Search Results: Authors starting with M from Blackbird Bookshop

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book appears unread; jacket age-toned.. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. The disappearance of a lavishly appointed custom-built yacht, the brutal murder of a Peruvian debutante, the sloppy "accidental death" of a Florida real estate tycoon. These are the pieces of the puzzle Travis McGee must fit together to save his own life. ; 8.2 X 5.7 X 0.7 inches; 231 pages .

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Book with stain to bottom corner of . text block, doesn't affect the pages, faint foxing top edge; jacket . price-clipped with minor rubbing and wear.. 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Weaves a web of suspense and intrigue, as Washington journalist Karen Cornell, assigned to cover an international peace convention in Prague, becomes caught up in an adventure of political assassination and murder. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 355 pages .

New York: Mysterious Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder stripe bottom edge; hint of . lean to book. Closed tear front bottom corner and light edge wrinkling to . jacket.. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. When a museum administrator is stabbed to death with a hat pin, popular Boston detective Sarah Kelling must interrupt her seaside idyll and pursue her twelfth case. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 278 pages .

New York: Mysterious Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Slight lean. Flap creases.. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Sarah Kelling's Aunt Emma is acting hostess for her friend Adelaide's summer place. When Emma's Gladstone bag is stolen, she enlists Sarah and Max to set a trap for a ruthless villain. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 218 pages .

New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Fine book in like jacket.. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. In this fun romp, Charlotte MacLeod returns to the adventures of Balaclava College botany professor Peter Shandy, who does battle with a shaggy group of demented survivalists, rescues Helen from a weathervane snatching gang, and rounds up the most villainous felons in Balaclava history. ; 8.4 X 5.6 X 0.8 inches; 185 pages .

New York: Mysterious Press. Good; Uncorrected proof in pink paper wraps. Cover soil, scattered spots . of wear, and reading creases to spine.. 1989. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. A gang of thieves determined to steal every Praxiteles Lumpkin weathervane in Balaclava County winds up snatching Helen Shandy as well, and it is up to her husband Peter to set her free. ; Trade PB .

New York: Mysterious Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Remainder stripe to bottom edge; . initials to front endpaper. Jacket has shelf wear and light wrinkling.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. While Professor Peter Shandy is helping his amnesiac friend, Professor Jim Felster, suspected to be the long-lost son of a dairy magnate, Felster's wife turns up murdered, and Shandy must ferret out the murderer to save Jim. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 311 pages .

New York: Pegasus Crime. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read.. 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. The new mystery in this charming series finds Kath Rutledge and shop ghost Geneva tangled up in an embroidery rivalry - and murder. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 272 pages .

New York: St Martins Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page.. 1997. Second Printing. Hardcover. Detective Brian McKenna is back from his bureaucratic desk job to his old Manhattan beat. He barely has a chance to readjust to the fast-paced life of a detective before he is assigned to investigate the death of a homeless man - who seems to have frozen in his sleep. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 358 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Minotaur Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Prior owner name top of front endpaper.. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Max Tudor had offered his services to MI5 on an as-needed basis and he is assigned the investigation into the murder of a film star whose body washed ashore from a luxury yacht. ; A Max Tudor Novel, 6; 8.0 X 5.8 X 1.2 inches; 304 pages .

New York: Minotaur Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Has been gently read.. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Max Tudor, former spy turned cleric, returns to the small English village of Nether Monkslip, where some new residents are causing quite a stir. ; A Max Tudor Novel; 8.3 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches; 304 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Author's first book. Book slightly . faded along edges. Jacket lightly rumpled.. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Well known for his plays and screenplays, this author's first novel brings to life a remote New England community full of dark undercurrents and brooding silences. Alternating vivid dialogue with the most private thoughts, Mamet takes us deep inside their secret selves, unfolding in particular the unspoken forces that shape relationships between men and women. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 238 pages .

Novato: Lyford Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Author's first book, signed on title . page. Wrinkle bottom edge of jacket back panel. Book appears unread.. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. A strange letter signed "William" sets in motion a series of gruesome events that paralyzes the island of Nantucket - terrorizing both island families and summer tourists. The Fourth of July is William's deadline - the day he promised to exact his final revenge, and private detective Jake Eaton has two days to stop him. ; 13.1 X 8.5 X 3.2 inches; 208 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Hint of fading along top edge of book.. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. The telephone rings. Barbara Pomeroy answers, and the threat comes quick. In a matter of moments, both her professional integrity as an arbitration judge and the well-being of her young son have been anonymously imperiled. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 176 pages .

Franklin Center: Franklin Library. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued; Franklin Library edition in brown . leatherette with gilt decorations and spine titles. Some wear to boards . with loss of gilt to front board. , however, appears unread.. 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. The story of a young engineer, Hans Castorp, who travels to Davos to visit his sick cousin at a luxurious tuberculosis sanatorium, and, instead of three weeks, ends up staying for seven years. ; 9.2 X 5.7 X 1.7 inches; 724 pages .

Brewster: Paraclete Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by the autor on title page. "2" . neatly written on bottom text block near spine.. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. It was the Feast of St. Francis and the lawn in front of Faith Abbey's new church was filled with townspeople. Brother Bartholomew was joyfully immersed in the happy chaos when his pager vibrated. Dan Burke, Eastport's Chief of Police, wanted Brother Bartholomew to accompany him to the morgue to investigate the death of a woman who had washed ashore. ; 8.3 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 314 pages; Signed by Author .

Brewster: Paraclete Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. "3" . written neatly on bottom text block near spine.. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. The third Faith Abbey mystery begins on the tranquil grounds of the Abbey but Brother Bartholomew soon finds himself in Bermuda investigating a brutal case of torture and murder. ; 8.3 X 5.7 X 0.9 inches; 288 pages; Signed by Author .

Brewster: Paraclete Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. "4" . neatly written on bottom text block near spine.. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. The fourth Faith Abbey mystery begins with a dramatic museum robbery. Brother Bartholomew, known for his ability to deftly unravel a murder mystery while exploring the mysteries of the human spirit, takes on a new challenge. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 270 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. . Remainder mark bottom edge, old pencil erasures top corner front endpaper; . jacket a bit rumpled with small teat top corner of back panel.. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Phillip Margolin returns to the corridors of power in Washington DC with an exciting thriller about a ghost ship and the president's nominee to the US Supreme Court. ; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; 320 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on title page. . Appears unread.. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Dale Masterson, a wealthy lawyer who has built a career representing coal and oli companies, has enemies - including his own son, Brandon, a fanatical eco-warrior who despises everything his father stands for. When Dale is found beaten to death in his lavish Oregon home, Brandon is spotted fleeing the scene. Amanda Jaffe is hired to represent him, but what seems like an open-and-shut case quickly begins to unravel. ; Amanda Jaffe Series; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 304 pages; Signed by Author .