London: Macmillan, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Detective novel featuring Inspector C. D. Sloan of the Calleshire County Constabulary and his assistant, D. C. William Crosby. INSCRIBED on the title page "For --- with good wishes from the author" and SIGNED and dated in the year of publication. Aird's novels have been described as witty and literate, straddling the line between cozies and police procedurals. She received the Crime Writers' Association 'Golden Handcuffs' Award for lifetime achievement. 167 pp. ISBN: 0-333-660102.

London: Macmillan, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - Detective novel featuring Inspector C. D. Sloan of the Calleshire County Constabulary and his assistant, D. C. William Crosby A body of a young woman is found in the center of a maze at a stately home. Aird's novels have been described as witty and literate, straddling the line between cozies and police procedurals. She received the Crime Writers' Association 'Golden Handcuffs' Award for lifetime achievement. 196 pp. ISBN: 0-333-593839.

New York: Viking, (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth and final novel in the award winning series featuring Detective Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard. "In 1938, an actress is murdered on the grand Kent estate of Sir Jack Jessup, close friend of the Prince of Wales. The arrest of an ex-convict and his subsequent confession - and execution - swiftly bring the case to a close, but in 1949, the reappearance of a jade necklace raises questions about the murder. Though retired, John Madden is persuaded to investigate the case afresh - a story of honor and justice that takes Madden through the idyllic English countryside, post-war streets of London, and into the criminal underworld of the Chinese Triads." 386 pp. ISBN: 978-03995635454.

New York: Viking, (1999). First edition - Novel introducing Detective Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard, a book which is both a meticulously chronicled police procedural set in 1921, as the police were adjusting to the new forensic science, and use of the insights provided by psychology, and also a look at how the effects of the Great War continue long after its end. Winner of the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere for best international crime novel in 2000 and was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity awards in the United States, Highly recommended. 386 pp.

New York: William H. Morrow, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel introducing Detective Chief Inspector Blanche Hampton of Scotland Yard, who is investigating the murder of man whose headless corpse was found on Hampstead Heath. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-688110479.

London: Constable & Co., Ltd. (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's seventh novel featuring Detective Chief Inspector Ian Roper. set in a small town in Cornwall. Even though an arrest has been made for the murder of a woman in her kitchen, and the case is officially closed, it continues to bother Roper and he is given the go-ahead to search for her missing daughter. 170 pp. Dust jacket art by Terry Pastor. ISBN: 0-094773505.

New York: St Martin's, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery set in Cornwall, the 19th feauturing Detective Superintendent Wycliffe - "Cochran Wilder disappeared 15 years ago while on a walking holiday in Cornwall. . . . Now his body has been found buried in the dunes and it is clear that he was murdered." 191 pp. ISBN: 0-312-111002.

New York: Harper & Row, (1978) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring half-Chicano, half-Anglo Detective Gabe Wager, set in Denver. Wager has just switched from the narcotics branch to the homicide section. INSCRIBED on the half title page "To Dale Carter and to his extensive collection of Burnsiania." 249 pp. Dust jacket by John Clarke. Laid in is what appears to be a photocopy of a single page note by Burns to Carter. ISBN: 0-060105267.

New York: Harper & Row, (1978) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring half-Chicano, half-Anglo Detective Gabe Wager, set in Denver. Wager has just switched from the narcotics branch to the homicide section. SIGNED on the title page. 249 pp. Dust jacket by John Clarke. ISBN: 0-060105267.

London: Collins, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - "At 38, Detective Mike Garvey was dogged by disaster . . . and then came the murder at Blackenstone, the bungled investigation and the savage killings which were to follow." 222 pp. ISBN: 0-002312646.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 23rd mystery featuring detective (now Commander) John Coffin. 233 pp. ISBN: 0-312-185693.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2021) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring LAPD Detective Renee Ballard, who works the night shift, and Harry Bosch. retired but willing to be her backup, as they try to solve two series of crimes - one that of a brazen methodical killer who struck again on New Year's Eve and the other the vicious attacks of a pair of serial rapists known as the Midnight Men. A detailed police procedural. SIGNED on the title page. 388 pp. ISBN: 978-0316485647.

Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's third mystery, a police procedural featuring newly promoted Detective Sergeant Judy Best, 219 pp. Dust jacket art by Wendell Minor. ISBN: 0-88150-3029.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Superintendent Roger West mystery. 188 pp.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Superintendent Roger West mystery, set in London. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-684-128403.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1974) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Superintendent Roger West mystery. One of the last novels Creasey wrote. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-684-139278.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Superintendent Roger West mystery. 188 pp.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery featuring Superintendant Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley Serious Crimes Squad. 315 pp.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery featuring Superintendant Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley Serious Crimes Squad. 331 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery featuring Superintendant Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley Serious Crimes Squad. The body of a customs officer is found on the railroad tracks. 218 pp. ISBN: 0-312-204647.

New York: St Martin's, 2000. First edition - A mystery featuring Superintendant Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley Serious Crimes Squad. The body of a customs officer is found on the railroad tracks.

New York: St Martin's, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Thames Valley mystery, featuring Dectective Superintendent Mike Yeadings. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-312-09289X.

New York: Warner, 1994. dj. Hardcover - Author's first book - described as capturing the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a homicide cop in New York City - by a 20 year veteran of the force. Cover praise from James Patterson who calls this book "an extremely authentic and suspenseful thriller that can also be heart-wrenching." A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-446-517704.

New York: Warner, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first book - described as capturing the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a homicide cop in New York City - by a 20 year veteran of the force. Cover praise from James Patterson who calls this book "an extremely authentic and suspenseful thriller that can also be heart-wrenching." SIGNED on the title page. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-446-517704.

New York: Warner, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book - described as capturing the pathos, violence and dark humor of being a homicide cop in New York City - by a 20 year veteran of the force. Cover praise from James Patterson who calls this book "an extremely authentic and suspenseful thriller that can also be heart-wrenching." 293 pp. ISBN: 0-446-517704.

New York: Delacorte, (1993.) dj. Hardcover - Mystery set in Berkeley, California and feauturing homicide detective Jill Smith. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-385-304447.

New York: Delacorte, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in Berkeley, California and feauturing homicide detective Jill Smith. SIGNED on the title page. 247 pp. ISBN: 0-385-304447.

New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book in this series featuring Chicago police detective John Thinnes and gay psychiatrist Jack Caleb. (The first in the series was awarded the "Malice Domestic" award for best first traditional mystery.) 328 pp. ISBN: 0-312-139624.

London: Piatkus, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh mystery featuring Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson and his boss Gerry Heffernan. An interesting series both for its combination of historical mysteries -in this book 17th and 18th century wreckers who led ships to destruction off the rocky coast of Devonshire - which parallel the contemporary story and for its protagonist: Peterson is the son of two Trinidadian doctors who emigrated to England, a university graduate with a degree in archeology and a young married father trying to balance the demands of his job with the needs of his family. 374 pp. ISBN: 0-749906200.