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1) The Riverside Villas Murder
Amis, Kingsley

The Riverside Villas Murder

London: Jonathan Cape, 1973 First British edition. A near fine copy with slightly bumped corner in bright, nostalgic dust jacket. DJ has a little wear to edges. Very nice copy. Please email for additional pictures of book and dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

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2) Death in a High Latitude
Anderson, John R. L

New York: Scribner's, 1981. vg/vg. First American edition. A very good copy with a little bumping to top and bottom of spine and a spot of stain to page foreedges. Dust jacket is a little rubbed on back and has very minor wrinkling to top and bottom of spine. Bibliomystery. more information

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3) East of A
Atwood, Russell

New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. fine/fine. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Author's first novel and an urban thriller. Hard-boiled.

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4) Free Reign
Aubert, Rosemary

Bridgehampton: Bridge Works Publishing, 1997. fine/fine. First edition. Author's first novel. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A small printing by a small press. more information

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5) Sherlock Holmes in Dallas
Aubrey, Edmund

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1980. vg/fine. First edition. A very good copy, slight foxing to page edges and slight abrasion to prelim from sticker removal, in fine dust jacket. Sherlock investigates the Kennedy assassination using the Warren Commission reports.

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6) The Hour of the Manatee
Ayres, E. C

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. as new/vg. First edition. An as new copy in dust jacket with wear on folds and edges. The book was awarded the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers Best First Private Eye Novel.

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7) Untimely Guest
Babson, Marian

London: Collins Crime Club, 1976. vg+/fine. First British edition. A very good+ copy (very slight shelfwear to bottom boards and some small spots to page edges) in bright, excellent dust jacket. A very nice copy of this British cosy.

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8) Like a Hole in the Head
Banbury, Jen

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1998. fine/fine. First edition. Signed. Author's acclaimed first novel. A fine/fine copy of this cocky first novel. Features Jill, part-time bookseller, who buys a rare first edition from a dwarf who later returns with a "polite assassin" who wants the book back.

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9) Striving with Gods
Bannister, Jo

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1984. vg/nf. First edition. A very good copy, rubbing to boards and slight bump to bottom spine end, in near fine dust jacket with a slight wrinkle to spine ends.

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10) A City of Strangers
Barnard, Robert

New York: Scribner's, 1990. fine/nf. First American edition. Signed by the author. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket that is a trifle rubbed. Introduces the "dreadful" Jack Phelan. more information

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11) Bodies
Barnard, Robert

New York: Scribner's, 1986. fine/fine. First American edition. Inscribed on front free end paper. A fine copy that is no longer crisp as new in fine dust jacket with a hint of rubbing to rear panel. The setting for this one is the fitness world of bodybuilding and modeling. How does murder fit in?

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12) Death of an Old Goat
Barnard, Robert

New York: Walker Publishing Company, 1977. nf/nf. First edition. Signed by the author. Author's first book. A near fine copy (slightly bumped spine ends and a spot of abrasion on a free endpaper) in a near fine dust jacket with slight chipping to spine ends.

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13) Steel Guitar
Barnes, Linda

New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. fine/fine. First edition. Unread copy with lower corner of three pages creased. Otherwise fine in like DJ.

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14) Steel Guitar
Barnes, Linda

New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. fine/fine. First edition. A very fine copy in very fine dust jacket.

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15) The Snake Tattoo
Barnes, Linda

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. fine/nf. First edition. A fine copy in slightly rubbed, near fine dust jacket. This is the second Carlotta Carlyle mystery.

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16) Trent's Own Case
Bentley, E. C

London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1936 First British edition, first issue. A good, tight copy with crack starting between half title and title page. This is the first issue with preeminence given to Bentley's name over co-author Allen. Orange cloth binding with spine sunned and some fading to edges of covers. Top page edges dusty.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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17) The Quallsford Inheritance
Biggle, Lloyd Jr

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. fine/vg. First edition. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with a 1" closed tear on front. more information

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18) Done Wrong
Bland, Eleanor Taylor

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. fine/nf. First edition. Signed. A square, tight copy with slight bump to bottom spine, else fine, in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has a vertical crease on front flap and some wear to edges and corners (minor). In this novel featuring Marti MacAlister, a black female detective, she searches for the truth behind the death of her husband and one of his colleagues in the narcotics division of the Chicago PD. more information

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19) See No Evil
Bland, Eleanor Taylor

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. fine/fine. First edition. Signed by the author. A very crisp, fine copy in dust jacket. Unread. This is one of the series featuring black female detective, Marti MacAlister. more information

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20) Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Block, Lawrence

New York: Random House, 1977 First printing of the first edition. This is the first in the series of Bernie Rhodenbarr books. Mr. Block acquired one thousand copies of the first printing and created his own limited set. This is number 48 of 1000 with the limitation and signature pasted in on the front endpaper. A crisp copy, tight, with a clean and excellent dust jacket. $6.95 price on the DJ flap. Please email for additional pictures (signature) if interested.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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21) In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead
Burke, James Lee

New York: Hyperion, 1993. fine/fine. First edition. A very crisp, as new copy in fine dust jacket with very faint rubbing to back panel. more information

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22) A Stained White Radiance
Burke, James Lee

New York: Hyperion, 1992. fine/fine. First edition. SIGNED. A fine copy in dust jacket. A Dave Robicheaux novel. more information

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23) A Stained White Radiance
Burke, James Lee

New York: Hyperion, 1992. fine/fine. First edition. SIGNED. A fine copy in dust jacket. A Dave Robicheaux novel. more information

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24) Dixie City Jam
Burke, James Lee

New York: Hyperion, 1994. fine/nf. First edition. SIGNED. A fine copy in dust jacket that is a little rubbed. Dixie City Jam book mark laid in. Another in the excellent Dave Robicheaux series. more information

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25) Dixie City Jam
Burke, James Lee

New York: Hyperion, 1994. nf/nf. First edition. SIGNED. A near fine copy (bumped bottom spine) in dust jacket that is a little rubbed and has a corresponding bump to bottom spine. Dixie City Jam book mark laid in. Another in the excellent Dave Robicheaux series. more information

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26) The Lost Get-Back Boogie
Burke, James Lee

The Lost Get-Back Boogie
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1986. vg/vg. First edition. SIGNED. A very good copy in dust jacket of this scarce book that is widely considered to be Burke's break-through book. The book has a faint damp stain to the first pages and previous owner's initials stamped on a front endpaper that is uneven in color (slightly faded). The dust jacket is bright and clean with a few short scratches at back of spine top and a little wear at corners. The back flap has 2 inch long spots where the colored layer of paper has rubbed off leaving it white. more information

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27) Cloud Nine
Cain, James M

New York: Mysterious Press, 1983. fine/fine. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Very nice. more information

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28) In a Pig's Eye
Campbell, Robert

New York: Pocket Books, 1991. as new. First edition. An as new copy (unread) in dust jacket that has a 1/4 inch wrinkle to top spine and slightly rubbed back. This is the eighth Jimmy Flannery novel by this Edgar-winning author. more information

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29) How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams
Cannell, Dorothy

New York: Bantam Books, 1995. fine/nf. First edition. A fine copy in very slightly rubbed dust jacket. "hapless romance and suspicious death" - a very funny murder mystery. more information

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30) The Witch of the Low-Tide
Carr, John Dickson

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1961. good/good. First British edition. A good copy with spine slant and dusty pages in dust jacket with small chips and tears along top edge, slightly soiled on back. more information

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31) The Ghosts' High Noon
Carr, John Dickson

New York: Harper & Row, 1969. vg/vg. First American edition. A very good copy with a little insect damage to top spine. DJ is bright with small chips and tears to top and bottom of spine and a little edge wear. This mystery is "a reconstruction of pretense and skulduggery in New Orleans before 1914, with politics, love, and murder interwoven." (A Catalogue of Crime) more information

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32) Tell You What I'll Do
Cecil, Henry

London: M. Joseph, London, 1969. nf/nf. First British edition. A near fine copy with a little wear to spine ends in bright dust jacket with wear to edges. An excellent example of British humor with an irresistible con-man. more information

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33) The Brasher Doubloon (The High Window)
Chandler, Raymond

Cleveland: World Publishing Co, 1946. good/good. Second printing of World Motion Picture editions, July 1946. Book is worn on top spine, DJ is chipped and worn on top. Also known as The High Window. more information

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34) The Blue Dahlia
Chandler, Raymond

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1976. nf. Trade paperback edition featuring movie poster of Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, and William Bendix on the cover. A near fine copy with just a bit of rubbing and wear to covers. more information

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35) Vendetta for the Saint
Charteris, Leslie

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. vg/good. First British edition. A very good copy with foxing to fore edge and a bump to back tip in DJ that is beginning to brown with a 1" closed tear at top on back. DJ is somewhat soiled but isn't chipped. more information

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36) Elsinore
Charyn, Jerome

new York: Mysterious Press, 1991. fine/fine. First edition. As new copy in dust jacket with remainder mark parallel with stitching at spine on bottom page edges. more information

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37) Towards Zero
Christie, Agatha

Towards Zero
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1944. good/good. First American edition. A near very good copy with shelfwear in dust jacket. Dust jacket is heavily chipped with rubbed edges, and pieces missing at top and bottom of spine. Still, nice to find in dust jacket. more information

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38) 4:50 from Paddington
Christie, Agatha

London: Collins Crime Club, 1957. vg/good. First U.K. Very good copy is tight with dusty page edges. Bright DJ soiled on back with some chips, one inch closed tear on spine fold and a missing piece about 1 inch by 1-1/2 inch from top back flap. The U.S. edition title is What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! more information

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39) Sleeping Murder
Christie, Agatha

London: Collins Crime Club, 1976. fine/vg. First U.K. edition. A nearly fine copy in DJ that is price clipped, sunned spine. No chips or tears. This mystery was written in the 1940s but published after Christie's death. more information

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40) The Pale Horse
Christie, Agatha

The Pale Horse
London: Collins Crime Club, 1961 First British edition. A fine crisp copy with small spot on page edge. Dust Jacket is also clean and bright, fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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41) Snagged
Clark, Carol Higgins

New York: Warner Books, 1993. fine/fine. First edition. Signed with an inscription "For Jule - Enjoy! May you never be SNAGGED!" A fine copy in like dust jacket. This book is in the Regan Reilly series and follows Iced. more information

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42) All Around the Town
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. nf/nf. First edition. A near fine copy in nf dust jacket that is rubbed and has a little wear to spine ends. more information

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43) The Anastasia Syndrome
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. vg/vg. First edition. SIGNED. A very good copy with some small dings to page edges in dust jacket that is bright and clean but rubbed on slightly worn edges. This is a collection of short stories. more information

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44) Loves Music, Loves to Dance
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. fine/fine. First edition. SIGNED. A fine copy with very slight spine slant in fresh dust jacket. You'll stay away from the personal ads after reading this one! more information

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45) Silent Night
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. fine/fine. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. more information

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46) All Around the Town
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. fine/fine. First edition. Fine copy in like dust jacket. more information

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47) The Lottery Winner
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994. nf/nf. First edition. SIGNED. A near fine copy with bottom corners bumped in slightly rubbed dust jacket. This is a collection of Alvirah and Willy stories. more information

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48) Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. nf/nf. First edition. A near fine copy with slight spine slant in near fine dust jacket that is rubbed and has slight wrinkle to edge. more information

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49) Loves Music, Loves to Dance
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. nf/vg+. First edition. A near fine copy with some shelfwear to bottom boards in VG+ dust jacket that is rubbed and has a little wear to spine ends. more information

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50) Pretend You Don't See Her
Clark, Mary Higgins

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1997. fine/fine. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. more information

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