GOUGH, LAURENCE

A Cloud of Suspects

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771035128. Signed by Author; Signed by author. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. As new. Author's signature witnessed by dealer ; A Willows and Parker Mystery #13; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages; Harvey is finally out of prison, with a whole lot of living to do – and a burning desire to pull off a monstrous score that will save him from the workaday world. He also wants his old life back. But his wife, Kim, has been doing some living of her own. To supplement the returns from her tattoo business, she has taken on a little crime, in partnership with Harvey’s old friend, Matt Singh. In fact, they are planning a million-dollar diamond robbery when Matt is gunned down in a mall parking lot. This seems fortuitous for Harvey, but Kim has other plans. She’s now head-over-heels in lust with Sandy, a younger man with a very private life. Sandy seems equally smitten with the planned diamond heist. But to pull it off they need a getaway driver. Harvey doesn’t need to be asked twice. He still wants things the way they were and, to him, the only thing standing in his path is Sandy. Meanwhile, Willows and Parker, now married, are dealing with birth, parenthood – and other crucial matters.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 6878

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0771035128 Vancouver Signed Willows Parker Fiction::Mystery

GOUGH, LAURENCE

A Cloud of Suspects

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771035128. Signed by Author; Top fore corners a little bumped ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. Author's signature on title page witnessed by dealer ; A Willows and Parker Mystery #13; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages; Harvey is finally out of prison, with a whole lot of living to do – and a burning desire to pull off a monstrous score that will save him from the workaday world. He also wants his old life back. But his wife, Kim, has been doing some living of her own. To supplement the returns from her tattoo business, she has taken on a little crime, in partnership with Harvey’s old friend, Matt Singh. In fact, they are planning a million-dollar diamond robbery when Matt is gunned down in a mall parking lot. This seems fortuitous for Harvey, but Kim has other plans. She’s now head-over-heels in lust with Sandy, a younger man with a very private life. Sandy seems equally smitten with the planned diamond heist. But to pull it off they need a getaway driver. Harvey doesn’t need to be asked twice. He still wants things the way they were and, to him, the only thing standing in his path is Sandy. Meanwhile, Willows and Parker, now married, are dealing with birth, parenthood – and other crucial matters.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15735

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery::Series

Keywords: 0771035128 Vancouver Willows Parker Fiction::Mystery

GOUGH, LAURENCE

Death on a No. 8 Hook (Willows and Parker)

London: Victor Gollancz, 1988. First British Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575039361. Signed by Author; Dust jacket in Mylar. Ex-library, light edgewear, slight stain base of spine, bright and clean. Book is a reader's copy, all the usual markings (withdrawn stamp included) , has a lean, tape stains on book etc.; Signed by author on title page. A bright solid, book. ; Ex-Lib; 189 pages; This is the second of the Jack Willows and Claire Parker mysteries set in Vancouver, BC. - a great read. "For professional killer Mannie Katz, it’s two down and one to go. Detective Jack Willows is enjoying a much-needed vacation – until his fishing line hooks the hand of a very dead young woman. There is a wedding ring on her finger and a tattoo on her arm. Sixty miles away, his partner, Claire Parker, returning from a night on the town, stumbles across the corpse of a teenage boy. His body is mutilated, but the tattoo on his arm is still visible.Willows and Parker hit the streets quickly – the mean streets where young prostitutes hang out. They’re hot on the trail of a vicious killer, but he may be just one victim ahead of them .". Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 4083

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0575039361 Willows Parker, Vancouver, Mystery 0575039361 Fiction::Mystery

GOUGH, LAURENCE

The Goldfish Bowl

London: Victor Gollancz, 1987. First British Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575039353. DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Book has light wear and shelf soiling, lightly yellowed pages. DJ has some creasing.; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; Willows and Parker #1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; This is the first Willows and Parker Vancouver based mystery "At first, the targets of Vancouver's serial killer seem totally unrelated, except for the engine of their deaths a Winchester 460 Magnum rifle. But one of the victims is detective David Atkinson, and that makes it very personal for the Vancouver police, and especially for Jack Willows and his new partner, Claire Parker, who take over the investigation, learning about each other as they try to track down the wily sniper. Gough's first novel is an absorbing psychological thriller. He has a sure sense of pace that generates and sustains tension, and a gift for authentic, gritty dialogue. He's persuasive in his description of the progressive dementia of the assassin, even though he unfairly withholds clues to the killer's identity, not granting even the astute reader a fair chance to use deductive powers. The solution to the puzzle arrives without preparation, but with enormous shock value. The final scene is nail-biting drama, closing an entertaining novel that augurs well for Gough's future in this genre.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11562

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0575039353 Willows Parker, Vancouver Mystery 05 MYSTERY Vancouver Fiction::Mystery

GOUGH, LAURENCE

Karaoke Rap

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 1997. Uncorrected Proof. Spiral bound. ISBN: 0771034032. Trade PB; Willows and Parker mystery ; 358 pages; ARC Uncorrected galley proof, small stain on title page. Trade paper with clear plastic front cover. Willows and Parker are back in this Vancouver based mystery. Ozzie believes he’s planned the perfect crime. Wealthy stock promoter Harold Wismer is having an affair with a woman named Melanie Martel. Ozzie and his buddy Dean will kidnap Harold as he leaves Melanie’s apartment, and then demand a five-million-dollar ransom from Harold’s loving wife, Joan. Harold is famous locally for his loud mouth, endless cigars, and banana-yellow suits. He can easily afford five million. The original Trampoline Man, he’s suffered numerous multi-million-dollar losses playing the market, and always bounced back.This is Ozzie’s second attempt at snatching a wealthy promoter. His first time out was a disaster – especially for his victim. Ozzie views the first kidnapping as a high-intensity learning experience. He’s a quick study. This time he’ll get it right. Or so he thinks.Unfortunately Ozzie is unaware that ancient-but-still-sharp-toothed mobster Jake Cappalletti also has a lively pecuniary interest in Harold. Ozzie’s young and quick. But Jake is old, and methodical.Vancouver police detectives Jack Willows and Claire Parker are assigned the task of investigating Harold’s sudden and violent disappearance. Willows balks. His son, Sean, has been critically wounded in a convenience-store holdup, and Willows, distraught, doesn’t want to abandon that case. But he is soon convinced that the two crimes are related, and the furiously paced hunt is on.. Very Good .

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Book number: 1178

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0771034032 Fiction Mystery Willows Parker Vancouver proof Fiction::Canadian Fiction::Mystery

GRAHAM, WINSTON

The Stranger from the Sea a Novel of Cornwall, 1810

Garden City: Doubleday, 1982. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385179677. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, some creasing to head and tail of spine. Remainder spray bottom page edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stated first US edition. ; Poldark Series #8; 8.2 X 5.7 X 1.7 inches; 445 pages; "Cornwall, 1810. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of the stranger from the sea. Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. For Clowance and Jeremy in particular, the children of Ross and Demelza, Stephen's advent is the key to a new world - one of both love and danger.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20332

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical::Series

Keywords: 0385179677 poldark Cornwall Fiction::Historical

GRAINGER, M. ALLERDALE

Woodsmen of the West

Victoria, BC: Horsdal & Schubart, 1994. Softcover. ISBN: 0920663311. Slight corner curl to fore corner ; A near-fine volume. Illustrated with a few B&W photos taken from the 1908 1st edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages; "The treasured classic in a new format, now with all the photographs that appeared in the original edition of 1908. Woodsmen of the West is a spirited and engaging novel about logging up the British Columbia coast in the early days. It is a tale of winding inlets, little logging camps perched at the feet of towering mountains, and the legendary, hard-working and hard-living men who swing the axes and hauled on the saws, and spent their lives among the mighty trees.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 20940

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0920663311 Fiction::Canadian FICTION

GREENE, GRAHAM

The Tenth Man

Toronto, ON: Lester and Orpen Dennys, 1985. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0886190789. DJ has very light scuffing, lightly creased top of spine.; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 157 pages; "Graham Greene`s The Tenth Man is one of his most startling and unexpected major novels. Set in wartime occupied France, it is about a man who buys a life in a moment of fear. It begins in the depths of a Gestapo prison, where ten men have been taken hostage by the Germans. Three of them must die, but it makes no difference to the Germans which three - the ten must choose among themselves by ballot.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 2800

Catalogue: Fiction::UK

Keywords: 0886190789 Fiction British Espionage WWII Fiction::Mystery

GREY, ZANE

Wild Horse Mesa

Toronto: The Musson Book Company, 1928. 1st Canadian. Hardcover. Illustrated by Decorative endpapers. DJ shows heavy shelf wear, tearing, chipping, creasing and light soiling. Tape repairs. The dust jacket is mostly present. Light fraying of cloth covered boards ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket stabilized in Mylar jacket protector. Blue cloth covered boards with orange design and title front and spine ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 365 pages; The Canadian edition was published by arrangement with Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Poor dust jacket .

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Book number: 18155

Catalogue: Fiction::Westerns

Keywords: Westerns Fiction::Westerns

GRINGO, HARRY (H. A. WISE)

Captain Brand, of the "Centipede" a Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards worn at extremities with some fraying, gilt title on spine worn. This book shows obvious signs of having belonged to a boy who has written his name in numerous places. Heavily water stained to upper page fore edges, some foxing and soiling. ; Despite heavy wear, hinges are intact and text block is solid. Brown cloth covered boards, blind stamped front and back with gilt stamped decoration on front and faded gilt titles on spine; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 299 pages; The full title of the book is as follows "Captain Brand, of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies, his Loves and Exploits, together with some account of the singular manner by which he departed his life" 'Harry Gringo' is a pseudonym for Lt. Henry Augustus Wise U.S.N.. Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 20206

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Pirate Piracy West Indies FICTION

GUNN, MRS AENEAS

We of the Never

London: Hutchinson Publishing Group, [1908] 1961. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear with archivally repaired tears; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Hinges intact. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 256 pages; "We of the Never Never (1908) is an autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn. Based on her experience accompanying her husband Aeneas to the remote cattle station of Elsey, Gunn’s novel is a fascinating masterpiece of Australian literature that explores the landscape of the continent’s Northern Territory while depicting the tense relationship between white settlers and the Aboriginal people they displaced. Sympathetic and utterly human, Gunn’s voice is a testament to her bravery as the first woman to settle in the Mataranka area, where she lived for just over a year until her husband’s tragic death from malaria. “To begin somewhere near the beginning, the Maluka-better known at that time as the new Boss for the Elsey-and I, his ‘missus,’ were at Darwin, in the Northern Territory, waiting for the train that was to take us just as far as it could-one hundred and fifty miles-on our way to the Never-Never. It was out of town just then, up-country somewhere, billabonging in true bush-whacker style, but was expected to return in a day or two, when it would be at our service.” Determined to follow her husband wherever he goes, “little Missus” braves the harsh trek to the distant cattle station where he has been appointed overseer. Over hundreds of miles on horseback, they observe for the first time the natural beauty of some of the wildest landscapes on Earth. Although the local cattle drovers are initially wary of her presence, the narrator proves herself as a courageous and hardworking woman, a friend of settlers and Aboriginal people alike. ". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 21746

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: never-never Cattle station Australia Fiction::Historical

O'HAGAN, MICHAEL

To Steal an Air Force

Victoria, BC: Victoria Publishing Company, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0969869916. Signed by Author; Only slight wear to card covers ; A bright, solid book.; Maps; 7.8 X 5.1 X 1.0 inches; 256 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19200

Catalogue: Fiction::Military

Keywords: 0969869916 WWII 1944 ultra enigma hungary FICTION Militaria

HAGGARD, H RIDER

H. Rider Haggard Collected Novels

Secaucus, NJ: Castle Books, 1987. Omnibus. Hardcover. ISBN: 1555211224. Light shelf wear to DJ and boards, DJ has creasing on head and tale of spine, pages lightly yellowed, light scuffing. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar.; 9.3 X 6.8 X 2.0 inches; 449 pages; Included in this omnibus edition are the four novels - Cleopatra, She, King Solomon's Mines and Maiwa's Revenge.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19821

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 1555211224 Africa cleopatra King Solomon Maiwa Egypt FICTION LITERATURE Fiction::Historical

HAIG-BROWN, RODERICK L.

Timber

Corvallis OR: Oregon State University Press, 1993. Reprint. Softcover. ISBN: 0870715151. Light wear to card covers; A bright, solid book, text unmarked ; Northwest Reprints; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 410 pages; "Robert Haig-Brown, best known as the author of books about fly-fishing, especially A River Never Sleeps, drew on personal experience as a logger in writing this novel of the northwest woods. Timber is the story of a friendship between two men, their work, their loves, and their involvement in the struggle over unionization of loggers. It is a stirring story of an earlier time, when trees were still "thick as hair on the back of a dog," and when people of conscience were concerned about the well being of the men who felled great trees, rather than the survival of the trees.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20363

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0870715151 forestry Pacific Northwest Fiction::Canadian Militaria

HAMBLY, BARBARA

Mother of Winter

New York: Del Rey, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345397223. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Darwath Series #4; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 323 pages; "Five years after defeating the Dark Ones, the embattled inhabitants of the once-great Keep of Dare face a yet more deadly foe. An icy-cold force was spreading across the northlands, spawning strange creatures that killed everything in their grisly path .". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21765

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0345397223