Little Owl Books: Thriller
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Adler, Warren:
The Henderson Equation.
New York, Putnam, 1976 Hard cover 1st Ed., blue cloth bds, VG, bk leans sl., unclipped d/w, Good-, edgewear/creasing, pp382, contents clean and tight, v. light stain to leading pge edge block, no inscriptions etc... "The chronicle's investigative reporting has brought down a hated and corrupt president. Now there is a lead which would destroy the paper's own favorite candidate in the forthcoming presidential election."
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Book number: 9806
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 7 US$ 7.4 | JP¥ 1146]
Keywords: thriller political president USA elections newspapers intrigue presidential election press Washington's Chronicle 399117555

 
Aldridge, Lawrence:
Anagram In Africa.
Lewes Sussex, The Book Club Guild, 1985 SIGNED by author to ffep, "For Pam Mellish, with best wishes, John Aldridge Lawrence Darrell June 1986" 1st Ed., hard cover dark blue cloth bds, gilt to spine, VG+, unclipped dust jacket, faded to spine and top edges, small scuff to front spine hinge otherwise VG, pp180. A spy thriller based in Africa "Dallas-style". "A superb, highly rated thriller, a story of love, high treason and families under pressure, desire and big business steeped in the earthy humidity of intrigue, rivalry and passion."
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Book number: 14359
GBP 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 US$ 22.82 | JP¥ 3532]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: Signed spy thriller love treson families pressure desire business intrigue rivalry passion Dallas Africa 0863320546

 
Armstrong, Charlotte:
Dream of Fair Woman.
London, Collins, 1966 1st Ed., hard cover with dust jacket and bds completely enclosed in protective film, Good, ffep stuck down to front pastedown, ex-lib so usual stamps etc..., a few age/biro-marks through text and to leading pge edge block otherwise contents sound and tight, pp224. A sound reading copy.
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Book number: 15077
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.17 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: thriller identity hospital girl danger murder greed mistaken identity

 
Beeding, Francis:
The House of Dr. Edwardes.
London, A Cherry Tree Book, no date Paperback, black and red front cover, spine tanned, a little chipping to spine end and small amount of wear to spine top, otherwise Good, bk leans slightly, contents clean and tight, pges tanned, ffep possibly missing, pp256.
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Book number: 15494
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 35 US$ 37.01 | JP¥ 5728]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: thriller mental illness asylum Dr Edwardes doctor danger

 
Brown, Hosanna:
Death Upon A Spear.
London, Victor Gollancz, 1986 1st Ed., Hard cover red cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket, Near Fine, yellow/black/pink, contents fine and tight, pp184, no names etc... "A light-hearted romp that nevertheless tells the reader much about the position of the Aborigines in Australia today."
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Book number: 13107
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.5 US$ 18.51 | JP¥ 2864]
Catalogue: Crime thriller
Keywords: Australia Australian Aborigines murder Parliament House art Ghost Island investigation crime 0575037539

 
Browne, Douglas G.:
Plan XVI.
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1936 Hard cover blue cloth bds, Good, a little fading at spine, rubbed at spine tips, corners a little bumped, upper corners scuffed, contents nice and tight, occas. age mark, pp276, no dust jacket, leading pge edge block lightly age-speckled, half title corner creased, no names, inscriptions etc...
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Book number: 15068
GBP 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 US$ 22.82 | JP¥ 3532]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: Plan XVI sixteen 16 Superintendent Thew crime thriller

 
Buchan, John:
The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1950 Thick Hard Cover, leans heavily, stone coloured cloth, Good, black and red line to margins/lettering, gilt trent college insignia on upper bd, contents clean and tight, first few pges top corner creased, award label to ffep, pp1204, hinge cracked at rear but holding. A sound reading copy.
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Book number: 9498
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.17 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: thriller
Keywords: adventure stories Richard Hannay spy thriller

 
Castle, John & Arthur Hailey:
Flight Into Danger. A Novel of Suspense.
London, Souvenir Press, 1958 1st thus, Hard Cover blue cloth bds, VG, sl. bowed, no d/w, contents fine and tight, pp162
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Book number: 11036
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 US$ 6.17 | JP¥ 955]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: fiction suspense thriller flying 000000000

 
Clements, E. H.:
High Tension.
London, Hodder And Stoughton, 1959 1st Ed., Hard cover unclipped dustwrapper and bds completely enclosed in protective film, Good, some creasing, taped on front and rear from inside to outside of cover, a little rubbing in places, ex lib with rubbed out stamp on front pastedown, occas. age-spotting through text, pp189. "When Alister Woodhead, ex-Commando, agreed to stand in for the famous star David Cannon and climb the difficult peak of Sgurr Dhubh in the west of Scotland, his enemies believed he had an ulterior motive. They knew Alister was a Civil Service security officer as well as a Scottish laird and they feared he had found on Sgurr Dhubh a vital clue to their secret organsistaion... From then on the tension is high."
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Book number: 9470
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.34 | JP¥ 1909]
Catalogue: thriller
Keywords: thriller adventure fiction Leslie Wood action Alister Woodhead Scotland climbing laird

 
O Cork, Shannon OCork, Shannon:
End of The Line.
London, Victor Gollancz, 1984 Hard cover red cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, VG++, unclipped yellow/black/pink dust jacket, VG++, lightened to leading edge, bk leans a little, contents clean and tight, light age-spotting to leading and upper edge block, pp232, no names etc...
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Book number: 13106
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.34 | JP¥ 1909]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: thriller T T Baldwin sports photographer female amateur sleuth deep sea fishing novelist death murder crime 0575034025

 
Craig, Bill:
Scobie In September.
London, Hutchinson, 1971 1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, unclipped dust jacket, front flap a bit creased, closed tear to front and rear top edges, a little rubbing at spine tip, Good-, contents clean and tight, pp192. The background is the Edinburgh Festival. "The day had started badly for Scobie. In September most days did. His wife was trying to divorce him, his landlady was trying to evict him, and the city, with a festival on its mind, made him feel more ignored than ever." A scarce title.
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Book number: 15495
GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.75 US$ 43.18 | JP¥ 6682]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: Scobie television BBC artist Edinburgh Festival painting Pandorus thriller 0091066905

 
Cronin, Michael:
The Dangerous Lady.
London, Robert Hale Limited, 1962 1st Ed., Hard cover black cloth bds, bk leans, torn away Boots label to btm upper bd, green lettering to spine, small indent damage to top of rear bd, minor rubbing to spine ends, no dust jacket, contents tight and bright, occas. age mark, some pge corners have been turned, pp190, no inscriptions etc...
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Book number: 13292
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 14 US$ 14.8 | JP¥ 2291]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: thriller romance fiction Caribbean

 
Cunningham, E. V.:
Penelope.
London, Pan Books Ltd, 1967 Pbk, Good, Unabridged, b/w photographs of Natalie Wood, some creasing at spine and rear corner and edges in a couple of places, light mark to upper wrap, pges tanned, nice and tight, pp155 + adverts.
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Book number: 13289
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25 US$ 4.32 | JP¥ 668]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: bank robbery Natalie Wood unabridged thriller film

 
Dibdin, Michael:
Cosi Fan Tutti. An Aurelio Zen Mystery. (Uncorrected Proof)
London, Faber and Faber, 1996 Uncorrected Proof copy, Pbk, VG, contents clean and tight, pp248.
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Book number: 11326
GBP 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 10.49 | JP¥ 1623]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: uncorrected proof Aurelio Zen mystery crime detective fiction Italy thriller 0571179207

 
Egleton, Clive:
Seven Days To A Killing.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1973 1st Ed., hard cover olive green cloth bds, gilt titles to spine, VG+, unclipped dust jacket, small closed tear to to upper edge to rear and 1/2" closed tear to upper edge near spine hinge at front otherwise VG, contents nice and tight, pp223.
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Book number: 15605
GBP 4.75 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 5.86 | JP¥ 907]
Catalogue: Thriller
Keywords: thriller fiction Military Intelligence Major John Tarrant MOD russia Warsaw Pact countries kidnap son British Intelligence ransom defector diamonds 034016705X

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