Boston: Little Brown, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel featuring black PI Derek Strange and white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. SIGNED on the title page. 344 pp. ISBN: 0-316-695068.

Boston: Little Brown, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in Washington, D. C. - the Farrow brothers have come to the city with mayhem on their minds, but one of the brothers is killed by a cop after a robbery that goes spectacularly wrong, the other brother vows to get revenge on every one involved in his brother's death. 299 pp. ISBN: 0-316695262.

Boston: Little Brown, 2001. First edition - Unusual pre-publication issue in that this very large trade paperback binds, back-to-back, two Pelecanos' novels. 'Hell to Pay' is being issued in Feb 2002 in hardcover, and "Right as Rain' is being issued at the same time in paperback. Both novels feature the black PI Derek Strange and the white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. 332 and 342 pages.

New York: St Martin's, (1994). dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a mystery introducing Louise Eldridge, a dedicated organic gardener. Set in the suburbs of Washington, D. C. 163 pp. ISBN: 0-312-110294.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuring organic gardener Louise Eldridge, set in Washington DC suburbs (Eldridge's husband happens to be a CIA agent.). Gardening lore scattered throughout. Border design and illustrations by Joanna Roy. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-553-10778X.

New York: Kensington, (2005). dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery feauturing Louise Eldridge, a dedicated organic gardener and now the star of public television's top gardening show. Set in the suburbs of Washington, D. C. Includes a gardening essay. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-7582-08170.

New York: Persea Books, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (her second book, preceded by a collection of short stories), "the story of Cathy Ashwell, a gutsy, unmarried mother of three. With her extended family of poor whites, she inhabits a run-down Washington, D. C. rowhouse." 236 pp. ISBN: 0-89255-1569.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First edition - Suspenseful thriller set in Washington D.C. and involving the assassination of a senator and web of conspiracy and danger which surround the young female Secret Service agent who had been assigned to guard him. Breakthrough novel for Shelby, and the first of his bestsellers: although this is actually his 5th novel, there is no reference to his earlier books here.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspenseful thriller set in Washington D.C. and involving the assassination of a senator and web of conspiracy and danger which surround the young female Secret Service agent who had been assigned to guard him. Breakthrough novel for Shelby, and the first of his bestsellers: although this is actually his 5th novel, there is no reference to his earlier books here. ISBN: 0-684-801779.

Novato, CA: Lyford Books / Presidio Press, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a thriller involving a sexually obsessed serial killer in Washington DC. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 1997. 313 pp. ISBN: 0-891415904.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel about corruption in the justice system, by an author who is a judge himself. Introduces Tim Quinn, a Washington, D.C., lawyer recently appointed to a judgeship only to learn that corrupt politics sets the rules and he is expected to repay the favor. 398 pp. . ISBN: 0-765311410.

New York & Boston: Little Brown / Mulholland Books, 2017. SIGNED first edition - Second thriller featuring private investigator and ex-cop Frank Marr, whose addictions to alcohol and cocaine forced his retirement from the DC police. He takes on a family case, as a favor to an aunt - and finds himself with his own life on the line. SIGNED on the title page. 353 pp.

New York: Mysterious Press, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring Padillo and McCorkle, the owner's of Mac's Place, a Washington DC bar. INSCRIBED on the title page. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-2143.

New York: Random House, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Eighth mystery set in Washington, D. C. by the daughter of former President Harry Truman. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-394-557956.