Mystery from Anglophile Books

NY: Bantam Books. Very Good. c1938, 1970. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, light edgewear. Pages and inside front covers browned but not brittle; pages clean, none loose.; <b>'Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1987. First US Edition. Hardcover. Corners lightly bumped, page edges faintly smudged. Unclipped dust wrapper very lightly rubbed and edgeworn with a faintly sunned spine. Rear white panel a bit age yellowed. A nice copy. ; <B>The ninth book in the Richard Jury / Melrose… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin Books. Very Good. 1999. First Printing. Softcover; Mass Market PB. <b>The fifth mystery in this series featuring the ghostly Aunt Dimity. "Lori Shepard's plans for a perfect family Christmas are derailed when a mysterious stranger collapses in the driveway of her cosy Cotswold cottage. As the nearby village of Finch begins its Christmas Eve … Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1977,1986. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, a bit of edgewear and rubbing, page edges pale yellow.; <b>In this sixth Peter McGarr mystery, Dublin's Chief Inspector of Detectives must go to Italy to solve a delicate matter of murder and international intrigue.</b> ; Image is actual copy on offer. .

NY: Mysterious Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1992. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. A lovely copy. Spine tail bumped and faintly worn, dust wrapper lightly edgeworn with a tiny closed tear at rear flap and a few short creases to front flap.; <B>The tenth murder mystery featuring art detectives Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn.</B> Image… Read more about this item

London: Virago Press. Very Good. 1998. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, a bit of edgewear. Page edges pale yellow as is often found in Virago publications, interior pages clean, none loose. ; <b>The seventh book in the series featuring Nelly Bray, suffragette and solver of mysteries. "Nell Bray would do almost anything… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2005. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. Spine ends bumped, some fingerprint smudges on front and rear free endpapers; interior pages clean and bright, no binding problems. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed and edgeworn. A nice copy.; <b>Shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize. Basis for the 2015 mini-series of the… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1997, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Softcover; Mass Market PB. No spine creases but book curved/bent as if stored for a long time in a box that was too full (?), covers have light edgewear; interior pages clean, none loose.; <b> The fourth and, unfortunately, final mystery in the Regency Julian Kestrel series,… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust wrapper. c2002, 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. 278 pages. Black remainder dot top textblock edge, tiny mark on fore-edge, very lightly bumped spine ends. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A nice copy.; <b>The first book in the mystery series featuring genealogist / ancestor detective Natasha Blake. … Read more about this item

NY: Henry Holt. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper. 2005. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 342 pages. Spine ends faintly bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A lovely copy.; <b>In this third novel of the bestselling series, London Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs uses her unique skills and 'faces grave danger as she returns to… Read more about this item

NY: Collier Books. Very Good+. c1948, 1988. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. A lovely copy with faint edgewear. No spine or cover creases, page edges palest yellow.; <b>Inspector Alan Grant investigates a mother and daughter accused of kidnapping a local young woman. Basis for 1951 movie of the same name starring John Bailey and Michael Denison (and… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday. Good+. 1979. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. 184 pages. Although not stated this feels like a book club edition. Spine ends and corners bumped and worn, covers soiled, book is cocked, a few page edges soiled. No dust wrapper. A reading copy.; <B>Sarah Kelling of Boston meets Max Bittersohn for the first time. 'Great-uncle Frederick has… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good-. c1995, 1996. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 382 pages. Spine lightly creased, covers edgeworn, laminate beginning to lift at edges, pages pale yellow but clean, none loose.; <b>The third mystery in this enjoyable series set in Regency England. Unfortunately the author died quite young and there are only four books featuring the 'dandyish … Read more about this item

NY: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1990. Second Printing. Hardcover. 244 pages. Signed by Author; Dust wrapper art by Michael Sabanosh. Signed by author with full name on title page with an additional personal note signed Michael on "Also by Michael Nava" page. Black marker used for this has bled through to… Read more about this item

Boston: Alyson Publications. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust wrapper. 1988. Second Printing. Hardcover. 215 pages. Signed by Author; First edition published April 1988, this second printing issued July 1988. Cover art by Robert J. Adragna. Signed by author with full name on title page with an additional personal note signed Michael on reverse of front free… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 364 pages. Signed by Author; Spine ends and one corner bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper has faint edgewear and rubbing. A very nice copy.; <B>Signed by the author on the title page. Unusual among James' novels in that Adam Dalgliesh doesn't appear… Read more about this item

NY: Henry Holt. Very Good-. 2005. Advance Review Copy. Softcover; Trade PB. Covers lightly creased and edgeworn, page edges pale yellow and lightly soiled; no spine creases. Trade paperback advanced reading copy issued before hardback was published. ; <b>In this third novel of the bestselling series, London Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs uses her unique skills… Read more about this item

NY: HarperCollins. Very Good. c1937, 1995. Softcover; Mass Market PB. <b>This is 'the last of the Wimsey mysteries completed by Dorothy Sayers. And while murder is hardly the best way for the newlyweds to begin their honeymoon, it is certainly the most appropriate. Their married life begins when the former owner of their newly acquired estate is… Read more about this item

NY: Otto Penzler Books. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1994. First US Edition. Hardcover. 256 pages. Spine head bumped, book slightly cocked; pages clean and bright. Unclipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn, white rear panel faintly soiled. A nice copy.; <b>Based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Gaston Leroux. What if Erik,… Read more about this item

NY: St Martin's Minotaur. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2003. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. 246 pages. Spine ends bumped, light vertical crease on spine, faint soil to front free endpaper; interior pages clean and bright. Dust wrapper has faint edgewear.; <B> In this fourteenth mystery intrepid sleuth Agatha Raisin and her handsome new neighbor, Paul… Read more about this item