COBEN, HARLAN

No Second Chance

New York: Dutton Adult, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525947299. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one tiny nick to the bottom front edge of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to write. His first book was accepted for publication when he was twenty-six. His thriller Play Dead was published in 1990, followed by Miracle Cure in 1991. He then began writing a series of thrillers featuring a former basketball player turned sports agent, Myron Bolitar, who often finds himself investigating murders involving his clients. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award and an Anthony Award. He wrote a short story, "The Key to My Father," which appeared on June 15, 2003. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42407

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0525947299 Mystery Harlan Coban Signed Edition

COLE, MEREDITH

Posed for Murder

New York, NY: Minotaur Books, 2009. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312378564. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the title page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47269

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0312378564 Mystery Meredith Cole Signed Edition Author's First Novel Murder

COLLINS, MICHAEL (PSEUDONYM OF DENNIS LYNDS )

Chasing Eights

New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1556111452. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The bottom front spine joint has a bump. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Michael Collins is the best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds (January 15, 1924 – August 19, 2005) , an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction. Over four decades Lynds published some 80 novels and 200 short stories, in both mystery and literary themes. He was a recipient of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) , the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Private Eye Writers of America and the Marlowe Lifetime Achievement Award from MWA, Southern California Chapter. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40262

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 1556111452 Mystery Michael Collins Dennis Lynds A Dan Fortune Thriller Santa Barbara California

COLLINS, MAX ALLAN

Road to Paradise

New York, NY: William Morrow, 2005. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060540281. Remainder. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a black remainder mark to the bottom edge of the text block. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 45043

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0060540281 Mystery Max Allan Collins Mafia Organized Crime Arizona

SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVE MAGAZINE / B.E.C. PUBLISHING COMPANY

Scientific Detective Magazine: July 1947 (Including: Cross out a Killer By Lee Markward, Hate Goes Hunting By Frank Nash, the Twenty-Dollar Bill By Ken Greene, the Specter By Guy de Maupassant, Annd, Final Fandango By Roy A. Elliott)

New York: B. E. C. Publishing Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Magazine. This edition is a small trade sized magazine with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The rear cover has some creasing and the bottom spine end of the book cover has a small tear and a triangular chip missing. The text pages are noticably darkened / toned and are quite fragile. Some of the stories are apparent first publications. This publication was short lived - running only for three years ( from March 1945 through July 1948) and also, apparently, with a small circulation as issues are quite scarce. The stories included in this issue are: Cross out a Killer by Lee Markward, Hate Goes Hunting by Frank Nash, The Twenty-Dollar Bill by Ken Greene, The Specter by Guy de Maupassant, and, Final Fandango by Roy A. Elliott. It is possible that this magazine is an off-shoot of the one (Scientific Detective Monthly) that was created by Hugo Gernsbach in 1930, though the histories of the pulp magazines I've found so far do not support this theory. There are currently no copies of this magazine available online for sale, and no copies listed in Worldcat.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 34726

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: Mystery Scientific Detective Magazine B. E. C. Publishing Company Lee Markward Frank Nash Ken Greene Guy de Maupassant Roy A. Elliott

O'CONNELL, JACK

Wireless

New York: Mysterious Press, 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0892965460. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "O'Connell has stated that the post-industrial urban decay of Worcester was an influence on Quinsigamond, the fictional city where his novels are set. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42565

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0892965460 Mystery Jack O'connell New England Mystery

CONSTANTINE, K. C. (CARL CONSTANTINE KOSAK)

The Blank Page

New York & Cleveland: Saturday Review Press / E. P. Dutton, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Illustrated by Roy Kuhlman. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The top edge of the book cover (both front and rear) has the faintest hint of sunning. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with only some beginning fading / toning to the spine. This is the third book in the Chief Mario Balzic mysteries, set in Rocksburg, PA, and of the books in the series, this is one of the most difficult to find. "It was hot. The temperature on Memorial Day had tied the record set in 1910. In the five days since, the weather report was notable for its sameness. When Miss Cynthia Summer called to say that she hadn't seen one of her student roomers, Police Chief Mario Balzic was glad to stop working on the budget report. But then he saw Janet Pisula's body on the floor of her room." "Little is known about Kosak, as he prefers anonymity and has given only a few interviews. He was born in 1934 and served in the Marines in the early 1950s. He lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania with wife Linda. He is an alumnus of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and claims that he "flunked freshman composition twice" because he "did not know how to make an English sentence." (As reported in the bulletin of that college's "Friends of the Library" Autumn, 1990.) Other than that, information is sketchy. He may have been a minor league baseball player (some had even been suggesting that Kosak was a pseudonym for former Major League baseball player Phil Rizzuto) and he may have studied at the University of Iowa's writers' program in the 1960s. Other evidence suggests he never got near a baseball and instead was a journalist at a western Pennsylvania newspaper.". Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 33107

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: Mystery K. C. Constantine Roy Kuhlman A Police Chief Mario Balzic Mystery A Chief Mario Balzic Mystery Pennsylvania Rocksburg, PA Murder mystery

COPPER, BASIL & STEFANIE K. HAWKS

The Recollections of Solar Pons

Minneapolis, MN: Fedogan & Bremer Pub Llc, 1995. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1878252208. Illustrated by Stefanie K. Hawks. Cover Art. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47861

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 1878252208 Mystery Basil Copper Stefanie K. Hawks Solar Pons

CORNWELL, PATRICIA

Black Notice

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399145087. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48729

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0399145087 Mystery Patricia Cornwell Kate Scarpetta Signed Edition Interpol

CORNWELL, PATRICIA

Southern Cross

New York, NY: Putnam Adult, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 039914465X. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48313

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 039914465X Mystery Patricia Cornwell Signed Edition

CRAIS, ROBERT

Chasing Darkness

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0743281640. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book cover have some bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has noticeable rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. "Robert Crais (pronounced to rhyme with 'chase') (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L. A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 41483

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0743281640 Mystery Robert Crais Los Angeles, CA An Elvis Cole Novel Signed Edition

CRAIS, ROBERT

Chasing Darkness

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2008. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0743281640. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46882

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0743281640 Mystery Robert Crais Los Angeles, CA Private Investigators

CRAIS, ROBERT

Demolition Angel

New York: Doubleday, 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385495846. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Robert Crais (pronounced to rhyme with 'chase') (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L. A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. [1] Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41150

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0385495846 Mystery Robert Crais Signed Edition Los Angeles, CA

CRAIS, ROBERT

The Forgotten Man a Novel

New York: Doubleday, 2005. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385504284. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41410

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0385504284 Mystery Robert Crais

CRAIS, ROBERT

The Last Detective

New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385504268. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the top edge of the title page. This copy is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping and one tiny nick. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Robert Crais (pronounced to rhyme with 'chase') (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L. A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014. ". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41208

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: 0385504268 Mystery Robert Crais Signed Edition Los Angeles, CA An Elvis Cole Novel