.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84424More details Price: $16.50 -
MONEY TO BURN
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book, a mystery introducing Rita Noonan, a young detective from a small seedy agency who is trying to pull her career together.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 5611More details Price: $18.00 -
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner's, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel featuring New York private investigator Rita Noonan - a story of cops on the take, murder and drugs. 230 pp,. ISBN: 0-684192640.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84286More details Price: $16.50 -
A DOG'S RANSOM.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of pyschological suspense as a 'minor' crime - the kidnapping of a dog in New York City for ransom - grows into a tragedy. 275 pp. ISBN: 0-434335134.
Condition: Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (remainder mark, crease to front flap of dj, but overall a tight and clean copy.)
Book ID: 40058More details Price: $30.00 -
MR IVES' CHRISTMAS
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love." Starting in 1950's New York City, this is a story of a changing city, of devasting loss, and of faith. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0171316.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 44131More details Price: $16.00 -
MURDER ON FIFTH AVENUE: A Bill Donovan Mystery.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - It's the Christmas season in New York City, and Police Captain Bill Donovan is eagerly awaiting the birth of his first child, until a series of murders calls him back from his leave. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-312186320.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 47691More details Price: $18.00 -
IN THE NIGHT CAFE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second book, and first novel (her first book won the National Book Critics Circle Award), this is set in Greenwich Village in a time of transisition as the vibrancy and integrity of the Beat period are waning. SIGNED on the half title page by the author. 231 pp. ISBN: 0-525247416.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder line, corners somewhat bumped)
Book ID: 78538More details Price: $30.00 -
HUNTING DOWN AMANDA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Suspense novel by this Edgar winning author. SIGNED on the title page. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1012237.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 48534More details Price: $25.00 -
HUNTING DOWN AMANDA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Suspense novel by this Edgar winning author. SIGNED on the title page. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1012237.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 60495More details Price: $30.00 -
THE ANIMAL HOUR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, (1993) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of pyschological suspense by this Edgar-winning author, set in New York's Greenwich Village on Halloween. SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-671-740105.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 60496More details Price: $28.50 -
THE ANIMAL HOUR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, (1993) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of pyschological suspense by this Edgar-winning author, set in New York's Greenwich Village on Halloween. INSCRIBED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-671-740105.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 60497More details Price: $30.00 -
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 -
BLESS ME, FATHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this award-winning journalist, a story of "crime, vengeance, and redemption, set on New York City's meanest streets,. . Frank Battaglia is a swaggering soldier of the Mafia, greedy for the power generations of thugs have taken as their right and compelled by an inner demon to rip away the shame that surrounds him like a shroud." and he plans to use his 16 year old son to do this. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-385474946.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 88190More details Price: $20.00 -
THE GIRLS IN THE HIGH-HEELED SHOES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Alexander Brass mystery, set in New York in the 1930's during the height of the Great Depression. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-312-181043.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 53484More details Price: $30.00 -
THE GIRLS IN THE HIGH-HEELED SHOES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Alexander Brass mystery, set in New York in the 1930's during the height of the Great Depression. SIGNED on the title page. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-312-181043.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 65150More details Price: $28.50 -
THE NARROWBACK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a hard-boiled thriller set in the underworld of New York City. SIGNED on the title page. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-716x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 60600More details Price: $30.00 -
THE TURNER JOURNALS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Walker, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller by award winning writer Randisi. the only novel written using this pseudonym. Set in New York City. "Paging through his wife's diary after her death from an aneurysm at age 32, hack writer Nick Turner is amazed to read of her many infidelities. He decides on vengeance, and a new serial killer is born. Because the murder methods he uses vary, the NYPD are slow to spot a pattern, but eventually the dogged and utterly unambitious Detective First-grade Dennis McQueen does take note, and the chase is on." (Publishers' Weekly) 278 pp. ISBN: 0-802732607.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 84361More details Price: $21.00 -
THE BLACK COAT.
Edition: First US printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover first edition - When two coats get switched at New York's Grand Central Station, this tale of bizarre happenings takes off.
Condition: Good only in red boards with white lettering on the spine (synopsis from front flap pasted on front pastedown, rather severe toning to the pages and foxing to the endpapers but still a decent copy of a hard to find vintage mystery.).
Book ID: 68554More details Price: $25.00 -
HANGED FOR A SHEEP; BATS FLY AT DUSK; CUE FOR MURDER.
Edition: Original book club edition.
Condition: Very good+ in beige cloth in a very good dust jacket (bookplate on front pastedown, some discoloration from the binding process on endpapers, with a faint "old book" musty odor, in a dustjacket with a few chips, some toning to the spine).
Book ID: 86585More details Price: $28.50
