Category: Mystery

Murder By the Tale (A Luis Mendoza Mystery)

Price: $7.95

Publisher: New York, William Morrow : 1987

Seller ID: 002569

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Spine very slightly slanted. DJ shows some bumping/edgewear, two very small tears at bottom edge of spine, and crease on inside flap. A bright, attractive copy. "Murder by the Tale is the perfect short-story collection for Dell Shannon’s thousands of fans, because it gives them eight never-before-published stories featuring the popular Lieutenant Luis Mendoza of the Los Angeles Police Department as well as six fine non-series tales. We see the full range of Dell Shannon’s diabolical talent as a writer of crime fiction—from the nitty-gritty realism of the Mendoza stories to creepy super...
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Murder Carries a Torch: A Southern Sisters Mystery

By: George, Anne

Price: $8.95

Publisher: New York, William Morrow : 2000

Seller ID: 006077

ISBN-13: 9780380978106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Near Fine dust jacket

Spine slanted. Some pages are a little wavy due to exposure to dampness, but text is clean and bright. Another hilarious whodunit by Anne George. "Just back from vacation, sisters Patricia Anne and Mary Alice are greeted by cousin Pukey Lukey who's in a terrible state. . . His wife of forty years, Virginia, has run off with a housepainter/preacher. Cousin Like is so miserable the sisters agree to drive to the top of Chandler Mountain in search of Virginia and her new-found man of God. But no sooner do the three start snooping around the deserted grounds when Luke goes into the rundow...
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Murder in Focus

By: Sale, Medora

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Markham, Ontario, Penguin : 1990

Seller ID: 006689

ISBN-13: 9780140121759

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good-

Spine lightly creased, minor edgewear and bumping, a little foxing on edges. Inscribed by the author: "To ____ with all my best wishes, Medora Sale." A nice copy. "When Toronto Homicide detective John Sanders is chosen to go to Ottawa for a week-long seminar in anti-terrorist techniques, he expects to suffer five days of mind-numbing boredom. Instead he finds himself plunged into internal chaos among the RCMP, CSIS and the local police force. And his professional interest is sharpened when a construction worker is found brutally murdered in a high-risk security zone. Sanders'...
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Murder in Mind

By: Fuller, Roy

Price: $4.95

Publisher: Chicago, Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited : 1987

Seller ID: 006771

ISBN-13: 9780897332354

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Previously published in 1956 as "Fantasy and Fugue." Spine is slightly slanted, corners have minor bumping. Text is clean and bright on high quality paper. A bright, attractive copy. "Harry Sinton is a murderer. He knows it. There can be no doubt about it. His mind is filled with fearful knowledge, his trembling hands fouled by invisible blood, his soul reeks of murder. And yet - though murder is the most vivid of crimes - he cannot recall any of the details of the crime he is sure he committed. His killing of a drunken poet is blanketed in a fog of amnesia. Frantically -...
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Murder in Silence

By: Selmark, George

Price: $12.50

Publisher: New York, Novel Selections, Inc. : 1940

Seller ID: 004300

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good+

128 pp. A vintage mystery originally published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., this is an abridged version published in the Thriller Novel Classic series (#37), probably sometime during the early 1940s. Spine is somewhat slanted/curved, minor edgewear/bumping. Text is barely starting to yellow and is clean and unmarked. "Evelyn Chesney, the vicar's daughter, wasn't the sort to shed tears over the spectacle of her revered father making a fool of himself, but something was very much on her mind - so much on her mind that she was oblivious of the village burning with impatience to see the vica...
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Murder in the D.A.'s Office

By: Brauer, Ame Brooks

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Fredericksburg, VA, A/A Books : 1991

Seller ID: 003827

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

A "First Edition of Limited Number," possibly a proof copy. Minor edgewear/bumping. A bright, attractive copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Murder in Wrigley Field

By: Evers, Crabbe

Price: $3.45

Publisher: New York, NY, Bantam Books : 1991

Seller ID: 002091

ISBN-13: 9780553289152

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Spine a bit creased, slightly slanted, corners bumped, minor edge wear, a little scuffing to covers. "Wrigley Field has been the beat of veteran sportswriter Duffy House for decades. But the grand old shrine of baseball is not so friendly this June day for Dean 'Dream' Weaver, the ace southpaw and Cy Young Award winner who is supposed to guarantee the Cubs their first world championship since 1908. Between warn-ups and the first pitch of the game, 'Dream' is found shot to death in the tunnel underneath the stadium. The harried commissioner of baseball wants answers, not rumors, and enl...
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Murder is Mutuel

By: Dolph, Jack

Price: $4.95

Publisher: New York, NY, Dell Publishing : 1948

Seller ID: 001169

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Fair

Spine creased and scuffed along edges, shelf-cocked. Covers a bit creased, corners bumped, slight darkening. One paragraph is starting to come loose from the spine -- all pages are present. A Doc Connor, Mapback murder mystery. "What this Mystery is about -- A Percentage Operator, wanted by the police, vanishes in Penn Station . . . Eastern racetracks discover a flourishing racket in phony Pari-Mutuel Tickets . . . a smart Counterfeiter signs off with an acute hole in his head . . . and much more . . . Mayhem is added to Murder on the dark waters of Massachusetts Bay."; 16mo - over 5...
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Murder on St. Mark's Place (A Gaslight Mystery)

By: Thompson, Victoria

Price: $3.95

Publisher: New York, Berkley Prime Crime : 2000

Seller ID: 005972

ISBN-13: 9780425173619

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Spine slanted and creased, cover lightly creased, corners a bit bumped. Text is clean and unmarked. "Thinking she has been summoned by German immigrant Agnes Otto to usher a new life into the world, [midwife] Sarah Brandt is greeted by the news of an untimely death instead. It seems that Agnes' beautiful younger sister, Gerda, had fallen into the life of a 'Charity Girl.' Caught up in the false glamour of the city's nightlife, she would trade her company - and her favors - not for money, but for lavish gifts and an evening's entertainment. And now she was dead, victim, no doubt, of one...
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Murder on the Iditarod Trail (An Alaska Mystery)

By: Henry, Sue

Price: $8.75

Publisher: New York, Avon Books : 1993

Seller ID: 006680

ISBN-13: 9780380717583

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good-

Spine somewhat slanted and creased, minor edgewear and bumping. Inscribed by the author. A nice copy. "Only the toughest and the most able come to compete in this annual torturous test of endurance, skill, and courage. Now, suddenly and inexplicably, the top Iditarod contestants are dying one by one in bizarre and gruesome ways. Jessie Arnold, Alaska's premier female 'musher,' fears she may be the next intended victim, but nothing is going to prevent her from aggressively pursuing the glory and the rewards that victory brings. Dedicated State Trooper Alex Jensen is determined to track...
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Murder on the Matterhorn (Large Print)

By: Carr, Glyn

Price: $87.50

Publisher: Leicester, Ulverscroft

Seller ID: 007435

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good+ dust jacket

Maroon cloth with gold lettering, 238 pp plus two page list of other Ulverscroft large print titles. Ex-library twice so there are many stamps. Back end paper shows evidence of first pocket being removed and current pocket attached. Spine a bit cocked, corners bumped, a little edge wear, boards slightly bowed. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear with some chipping at corners, spine has a 2" x 1" paper lift, likely where original library label has been removed. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall, a very serviceable copy of this large print edition. "That emi...
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Murder Through the Looking Glass

By: Garve, Andrew

Price: $4.95

Publisher: New York, Harper & Row : 1978

Seller ID: 003835

ISBN-13: 9780060804497

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Spine somewhat slanted/creased, edgewear/bumping, front cover scuffed, PO name inside. Text starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked.

"In the midst of the Cold War, a London newspaperman is covering the story of a British 'peace' delegation to Moscow. Unaccountably, the leader of the delegation is murdered in his hotel room at the height of the festivities. Then the Russian secret police step in."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall
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Murder under the Tree

By: LaFarge, Ann (editor)

Price: $4.00

Publisher: New York, NY, Zebra Books : 1993

Seller ID: 001575

ISBN-13: 9780821743768

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Spine somewhat creased, corners bumped, slightly shelf-cocked. "What could be jollier than a glass of eggnog and a corpse for Christmas? It's holiday horror fit for a scrooge when the ghost of Christmas Past has a score to settle and putting together your kid's bike can, literally, be murder. And who is that hanging next to the stockings. . .? 'Tis the season of Santa and slay bells and Crowleigh, Fedderson, Hendricksen, Kelner, Lamb, and Warren have gift-wrapped all the clues. So gather round the tree and enjoy six intriguing tales of murder, mayhem, and mistletoe."; 16mo - over ...
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Murderer's Choice

By: Wells, Anna M.

Price: $4.00

Publisher: New York, Perennial Library : 1981

Seller ID: 006677

ISBN-13: 9780060805340

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Some edgewear, corners a bit bumped, spot on edge, scuff along back bottom edge. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. "An astonishing scene. Two cousins - one wealthy, the other with little in the way of worldly assets - are dining together. They have only one thing in common - they despise each other. The rich man casually remarks that he has made a will leaving all his money to his detested and impecunious relative, that he intends to commit suicide, and that he has arranged things in such a way that his demise will appear to be murder committed by the beneficiary of the will!...
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Mutation

By: Cook, Robin

Price: $6.95

Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Son's : 1989

Seller ID: 000126

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Jacket shows a couple small tears and creases.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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My Gal Sunday

By: Clark, Mary Higgins

Price: $3.45

Publisher: New York, Pocket Books : 1997

Seller ID: 000591

ISBN-13: 9780671014919

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Like new condition. "Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy, worldly and still youthful -- and enjoying an early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, as clever as she is lovely, has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her a media darling. Henry and Sunday make a formidable team -- and never more so than when they set out to solve baffling crimes occurring among their friends in political high society. From a long-unsolved case reconstructed aboard the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry frantically back to the White House, the former presiden...
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My Gal Sunday

By: Clark, Mary Higgins

Price: $3.45

Publisher: New York, NY, Pocket Books : 1997

Seller ID: 000718

ISBN-13: 9780671014919

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

Spine slightly creased, corners slightly bumped. "Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy, worldly and still youthful -- and enjoying an early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, as clever as she is lovely, has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her a media darling. Henry and Sunday make a formidable team -- and never more so than when they set out to solve baffling crimes occurring among their friends in political high society. From a long-unsolved case reconstructed aboard the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry frantically back to the Whi...
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Mystery for Christmas

By: Dalby, Richard (editor)

Price: $10.75

Publisher: New York, Gallery Books : 1990

Seller ID: 8695

ISBN-13: 9780831762940

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart protective wrap, a little edge wear and rubbing. A bright, attractive copy. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 292 pages; "Ghosts, murder, strange disappearances, , and journeys through time. Every conceivable type of mystery can be found within the pages of Mystery for Christmas, with one thing in common: they all take place during the short days and dark nights, the festivities and tensions, of the Christmas season. Mystery can take many different forms-as the stories in this intriguing collection prove. " Writers have long ...
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Mystery Reader's Walking Guide: England

By: Dale, Alzina Stone; Hendershott, Barbara S.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Lincolnwood, Illinois, Passport Books : 1988

Seller ID: 005521

ISBN-13: 9780844295510

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

416 pp., 15 maps; "Special Helps" section of authors, books, and sleuths by walk; Bibliography, Index. Beige boards with gold lettering on a brown spine. PO name on front pastdown. DJ has a little shelfwear along top. A bright, attractive copy. "If you are a mystery lover - or fond of unusual travel experiences - this book if for you. Through 14 wondrous walks in southern England, you will encounter the sights, sounds, sleuths, and characters of many of the world's greatest mystery stories. As you follow the authors' step-by-step 'mystery tours,' you will experience England t...
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Naked Came the Phoenix

By: Talley, Marcia (editor)

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Minotaur : 1999

Seller ID: 005987

ISBN-13: 9780739420768

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Ex-library from a retirement community - lightly used with few markings. DJ taped to boards, minor edgewear. "This Large Print Book carries the Seal of Approval of NAVH." A bright, attractive copy. "This lighthearted mystery, set at an exclusive spa in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a brilliant collaboration by 13 stellar stars of suspense: Anne Perry, Diana Gabaldon, Val McDermid, Perri O'Shaughnessy, J.A. Jance, Nevada Barr, J. D. Robb, Nancy Pickard, Lisa Scottoline, Marcia Talley, Faye Kellerman, Laurie R. King and Mary Jane Clark. Soothing massages. Refreshing facials. Heali...
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Category: Mystery