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C H R I S T I L I A N , J . D .   S C A R L E T W O M E N .
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1996.) First printing. A t h r i l l e r a b o u t a P I w h o o v e r c o m e s a c o r r u p t p o l i t i c a l s y s t e m i n o r d e r t o s o l v e a p r o s t i t u t e ' s m u r d e r i n 1 8 7 1 M a n h a t t a n . Among those making an appearance are Jim Fisk, Jay Gould and Emma Wells. First novel by this author under this pseudonym. 2 9 4 p p. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 1 5 5 6 1 1 4 7 5 3
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 45303
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ADAMS, HAROLD.  THE BARBED WIRE NOOSE.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1997.) First printing. The sixth book in this Depression era mystery series set in small town Corden, South Dakota and featuring Carl Wilcox, ex-convict, handyman and reluctant sleuth. 184 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.(remainder line.) ISBN: 0-89296-250X
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 43625
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BAYARD, LOUIS.  THE BLACK TOWER.
New York: Morrow, (2008.) First printing. Excellent historical novel, set in Paris in 1818 during the Restoration - one which breathes life into the world's first polic detective, Vidocq . . .. the founder and chief of a newly created plainclothes police force, who used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to capture some of France's most notorious and elusive criminals. Now he is hot on the trail of a tantalizing mystery--the fate of the young dauphin Louis-Charles, son of Marie-Antoinette and King Louis XVI. 352 pp. Map endpapers. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. ISBN: 0-06-1173509
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 45294
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BOWEN, RHYS.  MURPHY'S LAW.
New York: St Martin's, (2002.) First paperback printing. First mystery set in early 20th century New York and introducing the spunky recent Irish immigrant Molly Murphy, winner of the Agatha Award for best novel. Enjoyable and an interesting reconstruction of actual historical events of the time. SIGNED on the title page. Fine (a new copy) ISBN: 0-312-984979
USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 971] Book number: 29637
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O'BRIEN, CHARLES.  MUTE WITNESS.
Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2001.) 2nd printing. The author's first book, an unusual mystery set in Paris just prior to the French Revolution and depicting not only the social tensions of the time, and the glitter of the theater, but also the new signing for the deaf techniques of Abbe L'Epee. Finalist for the Agatha Award. Map. 323 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) ISBN: 1-890208620
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 37216
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BUTLER, GWENDOLINE  COFFIN ON THE WATER.
New York: St Martin's, (1989). First US printing. Mystery set in 1946 London, and the one which introduced the young Scotland Yard detective, John Coffin. 192 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (rem dot.) ISBN: 0-312-025610
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 30139
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BUTLER, GWENDOLINE  COFFIN ON THE WATER.
New York: St Martin's, (1989). First US printing. Mystery set in 1946 London, and the one which introduced the young Scotland Yard detective, John Coffin. 192 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-312-025610
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 44801
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CARR, CALEB.  THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS.
New York: Random House, 1996. First trade edition. Second novel featuring forensic pychiatrist Dr. Lazlo Kreizler (from 'The Alienist') but this time the mystery i s told by former street urchin Stevie Taggert. Set in the late 19th century. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. ISBN: 0-679-435328
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 21471
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CARR, JOHN DICKSON  MOST SECRET.
New York: Harper & Row, 1966. First thus. Suspense novel set in 1670 during the reign of Charles II of England. Revised edition of a novel published 1934 under a different title and a pseudonym. Very good in good dust jacket (rem mark, closed tear, other edgewear to dj.)
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 19159
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DAMS, JEANNE M.  RED, WHITE AND BLUE MURDER.
New York: Walker, 2000. Book club edition. Second mystery featuring immigrant Hilda Johansson, set inSouth Bend, Indiana at the turn of the century Very good in very good dust jacket. ISBN: 0-8027-33417
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 19348
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DAVIDSON, DIANE.  FEVERSHAM.
New York: Crown, 1969. 2nd printing (before publication.) Historical murder mystery set in Tudor times; based on a tale in Holinshed's Chronicles that was made into a scandalous contemporary play. Very good in a good dust jacket (edgewear to dj, especially at the ends of the spine.)
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 28100
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DAVIS, LINDSEY  A BODY IN THE BATHHOUSE.
New York: Mysterious Press (Warner Books), (2002.) First US printing. Mystery set in early Rome, in A. D. 75, featuring Marcus Didius Falco. 354 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-89296-7714
USD 17.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 | £UK 10.25 | JP¥ 1500] Book number: 38800
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DAVIS, LINDSEY  A BODY IN THE BATHHOUSE.
New York: Mysterious Press (Warner Books), (2002.) First US printing. Mystery set in early Rome, in A. D. 75, featuring Marcus Didius Falco. 354 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-89296-7714
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 40030
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DAVIS, LINDSEY.  A DYING LIGHT IN CORDUBA.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1998. First US printing. A Marcus Didius Falco mystery novel. Fine in fine dustjacket.
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 12850
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DAVIS, LINDSEY  ONE VIRGIN TOO MANY.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1999. First US edition. Mystery set in Rome in 73 A.D. and featuring Marcus Didius Falco. 356 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. ISBN: 0-89296-7161
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 28299
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DAVIS, LINDSEY.  SHADOWS IN BRONZE.
New York: Crown, (1989.) Trade paperback (Quality Paperback Book Club Edition.) The first Marcus Didius Falco mystery, set in first century Rome. Double page map frontispiece. Dramatis personae. Cover praise from Ellis Peters, Rosemary Sutcliff, and others. 258 pp. Very good condition.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 38586
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DAVIS, LINDSEY  TIME TO DEPART.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1997.) First US edition. The seventh mystery set in first century Rome, featuring hard-boiled detective, Marcus Didius Falco. 400 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-89296-6262
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 38949
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DAY, DIANNE  DEATH TRAIN TO BOSTON.
New York: Doubleday, 1999. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The fifth Fremont Jones historical mystery, this one involving an undercover assignment on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and life in early 20th century Utah among the Mormons. 258 pp, Fine.
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 24350
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DAY, DIANNE  DEATH TRAIN TO BOSTON.
New York: Doubleday, 1999. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The 5th Fremont Jones historical mystery, this one involving an undercover assignment on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and life in early 20th century Utah among the Mormons. Publisher's letter laid in. Very good (crease to lower corner of cover.)
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 24926
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DOHERTY, P.C.  CORPSE CANDLE.
New York: St Martin's, (2002.) First US printing. A title in his highly praised Hugh Corbett mystery series, set in 1303 during the reign of Edward I of England. Author's note. 310 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket (some spine slant, crease on spine of dj.) ISBN: 0-312-300875
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 38877
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DOWNING, SYBIL.  THE BINDING OATH.
Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2000. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Interesting historical mystery featuring newspaper reporter Liz O'Brien, and set in Denver in 1922. Based on a little known part of Colorado history, when the Ku Klux Klan attempted to gain political control of the state. Fine inglossy illustrated wrappers.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 19905
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ESTLEMAN, LOREN D.  JITTERBUG: A Novel of Detroit.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, 1998. First printing. Historical mystery set in World War II Detroit - a city of racial tension, wartime anguish, hot jazz, and a fanatical killer. 303 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-312-863608
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 37969
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EVERETT, PETER.  A DEATH IN IRELAND.
Boston: Little Brown, (1981.) First printing. A literate thriller set in Ireland, in 1920 during the Rebellion: unable to get close enough to a British General to assasinate him, the I.R.A. has hired an American hit-man to do the job. 222 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.) ISBN: 0-316258377
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 37213
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EYRE, ELIZABETH (PSEUDONYM FOR JILL STAYNES & MARGARET STOREY)  CURTAINS FOR THE CARDINAL.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1993.) First US printing. Second mystery set in Renaissance Italy, featuring Sigismondo, courtier, mercenary and sleuth. 260 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) ISBN: 0-151236828
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 40555
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EYRE, ELIZABETH (PSEUDONYM FOR JILL STAYNES & MARGARET STOREY)  DEATH OF THE DUCHESS.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First US printing. Mystery set in Renaissance Italy and introducing Sigismondo, courtier, mercenary and sleuth. First book written by Staynes and Storey using this pseudonym. Near fine in a good dust jacket (remainder mark, long tear on back cover of dj.) ISBN: 0-15-1241023
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 21750
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