Panther Crime Circle (Aust) 1188, 203 pp. Spine creased, scuffed, slightly slanted, minor edge wear, scuffing and some creasing to covers, reading crease, some foxing along edges. Pages tanned but text is unaffected. A good reading copy. "The first death looked accidental. The second was as obvious as a murder could be. And now her fiance had narrowly escaped two potentially fatal 'accidents.' A horrified thought crept into Patricia Allison's mind - would her Jim be the third victim? "Superintendent Hannasyde thought otherwise. For no one had a better motive for murder than Mr. James... View More...
Spine a bit creased, corners worn, minor edge wear and rubbing. A nice copy. "Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden had always worked for a living, until an unexpected legacy gave her the money to quit her librarian job. Now, with time on her hands, she decides to try selling real estate. Her mother, after all, is Lawrenceton's premier real estate agent, giving Roe a head start on this new career. "But at her first house showing, Roe discovers the naked corpse of a rival broker in the master bedroom. To make matters worse, one of her mother's colleagues has fallen under suspicion. "Roe, a natu... View More...
541 pp. Rebound in sturdy library binding with black and white design on orange boards and white lettering. Ex-library with pocket and usual stamps. Spine slightly slanted, corners a bit bumped and worn. A few spots, but text is mostly clean and bright. Three complete Inspector Roderick Alleyn mystery novels in one omnibus edition from one of the "Great Ladies" of England's golden mystery age. (1) A Wreath for Rivera, originally published as Swing Brother Swing, is set in England. " The drummer fires a gun as a gimmick during the swing band's final number, and the accordion p... View More...
Spine a bit slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket shows a little edge wear, some rubbing. A bright, attractive copy.
"Claire Malloy, Farberville's plucky amateur sleuth, feels the pull of summer doldrums until a predicament sends her to a posh lakefront community. Her best friend, Luanne, is having an affair with Dick Cissel, a dentist who just may have murdered his two previous wives. While the police are determined to prove Dick guilty . . . Luanne wants to confirm him [as] . . . prime marriage material."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Spine is somewhat creased, shelf-cocked, and mostly detached from the book. Some darkening and foxing, but pages are in very good condition. Price written on front cover. The only date is 1948, but this was definitely printed in the 60s or early 70s. "The Reverend Ronald Kemp came to the East End of London with definite ideas of right and wrong, which was only fitting for a minister of God. However, the people of the East End had a few ideas of their own, and the Reverend Kemp quickly found his world torn asunder as he met murderers, prize fighters -- and the Toff!. Very quickly the Rev... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, spine slanted. Jacket has 1" tear along front top edge, slight edge wear, some darkening, rubbing, and a dampstain along top edge. A clean, attractive copy.
A series of murders at a deluxe anglers' resort seem more than 'fishy' to the Fair Hill, NJ Police Department as they use their 'country hick' methods to bait the hook for 'city slickers' killers."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Spine/covers a bit creased, corners bumped, slightly shelf-cocked, some darkening/soiling to covers. Bookstore stamp inside front cover, some yellowing but the text is clean.
"A triple shocker featuring the Chambers specialties-high-voltage action, luscious females, and death!" "The three were full of wanton wiles. And Peter Chambers was more than willing. But then he always was a fall guy for the ladies, especially when they had murder in mind!"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Spine slightly creased, minor edgewear/bumping, crease in lower corner. Text is clean & unmarked. "Sleuth Regan Reilly is hired as a bodyguard for singer Brigid O’Neill, a rising country star who has been receiving threatening "love notes." Brigid also possesses a "magical" Irish fiddle said to be cursed--whoever takes it out of Ireland will have an accident or face death. Still, Brigid brings it to the Hamptons, where her band will perform at a Fourth of July concert. Chappy Tinka, heir to a thumbtack fortune, and his ditzy wife, Bettina, are their hosts.; 12mo - over... View More...
Navy cloth with gold lettering. Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. Jacket shows a little edge wear with a small crimp to back panel. An attractive copy. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 310 pages; "Just when it seems Stephanie Plum’s life may be calming down, a new threat turns up: the wife of her mentor, Ranger. Only it seems this wife isn’t everything she says she is, and with Plum’s usual protector in danger, Stephanie might actually have to look after Ranger for once. Problem is Stephanie’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, Trenton cop Joe Morelli , already i... View More...
DJ has very slight wear at spine ends. A bright, attractive copy. "Nothing's certain except death and taxes. Catching tax evaders for the Emperor Vespasian looks like a plum position for Marcus Didius Falco, who has teamed up with his old boss, Anacrites, the crotchety chief spy of Rome. Soon, however, Falco is bogged down in bureaucracy, stuck at his stylus, and longing for a good murder to investigate. He gets one when someone kills Leonidas, the Empire's official executioner. Feared by plebeians and citizens alike, Leonidas administered justice with a swift, sure blow. Then he at... View More...
Covers have reading creases, some edgewear/bumping. Text is clean and unmarked.
"YOU spot the clues . . . YOU match wits with famous detective Dr. Haledjian . . . YOU solve it! Seventy-nine 'quickie' mysteries, filled with very tricky clues. Answers are given, so you score yourself as a sleuth. Ready, Watson?"; 6" - 7" Tall View More...
Reading crease, some edge wear with a little chipping, some cover creasing and soiling, owner's name inside cover. A good reading copy. ; Scholastic Books T899. ; 5" - 6" Tall; 160 pages;
"A man lies dead. " Was it suicide - or murder? "Is the witness lying - or telling the trush? "YOU spot the clues . . . YOU match wits with famous detective Dr. Haledjian . . . YOU solve it! "Seventy-nine 'quickie' mysteries, filled with very tricky clues. Answers are given, so you score yourself as a sleuth. Ready, Watson?" View More...
Covers slightly creased, corners bumped including a few pages, some darkening, slight spine slant, yellowing. "Tyger Decker is a hard-nosed private dick who moves with the savage speed of a big cat and doesn't mind a little blood. Criminals are his prey, women are his favorite game, and he's ever ready to spring into action at the drop of a corpse. Tyger by the Tail sends Tyger leaping the Atlantic to taste the perils of Old World evil and the pleasures of willing young flesh. A man whom everyone loved to hate is dead, his adoring little girl has seduced Tyger into tracking down the ki... View More...
Spine slightly slanted. A bright, tight, attractive copy. "The body of a student has been found hanged in Venice's elite, highly cloistered military academy. The young man is the son of a doctor and former politician, a member of Parliament who had an impeccable integrity all too rare in Italian politics. Dr. Moro is clearly devastated by his son's death, but while both he and his apparently estranged wife seen convinced that the boy's death could not have been suicide, neither appears eager to help in the investigation of the mysterious circumstances in which he died. Bolstered by th... View More...
Permabook #M-4222. Spine curved, cover creased, some edgewear. Text is yellowed, but clean and unmarked. "When Joe Adano, ambulance attendant, examined the drunk who had fallen off the tenement house roof he didn't know what he was letting himself in for. Neva Norrell, for example, the drunk's gorgeous wife, who had fewer morals than a female tomcat. Or the drunk, not really a drunk, who would recover but shortly after turn up as a suspect in a murder. Joe wanted to be a doctor. Then why was he trying to make like a detective? Before he realized what was happening he was mixed up i... View More...
Minor edgewear, inside cover starting to yellow. A clean, attractive copy.
"'Millicent came down here Thursday evening. Saturday noon she turns up dead. What happened in between?' I leaned over and sniffed the stopper of the Thermos. The odor of almonds was strong. Cyanide!"; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall View More...
Very minor wear on bottom edge. Book was gently used in retirement community library with one stamp and pocket. DJ shows edgewear, with a little chipping especially at spine ends. DJ was apparently taped to boards, but no longer is. Text is bright and clean. "When a beautiful 22 year old woman is found stabbed in her luxurious penthouse, leaving no clues except a collection of erotic love letters, the men and women of the 87th are temporarily stumped. The case heats up quickly, however, when the woman's lover - an attorney and an older man - is found shot on the street, and a matching... View More...
Light grey boards with charcoal grey spine and copper lettering, Spine glue appears sparse in one small section. DJ in protective Brodart plastic wrap. One very small closed tear. A bright, attractive copy. "When an adolescent boy's nude body is found mutilated and artfully arranged on the top of a tomb, it takes no large leap for the police to recognize this as the work of a serial killer. This is the fourth victim in three months but the first to be white. Hoping to avoid charges of institutionalized racism in its failure to pursue the earlier crimes to their conclusion, New Scotl... View More...
Black cloth over blue boards, red lettering, 208 pp. Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, slight edge wear. Inscribed by the author on title page. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 208 pages; "Dr. James Owen Mega, respected engineering professor turned sci-fi superstar 'Jay Omega,' and Dr. Marion Farley, respected English professor and self-confessed sci-fi fanatic (and Mega's significant other) , are on their way to a most unusual science fiction convention: the reunion of the Lanthanides - a group of fans from the 1950s who are gathering to open a time capsule the... View More...
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