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  • THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE. by Airth, Rennie.
    Airth, Rennie.
    THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Macmillan, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel in the award winning series featuring Scotland Yard Inspector John Madden "now retired and living peacefully on a farm in Surrey with his doctor wife and their two children. The year is 1932, and the precipitous rise of the Nazis in Germany leaves many of their fellow countrymen worried for the future peace and stability of the European continent. More immediately concerning for Madden, however, is his discovery of the corpse of a young girl - raped, disfigured, and secreted near a tramps' backwoods campsite. Suspicion falls quickly on a vagrant known as Beezy, but Madden thinks this is more than an isolated homicide" and he quietly…

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    London: Macmillan, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel in the award winning series featuring Scotland Yard Inspector John Madden "now retired and living peacefully on a farm in Surrey with his doctor wife and their two children. The year is 1932, and the precipitous rise of the Nazis in Germany leaves many of their fellow countrymen worried for the future peace and stability of the European continent. More immediately concerning for Madden, however, is his discovery of the corpse of a young girl - raped, disfigured, and secreted near a tramps' backwoods campsite. Suspicion falls quickly on a vagrant known as Beezy, but Madden thinks this is more than an isolated homicide" and he quietly begins his own investigation. SIGNED on the title page. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-333904095.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (some toning to pages)

    Book ID: 92637
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  • RAVEN BLACK. by Cleeves, Ann.
    Cleeves, Ann.
    RAVEN BLACK.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: St Martin's, (2007). The first mystery in her Shetland series, introducing detective Inspector Jimmy Perez. 376 pp. ISBN: 978-0312359676.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88490
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  • THE FOURTH MAN. by Dahl, K.O.
    Dahl, K.O.
    THE FOURTH MAN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book to be published in the US, "a tangled web of art theft, blackmail, torrid sex and double crosses." Winner of Norway's Riverton Prize for Best Crime Novel. Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett. 276 pp. ISBN: 978-0312375690.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacke (price-clipped).

    Book ID: 70336
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  • NEVER END. by Edwardson, Ake.
    Edwardson, Ake.
    NEVER END.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel by this award-winning Swedish author to appear in English. Chief Inspector Eric Winter, now a father at 41, and his team search for a serial killer of young women as the coastal city of Gothenburg bakes in an unprecedented heat wave. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-670037664.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (some toning)

    Book ID: 90694
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  • NEVER END. by Edwardson, Ake.
    Edwardson, Ake.
    NEVER END.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel by this award-winning Swedish author to appear in English. Chief Inspector Eric Winter, now a father at 41, and his team search for a serial killer of young women as the coastal city of Gothenburg bakes in an unprecedented heat wave. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-670037664.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (year '2000' on front endpaper)

    Book ID: 88251
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  • THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. by Fraser, Anthea.
    Fraser, Anthea.
    THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Harper Collins, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 14th mystery in the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector David Webb. The discovery of a body in a pub car-park is strikingly similar to an unsolved murder 6 years earlier. A criminologist who is writing a book focusing on that case complicates the issue. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-002326329.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (the usual toning to the pages, else fine).

    Book ID: 78178
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  • ONE IS ONE AND ALL ALONE. by Fraser, Anthea.
    Fraser, Anthea.
    ONE IS ONE AND ALL ALONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Harper Collins, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 13th mystery in the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector David Webb, who is investigating the murder of a friend and fellow police inspector. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-002325888.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (the usual toning to the pages, else fine).

    Book ID: 78179
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  • THE TWELVE APOSTLES. by Fraser, Anthea.
    Fraser, Anthea.
    THE TWELVE APOSTLES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Sutton, Surrey & New York: Severn House, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 15th mystery in the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector David Webb. 216 pp. ISBN: 0-727854941.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78239
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  • THREE, THREE, THE RIVALS by Fraser, Anthea.
    Fraser, Anthea.
    THREE, THREE, THE RIVALS

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Harper Collins, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 10th mystery in the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector David Webb. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-00232380X.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (the usual toning to the pages, else fine).

    Book ID: 78327
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  • THE KING OF THE RAINY COUNTRY by Freeling, Nicolas .
    Freeling, Nicolas .
    THE KING OF THE RAINY COUNTRY

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - The sixth book in Freeling's Inspector Van Der Valk series, winner of the 1967 Edgar Award for best mystery. The title is a quote from Baudelaire: "I am like the King of a Rainy Country, Rich, but powerless. . . Nothing brightens my day, not the Hunt, not falconry, Not the dying people below my balcony." and that sets the mood of this story, where Van der Valk has been tasked with finding a missing millionaire and a young girl, a trip that takes him across Europe. While ostensibly a crime novel, it is a story of psychological depth, emphasizing the relationships between the hunter and the hunted,…

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    New York: Harper & Row, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - The sixth book in Freeling's Inspector Van Der Valk series, winner of the 1967 Edgar Award for best mystery. The title is a quote from Baudelaire: "I am like the King of a Rainy Country, Rich, but powerless. . . Nothing brightens my day, not the Hunt, not falconry, Not the dying people below my balcony." and that sets the mood of this story, where Van der Valk has been tasked with finding a missing millionaire and a young girl, a trip that takes him across Europe. While ostensibly a crime novel, it is a story of psychological depth, emphasizing the relationships between the hunter and the hunted, and also a book which reveals a deep knowledge of European history. 188 pp. Dust jacket by Edgar Blakeney.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (light spot on top edge of textblock, tidemark at the upper edge of rear cover of dj, but overall a tight and clean copy, original price of $4.50 on dj flap.)

    Book ID: 93093
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  • STRIKE OUT WHERE NOT APPLICABLE. by Freeling, Nicolas .
    Freeling, Nicolas .
    STRIKE OUT WHERE NOT APPLICABLE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1967) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Van der Valk novel - as he is recovering from wounded, and still walking with a cane, he is rewarded with the title of Commissaire sent to the small quiet town of Lisse in the middle of tulip growing country where "things should be easier" - until he is asked to investigate a suspicious death 230 pp. Dust jacket by Mary Neumuth.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 93092
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  • BACKLASH. by Gosling , Paula.
    Gosling , Paula.
    BACKLASH.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Macmillan, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel in her award-winning series featuring Detroit homicide detective Lieutenant Jack Stryker: officers and members of the Grantham police force are being hunted and shot down one by one - including Stryker himself. SIGNED on the title page. Born in Michigan, Gosling has lived in the UK since the 1960s, and her books are sometimes based in the US and sometimes in the UK. 263 pp. ISBN: 0-333489365.

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

    Book ID: 92089
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  • SCAVENGERS. by Havill, Steven F.
    Havill, Steven F.
    SCAVENGERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring former deputy and now Posadas County, New Mexico, Undersherriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-312-25203x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. A surprisingly uncommon title in this series, especially in this condition.

    Book ID: 72314
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  • SCAVENGERS. by Havill, Steven F.
    Havill, Steven F.
    SCAVENGERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring former deputy and now Posadas County, New Mexico, Undersherriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman. The former sheriff, Bill Gastner, is still "prominently in the background" as a state livestock inspector. SIGNED on the title page. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-312-25203x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. A surprisingly uncommon title in this series, especially in this condition and signed.

    Book ID: 77614
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  • A QUESTION OF IDENTITY: A Simon Serailler Mystery. by Hill, Susan.
    Hill, Susan.
    A QUESTION OF IDENTITY: A Simon Serailler Mystery.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Overlook Press, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh novel in this highly praised series of complex psychological thrillers, set in a small cathedral town and featuring British police detective, Simon Serrailler, one which takes you inside the mind of a serial killer. Ruth Rendell commented that "not all great novelists can write crime fiction, but when one like Susan Hill does it, the result is stunning." 354 pp. ISBN: 978-1468300505.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 89910
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  • THE BETRAYAL OF TRUST: A Simon Serailler Mystery. by Hill, Susan.
    Hill, Susan.
    THE BETRAYAL OF TRUST: A Simon Serailler Mystery.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Overlook Press, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - The sixth novel in this highly praised series of complex psychological thrillers, set in a small cathedral town and featuring British police detective, Simon Serrailler. In addition to re-opening the cold case of a teenager who had been missing for the past sixteen years, when flooding washed away an embarkment and revealed her bones, this deals thoughtfully with many other topics: end of life care, assisted suicide, dementia and Parkinson's (Simon is the exception in a family of doctors.) Ruth Rendell commented that "not all great novelists can write crime fiction, but when one like Susan Hill does it, the result is stunning." 355 pp. ISBN: 978-1590202807.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 89909
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  • DETECTIVE FIRST GRADE. by Mahoney, Dan.
    Mahoney, Dan.
    DETECTIVE FIRST GRADE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (1993). First edition - The first novel by this former Captain with the NYPD, a day-by-day account of how the police department handles a local crime that could have international terrorist complications. Introduces Detective Brian McKenna. 375 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 63063
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  • KILLER'S CHOICE. by McBain, Ed (pseudonym of Evan Hunter, 1926-2005)
    McBain, Ed (pseudonym of Evan Hunter, 1926-2005)
    KILLER'S CHOICE.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Perma Books / Pocket Books, (1959). First edition - Perma M-3108. The fifth 87th Precinct novel, featuring Steve Carella. 168 pp. Cover illustration by Robert Schulz. 149 pp. Color foldout ad for Time bound in at rear of book.

    Condition: Very near fine (usual toning to the pages, but otherwise a straight and tight copy) Note: All vintage paperbacks are very fragile and need to be handled with care.

    Book ID: 70719
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  • SHADOW FAMILY. by Miyabe, Miyuki.
    Miyabe, Miyuki.
    SHADOW FAMILY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Kodansha, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - Murder mystery focusing on the world of internet chat rooms. The second novel to be published in English by this award winning writer. Translated from the Japanese by Juliet Winters Carpenter. 188 pp. ISBN: 978-4770030023.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 62339
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  • THE MARSHAL'S OWN CASE. by Nabb, Magdalen.
    Nabb, Magdalen.
    THE MARSHAL'S OWN CASE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Collins Crime Club, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighth novel in the Marshal Guarnaccia series, set in Florence, Italy. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 175 pp. ISBN: 0-00232217X.

    Condition: Very near fine in red boards with gilt lettering on the spine in a like dustjacket. Original price of 11.95 net on dust jacket flap.

    Book ID: 85028
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  • SOME BITTER TASTE. by Nabb, Magdalen.
    Nabb, Magdalen.
    SOME BITTER TASTE.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: William Heinemann, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 12th mystery featuring Marshal Guarnaccia, a Sicilian officer working at the Florence police force. ""Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia is an unusual protagonist for a crime novel - a Sicilian living in Florence, he's neither on his own turf nor in a strange land. A modest family man, a quiet and calm observer, he makes his way in a town he's come to know. " (PW) Like her protagonist, Nabb has lived in Florence, Italy since 1975 and has come to know and love it. 247 pp. ISBN: 0-434010545.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (toning)

    Book ID: 92032
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  • A CHEMICAL PRISON. by Nadel, Barbara.
    Nadel, Barbara.
    A CHEMICAL PRISON.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel in the highly praised series set in Istanbul and featuring Inspector Cetim Ikmen.312 pp. ISBN: 0-747223440.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 92035
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  • BELSHAZZAR'S DAUGHTER by Nadel, Barbara.
    Nadel, Barbara.
    BELSHAZZAR'S DAUGHTER

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel set in Istanbul and introducing Inspector Cetim Ikmen - "husband of Fatma, father of eight children, and the son of an Albanian mother with a reputed gift of second sight." The discovery of a body in a decrepit building in the Jewish quqrter at first seems like a murder tied to racial hatred, but Itkem uncovers other links. 442 pp. ISBN: 0-747223432.

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

    Book ID: 92034
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  • ARABESK. by Nadel, Barbara.
    Nadel, Barbara.
    ARABESK.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third in her award-winning series of police procedurals, set in Istanbul and featuring ‚etin Ikmen. With Ikmen on sick leave, his newly promoted subordinate, Mehmet Suleyman, takes charge of an explosive murder inquiry. Someone has used cyanide to poison Ruya Urfa, the previously secret wife of the country's Arabesk music star, Erol Urfa. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-747223483.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 92037
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  • HAREM. by Nadel, Barbara.
    Nadel, Barbara.
    HAREM.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth in her award-winning series of police procedurals, set in Istanbul and featuring Inspector ‚etin Ikmen. "An ancient city, the oldest profession and a very modern crime." SIGNED on the title page. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-747269130.

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

    Book ID: 92038
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  • DEADLY WEB. by Nadel, Barbara.
    Nadel, Barbara.
    DEADLY WEB.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The seventh in her series of police procedurals, set in Istanbul and featuring Inspectors ‚etin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman. "Games of sex and death have terrifying consequence" - a naked teenage girl is found dead on the shores of the Bosphorus. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Silver Dagger Award. Glossary, Turkish alphabet. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-75532126X.

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

    Book ID: 92039
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  • DANCE WITH DEATH. by Nadel, Barbara.
    Nadel, Barbara.
    DANCE WITH DEATH.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 8th in her award-winning series of police procedurals, set in Istanbul and featuring Inspector ‚etin Ikmen. "An unholy crime, an undiscovered body, an unrepentent killer..". SIGNED on the title page. Map. Glossary, Turkish alphabet. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-755321294.

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

    Book ID: 92040
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  • BORKMANN'S POINT: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery. by Nesser, Hakan.
    Nesser, Hakan.
    BORKMANN'S POINT: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Pantheon, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - Although this is not the first novel featuring Van Veeteren, it was his first book to be published in the United States. Winner the Swedish Crime Writer's Best Novel Award in 1994 for this work. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. A well-written and absorbing policier which describes the search for a serial killer, an ax murderer, in a small seaside town, it is uncommon as a Nordic mystery in that it is set in a fictional country, which is not quite Sweden or any other Northern European country. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-375421963.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder dot)

    Book ID: 82851
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  • GLASS HOUSES. by Penny, Louise
    Penny, Louise
    GLASS HOUSES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2017). First edition - Novel in the award winning series featuring Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache, centering on the village of Three Pines. Author's note. 391 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 72371
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  • GLASS HOUSES. by Penny, Louise
    Penny, Louise
    GLASS HOUSES.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2017). Hardcover first edition - Novel in the award winning series featuring Chief Superintendent Armand Gamache, centering on the village of Three Pines. 391 pp. ISBN: 978-1250066190.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 72041
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