Fiction- Crime from Diversity Books, IOBA

London: Macmillan, 2010. 358pp. Book clean. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on, very slight lean. Plain maroon boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket moderately edge-creased. Book 11 in 'The Fethering Mystery' book series. Book weight approx. 505g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition, Second Impression.… Read more about this item

Concord, NH, U.S.A.: RAven's Wing Books, 2013. 210pp. B/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket negligibly surface indented only. From the rear panel: "Darci Shelton is compelled to help a woman reclaim her rightful name and possible inheritance, which means uncovering dark family secrets someone may have killed to keep hidden. She… Read more about this item

Concord, NH, U.S.A.: RAven's Wing Books, 2013. 215pp. B/white line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a tiny corner crease to lower foredge corner, and a small soft crease to upper front panel. From the rear panel: "Darci Shelton has just one year to make her new flower shop a success, but… Read more about this item

New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Inc, 1996. 519pp. Small b/white story header illustrations. Book clean, square. Black quarter-cloth spine firm, mauve titles there-on. Plain grey boards undamaged. Leaves clean, several very faint foxing spots to foredge. Art-illustrated dustjacket very good. From the jacket flap: "In 'Murderous Schemes', renowned mystery writer Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis (International… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Fairfield Publishing , 2017. 237pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. When a killer goes after someone close to the gun-toting grannies, Nikki and the gang show they are willing to do whatever it takes to bring a killer to justice . . . Contents include: Prelims., 19… Read more about this item

London: Judy Piatkus (Publishers), 1990. 186pp. Book clean. Bright gilt ttile over lightly bumped and canted spine. Plain red boards very good. Textblock mildly flecked, else unmarked. Illustrated (Pete Rozycki) dustjacket slightly bumped and edgeworn only. Crime Fiction by award-winning author, Northern Ireland-based Jo Bannister. Set in a remote Scottish anchorage, the idyllic peace is shattered when an explosion… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Author (Brooke Sivendra) , 2016. vi, + 199pp., plus (x). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated wrapper slightly bumped and edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. This title, 'Escanta', is the first in Australian author Brooke Silvendra's James Thomas crime fiction series. James Thomas is a hunted man, with a past full of secrets and a skill-set that makes… Read more about this item

Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.: Durban House, 2004. 209pp., plus publisher promotional section at rear. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and indented only. From the rear panel: "Life has been pretty good to Ben Sandifer. After his tour in Vietnam he marries his childhood sweetheart, is a successful private investigator, and rides his Harley-Davidson… Read more about this item

London: Gollancz, 1986. 174pp. Book clean. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Printed dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. Lettice Cooper (1897-1994) has woven an enthralling mystery featuring a wide range of characters, including the previously introduced Chief Detective Inspector Corby. This story, set in the times of the 'Irish troubles', has its beginning when… Read more about this item

London: Werner Laurie , 1955. 196pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Black title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red boards minimally shelfworn. An indecipherable signature on front pastedown, random flecks, toned endpapers, else text-block good. "Behind the Headlines' is another fast-paced crime thriller by Robert Chapman featuring his key character, London's Banner's news agency newshound Rex Banner. It… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Bolinda Press, 1999. 354pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper slightly bumped and pressure-marked. Textblock minimally flecked on edges, else leaves unmarked. This Bolinda Press Large Print title is - "easy to read, comfortable to the eye, and light and easy to handle . . . ". The Setting: The south of France.… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1965. 110pp. Book clean. Spine firm, minimally canted. Illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock age-toned, else unmarked. This first printing 'Green Penguin' was published in 1965 - condition-wise it would suit the collector of these 'timeless' classics. Maigret investigates when the case against meek picture-frame maker Gaston Meurant, accused of the brutal murder of… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1978. 476pp. Book clean. Vivid silver title over cocked, and lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards nominally shelfworn only. Text-block unmarked. Text-printed dustjacket creased and edgeworn, abraded, with a light sticker ghost, plus clear tape reinforcing on verso folds. Reprint of the first British edition by Cedric Chivers Ltd. 1971. Fictionalized account of a dubious murder conviction for… Read more about this item

London: Headline Feature, 1998. This edition printed in Australia. 376pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, several soft reading creases there-on. Illustrated card wrapper slightly edgeworn and creased. A concise personal inscription, signed by author on title page, else text-block mildly tanned. Crime thriller set in Las Vegas reveals a four-way connection between two detectives, one wife, a murdered showgirl… Read more about this item

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia: Penfolk Publishing, 2003. x, + 296pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Bold author signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to front panel. Edition limited to 2000 copies. From the rear cover: "In the bayside suburb of St Kilda a teenage girl is murdered. It is no… Read more about this item

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. 316pp. Book clean. Bright gilt title over slightly bumped and canted spine. Plain burgundy cloth boards undamaged. Textblock tanned, with flecked edges, plus an old dog-ear on front fly-sheet. Art-illustrated (uncredited) dustjacket mildly edgeworn, else very good. First published in November, 1955, this second impression ditto. Crime drama featuring the Greensmith family, most of whom… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1999. 280pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, rectanglar piece excised from top corner of half title page (previous owner's details?). Illustrated card wrapper softly creased. "A routine visit by Detective Inspector Pat North to appease persistent complainer Stephen Warrington spirals into something far more sinister . . . " Book weight approx. 430g. Size: 8vo -… Read more about this item

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2004. 279pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Beth Norling) card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. From the rear panel: "It's 1928 and St Kilda's streets hang with fairy lights. Magic shows, marionettes, tea dances, tango competitions, lifesaving demonstrations, lantern shows, and picnics on the beach are all part of the flower… Read more about this item

London: Century, 2002. 360pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "While a young medical student at Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle famously studied under the remarkable Dr Joseph Bell, who was a pioneering forensic detective. 'The Night Calls' chronicles their most frightening and disturbing… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publishers, 2005. 340pp. Book clean. Spine firm, red title there-on. Boards very lightly bumped on lower foredge corner of front panel. Leaves clean. Red remainder pen spot to lower textblock edge. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, short soft crease to spine. From the jacket flap: " . . . Ruth Rendell masterfully interweaves the multiple narratives that connect… Read more about this item