New York: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. INSCRIBED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Pantheon, (2005.). First edition - Set in postwar United States, in 1959, this is a story of corruption in a small city at "a moment in our history when the violent forces that would decide the future of America were just beginning to roil below the surface." 444 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (2004.). First edition - Author's second novel, the story of three friends, trying to make it in Los Angeles. 359 pp.

New York: Crown, 1992. First edition - A story of the growing friendship between two women, set against the backdrop of the New York publishing world, and of the Los Angeles television industry.

New York: Crown, 1992. First edition - A story of the growing friendship between two women, set against the backdrop of the New York publishing world, and of the Los Angeles television industry.

New York: Dial Press, (2003). First edition - The author's very highly praised first novel - one which brings to life the parallel quests of two intrepid young women - one in 1913 as World War I is beginning - and the other 60 years later - as they delve into the centuries-old mysteries of Easter Island. It "weaves together history, science and romance, while maintaining an undercurrent of suspense." Robert Stone called it "One of the best novels of the year." Author's note. 302 pp.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2001.). First edition - Novel set in the Dominican Republic towards the end of the regime of terror of Trujillo - the 'goat' of the title. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. 409 pp.

New York: HarperVia / Harper Collins, (2021). First edition - A very highly praised novel by this Italian author, winner of the Strega Prize (the second time Veronesi won this award) and named to many best books of the year lists. Ian McEwan said "The Hummingbird is a masterly novel, a brilliantly conceived mosaic of love and tragedy. . . a thought-rich and ultimately comic meditation on human error and lost chances.Its a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders, strange and sudden turns, insights of great poise. ." and Roddy Doyle calls it "a spellbinding experience - clever, funny and deeply moving." Translated from the Italian by Elena Pala. Basis for the 2022 film "Il Colibri." Translator's note. 293 pp.

New York: Atria / Emily Bestler Books, (2016). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, named one of Publishers Weekly Top Ten Mysteries & Thrillers of Spring 2016. Set in Washington, DC in 1953, when the Cold War is heating up, McCarthyism is raging - and the CIA has a double agent in its midst. Joseph Kanon described this as "Cold War spy fiction in the grand tradition - neatly plotted betrayals in that shadow world where no one can be trusted and agents are haunted by their own moral compromises." Based on the life of James Speyer Kronthal. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 278 pp. ISBN: .

New York: Rayo/ Harper Collins, 2004. First edition - A memoir of"an extremely angry adolescence" by this award winning writer - he had to cope both with an undiagnosed learning disabilty and the frustrations of growing up a Latino in an American school system, where he was made to feel ashamed about his culture and his heritage. Letter from publisher laid in. 316 pp.

New York: Harmony, (1995.). First edition - "Both a finely crafted mystery and a disturbingly honest depiction of the kinship between love and madness." 332 pp. ISBN: 0-517-703394.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2003). First edition - "An ingenious kabuki novel that begins in the ruins of the Atomic Bomb Dome, a new Rashomon Gate. Ronin Browne, the humane peace contender, is the hafu orphan son of Okichi, a Japanese boogie-woogie dancer, and Nightbreaker, an Anishinaabe from the White Earth Reservation who served as an interpreter for General Douglas MacArthur during the first year of the American occupation in Japan." A title in "Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives." 208 pp.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2012). First edition - A novel which is "a marvellous conjunction of trickster stories and literary ingenuity. . . funny, fierce, ironic, and deadly serious, a send-up of sacred poses, cultural pretensions, and familiar places from reservations to universities." 138 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2013). First edition - An offbeat new book by this Newbery winning author - "an imaginative blend of mystery and adventure, the first of a proposed trilogy. We begin with twelve-year-old Maximilian Sterling's very theatrical parents mysteriously disappearing, leaving him in the care of his grandmother. What follows is not what I expected--a wonderful surprise. While waiting for news of his parents, Max stumbles into detective work that he calls the job of "solutioneer," because sometimes there is more to finding a solution than simply retrieving what has been lost. MaxÕs theatrical upbringing serves him well, with disguises and personas that are often comical and always exactly what is needed to get the job done." Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno, 366 pp

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2004). SIGNED first edition - The second in the author's highly praised series of hard-boiled crime novels featuring poker player Wiley, and set in the underside of Portland, Oregon- and Los Angeles and Las Vegas. "In Wiley's world, violence runs deep and loyalty runs even deeper. So when a prostitute named Miriam gets attached to the wrong guy, Wiley leaves the poker table starts looking for a way to shake her loose. Trouble is, the guy is a sociopathic pimp named Dookie who's on the lucky streak of a lifetime and who is starting to feel invincible." SIGNED on the title page. 278 pp.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second in the author's highly praised series of hard-boiled crime novels featuring poker player Wiley, and set in the underside of Portland, Oregon- and Los Angeles and Las Vegas. "In Wiley's world, violence runs deep and loyalty runs even deeper. So when a prostitute named Miriam gets attached to the wrong guy, Wiley leaves the poker table starts looking for a way to shake her loose. Trouble is, the guy is a sociopathic pimp named Dookie who's on the lucky streak of a lifetime and who is starting to feel invincible." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-31230384X.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2015). First edition - Award-winning author's fifth book - 'lyrical, ominous, and unexpectedly funny novel' (Tom Perotta) that follows a cast of characters as they negotiate one of Manhattans swiftly changing neighborhoods, extreme weather, and the unease of twenty-first-century life." 198 pp.

New York: Random House, (2012). First edition - Her first novel, a wonderful and uncommon coming-of-age story set in the near future where the rotation of the earth has begun to slow, and changes to everyone's lives inexorably follow. Cover praise from Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Karen Russell and more. Letter from publisher bound in. 272 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. First edition - Her third book, and second mystery featuring Texas crime reporter Molly Cates - the first won the Edgar, and this novel was the winner of both the 1996 McCavity and Anthony awards. 398 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. First edition - Her third book, and second mystery featuring Texas crime reporter Molly Cates - the first won the Edgar, and this novel was the winner of both the 1996 McCavity and Anthony awards. 398 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. SIGNED first edition - Her third book, and second mystery featuring Texas crime reporter Molly Cates - the first won the Edgar, and this novel was the winner of both the 1996 McCavity and Anthony awards. SIGNED on the title page. 398 pp.

New York: Harper Collins, (2003). First edition - The author's first novel published as a trade paperback original in the US. The Guardian called it "Highly skilful, original black comedy in 841 chapters presenting fractions of lives in tiny sections that connect in a confusing and enthralling manner that is intriguing and compulsive." 311 pp.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. First edition - By the daughter of Alice Walker, her first book, an exploration of growing up bi-racial and multi-cultural in the US.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. SIGNED first edition - By the daughter of Alice Walker, her first book, an exploration of growing up bi-racial and multi-cultural in the US. INSCRIBED on the title page with a drawing of a flower.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. SIGNED first edition - By the daughter of Alice Walker, her first book, an exploration of growing up bi-racial and multi-cultural in the US. SIGNED on the title page with a drawing of a flower.

New York: Ballantine, (2013). SIGNED first edition - A thriller about power, corruption and the law in America. A murder on Cape Cod - a rape in Palm Beach - and what they have in common is the presence of a member of one of America's most powerful families. SIGNED on the title page. 413 pp.

New York: Ballantine, (2013). SIGNED first edition - A thriller about power, corruption and the law in America. A murder on Cape Cod - a rape in Palm Beach - and what they have in common is the presence of a member of one of America's most powerful families. INSCRIBED on the title page. 413 pp.

Levine Querido, (2023). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, a young adult novel of friendship and girlhood set in Houston, Texas. SIGNED on the half title page. 252 pp.