BLOCK, LAWRENCE

Deadly Honeymoon

Dell Book, # 1739, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Mass Market in Very Good++ condition. Tightly bound, clean & unmarked pages. "Newlyweds Dave and Jill Wade stood quietly on the porch of the mountain cabin and watched as a man they had never seen before was shot four times by two ruthless killers. Now, as the Wades pay cruelly for their innocent knowledge, they vow to consumate their marriage in only one way--revenge." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 157 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26596

Catalogue: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Detective

Keywords: Fiction > Suspense Mystery & Detective Fiction Mystery & Detective

BOSWELL, JOAN

Cut Off His Tale

Rendevous Press, 2005. Paperback. ISBN: 1894917189. Signed by the author on the title page. In Very Good+ condition with a solid binding and bright, unmarked pages. Light corner wear and an uncreased spine. "The starter's gun explodes, and Hollis Grant excitedly begins her very first marathon race, only to stumble almost immediately over a body lying in the road, the body of the Reverend Paul Robertson, her soon-to-be ex-husband." ; 5.12 X 0.62 X 7.5 inches; 256 pages; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26829

Catalogue: Fiction, Detective & Mystery, Clergy Crimes

Keywords: 1894917189 Fiction > Detective & Mystery Clergy Crimes Fiction Mystery & Detective

BOSWELL, JOAN

Cut to the Quick ( Signed ) a Hollis Grant Mystery

Napoleon and Co, 2007. Paperback. ISBN: 1894917472. Signed by the author on the title page. In Fine condition. Glossy covers with light cover edgewear. "Hollis Grant hoped to spend the summer taking lessons in fine art from her best friend's husband. Instead she finds herself moving in with the family to investigate the murder of their stepson." ; 5.12 X 0.62 X 7.5 inches; 304 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26866

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Detectives, Toronto

Keywords: 1894917472 Mystery & Detective Women Detectives Toronto, Ontario

CREASEY JOHN

Toff and the Trip-Trip-Triplets

Thriller Book Club, 1972. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802752640. Bright red Hardcovers, black titles to the spine. A Very Good++ book with a sound binding, a name written on the front end paper, otherwise a bright, unmarked book. The DJ is unclipped protected by a clear plastic covering. Very Good condition. "The Toff gallantly rescues, first one, and then each, of three spoiled, beautiful, and rich triplets. But when his man Jolly is kidnapped, the Toff faces a tough decision: to ensure Jolly's return by abandoning the irksome triplets, or to gamble on his own abilities and try to save Jolly's life as well as the triplets." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 190 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26695

Catalogue: Fiction, Detective & Mystery, England

Keywords: 0802752640 England > Mystery & Detective Fiction Fiction Mystery & Detective England

DIBDIN, MICHAEL

Ratking

Faber & Faber, 1989. Paperback. ISBN: 0571154212. A Very Good+ Mass Market with a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Light spine creasing and cover edgewear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 288 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 28005

Catalogue: Crime, Fiction, Kidnapping, Mystery and Detective

Keywords: 0571154212 Crime > Investigations Kidnapping Mystery & Detective Fiction Crime & Prisons Mystery & Detective

DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

Puffin Classics Hound of the Baskervilles

London, England: Puffin UK, 2004. Paperback. ISBN: 0140366997. Trade Paperback in Very Good condition. The binding is tight and the pages have age tanning to them but are clean & unmarked. Wear to the cover edges, scuffing and a crease to the front cover top corner. "When Sir Charles Baskerville is found mysteriously dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall, everyone remembers the legend of the monstrous creature that haunts the moor. The great detective Sherlock Holmes knows that there must be a more rational explanation, but the difficulty is to find it before the hellhound finds him. "; 7.50 X 5 X 0.70 inches; 256 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 22063

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, England

Keywords: 0140366997 Private Investigators

ELKINS, AARON J.

Curses! - a Gideon Oliver

Mysterious Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780892962631. First Edition. Tan Hardcovers, blue cloth spine covering, black titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition. The DJ is Very Good+, light cover edgewear, small tear to the back cover top edge. "An archaeological dig on the Yucatan Pennisula uncovers an ancient Mayan curse, but anthropology professor Gideon Oliver suspects the spate of murders that follow may have a more corporeal cause." ; 3 X 2 X 6 inches; 204 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27479

Catalogue: Fiction, Mexico, Mystery, Detective, Forensic Anthropologists

Keywords: 9780892962631 Fiction Mexico Mystery & Crime Forensic Anthropologists Fiction Crime & Prisons Mystery & Detective Anthropology

GREENE HUGH, EDITOR

More Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Cosmopolitan Crimes

London, England: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1971. Hardcover. ISBN: 0370014588. Bright pink cloth covers with gilt titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition, the pages are tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is clipped and in Very Good conditionwith wear to the spine hinges. "Contents The episode of the Mexican seer, by G. Allen. --The episode of the diamond links, by G. Allen. --Five hundred carats, by G. Griffith. --A bracelet at Bruges, by A. Bennett. --The absent-minded coterie, by R. Barr. --The problem of cell 13, by J. Futrelle. --Arsáene Lupin in prison, by M. Leblanc. --The superfluous finger, by J. Futrelle. --A sensible course of action, by P. Rosenkrantz. --Anonymous letters, by B. Groller. --The red silk scarf, by M. Leblanc. --The secret of the "Magnifique," by E. P. Oppenheim. --The murder at the Duck Club, by H. H. Prichard. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 347 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27023

Catalogue: Anothlogy, Detective and Mystery, Crime 19th Century

Keywords: 0370014588 Mystery Anthologies > Short Stories Crime 19th Centuty Detective & Mystery

HALL, OAKLEY

Ambrose Bierce and the Trey of Pearls

Viking USA, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670032700. A red /black Hardcover in Near Fine condition. A sound binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition, light cover rubbing. "The arrival in San Francisco of three beautiful young suffragists could be linked to the murder of Reverend Divine, a famed advocate of spiritualism, the female vote, and temperance, and Ambrose Bierce and Tom Redmond join forces to investigate." ; 5.54 X 0.84 X 8.6 inches; 224 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26822

Catalogue: San Francisco, Detective & Mystery, Journalists

Keywords: 0670032700 United States > San Francisco Detective & Mystery Journalists Mystery & Detective Journalism United States

HARDINGE GEORGE (EDITOR)

Winter's Crimes 11

New York: St Martins Press, 1980. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312882386. Black hard board with silver lettering on spine. A little foxing on the edges. Clean text with a solid binding. DJ is unclipped and had some edgewear, scuffing and 1 inch tear (taped) on the top of the front cover. "This book has 10 original crime stories and the authors, and some of the story titles are: Simon Brett ("Double Glazing") , Gwendoline Butler ("North Wind") , Ivor Drummond, Sarah Gainham ("Business Hazard") , Jonathan Gash ("Eyes for Offa Rex") , Anthony Lejeune, Michael Levey, Ellis Peters (The Price of Light") , Anthony Price, Julian Symons ("The Flaw"). "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 2385

Catalogue: Short Stories, Detective

Keywords: 0312882386 Crime & Prisons Mystery & Detective Short Stories

HEAD MATTHEW

Smell of Money

Simon & Schuster, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Black Hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. Very Good++. A sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is unclipped and is protected by a clear plastic covering. Light spine end chipping." A young painter, Bill, gets a chance at a soft berth as custodian of wealthy Mrs. Jimson's collection in California, and there drifts into an affair with a married woman and the murder of his kind lady. With the police passing it off as robbery, Bill investigates on his own, objectively sees through Mrs. Jimson's retinue all out to dig gold. Minor mystery angles, well sustained by a smooth manner. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 307 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27426

Catalogue: Fiction, Artists, Detective and Mystery

Keywords: Fiction Detective and Mystery

HERGE

Tintin & Explorers on the Moon

New York, New York, U. S. A.: Egmont, 1999. Paperback. ISBN: 0749701609. A pictorial Paperback in Very Good condition. The pages are tightly bound and unmarked. There is some creasing to the covers. "Concluding the journey that began in Destination Moon, Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus are on their way to the moon, but unforeseen circumstances--innocent and otherwise--threaten the best-laid plans." ; 220 X 4 X 295 millimeters; 64 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26557

Catalogue: Children's Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Space Flight, Graphic

Keywords: 0749701609 Children's Fiction Mystery & Detective Space Flight to the Moon Graphic & Cartoons Mystery & Detective Children Graphic Novels & Comics

HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA

L'Art Du Suspense

POCKET, 1992. Pocket_Book. ISBN: 2266022377. A Very Good+ Paperback, a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Cover edgewear, light scuffing and a crease to the back cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 1514 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27745

Catalogue: French, Mystery & Detective

Keywords: 2266022377 French Book Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective French Books

JEAN, CLAUDE & JEAN-CLAUDE CLAEYS

Magnum Song

Soleil Productions, 1995. Leather_Bound. ISBN: 2877643050. An oversize white Hardcover in Very Good+ condition. Ex-library with a sticker to the back end paper, a library sticker at the bottom of the title page. The binding is tight and the pages are clean & unmarked. The DJ is Very Good+ and is protected by a clear plastic covering. A Small sticker on the back cover and the spine. "Cartoon in black and white. A deranged killer who only murders redheads is wreaking havoc, and Detective Foolishbury is assigned by the senator to solve the case, but he soon discovers that big money interests are involved." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 96 pages. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27290

Catalogue: Graphic Novels, Comics, Detective, French Books

Keywords: 2877643050 Mystery > Detective Graphic Novels Comics Crime French Books Crime & Prisons Mystery & Detective Graphic Novels & Comics French Books

LACOMBE ALAIN

Le Roman Noir Americain. 10 - 18

Union Generale D'Editions, 1975. Paperback. A Very Good Paperback. A solid binding with clean & unmarked pages. Age tanning to the pages. "L'objectif atteint par cet essai est de circonvenir le phénomène du thriller américain, depuis les pulp magazines de 1920 jusqu'à nos jours. L'auteur y repère une constante motrice qui est la dénonciation contre l'agression-corruption de la ville représentée par le maire-shérif-juge, contrée par le justicier-témoin-acteur agissant sur le pouvoir par la marge sous le personnage du détective privé ou du journaliste." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 188 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27054

Catalogue: American Fiction, Detective & Mystery, Criticism

Keywords: American Fiction Detective & Mystery Criticism Fiction Mystery & Detective Literary & Literary Citicism