Reading copy. Ex-library with usual markings plus end papers torn out. Corners bumped, slight edge wear. Spine cracked in two spots, pp 87-158 detached as a unit. Jacket in protective wraps taped to boards, with some edge wear and darkening. "It's been a rainy week in LA, and among the tasks Mendoza and company face are tracing a couple who may have murdered their unwanted newborn infant, and investigating a possible case of husband-beating. There's a string of hit-and-run accidents in which the offending vehicle is a Model A Ford, and the peculiar case of a mugger who's as greedy for hi... View More...
Spine slanted and creased, reading crease on front cover, edgewear and a little chipping, PO name inside. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. "Antony Maitland, up-and-coming barrister, was used to waiting for James Winter, senior partner of Messrs. Ling, Curtis, Winter and Winter. But when he finally entered the revered gentleman's office he was quite unprepared for such an icy greeting. James Winter was slumped over his desk, staring blankly ahead, with a knife protruding from his back! So began the most difficult, most baffling, most terrifying courtroom battle-so far- of Ant... View More...
Spine slanted and creased, minor edgewear and bumping. Text starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked.
"What was so special about the book that was bound in blue? The best price it had ever fetched was £12 but many people suddenly seemed to think it was worth a lot more. They included a millionaire who wanted to die in peace, a bookseller who lived in poverty, an explorer who worshipped himself, and a clergyman with burnt feet. They all wanted a copy of the blue octavo very badly, and some of them died for it."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Spine slightly slanted, owner's name on endparer, spot pp.115-23. DJ corners/spine slightly bumped. A bright, attractive copy. "‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I killed a priest.’ Father Koesler is bound by the storied seal of the confessional. But is he? By odd coincidence, a new priest-in-residence, Father Nick Dunn, overhears the confession and Dunn, a product of the modern church, contests Father Koesler’s need for silence. To his further distress, Father Koesler discovers that Father Dunn has joined him in his rectory not only to study at the University of Detroit, as ... View More...
Spine/covers show a little creasing/corners bumped. Slight shelf wear.
'In Body of Evidence Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta must deal with a deranged killer who stalks and murders a noted historical novelist and then seems to be working back through the novelist's past . . . Scarpetta is much more than a female 'Quincy' and Cornwell is the perfect match for her." (Chicago Tribune); 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall View More...
Spine/covers soomehwat creased, spine slanted, corners bumped, a couple pages creased at the top corner. Yellowing, but text is clean and unmarked. "The party at the Manor had been a smash, and rock star Ken Cryer was feeling well pleased. . . until he found golden Alix Hamilton in his bed. Despite her seductive pose, Alix didn't fancy Ken, or anyone else. She was dead-shot twice, with two different guns, in a room Cryer had specifically locked against intruders. For Superintendent Robert Bone, these were only the first complications in a case that would include champagne corks that ma... View More...
Spine a bit creased, slanted, minor edge wear and rubbing. Text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "It is a golden evening of high summer. Walking a ridge on the Welsh Borders, Robin Timariot meets by chance an elegant middle-aged woman who seems strangely out of place. They exchange only a few words, but those words prove to be unforgettable. A few days later, Timariot learns from the newspapers that, just hours after their meeting, the woman was raped and murdered. "A man is swiftly charged and convicted of the crime, but a string of inexplicable events begins to convince Timariot... View More...
Minor edge wear esp. along spine, slightly shelf-cocked, corners bumped. Foxing, name on ffep marked out, ffep and title page loose.
Ellery Queen solves a mystery a month in this collection of twelve short story thrillers stretching from January, "The Inner Circle," to December, "The Dauphin's Doll." These stories originally appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine between 1946 and 1951.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall View More...
"Midnight Louie is back! ... along with the human the black tomcat condescends to spend his days with: Temple Barr, a redheaded publicist whose love for expensive shoes is matched only by her affinity for trouble."; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall View More...
Ex-library with some stamps and 'Mystery' sticker across spine. Spine slightly creased, slightly shelf-cocked, corners bumped.
"When a double shooting leaves a woman dead and the town's sheriff badly wounded, Jolie finds herself trying to clear the prime suspect: her husband. But she may be too late to save her own neck as her sleuthing skills draw her ever closer to a killer."; Ex-Library; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall View More...
Spine slanted, some wear at spine and edges, corners bumped, PO name inside. Text shows some spotting. "An unpretentious country art exhibit turns into a frightening episode of theft, murder and blackmail in this classic puzzler set in an affluent English farming village. What is the secret Katharin Ridley is keeping from her granddaughter? And what does it have to do with the death of popular Francis Peck, the Heritage Trust caretaker at Fairlynch, former manor of the Ridleys? The Yard's Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Pollard and Inspector Toye are hard put to unravel the tangled ... View More...
Black cloth over dark purple boards, 357 pp. Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in n ew Brodart, slight edge wear and rubbing. Signed by author on tipped in page. "An art history professor and writer and cheerful pervert, James Qatar had a hobby: he took secret photographs of women and turned them into highly sexual drawings. One day, he tood the hobby a step further and . . . well, one thing led to another, and he had to kill her. A man in his position couldn't be too careful, after all. And you know something? He liked it. "Already faced with a welter o... View More...
"When hot shot Cleveland real estate attorney Joel Kerner Jr. Is killed on a Caribbean holiday, only his angry sister Patrice thinks it's more than a botched robbery. The island police have nothing and the Cleveland cops don't have the jurisdiction to track it down. So when burly P.I. Milan Jacovich is hired to swim through the mire, he's on his own."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall View More...
Spine slightly slanted. DJ has edgewear and creasing at spine and flap ends and edgewear along flap edges. A bright, attractive copy. "Twelve-year-old Emma Graham, the heroine of Hotel Paradise, continues her compelling inquiry into the suspicious drowning 40 years ago of another twelve-year-old in Spirit Lake, near the Hotel Paradise, the once-fashionable resort belonging to the Graham family. Emma Graham's quirky, mysterious story is spun out of old secrets and varnished truths. She is determined to find answers to the questions that surround not only the 'accidental' drowning, but a... View More...
Covers somewhat creased and scuffed, corners bumped, some edge wear. Edges/inside covers a little darkening. Some yellowing but text is clean and unmarked.
"Crime doesn't respect the conventions of quiet English village life. When a young, successful bachelor is found stabbed to death, it's Inspector Kelsey's job to dovetail the slim leads and airtight alibis to ultimately uncover the missing pieces in this jigsaw puzzle suspense."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Ex-library with usual markings, spine slanted, corners bumped, some edge wear. Spine cracked at pp20/21. Jacket is in protective wraps taped to boards, with a little edge wear. Text block is clean and unmarked. "The brutal death of Virginia Carville, one of Cleveland's up-and-coming TV reporters, shocks the city, and even ex-cop Milan Jacovich is not immune. He had met the young woman on several occasions with his former lover, Mary Soderburg, the TV station's top sales executive. Mary broke Milan's heart when she left, but now she's back to ask a favor. The police have as their chief ... View More...
Some shelf wear, chipping and scuffing. Front board bowed out slightly. Foxing. Slightly shelf-cocked. Owner's name inside front cover.
In WWII New Zealand, a family which runs a thermal bath business becomes involved with an unscrupulous businessman and possible murder.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Mercury Mystery # 125, 128 pp, c. 1946 (no printing date listed), abridged edition. Spine a bit rolled, corners creased, minor edge wear, some rubbing, 1/4" of spine missing at top and base. Pages are browned but text is clean and unmarked. "Florence Brown had quarreled with her sister Phoebe, and so when she escaped from the rest home she welcomed the invitation of Mrs. Jolly, the plump kind-faced stranger, to hide in her secluded house in the country. But then Florence had no way of knowing that she was fleeing to a house of terror and death which she might never leave. . . When Ph... View More...
Spine slightly slanted/creased, very minor edgewear/bumping, PO name inside. Text starting to yellow but clean and unmarked. "Sally Morland, wife of a high British official, has been kidnapped by terrorists. In exchange for her safe return, they demand the release of Tom Lacey, their hailed leader. Enter Bob Farran, an unemployed actor skilled at make-up and mimicry. His job: impersonate Lacey so convincingly that even the terrorists will be deceived. As Farren prepares for the greatest role of his life, however, unseen forces are already building toward a nerve-searing climax of shock ... View More...
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