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New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1954. Armand didn't simply disappear. He was kidnapped, tortured and when he refused to talk, what was left of him went hurtling to the ground from an upper story window. An unfortunate accident said the gentleman involved, and more unfortunate was that he had taken with him the sinister secret of a ninth century treasure.. Tilt/tan pg/stamp/black Marks on Cover. Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1984. Reviewer: A reader from Canada This novel has an interesting concept in that characters are killed off but the reader doesn't know who by. The authors held a contest at the time the book was published whereby readers could submit entries on who they thought the killer(s) were and they could win $10,000. I recently finished the book and now I am going to sit down and try to figure out who the killer(s) is(are). Doing the story this way makes the reader a little more involved in the book in that they have to figure who did it and why. I recommend this book to mystery readers and people who like puzzles as well.. ISBN: 0446323144. No lines/edgerub/stamp/back Cover Crease. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York: Bantam, 1981. On the pathologist's cold metal table lay the naked body of Beatrice Gwendoline Wansdyke, spinster...Dead of perfectly natural causes at age 59. "The Problem," mused the good doctor, "is not so much what she died from as what she died with: a quarter of a million pounds, in a bank account no maiden lady of modest means should have." Detective Inspector C.D. SLoan could feel in his bones it was murder. He had guessed at the motive. He would surely uncover the method. But couldn't he find out where-oh-where had her little dog gone? And why would looking almost cost him his life?. Lite Moisture damage/tape spine/tan Pg. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1995. Book Description Things A Are Never Quite What They SeemJeffrey Archer, the internationally bestselling author of Honor Among Thieves, As The Crow Flies, and Kane & Abel, now serves up this inventive new collection of a dozen short stories -- with a twist. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve pieces ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events.. Spine curve/edge rub/sm Cvr crease/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York: Fawcett Crest, 1970. They said he was an insane killer. But young Edie Thompson did not believe them. She was certain he was innocent, that his strangeness was only a mask for his terror. Was she right to hide him from the police? Was she saving a harmless youth or setting the stage for another murder?. Spine tear/tan pgs/edgerubs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 1985. Bill Steen is an honest man who loves his wife. But faced with a bank robber's fiendishly clever trick, he is torn between integrity and his beloved Penelope's welfare. It takes ingenuity he didn't know he had to walk a delicate and dangerous line, and it's a gamble all the way, one where even his own life is at stake.. Appears Unread /tanning pgs/stamp. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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Love Spell, 2007. From the back cover - Ace cub reporter Tressa Jayne Turner is carrying a full load - and we’re not talking post-holiday pounds. Back in college for the fourth time (but who’s counting?), she’s also looking to nab a raise from her stingy boss at the Gazette. So, what’s to stop her from making the grade? Could it be the botched betrothal that’s more than just schoolyard gossip? Or maybe it’s the two men in hot pursuit of her heart. And let’s not forget the campus criminal that’s out to teach the student body a lesson - one crime at a time. It’s a case of murder and mayhem by the books - and failure is so not an option. Tressa Jayne Turner Mysteries, Book 4. Beautiful Brand New - Perfect. Mass Market Paperback. New. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1990. From Library Journal When New York editor Scott Preston needs two double vodkas to start the day, his wife and his boss (threatening loss of marriage and job) ship him off to a rehab center. At the Banner Clinic, rummies and junkies--among them a movie star, a professional athlete, and a mobster--face hard truths and rough treatment, with no expletives deleted. Successful WASP-stereotype Preston is first alienated, then joins in the camaraderie, becomes infatuated with aristocratic addict Priscilla Godfrey, and is drawn into subplots: the mysterious death of a glamorous film star and recent Banner graduate; the abrupt firing of two counselors; and the abuse of Priscilla by clinic-founder Stone Banner, a charismatic ex-cowboy movie star. This is a schizophrenic novel with stereotypical characters, but the Benchley name may create demand. Spine curve-wear/rubs/tight clean/tilt. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1990. From Library Journal Berent's (Storm Flight, LJ 9/15/93) latest popular novel is a heroic tale featuring U.S. fighter pilots during the Vietnam War. The text is conveniently spliced with hard rock music and accompanied by sounds of guns and aircraft. The characters have dual conflicts, e.g., Major Court Bannister's brother is a traitor, Captain Toby Parker battles alcoholism, and Lieutenant Colonel Wolf Lochert fights corruption. The vignettes are uneven as is Paul Ikena's narrative performance. Nonetheless, the work will appeal to the action-oriented crowd. Spine curve/name inside/tight/sp Lines. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dorchester Publications, 2004. Con man Joe Marlin was used to scoring easy cash off beautiful women. But that was before he met Mona Brassard and found himself facing the most dangerous con of his career, one that will leave him either a killer - or a corpse.. Brand New. Not a Remainder. Mass Market Paperback. New. more information

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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Harlequin Books, 1996. From Kirkus Reviews - Houston insurance-fraud investigator Cole January rolls out of bed one morning and steps on the dead body of a comely young woman new to his acquaintance. Looks like trouble for Cole, especially when his old buddy Sgt. Roy Fraizer is knocking at his door within minutes and IDs the corpse as Molly Jones-Heitkamp, daughter of well-connected contractor Jack Heitkamp, who really isn't going to like this. But it's no big deal, at least not for the real Molly, who's still alive and kicking. In fact, she wants to hire Cole to find out who tried to kill her by planting a bomb in her car. Her own top candidates: a hatchet woman for the incumbent mayor, whom Molly's boyfriend is trying to unseat despite her own father's close ties to the current mayor; the wrestler she dumped for her present beau; and the shaky lead actor at the All Citizens' Theater. Cole's job is to find out who the dead woman is, why she was carefully placed next to his bed, why she looked so much like Molly, who's trying to kill Molly, and why they're so bad at it.. ISBN: 0373261993. Spine taped/edgerubs/tanning Pg. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. HOUSTON TEX FICTION TEXAS MYSTERY. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1998. A Novel of the Hamptons - Whether she's climbing Mt. Everest or making the perfect gingerbread house, lifestyle guru Hannah Cutting, dubbed "America's Homemaker," does everything with style. She even, it seems, has died with style-washed ashore naked near her East Hampton mansion with the take of a privet hedge driven through her heart. Though adored and emulated by millions, Hannah was the most despised woman in town. Dispatched to get the story for Parade magazine, journalist Beecher Stow returns to his family home on Further Lane to dissect Cutting's past. Competing for the story is beautiful British book editor Lady Alix Dunraven, feverishly searching for the tell-all manuscript Cutting was writing before she was killed. Soon the two team up to investigate this catty crime in a fabulously entertaining romp through the Hamptons, replete with status battles, run-ins with the rich and famous-including Calvin Klein, Demi Moore and Barbara Streisand-and pretensions as high as the Hampton dunes.. ISBN: 0312965982. Spineline/edgerubs/stamp/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE NEW YORK. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1989. It looks like robbery gone awry to the police. But then Koko develops an oddappetite for glue, and he and Qwilleran become entangled in a web of love anddanger in their stickiest case yet! "The mix of crime and cats (is) catnip toreaders who like both!"--Chicago Sun-Times. X lib/tilt/lib stickers/tan Pgs. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1989. It looks like robbery gone awry to the police. But then Koko develops an oddappetite for glue, and he and Qwilleran become entangled in a web of love anddanger in their stickiest case yet! "The mix of crime and cats (is) catnip toreaders who like both!"--Chicago Sun-Times. Spinelines/hinge crease/tan pgs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada: Simon & Schuster Canada, 1988. From Publishers Weekly - Campbell's In La-La Land We Trust received rave reviews and this maze-like sequel should, too. "La-La Land' is a Los Angeles area that private-eye Whistler knows well, turf for male and female whores, drunks and druggies. When lovely Nell Twelvetrees, a stranger in La-La, asks Whistler to be her bodyguard, he gladly accepts, and not just for the fee. He is captivated by Nell and eager to protect her from her husband Roger, a millionaire TV comic. Assaults on Whistler and the woman follow, as she tries to force Roger to settle a fortune on her during divorce negotiations. Also involved in these events are Jenny, the comic's lethal daughter, and her eerie boyfriend. A crooked cop, battered hookers and other types figure in the cunning plot. No one is what he or she seems, especially the Alice of the title. She plays a startling role in this chronicle by an author who shines as a satirist but creates feeling in the reader for even the worst of his debauched characters.. ISBN: 0671669311. spinelines/tilt/ edgerubs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. CALIFORNIA FICTION LOS ANGELES CALIF. more information

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Pocket, 1973. Book Description At a Hallowe'en party, a young girl tells mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver of a murder she once witnessed. Before the party's end, the girl is found drowned. Oliver takes the case post-haste to Hercule Poirot, who discovers unsolved murder cases, disappearances, kidnapping, and still more murder. Can the fastidious Frenchman uncover the killer before more bodies appear?. stamp/ Tan Pgs/cvr Aged & Sm Creases. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Harlequin Books, 1994. A Crime Writers' Association Annual The 26 tales in this Crime Writer's Association annual exemplify the best in contemporary mystery writing in England and the U.S., showcasing humor, suspense, intricate puzzles and deft innuendo. In the lead spot, Ruth Rendell's "The Mouse in the Corner" follows her series detectives Wexford and Burden as they penetrate the defenses of a tight-lipped family after a brutal killing. Sara Paretsky brings together two New York City psychiatrists for a witty duel in "Freud at Thirty Paces." A little girl tries to get rid of her mother's boyfriend in "Boots" as Antonia Fraser turns the tale of Little Red Riding Hood inside out. Editor Cody offers a puzzler in "In Those Days," while co-editor Lewin gives the former vice-president a role as sleuth in "Danny Pulls His Weight." Other contributors include Alex Auswaks, Margaret Yorke, Simon Brett, Dick Francis and Catherine Aird. From Publishers Weekly.. lines/tilt/creases/tan pgs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Jove Pubns, 1988. From Publishers Weekly - When two vigilante-style murders are committed on his police beat, Sheen Vicedomini resigns from the New Orleans force rather than face investigation. He has difficulty adapting to his new civilian lifestyle and, lured by the promise of quick wealth, he works briefly for Profit, his girlfriend Andrea's cocaine dealer. He and Andrea unwittingly become the patsies of Profit in a plan to cheat his connection Moses; Sheen loses part of his hand in a shooting and Andrea is killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident. Determined to avenge Andrea's death, Sheen immerses himself in the drug world in order to find Profit, who he believes is responsible for the murder. Sheen also requests access to police files from Avila, an old buddy who owes him a favor. Through a bizarre series of events, Sheen begins to trust Profit and question Avila's integrity. Eventually he finds Andrea's murderer while at the same time he helps to bust a large cocaine network and uncover police corruption.. ISBN: 0515099104. Gently read /edgerubs/lite Tanning Pg. Mass Market Paperback. Good. FICTION. more information

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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Harlequin Books, 1990. Reviewer Vesta - When one-arm private investigator Dan Fortune went out to Ian Campbell's to find out why the man wanted to hire him, he ran into a couple guys who were already there. A small men who was dressed straight out of the Roaring Twenties, spats included, and a big black man in a blue leisure suit. They left and Campbell hired Fortune to find his missing son, Alan, who had vanished with his new wife, Helen Kay. From Campbell, Fortune learns that Alan and his new bride had sold the house they'd been give for less than it was worth and that Campbell had given Alan money to invest in a fast food restaurant, that he'd apparently never invested. Fortune hot foots it over to the restaurant only to find the partner Alan was going to invest with, recently murdered and hanging on a hook in a closet like a slab of meat.. ISBN: 0373260504. Spinelines/tilt/tanning pgs/edgerubs. Mass Market Paperback. Good. FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE CALIFORNIA ANDERSON. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1991. Winner of the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award for best first mystery. Four women with nothing in common, united only in death. Four brutalized victims of a brilliant monster - a "Mr. Nobody", moving undetected through a paralyzed city, leaving behind a gruesome trail of carnage . . . but few clues. With skilled hands, an unerring eye, and the latest advances in forensic research, an unrelenting female medical examiner - Kay Scarpetta - is determined to unmask a maniac. But someone is trying to sabotage Kay's investigation from the inside. And worse yet, someone wants her dead .. Light Spine Lines/edge rubs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Jove Pubns, 2002. From Publishers Weekly: - FBI agents Dillon and Lacey Sherlock Savich return (The Maze, etc.) in Coulter's latest romance thriller to take down the satanic child-killing Tuttle twins in a Maryland barn before rushing off to California to save Dillon's sister, Lily, from her in-laws. Once an accomplished cartoonist, Lily has battled depression since the death of her daughter despite, or perhaps because of, her husband, a psychiatrist more devoted to Lily's inheritance (her famous grandmother's paintings) than to Lily. After Dillon's friend, debonair art broker Simon Russo, reveals that four of the paintings are forgeries, Lily finds herself hypnotized, mugged, caught in a fire, chased onto a cliff and kidnapped as she and Simon fly from Washington to California to Sweden.. Spinelines/tilt/hinge crease/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1991. From Publishers Weekly: Writing as Amanda Cross, English professor Carolyn Heilbrun introduced her female professor sleuth in 1964, endowing Kate Fansler with a gift for urbane conversation, sophisticated taste, literary expertise and a mind for murder, thus inspiring other writers to create a slew of similarly feminine detectives But while female investigators, private eyes and amateur snoopers now proliferate, Cross remains queen of the American literary whodunit. Here, three childhood friends are intimately connected with the work of modernist writer Emmanuel Foxx and his enigmatic wife, Gabrielle. When Fansler is asked to write the biography of Gabrielle in order to bring out the true role of Foxx's "muse," she engages in more than literary detection. A poignant memoir within the novel, attributed to one of the three friends, demonstrates Cross's felicitous ability to create another prose style--and to craft a story that will win her an even wider audience. (Kate Fansler Novels Ser.). Gently read/hng crs/stamp/clean. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1987. Book Description: When Winifred, the niece of a renowned British novelist goes missing after she agreed to be interviewed for her esteemed aunt's biography, the biographer taps Kate Fansler to find her. Kate spots clues all right, but finding the person is a lot trickier than she thought....(Kate Fansler Novels Ser.). Sp lines/tilt/stamp/tan pgs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1990. When the body of Canfield Adams, a professor of Middle Eastern culture, is found on he pavement seven stories below his open office window, the police think it was suicide. But those who knew the professor, knew that there were numerous people--on campus and off--who would have relished pushing him. Kate is asked to investigate, and she herself is not sure she wants to succeed. For the murderer may well be a student she cares about...or a colleague...or even a friend.. Spinelines/tilt/tan pages/tite. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Harlequin Books, 1989. From Library Journal - New England's Smedley Library is a haven for strange academic and library types. When the rare books begin to disappear and copies of Tottle's Songs and Sonnets appear in their stead, a crew of zanies investigates. Then there is murder. This is an entertainment that pokes fun at everyone and everything.. ISBN: 0373260288. Gently read /clean/tight/tanning Pg. Mass Market Paperback. Good. FICTION. more information

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New York: Mira, 1999. When the remains of a young woman and a newborn baby are unearthed from her seemingly tranquil garden, Jackie Kaminski's joy in being a new homeowner turns sour. In the final stages of her pregnancy, Jackie is on maternity leave from the Spokane police department in this fourth, and best, entry in Dalton's (Third Choice) series about the Washington State detective. Shy of committing fully to Paul, a rancher and the father of her baby, Jackie is determined to be a single mother. She becomes less sure when the baby arrives and Paul wants to be with them full time. Furthermore, Jackie's investigation into the murders brings a terrifying warning from the killer: "I wouldn't mind killing another baby." Satanism, incest and paranormal phenomena--along with creepy neighbors and an old diary hidden in a wall--add up to a suspenseful page-turner. - From Publishers Weekly. Cover Creases/lines/store stamp/sm Tear. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mira Books, 1998. Jackie Kaminsky Mysteries - From Publishers Weekly - Dalton (Second Thoughts) offers a graphic, well-researched look into the world of police procedure and forensic medicine in her third Detective Jackie Kaminski mystery. This time around, the spunky detective is fighting the flu, having second thoughts about her relationship with boyfriend Michael and dealing with holiday stress, all the while investigating crimes for the Spokane, Wash., police department. When a devoted family man disappears the same night as his ex-boss's young daughter is killed by a hit-and-run driver while building a snowman in her front yard, gut instinct tells Jackie there's a connection between the two. Finding the link, however, is nearly impossible, considering the child's parents have clammed up and everyone who knows the missing man swears he's above reproach. With the help of a maverick journalist, Jackie uncovers a few secrets, none of which, however, are particularly interesting or incriminating. The subplots and characters fare better and blend well into the story,. ISBN: 1551664410. Spine curve/lines/stamp/clean/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. WASHINGTON STATE FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE. more information

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U.S.A.: Crest, 1994. "Intelligent and determined, Jeri holds her own among the ranks of impressive female detectives." Publishers Weekly - A Jeri Howard mystery by the author of "Till the Old Men Die." In Alameda County, east of San Francisco, the all-American pastimes of adultery, divorce, and mindless violence prosper -- and Petty Officer First Class Sam Raynor, USN, fits right in. Private investigator Jeri Howard is working for Raynor's battered wife, who wants not only a divorce but half of everything Raynor's got. It turns out Raynor's hidden some big bucks from Uncle Sam. And that's not all he's hidden. Barely concealed behind his blond and muscled good looks is a vicious psychopath, whose wife-battering episodes are only the tip of an ugly iceberg. It seems Petty Officer Raynor's been getting away with murder . . . or close to it. And now that Jeri is on his trail, can murder be far behind?. ISBN: 0449221830. Gently read/stamp/edgerubs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. CALIFORNIA FICTION HOWARD JERI FICTITIOUS. more information

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Markham, U.S.A.: PaperJacks, 1988. At a ritzy Manhattan gallery opening a dead body swings from and easel. Cartoonist Glenn Webb has received a cryptic message and a mysterious envelope from the victim just hours earlier. Glenn is asked to help the police, but one cop on the scene is less than thrilled with Glenn's involement: his tall tough and stunning wife, Terry. She knows that the lieutenant in charge of the case has a personal score to settle with her husband.. Ex library/hinge crease/tan pgs/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York: Harper Collins, 1996. In the concluding volume of Len Deighton's superb trilogy that began with Faith and Hope, Bernard Samson continues to peel away the mystery surrounding the cold-blooded murder of his sister-in-law, Tessa, on the streets of Berlin. Although his wife, Fiona, has come back from the cold and is now in the West, his family is in tatters, and Samson has no where to turn for answers. Only his childhood friend Werner Volkman seems to offer the charity that Samson craves, but Volkmann is reluctant to get involved with any quest for the truth, no matter who is doing the asking.And as always, hovering above all Samson does and tries to be is the persistent memory of his father -- a deadly force to be reckoned with, even now.. Dust Cover wear/book clean/remainder. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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New York: World Wide Mystery, 2005. Folklorist and academic Fever Devilin, a native of the Georgia Appalachians, is drawn into a strange mystery that has its roots deep in the hills of Blue Mountain. After a spat during a church supper, Able Carter and his fiancée, Truevine Deveroe, are missing. A bit later, a body is found in the ravine behind Fever's cabin and identified as the local mortician, Harding Pinehurst. Folks suspect Able Carter of the deed. A few like Truevine's drunken, gun-toting brothers are out for blood. Soon, however, the grisly discovery of countless bodies half buried near the mortuary expose the murdered man's horrifying secret but not who killed him. Fever's insight into his own dark past, along with his understanding of the peculiar ways of the mountain people, will lead him to the unlikely killer in a world where old legends told through generations are still a way of life and now, it seems, death.. ISBN: 0373265255. Brand New. Mass Market Paperback. New. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1989. Ingram After years of imprisonment and enforced inactivity, special agent Christian Hatcher is summoned by Sloan, his former commander, for one last assignment--to rescue a general's son, long thought dead in Vietnam. Spine Lines/tilt/hinge &edge wear/tite. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Co, 1992. Private eye Kiernan O'Shaughnessy investigates a hit-and-run accident that has left a flamboyant artist brain damaged and caused the drowning of an enigmatic deckhand, and the sleuth suspects a coverup. Ingram. X-lib/ Gently Read/ Lt Spine Lines/clean. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, U.S.A.: Dell Pub Co, 1995. From Booklist - Nineteen-year-old movie stuntwoman Lark Sondervoil vows to be the first person in 10 years to attempt the "Gaige move," named for the late legendary stuntman Greg Gaige. Private eye Kiernan O'Shaughnessy, who once studied gymnastics with Gaige, arrives to watch the filming of Sondervoil's stunt. It goes wrong. Sondervoil misses her mark and plunges off a cliff to her death. Outraged to learn the fall was captured on film and will probably be used in an upcoming film, Kiernan decides to find out what went wrong. The trail leads back a decade to a botched fireball stunt, a misidentified body, and a string of self-serving Hollywood types to whom life and death are merely factors in who gets the next starring vehicle. This satisfying mystery nicely balances an extraordinarily unflattering vision of show biz and its denizens with Kiernan's grounded, real-world morality and sense of justice. Crisp plotting and a memorable heroine add to the fun.. ISBN: 0440215609. Appears unread/clean/tight/corner Crease. Mass Market Paperback. Good. CALIFORNIA FICTION O SHAUGHNESSY KIERNAN. more information

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U.S.A.: Gold Medal, 1993. It is 1958 and the heat is on LAPD lieutenant Dave Klein. There isn't much he hasn't done in the line of duty--murder, bribery, scams, beatings, shakedowns. But now, with the Feds on the tail of blue corruption, Klein is hung out to dry as a bad example. So it's pay-up time for him. Big time. He plunges into a nightmare world of greed, blood, fists, and twisted sin. A monstrous world he created. But now the monster has turned on its creator,. Unread/no lines/edgerubs/clean. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1993. A slight, uneven, but likably amusing debut for Farrell--who was once an aspiring NY actress, as well as a part-time assistant to a private detective, and who uses both experiences in concocting this mystery-cum-satire. Farrell's alter-ego heroine is out-of-work actress Annie McGrogan, who eagerly grabs any temp assignments she can get from ``Duke'' DeNobili, ex-cop turned big-time p.i.--including the job of baby-sitting soap-opera star Lucinda Merrill, who's been scared by anonymous threats. And so, when Lucinda's kinky, druggie husband is murdered, Annie--who can swear she was watching over Lucinda on the night in question--becomes the key to the TV star's alibi. But what about the eyewitness who saw Lucinda at the murder site? It's up to Annie to puzzle out this contradiction and clear Lucinda's name. - From Kirkus Reviews.. No lines/edgerubs/tanning pg/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1996. From Booklist: The beloved king of the horse-racing mystery reintroduces ex-jockey-turned-sleuth Sid Halley in a story that is guaranteed to have readers lined up at the circ desk. Smart, tough, cool, and controlled, Halley lost his left hand in an accident years earlier, but that doesn't stop him from investigating equine enigmas. When someone starts mutilating priceless racehorses by hacking off their feet, Halley can't wait to find the bloody bugger who's responsible. Outraged by the senseless attacks, Sid interviews owners, noses after leads, and slogs through muddy pastures looking for clues. He soon concludes, to his horror, that the attacker is one of his oldest pals, friendly rival and fellow ex-jockey Ellis Quint. But when Sid makes his well-founded accusations public, he quickly becomes a pariah, as the racing community refuses to think the worst of the well-respected Quint. Francis' latest is one of his very best, offering a cleverly contrived plot, unforgettable characters, and steadily mounting suspense.. Sp line/tilt/edg rubs/cvr Wrinkles/stmp. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1986. When a typically perfect party at wine merchant Tony Beach's is brutally crashed, he finds himself caught in the terrifying midst of a mystery that begins with sham scotch and counterfeit claret and escalates to hijacking and murder..... Spine Lines/tilt/clean/tight/stamp. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1996. From Booklist: The beloved king of the horse-racing mystery reintroduces ex-jockey-turned-sleuth Sid Halley in a story that is guaranteed to have readers lined up at the circ desk. Smart, tough, cool, and controlled, Halley lost his left hand in an accident years earlier, but that doesn't stop him from investigating equine enigmas. When someone starts mutilating priceless racehorses by hacking off their feet, Halley can't wait to find the bloody bugger who's responsible. Outraged by the senseless attacks, Sid interviews owners, noses after leads, and slogs through muddy pastures looking for clues. He soon concludes, to his horror, that the attacker is one of his oldest pals, friendly rival and fellow ex-jockey Ellis Quint. But when Sid makes his well-founded accusations public, he quickly becomes a pariah, as the racing community refuses to think the worst of the well-respected Quint. Francis' latest is one of his very best, offering a cleverly contrived plot, unforgettable characters, and steadily mounting suspense.. Spinelines/tilt/edg rubs/ink Mrks Inside. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1988. Book Description: When English agent Gene Hawkins told his boss he'd forego his vacation to search for millionaire Dave Teller's prized missing stallion, he didn't know his retainer would include the attentions of his boss's beautiful daughter--or Teller's seldom sober wife. Nor did he know that a trail from London to New York to Las Vegas to Califonria would eventually lead to murder..... Gently read /clean & Tight/edge Rubs. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1990. A young widow goes missing. An old Polish Jewish artist turns up in a hotel register even though he has never set foot in the tiny hotel. A bomb is placed in a local convent, and a frightening sum of money is left in a Swiss bank account. Henri Castang investigates and is pulled into seething church politics in an ingenious and dramatic web of deception.. ISBN: 0445408111. Spinelines/lt tilt/corner crease/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. CASTANG HENRI FICTITIOUS CHARACTER FICTION. more information

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Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Twilight, 1998. Northwestern Washington state serves as a backdrop for this wonderfully rich mystery series featuring history professor Teodora Morelli. With the smell of fresh pine and the threat of rain always present, Teddy dwells on the past, but it's her family's present that always demands her attention. A pleasant coffee tasting turns deadly when Teddy's brother-in-law is found murdered and a valuable chocolate-flavored coffee plant goes missing. As suspicion points towards Daisy, Teddy's sister, as the killer, Teddy leaps into the fray, unearthing vegetation of an illegal nature, drug deals and a huge wad of cash.. Gently read/hinge crease/lite tilt/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1990. Book Description Ex-federal prosecutor Michael Ryan has been estranged from his son Ned for three years when Ned is murdered, bludgeoned to death in the private room of a Soho art gallery. His daughter-in-law, wealthy socialite Jennifer Kneeland Ryan, has been indicted for the crime. Jennifer insists she's innocent and begs her father-in-law to defend her. Though Ryan wants to believe she's guilty, he can't turn her away. He takes the case. And as his ambivalence toward Jennifer intensifies, as the painful truth about his son's life begins to emerge, Ryan realizes that his own life is also on trial -- as a father, as a lawyer, and as a man. tilt/spine Line/stamp/cvr Creases. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1990. Book Description Ex-federal prosecutor Michael Ryan has been estranged from his son Ned for three years when Ned is murdered, bludgeoned to death in the private room of a Soho art gallery. His daughter-in-law, wealthy socialite Jennifer Kneeland Ryan, has been indicted for the crime. Jennifer insists she's innocent and begs her father-in-law to defend her. Though Ryan wants to believe she's guilty, he can't turn her away. He takes the case. And as his ambivalence toward Jennifer intensifies, as the painful truth about his son's life begins to emerge, Ryan realizes that his own life is also on trial -- as a father, as a lawyer, and as a man. tilt/spine Line/stamp/blk Mrk Inside. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 2004. Each time he struck, he took two victims. Day after day, he waited for the first body to be discovered--a body containing all the clues the investigators needed to find the second victim, who waited...prey to a slow but certain death. The clock ticked--salvation was possible. The police were never in time. Years have passed; but for this killer, time has stood still. As a heat wave of epic proportions descends, the game begins again. Two girls have disappeared...and the clock is ticking. Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy knows the killer’s deadline can be met. But she’ll have to break some rules to beat an exactingly vicious criminal at a game he’s had time to perfect. For the Killing Hour has arrived,. Appears Unread /clean/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 2004. Each time he struck, he took two victims. Day after day, he waited for the first body to be discovered--a body containing all the clues the investigators needed to find the second victim, who waited...prey to a slow but certain death. The clock ticked--salvation was possible. The police were never in time. Years have passed; but for this killer, time has stood still. As a heat wave of epic proportions descends, the game begins again. Two girls have disappeared...and the clock is ticking. Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy knows the killer’s deadline can be met. But she’ll have to break some rules to beat an exactingly vicious criminal at a game he’s had time to perfect. For the Killing Hour has arrived,. ISBN: 0553584529. Spinelines/tilt/clean/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1982. From the back "She drove too fast and drank too much; she ran a headlong race with life, graceful in spite of the daily bitterness she must have felt, chained to them; and incredibly, all of it had left few marks upon her..... Spine lines & tiltt/hinge crease/clean. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. more information

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin USA, 1982. A Lovejoy Mystery - On a dark and rainy night, amorous antiques dealer Lovejoy and his lady of the moment witness a car being forced off the road and over an embankment; the mortally injured driver turns out to be Leckie, a fellow antiques dealer and old army chum. Lovejoy's search for the villains is spiced with the promise of a valuable cache of antiques hidden somewhere at the end of the line.. No lines/hinge crease/clean/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York: Charter, 1987. Brock Callahan -a regular Gault hero-is in retirement from his previous careers as ,firstly a pro footballer and then a private eye .He is not enjoying the experience being bored ,especially as his wife ,Jan ,is busy with an interior decorating business that gets her out of the house and earning money.Then ,they get a new neighbour.The wealthy woman who occupys next dor ,Carol Medford ,gets a new paromour ,none other than Brocks boyhood hero ,the swashbuckler movie star ,Fortney Grange . Soon after thay move in the vanish for a while -a fact connected to the appearance of a Mrs Lacrosse and her son .The woman is blackmailing Carol and Fortney ;the blackmail leads eventually to the murder of Grange's agent ,the gentlemanly Morgenstern .Grange is at first suspected but all the clues point to one Alvin Whitty ,a cousin of Mrs Lacrosse .Also stirred into the mix is a corrupt cop,with links to a phoney cult. - a Reader. Lite lines/hinge crease/stamp/tamning Pg. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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New York: Avon, 2000. Crime runs rampant in the picturesque town of Leixleap -- and onIreland's famed River Shannon, where brazen thieves illegally harvestthe gourmet-prized eels that flourish there. But while poachingmay be something the local Eel Police division is well-equippedto handle, murder is wholly another matter.Chief Inspector Peter McGarr has been called out from Dublin to investigate a troubling double homicide. The nude body of young, pretty, and,recently married Eel Policewoman Ellen Gilday Finn has been discoveredin the bed of a hot-sheet inn -- wrapped around the equally unclothedcorpse of her much older boss, Pascal Burke. A crime of passion, perhaps, pointing to Ellen's cuckolded newly wedded husband as the perpetrator. But conflicting clues and false confessions are leading McGarrinto dangerous hidden corners where greed, corruption, IRA terror andradical, possibly deadly, environmentalism are but a few of the,dark blooms secretly nourished in the rich loam of the Irish countryside.. Gently read/tilt/stamp/clean/tight. Mass Market Paperback. Good. more information

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