Search Results: Inscribed from Murder By The Book

N.Y.: Dodd Mead, 1987. 1st ed.Near fine in dj lightly rubbed at edges. Rare books are missing from the Library and staff members are turning up dead. INSCRIBED COPY. The author is a Professor of Medieval Literature at Providence College.. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1986. 1st edition, April 1986, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. INSCRIBED at half-title page. NYC. "The real New York City, not the mythical Isola of McBain's popular 87th Precinct series, plays a lead in his devastating new thriller. Uptown Manhattan is where Olivia Kidd forces her brother Sarge to sell his beloved collection of paintings as ordered by their father, a Texas trillionaire. Downtown, Detective Reardon seeks for clues to the gunmen who have shot Ralph D'Annunzio dead in his restaurant. Robbery isn't the motive; there seems to be none nor can Reardon make a connection between D'Annunzio and a second murder victim, a lawyer killed after leaving a stock broker's office. By diligently investigating the dead men's last days, however, the detective begins to put together bits of a puzzle with appalling implications. The murders and other… Read More

NY: Scribners, 1986. 1st A. couple of minor spots at rear esle fine in dj. INSCRIBED at title page, "To ------ with best wishes from Bob Barnard" Spt. Trethowan in Soho. "In the Soho studio of Bodies magazine (porn so soft it's "practically marshmallow") are found four corpses: a photographer, his assistant, an actress-student and a young bodybuilder. Perry Trethowan of London's C.I.D. can't discern a motive for the murders but a few hints point toward the bodybuilder's background. The suave Trethowan finds himself involved in the seedy, naively narcissistic world of compet-itive body-building. Using a black gym-manager as an undercover decoy, Trethowan penetrates a more sinister, hardcore porno operation that specializes in teenagers... The lively characters and colorful background are nicely done. Narrator Trethowan is, once again, a charming guide." -- Publishers Weekly. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 2003. 1st. Ed. Fine in dust jacket. An EDGAR AWARD WINNER of the Mary Higgins Clark Award. A Faith Fairchild mystery set in Massachusetts. INSCRIBED by the author at title page.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Ace Books, Inc, 1993. 1st edition, October 1993, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Very light spotting to page edges else fine in a great wraparound dustjacket painting by James Warhola, very lightly sunned at spine. INSCRIBED COPY, SIGNED by Robinson at title page with brief inscription. Opening night at Mary's Place draws a packed house, including Lucky Duck, who has a talent for defying the laws of probability, a member of Ireland's fairy folk, and a mysterious stranger carrying around a deadly secret. And Mike Callahan, the Mick of Time, just might make a surprise appearance, just when you least expect him.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Warhola, James. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1984. First edition, so stated. Tiny rubbed spot at head of spine else Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. INSCRIBED COPY. Short inscription by Banks at half-title page; ""for - - / Best wishes, / Oliver Banks." 2nd Amos Hatcher-art historical detective work. The murder of a New York art dealer leads Amos Hatcher to Rome and to a killer obsessed with the sixteenth-century artist Caravaggio . Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Delacorte NY 1984 INSCRIBED COPY; Los Angeles locale; a Masao Masuto title. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Scribners, 1986. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. INSCRIBED COPY, short inscription at title page "To -- Robin Winks" Eleven famous crime writers offer intriguing insights into how and why they write as they do. Includes: Robert B. Parker, Joseph Hansen, Donald Hamilton, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Robert Barnard, Rex Burns, James McClure.... Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY, NY.: Coward & McCaan, 1951. 1st ed. covers lightly faded else vg in dj, chipped at head & foot, moderate wear at edges, rubbed. INSCRIBED COPY. Coney Island setting. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1990. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. In protective mylar dust jacket cover, fine in fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Barnes .. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: St Martins Press, 1993. 1st U.S. edition, February 1993, so stated. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket. Previous owner has scotch taped her address label to inside front flap. The owner had the book INSCRIBED to her by McDermid at title page. Introducing Kate Brannigan, a Manchester-based private detective whose hobbies include kick-boxing and computer-hacking. "Set in Manchester, England, which its natives claim as the home of rock 'n' roll, the forthright and unpretentious sleuth introduced in this fast-paced story is sure to win readers' hearts. Kate Brannigan is hired by rock legend Jett to locate his former partner and lover, Moira. Kate finds Moira, a rehabilitated drug user, living with--and in love with--Maggie, an ex-counselor. Moira reluctantly agrees to return to Jett to help his career while Kate goes back to her investigation of counterfeiters and her own lover, a rock journalist. But six weeks later Moira is murdered--beaned by a tenor sax--and Jett wants… Read More

N.Y.: Claude Kendall, 1934. 1st US edition. Spine faded, as well as edges else a very good or betted copy of this scarce title. INSCRIBED and dated by the author (using his real name John M. Cooper) at front endpaper. "As Sutherland writes in his preface: "I have endeavored, moreover, by the use of a somewhat unusual structural design, to help the reader see the people concerned in it as they really were, rather than as the conventional, puppet-like characters of works of fiction." After only fifty-three pages--in which Sutherland assembles the crew and passengers on a plane taking off from Boston, murders one of the passengers over New York (stabbing), and brings Detective-Inspector Grady in to investigate--Sutherland leaves the present in order give us flashbacks into the lives of the murder victim, ruthless newspaper publisher Walter Schlaf, and four passengers: Russell DeWitt, New York judge, Marguerite Rose, good time gal, Timothy Cowley, gangster, and August Jensen, pilot.… Read More

N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1998. 1st ed. Fine in dj. St. Martin's/Malice Domestic AWARD WINNER for Best First Traditional Mystery. INSCRIBED copy. A BARRY and MACAVITY AWARD Nominee.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Scribners, 1982. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. INSCRIBED COPY. Inscribed to noted east coast mystery dealer. The second Inspector Perry Trethowan mystery, this one all about the sudden deaths surrounding a fun-loving member of the royal family.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: BALLENTINE, 1993. 1st edition, April 1993, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Jazz Jasper title. McQuillan'a second. On Safari in Africa to save elephant's - murder interupts. INSCRiBED COPY. "McQuillan's ( Deadly Safari , St. Martin's, 1990) second title easily evokes an exotic locale. The colorful Africa setting, so effectively described here, transcends the murder of wealthy Emmet Laird, would-be savior of the elephants and bane of the ivory trade. Amateur sleuth Jazz Jasper, a good buddy of Laird's girlfriend, undertakes the task of finding the man's murderer, despite having to question the jealous widow, greedy children, and stealthful others. A perceptive, realistic, dramatic mystery set in problematic present-day Kenya, this book is an excellent selection." -- Library Journal. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Lynx, 1989. 1st edition, March 1989, with complete number line beginning with 1. A near fine, unread copy; paperback original; INSCRIBED and dated 5/2/89 at title page. Murder movie filming turns into a real-life drama for late-night talk show host Veronica Slate. Tampa locale; . Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1997. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. INSCRIBED at title page. The 4th Thea Kozak title, Educational consultant Thea Kozak investigates the drowning death of a young girl at a private New England high school after learning of the girl's hitherto unknown pregnancy.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Harper, 1986. 1st ed. Fine copy in printed wraps, Uncorrected Page Proofs, INSCRIBED COPY, dated month and year of publication. 2nd Harvey Blissberg. Boston/Providence.. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Printed Wrapper. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof.

N.Y.: Morrow 1993, 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dj. A Duffy House title. Baseball. INSCRIBED COPY as Evers and also by both authors; Bill Brashler and Reinder Van Til. It's Old Timers Day af Fenway and two former Red Sox, whose critical blunders have robbed the Sox of World Series championships are gunned down.. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Morrow, 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dj. A Duffy House title. Baseball. INSCRIBED COPY as Evers and also by both authors; Bill Brashler and Reinder Van Til. It's Old Timers Day af Fenway and two former Red Sox, whose critical blunders have robbed the Sox of World Series championships are gunned down.. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.