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New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; A round-robin with contributions from . 15 Irish writers. Has been gently read. Tiny dot bottom edge.. 2001. First American Edition. Hardcover. "I think he was dead before I shot him." With these auspicious words begins a murder mystery so utterly unlike any other that it took fifteen of Ireland's finest writers to bring it to its unlikely conclusion. The plot involves a mad search for the only manuscript of an unpublished novel by James Joyce. ; 8.8 X 6.4 X 1.1 inches; 272 pages .

New York: Harper Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Top edge foxing; tiny dent front panel . jacket.. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. John Francis Cuddy is enmeshed in a deadly web of small-town deceit, corruption and murder. A tale teeming with chilling suspense, intense characters, and striking evocations of a seething harbor town. ; John Francis Cuddy, Book 5; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches; 215 pages .

New York: Henry, Rinehart, Wilson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Appears unread. Jacket has a tiny tear, . literally unnoticeable, front panel at spine edge.. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Antony Maitland is involved in another murder case, this time at the request of friend and fellow lawyer Vera Langhorne. Her client is accused of murdering his wife so he could marry another woman. But the accused, writer Jeremy Skelton, claims that he was called from the house by a telephone call, asking him to meet a friend. However, the friend denies making the call. ; 8.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 195 pages .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Jacket with edge wear and tiny chips.. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. The apparent suicide of an unpopular, bigoted, former LAPD cop, Jack McGovern, has the most unlikely protagonist fighting racism, violence, and hostility to bring to light the truth about the ex-cop's death. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 216 pages .

New York: Mysterious Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read.. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. A tale of murder and a quest for justice that leads Henri Castang to an astonishing confrontation with a 20th-century prince whose fiefdom is corruption. ; 8.0 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches; 185 pages .

New York: Wizell & Day. Very Good; For piano. Recorded by Perry Como, pictured on front cover. . Minimal creasing.. 1955. Sheet Music .