Short Story Collections from Scene of the Crime Books, IOBA

First edition first printing of this collection of 14 short stories. Collects the story 1408 which has been made into the movie starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in 2007. Light edge wear. In near fine / near fine condition.

First Appearance first printing of this short horror story by Robert Bloch. This magazine also contains the interview with John Wayne that has cause the recent stir and has resulted in the name change for John Wayne Airport in California. Light rubbing to the surface of the covers. The centerfold is loose but the magazine is complete. In good condition.

First edition first printing of this collection of 33 short detective stories that show the evolution of crime fiction in the US. This copy is a Review Copy rubber stamped on the half title page by Oxford University Press of Canada and the price of the book hand written in with pen. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near… Read more

First edition of a collection of stories by some of todays greatest writer's. Featured are Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, Stanley Cohen, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Mickey Friedman, Susan Isaacs, Judith Kelman, Warren Murphy, Justin Scott, Peter Straub and Whitley Strieber. All stories are original works. SIGNED by Justin Scott and Mary Higgins Clark on the title page. In fine /… Read more

First appearance first printing of this collection of 12 short stories by various authors. Collected are the following: Winner of a Second Prize - By the Scruff of the Soul by Dorothy Salisbury Davis. Detective Stories: The Carnation Anniversary by Victor Canning, Murder Under the Mistletoe by Margery Allingham, Dead Man's Gloves by Melville Davisson Post, The Holy Day Crimes… Read more

First appearance first printing of this collection of one short novel and 14 short stories by various authors. Collected are the following : Detective Short Novel - The Blizzard Murder Case by Philip Wylie. Run - If You Can by Charlotte Armstrong, The Victim of Coincidence by Robert Twohy, The Adventure of the Final Problem by Robert L. Fish, The… Read more

First appearance first printing of this collection of one short novel and 14 short stories by various authors. Collected are the following : Detective Short Novel - A Man is Missing by Erle Stanley Gardner. Crime Short Stories - The Great Persuader by Stanley Ellin, The Unsolvable Crime by Arthur Porges, High Stakes by Leo Damore, Working is for Fools… Read more

First appearance first printing of this collection of one short novel and 14 short stories by various authors. Collected are the following : Detective Short Novel - Murder De Luxe by Hugh Pentecost. Short Stories - The Bleeding Ceiling by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., The Devil Will Surely Come by Arthur Porges, Fear and Trembling's by Michael Gilbert, The Queerodds by… Read more

First appearance first printing of this collection of one novelette and one short novel and 10 short stories by various authors. Collected are the following : Detective Novelette - The Wolf and the Wayward WAC. Detective Short Novel - The Clue of the Knave of Diamonds. The Secret Service stories: The Catalytic Agent by Michael Gilbert, The Analytic Agent by… Read more

First appearance first printing of both these short stories. Irwin Shaw's Small Saturday was later published in the collection Five Decades. Crighton's The Most Powerful Tailor in the World was only ever released as an audio recording in 1996 this is the only print version. Light moisture rings to the surface of the front cover. In good condition.

First paperback edition first printing of this collection of short stories. In fine condition.

First appearance first printing of an abbreviated version of Grey Matters. Hjortsberg sold Playboy a 90 page version of the novel that came out later the same year. The Odd Man is the second of three short stories published featuring the Puzzle Club. The centerfold is loose but still present. In good condition.

First paperback edition first printing of this collection of never before published chapters of Dune and Dune Messiah. Plus original stories and a short novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. There is a light reading crease to the spine. In near fine condition.

First Canadian edition first printing of this collection of cases of various famous fictional detectives by Julian Symons. There is a story for Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe, Miss Marple, Philip Marlowe, Hercule Poirot, Maigret and Ellery Queen. In near fine / near fine condition.

First edition first printing of this collection of these stories by certain Mystery Writers of America. SIGNED by Elaine Viets, Stuart Kmainsky, Parnell Hall, Carolyn Wheat, Steve Hockensmith, Gregg Andrew Hurwitz, John Lutz and Gary Phillips on the title page. In fine / fine unread condition. Language

First paperback edition first printing of the eighteenth novel in the Wild Cards anthology. With contributions by Daniel Abraham, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Carrie Vaughn, Michael Cassutt, Caroline Spector, John Jos. Miller, George R.R. Martin, Ian Tregillis and S.L. Farrell. In fine condition.

First paperback edition first printing of the twenty first novel in the Wild Cards anthology. With contributions by Paul Cornell, David Anthony Durham, Ty Franck, Stephen Leigh, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Cherie Priest and Melinda M. Snodgrass. A hint of reading creases to the spine. In near fine condition.

First edition first printing of the fourteenth novel in the Wild Cards anthology. Second novel in the New Cycle published by Baen Books. With contributions by Stephen Leigh, Walton Simons, Victor Milan, Leanne C. Harper, Walter Jon Williams, Sage Walker, Laura J. Mixon and Melinda M. Snodgrass. A hint of edge wear. Light tanning to the backside of the covers… Read more

First edition first printing of the thirteenth novel in the Wild Cards anthology. First novel in the New Cycle published by Baen Books. With contributions by Roger Selazny, William F. Wu, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Laura J. Mixon, Victor Milan, Stephen Leigh and Michael Cassutt. Light wrinkle to the head of the spine. A faint wave to the… Read more

First edition seventh printing of the first novel in this anthology. With contributions by Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, Stephen Leigh, George R.R. Martin, Victor Milan, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Howard Waldrop, Walter Jon Williams and Roger Zelazny. Light reading creases to the spine. In very good condition.