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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Knopf, 1997. First edition, so stated. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Photographer Andre Kelly is on assignment in the South of France when he decides to spend his free day in Cap Ferrat visiting some former clients, the Denoyers. As he arrives, he witnesses Claude, the Denoyers' hired man, loading a precious Cezanne into the back of a beat-up plumber's van. Deciding that something is amiss, Andre photographs the event and thus becomes involved in a wild escapade to track down the painting. When he explains the situation to Lucy, his agent and soon-to-be love interest, they decide that they need some expert help and call in Cyrus, a wealthy art dealer, who smells a scam. Add in a scoundrelly art dealer and his daffy lover, an art forger, and a former French Legionnaire, and the trail to the lost Cezanne becomes a comedy of errors. Along the way, there are vibrant descriptions of Paris, Provence, Cap Ferrat, and of course… Leer más

Boulder: CO: Rue Morgue Press, 2000. 1st paperback printing. Fine copy. The first series to feature a Chinese-American female sleuth, Lily Wu. Set in post WWII Manhattan (1949). The housing shortage in NYC forces novelist, Janice Cameron, newly arrived from Honolulu, to share a bedroom in a Washington Square rooming house with Lily Wu, a comparitave stranger. Lily needs Janice to front for her because she's afraid the other roomers may not want to rent to a Chinese-American Woman. But it soon becomes apparent that Lily has an ulterior motive for wanting to live in this converted old mansion. Critic Anthony Boucher proclaimed her as one of the best female sleuths of the era-- and the only one he was devotedly in love with, citing his respect for her professional skills and delight in her personal charms.. First Printing. Pictorial Cover. Fine. Trade Paperback.

NY: Putnam, 1991. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Crown, 1993. 1st ed. Uncorrected Page proofs, near fine in wraps. NYC. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 2002. 1st ed. Small store stamp at fep, else Near Fine in dust jacket.. First novel by this Wall Street Journal music critic. It has been two years since writer/researcher Terry Orr's acclaimed artist wife and their infant son were pushed beneath a subway train, leaving Terry and his precocious 10-year-old daughter, Bella, bereft. Impatient with the slow-moving investigation, Terry takes out a private detective's license to catch the elusive suspect himself.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 1988. 3rd prtg. (original 1965). Fine copy of trade paperback. "The greatest find in American crime fiction since Raymond Chandler" --The Sunday Times London). Black flim-flam man Deke O'Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta's state penitentiary than he's back on the streets working the scam of a lifetime. As sponsor of the Back-to-Africa movement he's counting on the big Harlem rally to produce a big collection--for his own private charity. But the take ($87,000) is hijacked by white gunmen and hidden in a bale of cotton that suddenly everyone wants to get his hands on. With Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones on everyone's trail and piecing together the complexity of the scheme it is one of Hime's hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers.. Later Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 2002. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. SIGNED by author at title page. Another Detective Mallory Novel. "In this seventh gripping entry in O'Connell's popular Mallory series, Special Crimes investigator Kathy Mallory again prowls the mean streets of New York, digging deeper into her past even as she and her cohorts ferret out a grisly serial killer. Each novel in the series reveals a little more about the utterly improbable and compellingly mythic life story of its protagonist, a tough cop and computer ace raised by hookers on the streets of New York. In this installment, Mallory's particular mentor, the prostitute Sparrow, is found partially scalped, hanging in a room decorated with jars of dead flies an M.O. that recalls a murderer from decades ago. The grim murder plot is offset by a cast of cartoony characters, ranging from… Leer más

N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1985. 1st ed. A near fine copy of this Paperback Original.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Paperback Original.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 2000. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. A Robin Hudson mystery -- after she is forced to relocate into the fabled Chelsea Hotel, Robin reluctantly finds herself in a murder investigation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: St Martins Press, 1994. 1st edition. Fine in dust jacket. SIGNED COPY. Author's first book in award-winning mystery series introducing Lydia Chin and Bill Smith. " It's always exciting to read the first novel of a newcomer with a distinctive voice and the talent to put a new spin on an established genre. Such is the case with this page-turning mystery introducing Lydia Chin, a Chinese American private investigator living in New York City's Chinatown. When the Chinatown Museum is robbed of a set of rare porcelains, the chair of the board of directors calls in her friend Lydia, despite the opposition of Lydia's brother, Tim, a board member embarrassed by his sister's occupation (not suitable for a respectable Chinese woman) and afraid that her failure to solve the crime will make him lose face. Working with her sometime partner Bill Smith, Lydia finds a connection between the shadowy underworld of the tongs (Chinese gangs) and the black market in stolen art, which leads in… Leer más

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 2002. 1st ed. A fine, unread copy in dust jacket. An Anita Servi title "Anita Servi's social work position, serving the elderly for St. John the Divine, has disappeared. So she's eager to begin her new job at Neighbors Aiding Neighbors (NAN) in the subsidized housing of Monument Estates, just south of Harlem and full of the elderly. On her first day, however, she discovers the body of the woman who hired her, a suicide ostensibly because she was despondent over her inability to conceive a child. The method used was one outlined in a well-known guide to suicide that many of the elders served by NAN had read and studied. Similar suicides follow thick and fast, and Anita puzzles out their relationship to each other only slowly. The rich personalities of the elders here, as well as Anita's own family--her cabinetmaker spouse and their nine-year-old, Clea, still not quite adopted--match the rich New York ambience, from Mama Joy's Deli to… Leer más

NY: Morrow, 1991. 1st ed. Advance reading copy of the uncorrected bound galleys. EDGAR AWARD Winner.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1992. 1st ed.with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. Mongo title.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1949. 1st pbk printing, May 1949. Dell Mapback #302 [no price]. Vintage Paperback. Front cover illustration by Gerald Gregg. Rear map of the "Linger Suite at the Hotel Lavish / Where Mrder Stalks a Star," on the 21st floor. A FACE OF TERROR framed between the descending blades of a beautiful skating star *** A strange attempt at SUICIDE during a fantastic dream *** An eye-filling SPECTACLE ON ICE that comes to a dismal end....heavily creased, small pieces out, spine edges heavily rubbed, reading creases, lightly soiled at rear, good- only. All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Good. Illus. by Gregg, Gerald. Vintage Paperback.

N.Y.: Pocket Books, 1991. 1st ed . Paperback original. Won EDGAR AWARD for best original paperback; NYC locale; very light wear at edges, reading creases, bump at rear at spine foot, store stamp at inside front cover, else a very good, tight copy. Born and bred in Hell's Kitchen, Detective Neil Hockaday didn't think that much about an old geezer calling himself Picasso and babbling about slaughter on Tenth Avenue--until the killings began. Now it's up to Hock to stop a murderer who makes killing an art--real masterworks in paint, flesh, and blood.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Book.

NY,NY.: Villard, 1986. 1st ed. Fine in dUST JACKET. An EDGAR AWARD, ANTHONY AWARD and MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEE for Best First Novel. "New York Daily News sports columnist Lupica's first novel launches a mystery series. The star is Peter Finley, reporter for a cable TV channel and narrator of this funky tale. Coming to Finley's Manhattan office from a small Alabama town, Billy Lynn electrifies the reporter by claiming he had been married to Peggy Lynn Brady, a top-rated hostess on a TV network. Missing and presumed murdered, Brady had climbed (bed by bed) to fame and fortune, making enemies along the way. Finley agrees to help Lynn find the woman's killer, keeping the partnership a secret from the police. The reporter's job is interviewing Brady's producer, colleagues and the video preacher who wants to buy the network she had turned into a lucrative propostiion. But the killings of others intimately linked to the actress change Finley's investigative methods and bring him… Leer más

NY,NY.: Villard, 1986. This is a sampler put out by the publisher meant to whet your appetite for the book as a whole. Very scarce. 16 pages. The book became an EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE for Best First Novel. Author's 1st mystery . NYC. First Edition. Booklet. Fine. Award Nominee.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam, 1994. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY, signature only, by the author on the title page. Joe Dante, NYPD detective, in author's first hardcover book. Kansas City Royals star pitcher Willie Cintron is found dead from a heroin overdose on the day of the final game of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees..... Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Bantam, 1991. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. "Wall Street headhunters and occasional sleuths Smith and Wetzon are back in this splendid, entertaining mystery, the third to feature Meyers's ( The Big Killing ) irrepressible female duo. Goldie Barnes, managing director of Luwisher Brothers, a top Wall Street firm, plans an announcement that will shock the entire financial community. Before he can make it, he pitches face-first onto a banquet table, dead. As other deaths follow, Smith and Wetzon begin their own investigation. With help from Wetzon's love interest, NYPD detective Silvestri, the pair make some startling--and potentially dangerous--discoveries. Meyers deftly weaves her knowledge of Wall Street's inner workings into the story at no expense to action or pace. Unexpected plot twists add to this thoroughly enjoyable tale." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Scribners, 1988. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. A Jocelyn O'Roarke theatrical mystery.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.