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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1987. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Kaluta, Michael W. (illustrator). Byron Preiss/Random House paperback; 154 p.; NF, very clean and bright, spine uncreased. Bright art-deco cover design. "Paris Mackenzie is a sixteen-year-old from Chicago with an irrepressible personality and a passion for Sherlock Holmes. When… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing, 1977. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. VG+, light spine creases, great reading copy 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 309p. The cover is off on this book. But it's included. Sam Adams returns in her most entertaining mystery yet. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Dell Distributing, 1991. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Laurel trade paperback; reprint edition; VG+; bottom corner sl. bumped, otherwise good, clean, square copy with little sign of use. A real-life murder mystery; first recorded murder trial in the history of the United States. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr defended Levi Weeks in his trial… Read more about this item

UK: Gollancz, 1977. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Gollancz Suspense 1977; ex-library, red cloth covers have tape marks, library pocket, discard stamp. Bright yellow DJ protected by plastic cover. Tight, clean copy. "We are presented with a characteristic Fremlin situation: a group of seemingly ordinary people, living seemingly ordinary lives, are in fact locked together in… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition; copyright date 1984, printing date not shown. VG/VG; ex-library with usual stamps, pocket, residue of barcode sticker on back. Slight spine lean. DJ price-clipped, in plastic cover, taped to boards. Previously unpublished novel by Cain. DJ illustration by Michael P. Meritet.… Read more about this item

Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1997. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good+. 288 p. incl. index & notes. VG+/VG+; appears like new, in crisp unclipped DJ. Award-winning journalist examines the case histories of violent crimes by women and "weaves these and other stories with the results of research by criminologists, anthropologists, and psychiatrists… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1996. First Edfition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 216 p.; VG/VG; ex-library, discard stamp, has sticker on spine, barcode on back cover. Plastic cover over DJ. Apart from library markings is very nice and clean, no dogears, markings, not price clipped. Mystery involving series character Sheriff Dan Rhodes of Blacklin County,… Read more about this item

New York: Lancer Books Inc., 1966. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Paperback reprint; VG; minor wear. Both a mystery and a romantic novel by one of the masters of both genres. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Mysterious Press/Warner, 1996. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing; appears like new except for slight dent in upper edge of front cover, very slight wear to edges of DJ; the 17th book featuring P. I. Sharon McCone. Suitable as gift copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: Academy, 1987. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. VG or better, very slight wear. Second in a projected series of Solar Pons stories by Basil Copper, based on characters created by August Derleth. In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Davis Publications Inc, 1979. Magazine. Good/No Jacket. 38th anniversary issue. 15 New stories. dog eared corners of cover. age darkening. price sticker on front cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Second Story Press, 1994. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Apaprent first edition; paperback; VG, clean, uncreased copy; spine separating from text block. "Private detective Helen Keremos thinks her routine assignment to the Far East will leave her lots of time for playing tourist. Almost immediately, her plans go awry . . .… Read more about this item

Toronto, ON, Canada: General Publishing Company, Limited, 1990. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 180p. A young man grows up on a reserve, he is handsome, strong and ominously quiet. Bad turns lead him to jail and an escape. This book is filled with understanding of the underdog 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item

New York: Dutton, 1990. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing; remainder mark on bottom, very slight edgewear to DJ, otherwise appears like new. An unauthorized fictionalization, in which the author has Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers team up to solve a mysterious death and save Sayers' reputation. An entertaining detective story incorporating many real-life… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 347 p. HC; VG+/VG. DJ has small closed tear at top of spine, slight bumping, otherwise book & DJ in very nice, clean, unmarked condition. In a case that made "Texas justice" an oxymoron, Randall Adams spent 12 years on death row for a… Read more about this item

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 239 p.; VG+/VG. Book is very nice and clean, unmarked, tan & black boards with gold lettering, in price-clipped, otherwise nice DJ. First edition of one of the very popular Jim Chee/Joe Leaphorn mysteries set on the Big Rez. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, 1995. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Pocket HC printing; VG+/VG+; previously enjoyed but nice, clean, copy. A Jenny Cain mystery/ "The fortunes of the Port Frederick, Massachusetts, community are riding on the upcoming Autumn Festival, sponsored by The Judy Foundation: founder and director, Jenny Cain." Well-paced and plotted, with sympathetic characters.… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Not Stated. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Tien Ho. Inkpot Books; 64 p. paperback; VG-; mild reading wear, SK5 in black marker on upper corner of front cover, 1 inch split at bottom of spine along front crease. Otherwise clean and solid. Two juvenile mysteries by well-known… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing May 1987; VG/VG; ex-lib with usual pocket, stamps, etc; spine cocked; DJ price clipped, plastic cover taped to boards; otherwise in VG condition. Mystery set in Depression-era South Dakota. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.