New York: Summit Books, 1991. First edition - Suspenseful novel about a small group of South Africans who plot to assasinate the president of their country, but in addition to the suspense this is a thoughtful meditation on the ethics of violence. Glossary. A massive book at 834 pp.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sailing the family yacht from California to Hawaii, cousins Martin and Susannah, along with her parents and a crewman are driven by a storm into the path of a drifting powerboat - one which carries the bodies of two men and a stash of money.. . "a chilling depiction of a family adventure gone very, very wrong." 223 pp. ISBN: 9780374367053.

London: Lutterworth Press, (1949). Hardcover first edition - Suspense story for young adults: two boys have joined their parents in the Mediterranean for a holiday - and they become engrossed with spear fishing - but then they witnessed a murder and they became the hunted. Color frontispiece. 215 pp

New York: Berkley, (2003.). First edition - First novel in the Oregon Files series, featuring Juan Cabrillo. 420 pp. ISBN: 0-425-191729.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - at 49, J. W. Pickett has been a long distance truck driver for too many years and he wants out - but can't afford to quit - but then on a haul to Boston he and his partner meet Frank, who has been given 24 hours by the mob to find a way to deliver a shipment of drugs to California, and so he takes a gamble that can risk everything. 225 pp.

New York: Dutton, (2001). First edition - Thriller set during World War II in the days before D-Day. "It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the crucial telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of Germany." 451 pp plus brief historical note. An uncommon advance issue, especially for a title which had a reported 500,000 copy first printing.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - "A harrowing tale of sex, deception, and international smuggling." SIGNED on the title page and dated 10-6-07, before publication. 180 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-74997.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - "A harrowing tale of sex, deception, and international smuggling." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated 10-6-07, before publication. 180 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1999). SIGNED first edition - His third hightly praised literary thriller, the story of the search for the truth behind the abduction of a young girl. SIGNED on the title page and dated in October 98, before publication. 180 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1999). SIGNED first edition - His third hightly praised literary thriller, the story of the search for the truth behind the abduction of a young girl. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated 10-3-98, before publication. 180 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - "A harrowing tale of sex, deception, and international smuggling." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated 10-6-07, before publication. 180 pp.

New York: Putnam, (2015). First edition - Southern author's very highly praised first novel, a Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. "The area surrounding Cashiers, North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob McNeely lives in is crueler than most. His father runs a methodically organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. Having dropped out of high school and cut himself off from his peers, Jacob has been working for this father for years, all on the promise that his payday will come eventually." 260 pp.

Baton Rouge, LA: Two Ones Publishing, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, an account of "how a bioterrorist plot could become one of America's worst nightmares. . an attack America thought is woefully ill-prepared to handle." INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper. 220 pp plus a page of references and resources. Errata slip pasted on the verso of the dedication page. ISBN: 0-974428507.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1976.) dj. First edition - The author's first published novel - a romantic suspense story set on a remote ranch in the Colorado mountains. ISBN: 0-684-145561.

New York: Random House, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this writer who was selected as one of the 10 best young British novelists by bookseller W H Smith. Set in Berlin in 1960 at the height of the Cold War, this is a satirical spy comedy in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh. 289 pp. ISBN: 0-394-576373.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth novel by this writer who was selected as one of the 10 best young British novelists by bookseller W H Smith. "Weaves Congolese politics, suspense and classical music into an exotic tapestry." 308 pp. ISBN: 9781439168530.

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,

New York: Summit Books, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel based on a crime that shook the Victorian world of Charles Dickens - a daring robbery of 400,000 Pounds Sterling from the Bank of England . The ingenious plot was the work of four young Americans - the Bidwell brothers, George 'Mac' MacDonald and Edwin Noyes. Includes appearances by the Baron Rothschild and the famous American detective, Pinkerton. 414 pp. ISBN: 0-671400711.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A suspenseful story that could all too easily become reality - fourteen wild fires raging through the tinder-dry terrain of the hills surrounding and running through Los Angeles create a flaming hell on earth. 315 pp. ISBN: 0-671-25135x.