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  • THE CASHMERE KID by Comfort, B. [Barbara]
    Comfort, B. [Barbara]
    THE CASHMERE KID

    Edition: First printing.

    Woodstock, VT: Foul Play Press, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fifth novel, a mystery set in a picture-perfect small town in Southern Vermont, and featuring Tish McWhinny, a "gutsy and audacious older women." When two murders occur after he niece imports a pedigreed Australian cashmere goat for her goat farm, Tish decides to investigate. 220 pp. ISBN: 0-881502545.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (gift inscription on front endpaper).

    Book ID: 66792
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  • CLIFF HANGER: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R.
    Craig, Philip R.
    CLIFF HANGER: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Scribner's, 1993. SIGNED first edition - The 4th Martha's Vineyard mystery with J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - and also set in the Colorado mountains. SIGNED on the title page. Surprisingly uncommon in any edition, and especially so as a signed proof. 227 pp. .

    Condition: Fine in printed tan wrappers.

    Book ID: 80554
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  • Craig, Philip R.
    A VINEYARD KILLING: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Scribner's, 2003. dj. Hardcover - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting -. ISBN: 0-7632-05243.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 27900
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  • A FATAL VINEYARD SEASON: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R.
    Craig, Philip R.
    A FATAL VINEYARD SEASON: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Recipes. Map. 219 pp. ISBN: 0-684-855445.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 44567
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  • A VINEYARD KILLING: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R.
    Craig, Philip R.
    A VINEYARD KILLING: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Map, recipes. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-7632-05243.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (some spots to the fore-edge of the textblock).

    Book ID: 52536
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  • A FATAL VINEYARD SEASON: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R.
    Craig, Philip R.
    A FATAL VINEYARD SEASON: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Recipes. Map. 219 pp. ISBN: 0-684-855445.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Review copy with publisher's material laid in.

    Book ID: 62954
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  • A CASE OF VINEYARD POISON: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    A CASE OF VINEYARD POISON: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Although Craig was born in California, grew up in Colorado and traveled extensively, it was on Martha's Vineyard that he found his real home - and started writing this popular series. As Julia Wells stated in his obituary the appeal of these books lies "in their readability, their power of escape and their keen sense of place. The author not only created characters that were agreeable and plots with just enough twist to pique the reader - he always got the Vineyard right." 253 pp. ISBN: 0-684-196166.

    Condition: SIGNED on the title page. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 44568
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  • THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO THE SEA: A Jeff Jackson / Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO THE SEA: A Jeff Jackson / Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Craig's third novel and the rather uncommon second mystery in the series featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Although Craig was born in California, grew up in Colorado and traveled extensively, it was on Martha's Vineyard that he found his real home - and started writing this popular series. As Julia Wells stated in his obituary the appeal of these books lies "in their readability, their power of escape and their keen sense of place. The author not only created characters that were agreeable and plots with just enough twist to pique the reader - he always got the Vineyard right." 215 pp. ISBN: 0-684-192284.

    Condition: Very good in a fine dust jacket (stamp on front endpaper, otherwise clean and tight)

    Book ID: 74353
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  • VINEYARD STALKER: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    VINEYARD STALKER: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Although Craig was born in California, grew up in Colorado and traveled extensively, it was on Martha's Vineyard that he found his real home - and started writing this popular series. As Julia Wells stated in his obituary the appeal of these books lies "in their readability, their power of escape and their keen sense of place. The author not only created characters that were agreeable and plots with just enough twist to pique the reader - he always got the Vineyard right." Includes three soup recipes. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-70452.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 47688
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  • MURDER AT VINEYARD MANSION: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    MURDER AT VINEYARD MANSION: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Although Craig was born in California, grew up in Colorado and traveled extensively, it was on Martha's Vineyard that he found his real home - and started writing this popular series. As Julia Wells stated in his obituary the appeal of these books lies "in their readability, their power of escape and their keen sense of place. The author not only created characters that were agreeable and plots with just enough twist to pique the reader - he always got the Vineyard right." Map. Recipes. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-46764.

    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder line, some toning to the pages.).

    Book ID: 56405
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  • VINEYARD STALKER: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    VINEYARD STALKER: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Although Craig was born in California, grew up in Colorado and traveled extensively, it was on Martha's Vineyard that he found his real home - and started writing this popular series. As Julia Wells stated in his obituary the appeal of these books lies "in their readability, their power of escape and their keen sense of place. The author not only created characters that were agreeable and plots with just enough twist to pique the reader - he always got the Vineyard right." Includes three soup recipes. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-70452.

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

    Book ID: 71583
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  • VINEYARD SHADOWS: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery. by Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    Craig, Philip R. (1933-2007)
    VINEYARD SHADOWS: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring J. W. Jackson, former Boston cop, part-time investigator and full-time fishing enthusiast. Great island setting - Although Craig was born in California, grew up in Colorado and traveled extensively, it was on Martha's Vineyard that he found his real home - and started writing this popular series. As Julia Wells stated in his obituary the appeal of these books lies "in their readability, their power of escape and their keen sense of place. The author not only created characters that were agreeable and plots with just enough twist to pique the reader - he always got the Vineyard right." 253 pp. ISBN: 0-684-855453.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark)

    Book ID: 62440
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  • DON'T LOOK FOR ME: An Amos Walker Novel. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    DON'T LOOK FOR ME: An Amos Walker Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    Norman, OK: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The twenty-third mystery featuring Detroit private investigator Amos Walker by this award-winning writer, and the final book in the Charlotte Sing trilogy. SIGNED on the title page. 283 pp. ISBN: 978-765331212.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79008
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  • POISON BLONDE. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    POISON BLONDE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A thriller by this award winning writer featuring Detroit private investigator Amos Walker. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-765304473.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84594
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  • KILL ZONE. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    KILL ZONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1984) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel in the series featuring Peter Macklin, a "fixer" working for a Detroit Mafia family, who finds himself working with the FBI to secure the release of hundreds of hostages aboard a tour boat on Lake Erie. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 237 pp. ISBN: 0-892960655.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 79009
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  • NEVER STREET. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    NEVER STREET.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The twelfth mystery featuring Detroit private investigator Amos Walker. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-892966335.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79015
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  • SILENT THUNDER. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    SILENT THUNDER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Amos Walker mystery, set in Detroit. SIGNED and dated on the title page. ISBN: 0-395-410754.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket. (some toning to the dj flaps)

    Book ID: 79086
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  • THE WITCHFINDER. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    THE WITCHFINDER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Suspense novel featuring Detroit private investigator Amos Walker. SIGNED on the title page and dated on the year of publication. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-892966637.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80142
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  • SUGARTOWN: An Amos Walker Mystery. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    SUGARTOWN: An Amos Walker Mystery.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. SIGNED first edition - The fifth suspense novel featuring Detroit private investigator Amos Walker. SIGNED on the half title page. Winner of the Shamus Award. 220 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in printed glossy cream wrappers.

    Book ID: 81023
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  • DOWNRIVER. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    DOWNRIVER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - An Amos Walker mystery, set in Detroit and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-395-410738.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 47675
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  • GOING LOCAL. by Harrison, Jamie
    Harrison, Jamie
    GOING LOCAL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second Blue Deer mystery, featuring Jules Clement, the sheriff of this small town in Montana. ISBN: 0-7868-61088.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 18474
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  • GOING LOCAL. by Harrison, Jamie
    Harrison, Jamie
    GOING LOCAL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second Blue Deer mystery, featuring Jules Clement, the sheriff of this small town in Montana. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 323 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-61088.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 60489
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  • Knight, Alana.
    KILLING COUSINS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 4th mystery featuring Edinburgh police inspector Faro - Victorian Scotland background. ISBN: 0-312-17008X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 22590
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  • THE MEMORIAL HALL MURDER. by Langton, Jane.
    Langton, Jane.
    THE MEMORIAL HALL MURDER.

    Edition: First printing, first issue

    New York: Harper & Row, (1978) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Langton's third mystery set at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and featuring scholarly detective Homer Kelly, who happens to be on hand when someone bombs Memorial Hall during rehearsals for a Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah.. Illustrated with drawings by the author. SIGNED by Langton below the drawing facing the title page with "Kaboom!" printed above the illustration. First state with the 4 lines of garbled text on p. 11. 265 pp. plus a final drawing. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-060125071.

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

    Book ID: 85929
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  • Langton, Jane.
    GOD IN CONCORD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Homer Kelly mystery set in the land of the transcendalists. A shopping mall is planned for the shores of Walden Pond. Illustrated with drawings by Langton. Author's note. 338 pp. ISBN: 0-670842605.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (as new, but with a remainder line)

    Book ID: 87821
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  • THE SHORTEST DAY: MURDER AT THE REVELS. by Langton, Jane.
    Langton, Jane.
    THE SHORTEST DAY: MURDER AT THE REVELS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (1995). Hardcover first edition - The eleventh suspense novel featuring Homer Kelly, Thoreau scholar, professor of American literature and ex-lieutenant detective for Middlesex County. It is Christmas in Cambridge, time for the annual revels. Illustrated by the author with line drawings.Author's afterword. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-670847100.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 81229
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  • SCENT OF EVIL by Mayor, Archer
    Mayor, Archer
    SCENT OF EVIL

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mysterious Press, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third in the Joe Gunther series, set in Brattleboro, Vermont. 360 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-4715.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (small nick to upper edge of back cover of dj)

    Book ID: 75825
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  • DEAD ON YOUR FEET. by Michaels, Grant.
    Michaels, Grant.
    DEAD ON YOUR FEET.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuring Stan Kraychik, a gay Boston detective as well as a sassy Newbery Street hairdresser. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-312097816.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 70385
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  • DEATH IN A SERENE CITY. by Sklepowich, Edward.
    Sklepowich, Edward.
    DEATH IN A SERENE CITY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A classic mystery set in Venice - the author's first book, introduces American ex-patriate Urbino Mcintryre. 300 pp. ISBN: 0-688-091806.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper corner of a few pages bumped, price-clipped)

    Book ID: 66026
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  • Sklepowich, Edward.
    DEATH IN A SERENE CITY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A classic mystery set in Venice - the author's first book, introduces American ex-patriate Urbino Mcintryre. ISBN: 0-688-091806.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 22573
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