MANKELL, HENNING; LAURIE THOMPSON (TRANSLATOR)

The Man from Beijing

Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2010. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307397858. Light bump top back corner ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; 1.5 x 9.2 x 6.4 Inches; 366 pages; From the internationally acclaimed author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries comes an extraordinary stand-alone novel - both a mystery and a sweeping drama - that traces the legacy of the nineteenth-century slave trade between China and America. In the small Swedish hamlet of Hesjövallen, a horrific scene is discovered: nineteen people have been tortured and massacred an the only clue is a red silk ribbon found at the scene. Judge Birgitta Roslin has a particular reason to be shocked by the crime: her mother's adoptive parents, the Andréns, are among the victims. Investigating further, she learns that an Andrén family living in Nevada has also been murdered. Travelling to Hesjövallen, she finds a diary, kept by a gangmaster on the railway built across America in the 1860s, full of vivid descriptions of the brutality with which the Chinese and other slave workers were treated. She discovers that the red silk ribbon found at the crime scene came from a local Chinese restaurant, and she learns that a Chinese man, a stranger to the town, was staying at a local boarding house at the time of the atrocity. The police insist that only a lunatic could have committed such a horrific crime, but Birgitta suspects that there is much more to it, and she is determined to uncover the truth. Her search takes her from Sweden to Beijing and back, but Mankell's narrative also takes us 150 years into the past: to China and America when the hatred that fuelled the massacre was born, a hatred transformed and complicated over time and that will catch up to Birgitta as she draws ever closer to discovering who is behind the Hesjövallen murders.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0307397858 Sweden Slave Trade Murder mystery China Fiction::Mystery

MARTIN, J. WALLIS

The Long Close Call

London UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 2000. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0340728167. Some edge wear to dustjacket ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Publisher's price sticker still on dustjacket ; 9.2 X 6.4 X 1.5 inches; 256 pages; "When Robbie McLaughlin, a Flying Squad officer with London’s Metropolitan Police, shoots and kills a robber during a bank raid, his private and professional life begin to fall apart.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20298

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0340728167 MYSTERY Flying squad London Fiction::Mystery

MASON, A. E. W. (ALFRED EDWARD WOODLEY MASON)

The Witness for the Defence

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. First British Edition. Hardcover. Basis for the 1919 movie of the same name. Red cloth covered boards have a few water spots, one small tear top of spine, a couple of small holes in spine along with sun fading. previous owner's name on FFEP. Front and back are bright with yellow blindstamped design and white print. Front hinge solid but back appears to have been glued. Text block is solid and tight.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 3071

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: FICTION MYSTERY

MCCRUMB, SHARYN

Zombies of the Gene Pool

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671705261. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. Second in the series begun with Bimbos of the Death Sun, sci-fi mystery. "In the 1950s, a group of young science fiction writers, dreaming of literary immortality and calling themselves the Lanthanides, buried a time capsule with their stories and relics from the time. Now, in the 1990s, when several of them have become famous, the surviving Lanthanides are getting together at a special convention to dig up the capsule and open it. But the convention is startled by the appearance of a writer who was supposed to have died thirty years ago. Then murder materializes to throw the agenda further into chaos. Now, Jay Omega, author of Bimbos of the Death Sun, and his significant other, Dr. Marion Farley, must separate science fact from fiction -- and unearth a killer with a story of his own to tell.". Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0671705261 College Teachers Fiction Omega Jay Fictitious Fiction::Mystery

MCDERMID, VAL

Killing the Shadows

Toronto: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670896438. Some bumping head of spine, light wear to extremities ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 9 X 6.20 X 1.40 inches; 423 pages; "A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey - the writers of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of the nineties. But this killer is like no other. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and mechanics of how serial killers operate. And for one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death. Professor Fiona Cameron is an academic psychologist who uses computer technology to help police forces track serial offenders. She used to help the Met, but vowed never to work for them again when they went against her advice and badly screwed up an investigation as a consequence. Still smarting from the experience, she's working a case in Toledo when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered. It's not her case, but Fiona can't help taking an interest. Which is just as well, because before too long the killer strikes again. And again. And Fiona is caught up in a race against time, not only to save a life, but to bring herself redemption, both personal and professional. Rich in atmosphere, Killing the Shadows uses the backdrops of city and country to create an air of threatening menace, culminating in a tense confrontation between hunter and hunted, a confrontation that can have only one outcome.". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0670896438 fiona campbell Fiction::Mystery

MCDERMID, VAL

The Last Temptation

Toronto, ON: Harpercollins, 2002. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002005247. Slight edgewear, remainder mark bottom page edges. ; A bright solid, book DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Unread.; Tony Hill Mystery; 432 pages; A white-knuckle ride through a world of corruption, crueltyand violence ...Mapping the minds of murderers is what Dr Tony Hill does better than anyone.So when a twisted killer starts targeting psychologists across northern Europe,he's the obvious choice to track the executioner's mental and physical journey. Except that Tony doesn't want to do this any more.But the case is about to come uncomfortably close to home. The next victim is a friend of his. And his former partner, DCI Carol Jordan, is herself in Germany, working undercover in a world where human life is cheaper than a drug deal. She needs his help as much as the serial killer hunters do.Confronting the worst of contemporary crime and struggling to unravel rootsthat lie deep in the tormented past of Nazi atrocities and Stasi abuses, Tony and Carol are forced to battle for survival against overwhelming odds. In this morass of doublecross and doubledealing, they have no one to trust but each other.Tony Hill is back. And this time, it's personal.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 7125

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery::Series

Sonstige Stichworte: 0002005247 MYSTERY Serial Killer Murder tony hill

MCDERMID, VAL

A Place of Execution

Toronto, ON: Viking, 1999. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670889091. Remainder mark bottom page edges, some creasing at spine tips of DJ ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 404 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0670889091 Fiction Mystery PSYCHOLOGical thriller Fiction::Mystery

MCDERMID, VAL

The Wire in the Blood

New York: Viking Press, 1998. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670880795. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Mystery #2; 6.25 X 1.31 X 9.45 inches; 373 pages; This is the book that made Val McDermid a household name, spawning a British TV series, carrying its name. The Canadian edition was released 1 year after the British publication.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20858

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery::Series

Sonstige Stichworte: 0670880795 tony hill Carol jordan Fiction::Mystery

MEYER, DEON; K.L. SEEGERS (TRANSLATOR)

Thirteen Hours

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307356647. Ballpoint date written bottom page edges, light creasing of dust jacket. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 Inches; 416 pages; Some would call Detective Benny Griessel a legend. Others would call him a drunk. Either way, he has trodden on too many toes over the years ever to reach the top of the promotion ladder, and now he concentrates on staying sober and mentoring the new generation of crime fighters — mixed race, Xhosa and Zulu. But when an American backpacker disappears in Cape Town, panicked politicians know who to call: Benny has just thirteen hours to save the girl, save his career, and crack open a conspiracy, which threatens the whole country. A potent, suspenseful thriller, and a brilliant portrait of life in the country that will host the 2010 World Cup.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0307356647 benny greissel MYSTERY South Africa Fiction::Mystery

MINA, DENISE

The Dead Hour

Toronto: Bantam Press, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0593051424. Light edge wear.; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; Paddy Meehan series #2; 1.42 x 9.21 x 6.3 Inches; 344 pages; The second novel in the wonderful Paddy Meehan series by Scotland’s princess of crime. Paddy Meehan, Glasgow’s aspiring journalist is back on the beat, trawling the streets of Glasgow for a story — something to prove she can write; that she’s better at her job than all her male colleagues; anything that will get her off the terrible night shift that is slowly turning her brains to mush. And then she meets the woman with the poodle perm at the door of a wealthy suburb in the north of the city. It’s just a domestic dispute, Paddy’s told, although her instincts are alerted when she’s slipped a £50 note to keep the story out of the papers. By the next morning the woman is dead; she’s been tortured, beaten, and left to die. Paddy has found her story, but she’s still got the £50; and with her father and brothers unemployed, and her upright Roman Catholic family perilously short of money, this could solve a lot of problems. A day later, Paddy sees a body being pulled from the river. Another death, she’s told; it’s nothing to do with you; go home. But when Paddy talks to the wife of the dead man, she finds that the relationship between him and the murdered woman was closer than the police had imagined. Why have these people died? What were they trying to hide? And could this be the break Paddy’s been waiting for? What follows is a deeply personal journey into the dark heart of a brutal economic recession, and the brutal bud of the drugs trade in the 1980s.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0593051424 glasgow Journalist paddy Meehan MYSTERY

MINA, DENISE

Garnethill

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1999. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0786706120. Light scuffing of DJ, light edge wear, remainder mark bottom page edges, small chip bottom back fore edge ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; 1.24 x 9.26 x 6.28 Inches; 348 pages; Eight months after spending almost half a year in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital devoted to treating sex abuse victims, Maureen O'Donnell is desperately trying to hold together her shattered life. Bored with her job at a theater ticket office and depressed because her affair with one of the hospital's doctors, Douglas Brady, is over, Maureen and a friend get drunk. The next morning Maureen finds Brady's body in her living room, his throat cut. With bloody footprints matching Maureen's slippers at the scene, Detective Chief Inspector Joe McEwan sets out to prove the woman's guilt. He's not alone in thinking her the culprit: to Maureen's shock, both her alcoholic mum and Douglas's politician mother also think she's the killer. Convincing them that she isn't becomes her goal.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 12747

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0786706120 Sexual abuse MYSTERY Fiction::Mystery

MINA, DENISE

The Last Breath

London: Bantam Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0593051432. Light edge wear, minor creasing of dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 352 pages; "Paddy Meehan is home alone when there’s a knock at the door. It’s the police and they have bad news. Former boyfriend Terry Patterson’s naked body has been found in a ditch. He’s been tortured, hooded, then shot through the head: all hallmarks of an IRA assassination. Paddy is devastated: Terry was her first lover; the sort of journalist she’s always aspired to be. But why have the police come to her? Although she and Terry have had an on/off affair since they first worked together, she hasn’t seen him for over a year. She is therefore horrified to find that not only has Terry named her next of kin, but he has left her a huge Georgian house in Ayrshire and several suitcases full of notes. What was Terry trying to tell her? As Paddy begins her investigation into his death, she realizes that if the secret he was about to expose was worth killing for, she is next in line.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 19482

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 0593051432 IRA glasgow British Fiction Fiction::Mystery

PENNY, LOUISE

All the Devils Are Here a Novel

New York: Minotaur Books, 2020. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1250145236. Only slight wear; A near-fine volume in a near-fine dustjacket, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #16; 9.4 X 6.6 X 1.5 inches; 439 pages; "On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man’s life." This episode in the life of Armand Gamache veers from the normal in locale only. Canada's premier mystery writer has created a taut piece of fiction, loaded with suspense, involving the whole family.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 20015

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery::Canadian

Sonstige Stichworte: 1250145236 armand gamache Paris three pines Fiction::Mystery

PENNY, LOUISE

A Great Reckoning a Novel

New York: Minotaur Books, 2016. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1250022134. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Chief Inspector Gamache Novel; 9 X 6.10 X 1.30 inches; 389 pages; "Artist Clara Morrow is about to have a prestigious show of her paintings when her childhood friend is found murdered, and the finger of suspicion points to Clara. Chief Inspector Gamache is called to investigate, and using his trademark powers of deduction and his intuitive knack for the right question at the right time, he exposes the darkness that underlies the bright stars of Montreal's art world, where competition between friends, and even between husband and wife, can turn lethal.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 18310

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery

Sonstige Stichworte: 1250022134 Inspector Gamache Fiction::Mystery

PETERS, ELLIS

Brother Cadfael's Penance the Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

London: Headline Book Publishing PLC, 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0747211841. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, toning of pages as is common with British publications of this era.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Brother Cadfael #20; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.3 inches; 276 pages; "For Brother Cadfael in the autumn of his life, the mild November of our Lord’s year 1145 may bring a bitter—and deadly—harvest. England is torn between supporters of the Empress Maud and those of her cousin Stephen. The civil strife is about to jeopardize not only Cadfael’s life, but his hopes of Heaven. While Cadfael has sometimes bent the abbey’s rules, he has never broken his monastic vows—until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left thirty of Maud’s knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael’s secret son, Olivier de Bretagne. Conceived in Cadfael’s soldiering youth and unaware of his father’s identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed. Like never before, Cadfael must boldly defy the abbot. The good brother forsakes the order to follow his heart—but what he finds will challenge his soul. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Buchzahl: 19684

Katalog: Fiction::Mystery::Series

Sonstige Stichworte: 0747211841 cadfael