Search Results: Authors starting with K from The Book Closet

New York: Delacorte Press, 1994 Black boards with red foil lettering on spine; dj in fine condition; dj protected with Brodart cover. "In her incredibly accomplished fiction debut, Jeanne Kalogridis takes on one of the most compelling and terrifying classcs ever written, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula.' Dark, sensual, and charged with suspense, 'Covenant with the Vampire' reveals the mysteries behind 'Dracula', transforming it into a piece of a puzzle that is much larger, more complx, and more compelling than anyone might have imagined. Beginning fifty years before the start of Bram Stoker's novel, 'Covenant with the Vampire' introduces us to Dracula's family, who are bound by a covenant as ancient as their blood to serve Dracula and to protect him." -- from the dj

New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2006 Black boards with red lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; spine is tight and pages are clean; "In the year 2036, the world's best boarding school is the Stansbury School. The students, better known as specimens, are screened at a young age and then given twelve years of the finest eduction - and developmental drug regimen - available." - from the dj

Warner Books Inc, 1990 1st Edition

New York: Mira, 2003 Black boards with light green tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; not price clipped; stated First Printing. "It starts out as a favor for a friend. FBI Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is about to take some hard-earned vacation time when she receives a call from psychologist Dr. Gwen Patterson. One of Gwen's patients is missing -- Joan Begley, who was in Connecticut to attend her grandmother's funeral. After leaving a disturbing message on Gwen's voice mail, Joan missed an appointment with Gwen and now her therapist is worried. Can maggie look into the disapperance?" -- from the dj

New York: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 2015 Burnt orange boards with red tape binding; author's initials in orange foil on front board; orange foil lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; full number line. The first book in the "Ryder Creed" series. "Ryder Creed and his dogs have been making national headlines. They've intercepted several major drug stashes being smuggled through Atlanta's airport. But their newfound celebrity has also garnered some unwanted attention." -- from the dj

New York: Doubleday, 2012 Pale orange boards with red tape binding; red foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated First Edition. "When an abandoned warehouse in Washington, D.C., bursts into flames on a cold winter night, the first investigators on the scene instantly spot similarities to a string of recent fires in the area. There is one difference, however: This one has a human casualty. The local team insists the murder is an isolated incident, concluding that the culprit must be a bored young man suffering from an uncontrollable impulse to act out anger and sexual aggression. But when Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is called in, everything she sees indicates that this is the work of a far more dangerous and calculating criminal." from the df

New York: Stein and Day, 1967 Green boards with white tape binding; gold-foil embossed lettering on spine; pages are clean, but slightly yellow; spine is tight; dj has some tears, chips and dings, but now protected with Brodart cover; previous owner's name on ffep. Pictures available upon request.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1971 printing. Spine slightly canted; shelf wear all around; previous owner's name on fep; 176 pp. "Another exciting mystery begins for the attractive young detective when her friends Bess and George ask her to investigate a rumor that their wealthy great-granduncle, Asa Sidney, is virtualy a prisoner in his own mansion. But solving the mystery and befriending Carol Wipple, the sixteen-year-old foster daughter of the caretakers of the old manion, nearly costs Nancy the friendship of Bess and George. It takes all of Nancy's sleuthing ability as well as diplomacy to save it." from inside cover.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1934 Mauve boards with black embossed lettering on front, with cameo of two girls with a magnifyig glass; spine and edges show wear; previous owner's name and address on ffep.Part of The Adna Girls Mystery Stories series.

New York: Bantam Books, 1990 Black boards with black tape binding; full number line; dj is not price clipped but shows creases; previous owner's stick on ffep

Bantam Books, 1989 Blue boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but has shelf wear and chips and dings.

New York: Warner Books, 2004 Very nice copy; dj in near fine condition; black boards with gold embossed lettering on spine. Two cities. Two murders. Two Masters.

Bantam Books, 1995 1st Edition; Minor Shelf Wear; Name Written Inside on FFEP

Bantam Books, 1993 Red boards with blue tape binding; dj is not price clipped; full number line

New York: Bantam Books, 1988 Black boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but has minor shelf wear and creases.

Warner Books, 2004 Advanced Reading Copy; Minor Shelf Wear

Kansas City, MO: Marshall Hughes Co., 1935 1935 Edition; The new method of visual instruction applied to child interest, school subjects and character taining; This edition of PICTURED KNOWLEDGE dediced to our boys and girls, covering a field of special interest tot he child, parent and teacher, has been compiled and edited by the editorial staff of the Marshall Hughes Company with the assistance of a larger number of special editors and contributors whose names are listed.

Amherst, NY: Pyr, 2007 Number line reads "11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1" Maroon boards with silver foil lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover and not proce-clipped. "Kay Kenyon, noted for her science fiction world-building, has in this new series created her most vivid and compelling society, the Universe Entire. In a land-locked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the entire is a bizarre and seductive mix of long-lived quasi-human and alien beings gathered under a sky of fire, called the bright. A land of wonders, the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and an exotic, never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme." - from the dj

Amherst, NY: Pyr, 2010 Book Four of The Entire and The Rose. Red boards with silver lettering on spine; no price listed; dj protected with Brodart cover; number line reads: 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1" "Finally in control of the Ascendancy, Titus Quinn has styled himself Regent of the Entire. But his command is fragile. he rules an empire with a technoogy beyond human understanding; spies lurk in the ancient Magisterium; and the Tarig overlords are hamstrung but still malevolent. Worse, his daughter, Sen Ni, opposes him for control, beliving the earth and its Rose universe must die to sustain the failing Entire. She is aided by one of the mystical pilots of the River Nigh, the space-time transport system. This namitar, alone among all others, can alter future events. He retires into a crystal chamber in the Nigh to weave reality and pit his enemies against each other." -- from the dj

Amherst, NY: Pyr, 2009 Book Three of The Entire and the Rose. Red boards with silver lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; number line reads: 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1" "In this series Kay Kenyon has created her most vivid and compelling society yet, the universe Entire. Reviewers have called this 'a grand world,' 'an enormous stage,' and 'a bravura concept.' On this stage unfolds a mighty struggle for dominance between two universes. Titus Quinn has forged an unstable peace with the Tarig lords. The ruinous capability of the nanotech surge weapon he possess ensures detent. But it is a sham. In what the godwoman Zhiya calls 'a fit of moral goodness,' he's trown the weapon into the space-folding waters of the Nigh. This clears the way for an enemy he could have never foreseen: the people of the Rose." -- from the dj