MCCUTCHAN, PHILIP

Corpse - a Commander Shaw Novel

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340251913). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue boards which are unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean and unmarked apart from some light spots of foxing to closed edges. Dustjacket has some wear to top. The fifteenth volume in the naval thriller series in which the commander and his female assistant fight a right wing group who place nuclear waste bearing vessels around Britain. NOT EX LIB C3B. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001558

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Commander Shaw, Miss Mandrake, 6d2, Flood Fearers, Polecat Brennan, Naval Thriller 0340251913

MCLOUGHLIN, JANE

Shadow of a Doubt

Sutton, Surrey, Severn House. 2010, First. (ISBN: 9780727869517). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New Dustjacket which is not price clipped. 201 pages. When a young girl's body is found on a stretch of Devon wasteland, the finger points at local man Angus Dillon. Although there's not enough evidence to charge him, the trauma of the accusation tips Angus into depression and alcoholism, causing his marriage to crumble. Five years later, when a second body is found in the same desolate place, Angus finds himself under suspicion again. This time the DNA evidence is compelling. With police, press and public opinion firmly against him, only one person is convinced of his innocence: the first victim's aunt has come to know this gentle, intelligent man and is determined to prove he is the victim of a flawed investigation. D4A. As New/As New.

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Book number: 011003

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: 9780727869517

MCPHERSON, CATRIONA

Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 2012, First. (ISBN: 9781444731859). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 309 pages. Before she was a detective, before she was a reluctant wife and distracted mother, before she was even a debutante, Dandy Gilver spent one perfect summer with the Lipscotts of Pereford. The golden memories of it have sustained her through many a cold snap in Perthshire. So when two of the Lipscott sisters beg her to help the third, she can hardly refuse. Sweet, pretty Fleur Lipscott: where is she now? The astonishing answer to this is that Fleur - still Miss Lipscott, indeed more Miss Lipscott than ever - is buried alive in the tiny seaside village of Portpatrick, working as a schoolmistress at St Columba's College for Young Ladies. But she is one of the few remaining, for St Columba's has been shedding mistresses as a snake its skins and the exodus is far from over. With mistresses vanishing and corpses mounting up, can Mrs Gilver, detective, pass herself off as Miss Gilver, English mistress, to solve the one and stop the other? L. As New/As New.

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Book number: 011055

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Dandy Gilver, Perthshire, Portpatrick 9781444731859

MILLER, HUGH

Skin Deep

London, Victor Gollancz. 1991, First. (ISBN: 0575050403). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine price-clipped dustjacket. 189 pages. Detective Inspector Mike Fletcher is back for a particularly nasty murder investigation. The mutilated body of a young Asian man is found, dumped in a waste tip. Could this murder be connected with a series of vicious anonymous letters sent to police and community leaders, threatening to kill Asians unless their commercial activities are curbed? The dead man was last seen leaving a bar with his friend, Ahmed Faiz and a white regular. Faiz has disappeared, but the white man is identified as Ross Carpenter, bouncer, dope pedlar and known racist. Circumstantial evidence points to Carpenter but Fletcher is not so sure ..especially after a second body is found. A shocking, gripping story with a surprise twist. B2E. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 011248

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Di Mike Fletcher 0575050403

MORGAN, GEOFFREY

No Crest for the Wicked

London, Forbes Robertson. 1952, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue title and skull motif on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear but slightly faded spine. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. A 'chiller thriller' featuring the debut of Ricky Straight, a private detective, and the Countess Myanzik who hires him to retrieve her family crest stolen by a worthless family member. The author was a popular English thriller writer in the 1950's both here and in Canada. C3E. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001987

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Ricky Straight, Countess Myanzik

NABB, MAGDALEN

Property of Blood - a Marshal Guarnaccia Mystery

London, William Heinemann. 2004, First. (ISBN: 0434010529). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edotion, First Printing. 248 pages. Olivia, an American-born model, married Count Ugo Brunamonti, a feckless and soon impoverished aristocrat. After his death, she supported her children - Leonardo and Caterina - by starting a fashion house, which has prospered. When she is kidnapped, the crime is reported to Marshal Guarnaccia by her daughter, who may have been the intended victim. Kidnapping is almost a second business for the Sardinians nominally engaged in raising sheep in the Tuscan hills. They inhabit a vast wilderness where a victim can be hidden away forever, and where searching for her will be quickly spotted. The government's official policy is not to permit the payment of ransom. But if the money is not paid the kidnappers cannot let their victim go free. It would set a bad example.. D4B. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 011110

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Marshal Guarnaccia, Tuscany, Kidnapping 0434010529

OURSLER, WILL

The Trial of Vincent Doon

London, Museum Press. 1943, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First UK edition. Black title on red boards with white skull motif with clean, unmarked boards and spine with no wear or damage. Internally very clean and unmarked. A near Fine copy. A novel set out in the form of a trial by the popular American crime writer. A young artist, Doon, is tried for the murder of the fiance of the girl he loves, circumstantial evidence plus motive seems to tie the noose pretty thoroughly. His smart lawyer's defense and on-the-side sleuthing gets the guilty man. NOT BOOK CLUB EDITION 11. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001696

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

OUSBY, IAN

The Crime and Mystery Book - a Reader's Companion

London, Thames and Hudson. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0500279780). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy. The book tells the story of writers who created the Golden Age of the 1920's and 1930's, accompanied by dozens of special features packed with information to surprise even the most avid fan. Complete with a list of current world crime novels, full lists of Edgars, Daggers and other prizes, a detailed chronology - an unrivalled guide to crime and mystery writing. 195 illustrations, 31 in colour. 3. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003689

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Murder Mystery Crime Fiction Reference Book, Golden Dagger, Edgar Award, Crime Writers 0500279780

PESTON, ROBERT

The Whistle Blower

London, ZAFFRE. 2021, First. (ISBN: 9781838775247). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 425 pages. Exposing a deadly conspiracy starts with a single voice. 1999. A desperate government clings to power; a hungry opposition will do anything to win. And journalist Gil Peck watches from the sidelines, a respected commentator on the sport of power politics. He thinks he knows how things work. He thinks he knows the rules.But when his estranged sister Clare dies in a hit and run, he begins to believe it was no accident. Clare knew some of the most sensitive secrets in government. One of them might have got her killed. D4B. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 011510

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: 9781838775247

PINBOROUGH, SARAH

Cross Her Heart and Hope to Die?

London, HarperCollins. 2018, First. (ISBN: 9780008132019). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 373 pages. Lisa tells lies. Most of them are small white lies intended to make the life of her daughter, Ava, easier. But her biggest lie of all is about to be exposed. Because Lisa is lying to everyone. Lisa isn’t who she says she is. Lisa isn’t even called Lisa at all. Her real name is Charlotte Nevill and as a child she was convicted of the brutal murder of her half-brother, Daniel. Someone out there knows the truth and they’re determined to make Lisa pay. And they won’t stop until everything she loves is destroyed. D4B. As New/As New.

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Book number: 011116

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: 9780008132019

PIPER, PETER (LANG, THEO)

Margot Leck

London, Hurst and Blackett. 1947. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Silver title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear but with some fading to spine. Internally clean and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Not dated but the British Library has this as 1947. The author is in fact Theo Langbehn. A murder mystery novel set in the autumn of 1888 in England. "The events that led to the fall of the House of Brandenfeldt in the autumn of 1888 are described here by Mr. William Montrose." 11. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011226

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

POTTS, JEAN

The Man with the Cane

London, Victor Gollancz. 1958, First. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First UK edition. Gilt title on red boards. Very slightly faded spine, with just a few indentations to the front board. Internally there is handwritten to front pastedown 'Officers Mess Library, RAF Waterbeach' else clean, tight and unmarked. Val discovers a dishevelled body on the steps of the church with Hen a young girl. On the steps below they stumble on a cane which had been used to shatter the man's larynx. Jean Catherine Potts, an American author (1910-1999) was a celebrated detective fiction/crime mystery writer. 11. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011229

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

PRONZINI, BILL (EDITED BY)

Midnight Specials - an Anthology for Railway Enthusiasts and Suspense Addicts

London, Souvenir Press. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0285623559). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK edition. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. xii + 272 pages Organised in three sections :- 1870-1925, 1930-1950 and 1951 - Today and Tomorrow. 19 short stories illustrated with contemporary line drawings and an interesting bibliography of stories and collections dealing with trains, train travel and travellers and train personnel. A rich anthology for railway enthusiasts and suspense addicts. Authors includeCharles Dickens, Mark Twain, Alfred Noyes, August Derleth, Ellery Queen, Robert Bloch, Georges Simenon. C3B. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 002530

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Raiway Fiction, Train Travel 0285623559

QUEEN, ELLERY

The Origin of Evil

London, Victor Gollancz. 1951, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First UK edition. Black title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light foxing to endpapers and dust marked top edge else clean and unmarked. A novel by the American detective story writer (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and his cousin Manfred B. Lee). The beautiful young Laurel Hill asks Ellery Queen to investigate a series of unusual anonymous gifts that have been received by her father, Leander Hill, half of Hill and Priam, Wholesale Jewellers. Roger Priam is Leander's partner, who uses a wheelchair. The latest gift, a dead dog with a mysterious note in a silver casket around its neck, has caused Leander to have a heart attack and die. Now Roger Priam (and his sultry wife Delia, who attracts Ellery like a carnivorous plant) has started to receive unusual anonymous gifts as well. The mysterious gifts include some poisoned tuna fish salad, a green alligator wallet, a burned book and a bundle of worthless stocks and bonds, all accompanied by cryptic and ominous notes, and it seems as though they date back to a mysterious and possibly violent incident in the past of both Hill and Priam that gets them started in the wholesale jewelry business. Ellery Queen works out the significance of the series of gifts and the link that connects the notes and arranges a dramatic surprise that traps the criminal. C3D. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002015

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

RENDELL, RUTH

The Monster in the Box - an Inspector Wexford Novel

New York, Scribner. 2009. (ISBN: 9781439150337). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The latest addition to the classic and beguiling Inspector Wexford series takes Wexford back to his days as a young policeman, and to the man he has long suspected of murder - serial murder. 24. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010904

Catalogue: Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

Keywords: Inspector Wexford 9781439150337