Mystery & Thriller from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Cleveland: World Publishing, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a very early reprint of the novel, about 6 years after it's first appearance. Stated first printing of this edition. For its age, quite remarkable condition. Green cloth boards, some browning to pages. Green jacket with yellow text has strong color, almost no wear… Read more about this item

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A quite nice copy of Le Carre's final book in the Karla trilogy. First trade edition stated. Near fine in a VG jacket, not price-clipped, with a little bow to the top front panel and a tiny… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice clean copy of this detective novel from the well-regarded Swedish novel. SIGNED by the author on one of several front endpapers. First printing, VG (tiny remainder mark to bottom edge) in an easily VG jacket with very little… Read more about this item

John Lane, 1922. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A retelling of the story of the Three Wise Men. In greyish blue cloth boards. Spine somewhat sunned, boards a bit faded. A bit of soil to pages, toning to endpapers. Includes 8 color plates. Faint gift inscription to front endpaper.

New York: William Morrow & Co, 2012. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of Leonard's latest featuring Raylan Givens. First printing, fine in a very nearly fine jacket with a tiny bend to the top rear. A nice clean copy.

New York: Pantheon, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice first printing of this 9th entry in the popular No. 1. Ladies Detective Agency series. NF in a like jacket, overall in very nice condition.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice first printing of this 17th Dave Robicheaux novel . Fine in a nearly fine jacket, with a small bump to the head of the spine. Not price-clipped, appears unread.

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Alyson Pubns, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second entry in this entertaining Australian mystery series. VG+ in pictorial wraps, with mininal wear. First printing of this edition, first published by Penguin in Australia.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2002. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A reprint of the first enty in this well regarded series of Czech police procedurals, first published in the 70s. Fine in wraps, appears unread.

New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Another fine Rebus mystery from Rankin--this one set during an international conference in Edinburgh. First printing, NF in a VG jacket with some wear to most edges, small tear to top rear corner.

New York: Donald I. Fine, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Short fiction featuring Collins's one-armed private eye, Dan Fortune. NF (remainder mark to bottom edge) in Fine jacket, in protective mylar. First printing, this is an excellent copy save for the remainder mark.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A novel of Death in Venice, if you will. First printing, VG with some slant to binding, in a NF jacket.

New York: Soho Press, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A nice clean copy of this compelling Australian mystery. NF, with previous owner's name on front pastedown. Jacket has a bit of shelfwear, light crease to front flap.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice clean copy of this Duke Robicheaux outing. NF in a like jacket, with just a touch of shelfwear. No remainder mark. First printing.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A first printing of this entry in the popular Brunetti series. Fine in a VG jacket--a little wear with a tiny tear bottom rear.

New York: William Morrow, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this novel, the basis for the recent Scorcese film From the author of Mystic River and of a well known Boston P.I. series. Fine in a like jacket. More of a creepy psychological thriller than Lehane's other work. Who… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An academic thriller/mystery from Mills, who won an award from the British Crime Writer's Association for his previous (first) novel. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket--touch of a bump to bottom of spine. Clean and tight, appears unread. First… Read more about this item

Madison, WI: Terrace Books, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A campus mystery from Miller, a theater and dance professor at UT Austin. Presumed first (presumed small print run). Fine in a NF, slightly rubbed jacket.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 2004. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Lovely copy of this British fiirst edition of this mystery in Nabb's Inspector Guarnaccia series. First thus, fine in a NF jacket.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A lovely first printing of a typically witty and smart mystery from the master Robert Barnard. Fine in a fine jacket.