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DEATH IN ZANZIBAR.
Edition: First thus.
New York: St Martin's, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of romantic suspense originally published in 1959 under the title "House of Shade" and revised for this edition. 270 pp. Dust jacket by Tim Gaydos. ISBN: 0-312-186231.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (remainder dot, rubbing to the dj.)
Book ID: 39528More details Price: $12.50 -
DEATH IN KENYA.
Edition: First thus.
New York: St Martin's, (1983.) dj. Hardcover - Mystery originally published in 1958 under the title "Later Than You Think.". ISBN: 0-312-186118.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean - dust jacket flaps pasted to endpapers. Reading copy only.
Book ID: 37260More details Price: $12.50 -
DEATH IN ZANZIBAR.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1983.) dj. Hardcover - A novel of romantic suspense originally published in 1959 under the title "House of Shade" and revised for this edition. 270 pp. Dust jacket by Tim Gaydos. ISBN: 0-312-186231.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 36848More details Price: $12.50 -
DEATH IN CYPRUS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of romantic suspense originally published in 1954 under the title "Death Walked in Cyprus." As Kaye mentions in her introduction, in 1949 she stayed in the house in Kyrenia described in the story. 271 pp. ISBN: 0-312-186142.
Condition: Good only in a good dust jacket (spine slant, glue remnants under dj flap.)
Book ID: 36847More details Price: $12.50 -
DEATH IN CYPRUS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of romantic suspense originally published in 1954 under the title "Death Walked in Cyprus." As Kaye mentions in her introduction, in 1949 she stayed in the house in Kyrenia described in the story. 271 pp. ISBN: 0-312-186142.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (bookplate of Sacramento author and teacher Lloyd Bruno tipped in.)
Book ID: 36841More details Price: $12.50 -
DEATH IN KASHMIR.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of romantic suspense, set in a ski resort nestled in the mountains above the Vale of Kashmir in India, and on a houseboat on Lake Dal - author's note, pronunciation guide, map. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-312-186177.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (the corner of one page dog-eared.)
Book ID: 54812More details Price: $18.00 -
SOFT FOCUS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Putnam, 1999. SIGNED first edition - A novel of romantic suspense set in Seattle - the story of two people bound together by a business contract. SIGNED on the title page.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 51757More details Price: $19.50 -
LOST AND FOUND.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Putnam, 2001. First edition - A novel of romantic suspense set in the world of antiques.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 16729More details Price: $10.00 -
REBEL ROAD.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Richmond, KYL: Wings ePress, (2003). First edition - The "female captive of war scenario" updated for our times. 236 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 68392More details Price: $12.50 -
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE HOUSE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel spanning 4 decades and two very different worlds - from Scotland in 1936 through war-torn Europe to South Africa in 1976. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312183445.
Condition: Ex-library - no specific markings, but glue discoloration under dj flaps, missing rear free endpaper, spine cocked - in a very good dj.
Book ID: 33792More details Price: $12.50 -
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE HOUSE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel spanning 4 decades and two very different worlds - from Scotland in 1936 through war-torn Europe to South Africa in 1976. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312183445.
Condition: Good in very good dust jacket (missing front endpaper, spine slightly cocked.).
Book ID: 56537More details Price: $13.50 -
SHADOW OVER BEAUCLAIRE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Avalon, (1975) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Suspense novel set in Seattle, Washington. SIGNED on the front endpaper by "Dorien K. Miles for Sylva Miles, pseudonym." 192 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, sunning to spine of dj)
Book ID: 66327More details Price: $25.00 -
MYSTERY HOUSE.
Edition: Special edition.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1939. dj. Hardcover - A novel of romantic suspense by this prolific author - a young woman accepts a position as companion to a queer old lady in a legendary mansion on the wild California coast and becomes involved in a series of strange circumstances. Originally published in serial form in Cosmopolitan Magazine, and the illustrations are from Cosmopolitan. Glossy frontispiece. Although the copyright page states First Edition, the title page states "Special Edition" 305 pp.
Condition: Good only in a good dust jacket - a straight and clean copy but missing the front endpaper, Wraparound dust jacket has some overall edgewear and chipping, but retains its vintage appeal.
Book ID: 71799More details Price: $15.00 -
WHEN DANGER CALLS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Five Star / Gale, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of romantic suspense set in Montana - a fast moving and engaging read. SIGNED on the title page. 357 pp. ISBN: 159414723X.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 53456More details Price: $25.00 -
PASSPORT TO PERIL.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Rinehart, (1951) dj. Hardcover first edition - A romantic spy thriller which begins on the Orient Express, the third novel by this former foreign correspondent. 249 pp. Dust jacket art by S.K.A.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust minus jacket (some rubbing to the folds of the dj, some short tears to upper edge), but overall a decent copy which is rather uncommon in the hardcover first edition in dj..
Book ID: 71899More details Price: $25.00 -
SLIGHTLY SHADY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Bantam, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery, murder, spies and romance in Regency London and Rome. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-553-801880.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 34381More details Price: $15.00 -
DRAGONMEDE.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - A gothic suspense novel set in the late 1800's. Wraparound dust jacket art by Allen Manham. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-671-217127.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 47015More details Price: $13.50 -
THE SONG OF INDIA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel involving a trip to remote India, murder, a priceless dagger and more. Dustjacket praise from Alec Waugh who called it a 'romantic, colourful, exciting story.'. ISBN: 0-688003362.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32520More details Price: $12.50 -
THE BREAKING POINT.
Edition: First edition.
New York: George H. Doran, (1922). Hardcover first edition - A vintage mystery and romance novel - it "follows seemingly timid protagonist Elizabeth Wheeler, whose placid existence is thrown into disarray by a murder. Forced into the role of detective, Elizabeth tries to set things right again." Color frontispiece by Thomas Fogarty. 356 pp.
Condition: Good overall in burgundy cloth (rubbing to the lettering on the spine, tidemarks on lower corner of textblock, but sturdy and easily readable), no dust jacket. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1922.
Book ID: 62753More details Price: $17.50 -
THE BREAKING POINT.
Edition: First edition.
New York: George H. Doran, (1922). Hardcover first edition - A vintage mystery and romance novel - it "follows seemingly timid protagonist Elizabeth Wheeler, whose placid existence is thrown into disarray by a murder. Forced into the role of detective, Elizabeth tries to set things right again." Color frontispiece by Thomas Fogarty. 356 pp.
Condition: Very good overall in burgundy cloth (sunning to the spine, corners slightly bumped, but straight and tight), no dust jacket. Previous owner's name dated 1922.
Book ID: 85168More details Price: $20.00 -
DARK LADY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1955) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in 1905 - John Merrill, a painter living in Paris, returns to America and heads to a town in the South in search of his brother who apparently eloped with a young woman 5 years earlier and then disappeared, leaving her alone and ill in St Louis. The author's first and apparently only novel. 247 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket. (some age-toning to the dj, and very minor edgewear)
Book ID: 67879More details Price: $15.00 -
EASY TO MURDER.
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - A woman with an insatiable need for power finds her brother-in-law, a reporter, and his fiancee in her way, and determines that murder is the simplest solution to her problem,
Condition: Fair condition only in a fair dust jacket (small round indentation on front cover affecting the first few pages, rather severe toning to the pages, dust jacket is missing a large chip at the top of the spine, extending onto the back cover, other smaller chips and edgewear).
Book ID: 71936More details Price: $13.50 -
NEVER PAINT A STRANGER
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Oklahoma author and artist's first novel - introduces 6 ft, red-haired, artist Hanna Andrews,set in Switzerland, 218 pp. ISBN: 0-312-931824.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (some toning to the pages, initials on front endpaper)
Book ID: 3506More details Price: $15.00 -
BEHOLD A MYSTERY! Murder in Regency England.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition -. ISBN: 0312104243.
Condition: Very good in a somewhat edgeworn, but near very good dustjacket.
Book ID: 16087More details Price: $12.50 -
MURDER WILL SPEAK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, 1994, dj. Hardcover first edition - A Regency mystery, introducing the Berkeley Brigade, a group of young aristocrats turned sleuths. 217 pp. ISBN: 0312104243.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 68565More details Price: $17.50 -
A RELATIVE STRANGER.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Putnam, (1970). Hardcover - A young artist living in London suddenly finds herself confronted with two men claiming to be her brother, whom she has not seen for more than 10 years. An action packed novel with a chase through northern France, murder at St Malo, smuggling trip to the Channel Islands, and more. 246 pp.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70495More details Price: $12.50 -
RETURN OF THE STRANGER.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A sweeping family saga of passion and skulduggery, set in Victorian England and Scotland.' 376 pp. ISBN: 0-312-14038X.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 53323More details Price: $16.50 -
CHARLIE'S BONES: A Mystery
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Edition: First printing.
Aurora, CO: Write Way Publishing, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first supernatural romantic mystery, featuring Lizbet Lange, who encounters Charlie, the ghost of a murdered undercover cop, when his skeleton is unearthed as she is having a pool put in the back yard of the mansion she inherited from her ex-husband. SIGNED on the title page with the words "To one of Charlie's fans" (not personalized). 223 pp. ISBN: 1-885173474.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 85264More details Price: $30.00 -
CHARLIE'S WEB: A Mystery
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Edition: First printing.
Aurora, CO: Write Way Publishing, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second supernatural romantic mystery, featuring Lizbet Lange. Charlie, a ghost, reappears and asks her to help him identify a murderer who abducted and killed Rachel Wright, a ten-year-old child, on Halloween in 1973 - and prevent another murder. SIGNED on the title page. 223 pp. ISBN: 1-885173660.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 79853More details Price: $25.00 -
FIRST CLASS MALE.
Edition: First edition.
Deerfield Beach, FL: Lighthouse Press, Inc., (2001). SIGNED first edition - Set in upstate New York, this is the story of "a small town postmaster who triumphs over a ruthless District Attorney, a mysterious adversary, an unsympathetic public and finally his own heart." SIGNED on the title page. 365 pp. ISBN: 0-971191530.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread, lower corner slightly bumped). Promotional card laid in.
Book ID: 77162More details Price: $18.00
