GODDARD, PETER

Sounding a Novel

Don Mills, Ont.: Stoddart Publishing, 1988. Paperback. ISBN: 0773751912. Trade Paperback. A Very Good copy, tight, & unmarked with cover rubbing and edgewear. ; 8.90 X 6 X 0.80 inches; 267 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 13092

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 0773751912 Thriller Ficiton >Mystery Fiction Mystery & Detective

GOUGH LAURENCE

Accidental Deaths

Toronto, Ont.: Viking, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0670844691. First Edition. Black hard boards. Near Fine in a very good unclipped dust jacket. "In his fifth powerful crime novel, a htiman is out to get the Vancouver homicide detective Claire Parker. Frank Wright, last seen in Hot Shots, flies into town to plot her death, hired by a man with a bad grudge against the lady cop." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 224 pages. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1756

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 0670844691 Fiction > Mystery & Detective Fiction Mystery & Detective

GREENBERG MARTIN H. , BILL PRONZINI, EDITORS

Women Sleuths Margaret Cole, Mignon Eberhart, Cornell Woolrich, Marcia Muller

Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0897331575. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good, tightly bound a bright, unmarked copy. Light scratch to the front cover. ; 6.77 X 4.25 X 0.63 inches; 224 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 14278

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 0897331575

GREENE GRAHAM

Confidential Agent

Bantam Books, # A1773, 1958. Paperback. A Mass Market in Very Good condition. A sound binding with an unmarked text. Cover edgewear and rubbing. "In a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. " ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 153 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27612

Catalogue: Fiction, Murder, Mystery, England, Classics

Keywords: Fiction > Murder Mystery & Detective England Spy Classics Fiction Mystery & Detective Classics Spy Stories & Espionage England

GREENE GRAHAM

Orient - Express ( French )

France: Stock, 1962. Hardcover. French Text. Original yellow cloth covred boards, red titles to the spine. Very Good++, red end papers, a sound binding with clean & unmarked pages. The DJ is in Very Good condition with cover rubbing and edgewear. "As the Orient Express hurtles across Europe on its three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople, the driven lives of several of its passengers become bound together in a fateful interlock. The menagerie of characters include Coral Musker, a beautiful chorus girl; Carleton Myatt, a rich Jewish businessman; Richard John, a mysterious and kind doctor returning to his native Belgrade; the spiteful journalist Mabel Warren; and Josef Grunlich, a cunning, murderous burglar." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27604

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, British Literature, Travel

Keywords: Fictiion > Mystery British Literature Travel > Adventure

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

HEBDEN MARK

Eyewitness

George G. Harrap & Co, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 086025061X. Bright red Hardcovers, gilt tittles to the spine. Very Good+, tightly bound and unmrked. An ex-library book with a pocket and a library stamp. A small mark on the bottom of the front end paper, number on the top. The DJ is only in Good- condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27615

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 086025061x Fiction Mystery Fiction Mystery & Detective

HéBERT, ANNE

Fous de Bassan

Seuil, 1982. Paperback. ISBN: 2020062437. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Other than two previous owner's name written on the back and front end paper, the book is bright & clean. Tightly bound. The DJ is Good+ with browning along the edges and the spine. "Fous De Bassan Le 31 août 1936, à Griffin Creek, Olivia et Nora, deux adolescentes, deux cousines si belles qu'elles attisent même les désirs du prêtre, disparaissent le long de la grève qui longe le fleuve Saint-Laurent. Cette tragédie bouleverse toute la communauté. Le drame relaté dans Les Fous de Bassan sera narré par cinq personnages tous plus ou moins liés aux victimes, tous plus ou moins parents, membres de familles survivant dans ce coin de terre isolé depuis qu'elles ont fui les États-Unis aIl y a le révérend Nicolas Jones, qui se remémore, dans son journal, l'été 1936. ? Dans toute cette histoire, écrit-il, il faudrait tenir compte du vent, de la présence du vent, de sa voix lancinante dans nos oreilles, de son haleine salée sur nos lèvres. ? Il y a Stevens Brown, le déserteur, ? Le pire de nous tous, le dépositaire de toute la malfaisance secrète de Griffin Greek, amassée au cœur des hommes et des femmes depuis deux siècles. ? Il y a aussi Perceval, le simplet, le fou du village qui en sait beaucoup plus que les gens ne le croient, et les petites victimes, à qui Anne Hébert prête voix. ? Il y a certainement quelqu'un qui m'a tuée, dit Olivia. Puis s'en est allé. Sur la pointe des pieds. ?"; Les; 7.9 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches; 256 pages; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26245

Catalogue: French, Fiction, Mystery, Literature

Keywords: 2020062437 French > Fiction Mystery Literature Canada Mystery & Detective Literature French Books

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

HIGGINS-CLARK, MARY & MICHèLE SENDRE-HAIDAR

Nuit Du Renard Livre

MAGNARD, 2000. Paperback. ISBN: 9782210754027. A Fine Paperback, tightly bound, bright & unmarked pages. Glossy covers. ; Classiques & Contemporains; Vol. 1; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 368 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 27620

Catalogue: French, Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 9782210754027 French Books Fiction > Mystery Fiction Mystery & Detective French Books

HOSPITAL, JANETTE TURNER

Last Magician, the

Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0771042248. An As New Trade Paperback with French flaps. Tight, bright & unmarked. "To all the world, Charlie is a successful adult, an in-demand photographer. But he is stalked by a cruel childhood secret which he shares with three others--one shrouded in silence . Until now. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 309 pages. As New .

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Book number: 26880

Catalogue: Fiction, Canada, Australia, Mystery

Keywords: 0771042248 Fiction Canada Australia Literature Canada Culture Mystery & Detective Literature

JAMES, P. D.

Skull Beneath the Skin, the

Warner Books, 1983. Paperback. ISBN: 0446306061. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. Squared with a solid binding and clean, unmarked pages. Cover edgewear and spine creasing. "Hired as a bodyguard to faded actress Clarissa Lisle, the recent recipient of numerous death threats, Cordelia Gray accompanies the actress to an island castle, whose owner collects funeral paraphernalia." ; Cordelia Gray; Vol. 2; 6.80 X 4.30 X 1.30 inches. Very Good .

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Book number: 21198

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 0446306061 Fiction Mystery & Detective

JANES, J.ROBERT

Madrigal

London, England: Indigo, 1999. Mass Market. ISBN: 0575402598. Mass Market Paperback in very good conditon. Edgewear with one crease to the spine, tightly bound with an unmarked interior. "St-Cyr and Kohler are shipped out to Avignon to investigate the violent death of a young aristocrat: she was a singer aspiring to join the Madrigal group. Amidst a heady brew of sex, politics and professional jealousy, St-Cyr must discover the truth - with some help from the dead. " ; A St. Cyr & Kohler mystery; 1 x 6.9 x 4.4 Inches; 276 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 9734

Catalogue: Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: 0575402598 Detective World War, 1939-1945 Fiction Mystery & Detective

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

LAINE ANNABLE

Melancholy Virgin

London, Eng: MacDonald Futura Publishers, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0354046160. Bright red Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. Fine+ with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped, Very Good++, protected by a clean plastic cover. "A jaunty Regency mystery--with romantic underpinnings, a high-spirited cast, and some delightful research into the period's theatrical lows. A pretty young ""actress," " Imogen Reese, has been murdered; and so her friend, lovely widow ""Signora Katarine"" (nee Katherine Kenwood) , has hired a gumshoe of the Bow Street police to investigate." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26699

Catalogue: Mystery, Fiction

Keywords: 0354046160