Search Results: Crime Fiction from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Random House: Delacorte Press, 1999. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHORS. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows sparse, faint foxing at outside edges; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows just a hint of wear to extremities; the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 387pp. Hardback with DJ. This has to be O'Shaughnessy's best work yet. I picked this book up thinking it would be just another courtroom book that wouldn't hold my attention for more than five pages. I was all wrong. O'Shaughnessy has put together a modern-day courtroom masterpiece. Well written, with lots of twists and turns to keep you wondering whose telling the truth. A great page turner. There were several times when I… Read More

New York, NY Mysterious Press, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1993]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; very faint creases at the middle of the rear panel and upper front corner; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging. No longer pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 202pp. Mass Market Paperback. An amusing introduction to six-foot-seven San Fernando Valley PI Vic Daniel, who heads for the Yucatan to spring his boyhood chum Billy from jail.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1983. Paperback First Edition Thus [1983], so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers, which also show faint, but pervasive soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; a couple of very faint creases near the rear corners; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging. Not without some minor flaws, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 167pp. (Penguin Crime Fiction). First Edition Thus [1983], so stated. Previously published by The Countryman Press in 1982. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY HarperCollins Publishers: Perennial Library, 1985. Paperback First Edition thus (1985), so stated; First Impression indicated by a complete numerical sequence. REMAINDER, showing a rubber-stamped star at the bottom edge of the text block. Else, Very Near Fine in Wraps: very mild wear to the extremities; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaw. Bright and Clean. Corners Sharp. Very close to "As New". NOT a Book-Club,or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.65 inches). 241 pages. Language: English.… Read More

New York, NY HarperCollins: William Morrow, 2010. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ shows indications of careful use. Book shows light wear to the extremities; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing; faint soiling; light wear to the extremities; price intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 390pp. Hardback with DJ. The Bricklayer is the outstanding debut novel of Noah Boyd. Steve Vail aka the Bricklayer is a former FBI agent, who had a problem with bureaucracy and chose to be fired than let a cop killer go free. Although his present occupation is that of a brick layer, he is soon called upon when the FBI has exhausted it's resources on a case. It's been a while since I have read anything closely related to a crime novel. I gave up on them a few years ago because it seemed like they were all the same. So, when I got a chance to review this book, I almost passed… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Group: Dutton, 2001. Hardcover First Edition (2001); First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2001); First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only a small, rather faint stain at the point where the top and fore-edges meet; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. Virtually "As New". The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 1 inches). 275 pages. Language: English.… Read More

New York, NY Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1991. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1991), so stated. First published in hardcover in 1976. First Edition Thus (1991), so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: shows very slight spine lean; light wear to extremities, mainly to the outside edge of the front panel, which also shows a couple fo very faint creases near the lower corner; the mildest rubbing to the panels; a couple of extremely faint creases to the backstrip; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.25 x 0.8 inches). 285 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5.5 ounces. First published in hardcover in 1976. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book's binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 349pp. Hardback with DJ. In each of her previous ten critically acclaimed and hugely popular novels, Minette Walters has explored the dark terrain of the human psyche to give us thrillers of exceptional psychological complexity and suspense. Now, in The Devil’s Feather, she gives us her most unexpected and electrifying novel yet. In 2002, five women are discovered barbarously murdered in Sierra Leone. Reuters Africa correspondent Connie Burns suspects a British mercenary: a man who seems to turn up in every war-torn corner of… Read More

New York, NY Doubleday: Perfect Crime Books , 1992. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 181pp. Hardback with DJ. After a two-year split, the engagingly corrupt Rooster Franklin has decided he can't live without Rosalinda, and when he shows up on her Kansas City doorstep, he fully expects her to marry him. The problem? Rosalinda has already married snooty Joseph Warman--plus there's a dead body at Rosalinda's former address. Who murdered pretty Kathleen, and why? The artist was supposedly a prot‚g‚e of Rosalinda and Warman's, even though her work wasn't being shown at Inside Moves, their fancy gallery. Then an arsonist burns Kathleen's entire output, and Rooster is convinced Warman is behind it. Hellbent on separating Warman from Rosalinda, he pokes and… Read More

New York, NY Random House Audio, 1988. Audio Cassette Two Audio Cassette Tapes in Like New condition, housed in black and clear plastic cases, also in excellent condition. These are housed in a colorful heavy cardstock slip case, Very Good+ condition, showing very little wear, but does have a crease near one corner and a short, closed tear at the outside edge of the rear panel. There must have been a rectangular styrofoam spacer between the cases in the box originally, which is no longer present. Overall, Very Good. Read by Darren McGavin. Travis McGee Mysteries Series. Language: English. Total Playing Time: 3 Hours. Size: 7 x 4.35 x 0.7 inches. Weight: 5.6 ounces. Audio Cassette. 

New York, NY Ballantine Books: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus [1985]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [1985]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but close to it. 12mo. 307pp. Mass Market Paperback. If you like a police mystery, you'll like this one and his other Fraley novels. Joseph McNamara was a police chief in San Jose, having started his career as a rookie in New York City, so he's had day-to-day experience to draw from. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Bantam Doubleday Dell: Delacorte Press, 1999. Paperback First Ed Thus: Advance Reader. First Ed Thus: Advance Reader. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; outside edge of front face wants to curl a little; slightest spine lean; binding secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. 367pp. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback.

New York, NY Berkley Books, 1961. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 160pp. First Published in UK under the title 'Accident for Inspector West' in 1957. Berkley Medallion # G-552. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Forge, 2000. Hardcover First Edition (2000), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2000), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only a page creased at the outside (fore)-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single flaw only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches). 287 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15.6 ounces. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY International Polygonics: Library of Crime Classics, 1989. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. First Printing indicated. Originally Published in 1969. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Copyrighted 1969, but don't believe it was published at that time. Mass Market Paperback.

London, UK Pan Macmillan, 2004. Paperback First Edition Thus in the UK [2004]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. This title was first printed in the USA by Harper Collins. First Edition Thus in the UK [2004]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute spine lean; the pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging; else flawless. The binding remains perfectly secure; the textis clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches). 359 pages. Weight: 16.5 ounces. This title was first printed in the USA in the same year by HarperCollins. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 1996. Hardcover First Edition (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a single page has been dog-eared; barely discernible spine lean; lightest shelving wear along the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; faint production crease at the front pastedown endpaper; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows very mild rubbing to the panels; the lower corner tips show the barest touch of wear; the price is intact; mylar-protected. No longer absolutely 'As… Read More

London, UK Robert Hale and Co., 1983. Hardcover First Ed UK, so stated. First Ed UK, so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. Book shows light wear to extremities; slight spine lean; else in great shape; binding remains secure; text clean. DJ shows also shows light wear to extremities; tiny chip loss at several extremities, but not extensive; considerable rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 189pp. Hardback with DJ.   

New York, NY Pocket Books, 1992. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned very slightly due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 263pp. Written with Amy Rosenthal. Edited by Eric Tobias. Mass Market Paperback. Richard Rosenthal is an American author and law enforcement officer. In 2011, he retired as the chief of police of Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, where he served for over 20 years. Prior, he served two decades as an NYPD officer, retiring at the rank of lieutenant. Rosenthal has written books on police craft, one on Skycops and one on K-9 units, as well as a novel and a memoir about police undercover work. As a rookie cop for the NYPD, he was assigned to work undercover in the JDL; it is the subject of his fourth book. Before becoming Chief of Police in Wellfleet,… Read More

New York, NY International Polygonics, 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus [1989]; First Printing stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus [1989]; First Printing stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Wraps: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; a couple of faint stress-creases to the rear panel, near the corners; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. There is a short note detailing where and when the book was purchased at the front endpaper. Else, free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. A clean, sturdy, presentable copy, but no longer 'As New'. NOT a Remainder,… Read More