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  • Adler-Olsen, Jussi.
    THE WASHINGTON DECREE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A stand-alone novel, a political thriller about an America in crisis by this award-winning Danish writer, best known as the author of the Department Q Novels. Originally published in Denmark in 2006 and set in what then would have been the near future. Translated by Steve Schein. SIGNED on the title page. Appendix 589 pp. ISBN: 978-1524742522
    S.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89352
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  • FATHER'S DAY by Batchelor, John Calvin
    Batchelor, John Calvin
    FATHER'S DAY

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Henry Holt, 1994. First edition - Set in 2003, this political thriller has an incapcitated president and a ruthless vice president who takes over power.... Intended to be Batchelor's bid for bestsellerdom, this had a hardcover first printing of 100,000 copies, and so, while not scarce, these advance issues are much less common than the trade editions.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers as issued.

    Book ID: 24842
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  • FATHER'S DAY by Batchelor, John Calvin
    Batchelor, John Calvin
    FATHER'S DAY

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 2003 in what was the near future, this political thriller has an incapacitated president and a ruthless vice president who takes over power. 528 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-32665.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 65005
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  • ROSEBUD. by Hemingway, Joan and Bonnecarrere, Paul.
    Hemingway, Joan and Bonnecarrere, Paul.
    ROSEBUD.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Morrow, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - The authors' first novel, a political thriller involving the kidnapping of five girls - four of them the daughters of powerful men - who were last seen aboard the yacht 'Rosebud' found in the Mediterranean with its crew slain. Originally published in France in 1973 and translated from the French for this English language edition by Joan Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-688-002536.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some overall edgewear to dj)

    Book ID: 90399
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  • INTERN. by Hill, Bonnie Hearn.
    Hill, Bonnie Hearn.
    INTERN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Ontario: Mira, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel - cover praise from Alex Kava who calls this "a thriller that reads as if it's ripped from today's headlines." The story of a young intern from California who was having an affair with a Senator and who disappeared suddenly one day was certainly inspired by actual events. SIGNED on the title page. 315 pp. ISBN: 155166691X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 47745
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  • INTERN. by Hill, Bonnie Hearn.
    Hill, Bonnie Hearn.
    INTERN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Ontario: Mira, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel - cover praise from Alex Kava who calls this "a thriller that reads as if it's ripped from today's headlines." The story of a young intern from California who was having an affair with a Senator and who disappeared suddenly one day was certainly inspired by actual events. SIGNED on the title page. 315 pp. ISBN: 155166691X.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 47746
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  • LOVE AND TREASON. by Osborn, David
    Osborn, David
    LOVE AND TREASON.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: New American Library - NAL, (1982) dj. Hardcover first edition - A political thriller which is at once a spy story, as an FBI agent suspects the Secretary of State of being a traitor, a love story and an indictment of the greed and intrigue at the highest levels of world power. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-453004210.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86677
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  • EMBRACE THE SERPENT. by Quayle, Marilyn T. and Nancy T. Northcott
    Quayle, Marilyn T. and Nancy T. Northcott
    EMBRACE THE SERPENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A political thriller set in what was the near future at the time this was written - Castro is dead and the race is on to install a new leader, written by a political insider - . Quayle was the wife of the then vice-president, Dan Quayle, and Northcott is her sister. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-517588226.

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

    Book ID: 69067
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  • THE LAST CHECKPOINT. by Quigley, John.
    Quigley, John.
    THE LAST CHECKPOINT.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: McCall, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - A political thriller, set in Berlin in the 1970s, in what was then the near future. A "safe" compromise candidate is the premier of East Germany, but he proceeds on a program of liberalization, which includes tearing down the Berlin Wall - but the repercussions are immediate: he is kidnapped by the Russians, Soviet tanks roll in - 222 pp. ISBN: 0-841501084.

    Condition: Near fine in a fair only dust jacket with rubbing and edgewear.

    Book ID: 85636
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