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BOTH Authors SIGNATURES on the Title page (inscription - see photo)
When a series of unexplained deaths and international hostilities occurs in the wake of a breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming, NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children investigate a mysterious silvery mineral with links to a fabled northwest passage expedition.

2023 1st printing
"Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family - loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all." front flap

SIGNED by author on the the title page FIRST EDITION
Academy Award Winner Best-selling Author Dances With Wolves
As New in As New dust jacket.
A young insubordinate soldier stationed in the Southwest in 1966 struggles with the compound issues of first love and the discipline of institutional living.
A novel of first love, a boy on the brink of manhood and a nation on the eve of change in 1966.
Clean and unmarked - 300 pages. Dust jacket and book are in Fine, as new, condition. ; Standard Book Size.

Set against the brilliantly drawn backdrop of India at the turn of the millennium, The Alchemy of Desire tells the story of a young couple, penniless but gloriously in love. Obsessed with each other, they move from a small town to the big city, where the man, who dreams of being a writer, works feverishly on a novel, stopping only to feed his ceaseless desire for his beautiful wife. After receiving a small inheritance, the lovers abandon the city for a mist-shrouded spur of the lower Himalayas, and move into a sprawling old house which they hope will embody their love. At first they pursue their deep physical need with a reckless intensity. But during renovations of the house, a set of diaries written by the previous inhabitant-a glamorous American adventuress-is unearthed, and the narrator finds himself irresistibly drawn away from his wife, and thrust into another world and time, into the hole of history. Increasingly infatuated with the other woman, he slowly begins to uncover the dark secrets at… Read More

Stories deal with the relationships of sisters, mothers and daughters, and wives and their husbands

SIGNED by the author on the title page
The sequel to "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"
First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Doubleday (20 pounds)
"When is a monster's child culpable? Guilt and complicity are multifaceted. John Boyne is a maestro of historical fiction. You can't prepare yourself for the magnitude and emotional impact of this powerful novel" - John Irving on the back of the dust jacket

1983 - Book Club Edition - book: very good - some toning to pages - corners slightly bumped - dj: very good - slight fading, 1/2 page mark on back and small tear at top repaired with archival tape - dj in protective sleeve

2021
"The Fairway Players, a local theater group, is in the midst of rehearsals when tragedy strikes the family of director Martin Hayward and his wife, Helen, the play's star. Their young granddaughter has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and with an experimental treatment costing a tremendous sum, their castmates really to reaise the money to gie her a chance at survival." back cover

1991 - 1st ed - INSCRIBED by author -"In 1919, a real-life serial killer terrorized the city of New Orleans... he offered a bargain: Anyone in whose house jazz was playing when he went out to murder would be spared." -book: colorful cover with skeleton playing jazz - very good - dj: very good - dj in protective mylar sleeve

Receiving a frantic call from his British University student daughter, corrupt Chinese Inspector Jian travels to rural England to confront the activities of a dangerous gang of human traffickers, an effort that is further complicated by the troubles of an indentured illegal immigrant

1929 VINTAGE BAMBIbook is in good- condition spine is gone but all pages are attached. Cover has some water damage but orange graphic of bambi is preserved. All pages are clean and unmarked. Green stamps of Bambi in motion on the FFEP (front and back) in green stamp are visable. Book has many black and white graphics to accompany the story.

SIGNED on the title page FIRST EDITION not remainder
an inspector O novel

2021
"Sandy Kurtz has problems. He's got a baby on the way, his wife doesn't love him, and he's struggling to find passion or purpose at his big-box retail job. And once a month, he turns into a werewolf." back cover

A tale based on the author's childhood in 1950s apartheid southern Africa finds English detective Emmanuel Cooper's investigation into an Afrikaans police officer's murder hampered by the Afrikaner Secret Police's campaign to capture black communist radicals.

A game-changing peace treaty between Israel and the Saudis is nearly done. The secretary of state is headed to the region to seal the deal. And Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israel-Lebanon border, ahead of the secretary's arrival.

But when Ryker and his team are ambushed by Hezbollah forces, a nightmare scenario begins to unfold. The last thing the White House can afford is a new war in the Mideast that could derail the treaty and set the region ablaze. U.S. and Israeli forces are mobilizing to find the hostages and get them home, but Ryker knows the clock is ticking.

When Hezbollah realizes who they've captured, no amount of ransom will save them—they'll be transferred to Beirut and then to Tehran to be executed on live television.

In the fourth installment of Rosenberg's gripping new series, Marcus Ryker finds himself in the most dangerous situation he has ever faced—captured, brutalized, and dragged deep behind enemy lines.

Should he wait to be rescued? Or… Read More

"FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTOWN ABBEYThe New York Times bestselling novel about scandalous secrets and star-crossed loversOn the evening of 15 June 1815, the great and the good of British society have gathered in Brussels at what is to become one of the most tragic parties in history - the Duchess of Richmond's ball. For this is the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and many of the handsome young men attending the ball will find themselves, the very next day, on the battlefield.For Sophia Trenchard, the young and beautiful daughter of Wellington's chief supplier, this night will change everything. But it is only twenty-five years later, when the upwardly mobile Trenchards move into the fashionable new area of Belgravia, that the true repercussions of that moment will be felt. For in this new world, where the aristocracy rub shoulders with the emerging nouveau riche, there are those who would prefer the secrets of the past to remain buried..." - bookfinder

1956 - Collectible - book: very good - clean and unmarked - dj: good - dj has several tears that have been repaired with archival tape. Boards are very nice. Very nice copy. Donald Lam and his partner, Bertha Cool, private detectives, are hired by a mysterious client to investigate Karl Carver Endicott, but the first thing they learn is that Endicott has been murdered. The fifteenth book writing as A. A. Fair, features Bertha Cool and Donald Lam.

"Even the unflappable Hercule Poirot is taken aback by the trail of murders perpetrated by a criminal conspiracy led by a brilliant Chinese man, an American millionaire, a French woman scientist, and a master of disguise." - Bookfinder

SIGNED by the author on the title page
When Harold Dodge agrees to help gorgeous Marianna Perado get out of a rip-off deal at Joe Covo's dealership, he suddenly lands himself in a mess of trouble, involving ruthless repo men, fast-talking salesmen, the FBI, criminal intrigue, and murder. A first novel.

1974 Book: red leatherette boards with gilt design and lettering; beautiful black and white illustrations throughout