Garcia-Aguelera, Carolina

Bloody Shame: A Lupe Solano Mystery

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at half-title. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 275 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 350710

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Garcia-Aguelera, Carolina

A Miracle in Paradise: A Lupe Solano Mystery

New York, Avon Books, 1000. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at half-title. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 277 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Albert, Susan Wittig

Rueful Death

New York, Berkley Prime Crime, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine China Bayles mystery. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. 305 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 356597

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Barnard, Robert

Bodies

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Flat-signed by the author at first free end-paper, another fine mystery from the renowned author and former Professor of English Literature at the University of Tromso. Ink-stamped remainder price inside front flap at bottom, else a superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 197 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/As New,

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Book number: 349583

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Bayer, William

Pattern Crimes

New York, Villard Books, 1987. Second Printing of the First Edi. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine, suspenseful novel, SIGNED by the author at title page, being his fifth. Only faint wear to spine head and foot of the two-tone gray and red cloth hardcover format exemplar. Beginning separation of first signature at top, else tightly bound, clean and unmarked of interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Stated Second Printing of the First Edition. 329 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Very Good/Near Fine,

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Book number: 357708

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Bennett, Margot

The Widow of Bath: A Crime Club Novel

Garden City, New York, Doubleday and Company, for The Crime Club, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy for reading; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Ex-library copy with usual markings to cloth boards, tape residue, but a clean, unmarked interior. Plasti-Cleero protected paper dust jacket, illustrated, library tape-protected, light residue. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered, twice. Moderately toned text-block. Stated First Edition. The Crime Club, Inc., was an imprint of Doubleday, then a leader in the crime and mystery genre anyway; it published its first mystery in Kay Cleaver Strahan’s The Desert Moon Mystery in 1928 and went on for several decades to publish all and sundry including many well-known, best-loved classics of detection and mystery. Those included Leslie Charteris’ The Saint series (50 novels) as well as Sax Rohmer’s Fu Manchu series (over two dozen). 189 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fair/Fair,

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Book number: 360008

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Biggers, Earl Derr

A Lot of Five (5) Charlie Chan Mysteries: The Black Camel; the House without a Key; Behind That Curtain; Charlie Chan Carries on; the Chinese Parrot

Chicago, Illinois, Academy Chicago Publishers, . . Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A lot of five (5) Charlie Chan mysteries, in an illustrated trade paperback format, clean of interior and tightly bound, lightly toned at worst, but attractive and barely read if at all. The lot is comprised of: The Black Camel (2009, 279 pp.); The House Without a Key (2008, 286 pp.); Behind That Curtain (2009, 279 pp.; Charlie Chan Carries On (2009, 334 pp.); The Chinese Parrot (2008, 276 pp.). The author, Earl Derr Biggers, was born in Warren, Ohio, in 1884, graduated in 1907 from Harvard University, and wrote six Charlie Chan novels all in before dying in 1933.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 359889

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Block, Lawrence

All the Flowers Are Dying

New York, William Morrow, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The author's sixteenth novel in the Matthew Scudder series. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. 288 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 351229

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Block, Lawrence

Every Body Dies

New York, William Morrow and Co., 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected in a Brodart sleeve, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 292 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 350718

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Block, Lawrence

Hope to Die

New York, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2001. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition. Another fine novel by the Edgar-winning author, another fine Keller mystery. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in two-tone, paper over boards, cloth-backed, and with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, very thick and brightly colorful. 320 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 353657

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Block, Lawrence

A Long Line of Dead Men

New York, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition. Another fine novel by the Edgar-winning author, another fine Matthew Scudder mystery. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound handsomely in two-tone, paper over boards, cloth-backed, and with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, very thick and brightly colorful. 285 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 353658

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Block, Lawrence

Tanner on Ice

New York, A Dutton Book, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another great Evan Tanner murder mystery from the multiple award-winning writer Lawrence Block. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. SIGNED by the author at title page. Purchased from a dealer who purchased signed first editions directly from the publisher in bulk for resale and/or who sent copies of titles, also in bulk, to authors for signing, a favor for which he paid. 248 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 357751

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Boyle, T.C.

When the Killing's Done

New York, Viking Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Purchased from a dealer who purchased signed first editions directly from the publisher in bulk for resale and/or who sent copies of titles, also in bulk, to authors for signing, a favor for which he paid. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for author's signature at title page. Stamped author initials to pumpkin cloth covers. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Another fine and bracing novel by the esteemed author, set among National Forest Service personnel. Author of nine collections of stories, a dozen novels, and a beloved professor of English literature at University of Southern California. 369 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/As New,

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Book number: 357697

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Boyle, T.C.

When the Killing's Done

, Viking Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Yet another fine novel by the Irish author, author also of The Women. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for previous owner's signature at first free endpaper. Stamped author initials to pumpkin cloth covers. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Another fine and bracing novel by the esteemed author, set among National Forest Service personnel. Author of nine collections of stories, a dozen novels, and a beloved professor of English literature at University of Southern California. 369 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 358507

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Boyle, T.C.

When the Killing's Done

Viking, Simon and Schuster, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for author's signature at title page. Stamped author initials to pumpkin cloth covers. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Another fine and bracing novel by the esteemed author, set among National Forest Service personnel. Author of nine collections of stories, a dozen novels, and a beloved professor of English literature at University of Southern California. 369 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/As New,

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Book number: 357614

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