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New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martins, 1998. 1st edition, September 1998, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The fifth Lydia Chin & Bill Smith mystery series. "While lots of amazing events happen in Rozan's fifth book in her superlative Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, none surprises more than the moment when Lydia's mother actually admits that she approves of the way her daughter does her job. Mrs. Chin has always hated that her daughter's work as a PI puts her in danger and bad company, namely that of men, like Bill, who don't make suitable husbands. But when Lydia refuses to knuckle under to the demands of a Chinatown patriarch, her mother astonishes her by praising her "professional manner"?and then gives her a clue that helps her unravel a mystery involving the smuggling of people and drugs. Since Bill took center stage in the Shamus Award-winning Rozan's last book, No Colder… Leer más

Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.: Cool Grove Publishing, Incorporated, 1997. 1st ed. Fine, unread copy of this Paperback Original. Review Copy with hand written letter laid in. " Former black prosecutor Nina Halligan swore vengeance on the man responsible for the slaughter of her family. Now a PI but still carrying a chip on her shoulder, she looks for a connection between the widow of a moderate Civil Rights leader and several acts of murder and assault directed at the slain leader's former associates. This well-crafted and riveting first novel by the author of The Big Mango features hidden agendas, violent ambitions, and political manipulations. For African American mystery collections. [The book was first published in 1997, as a paperback and with limited distribution, by Cool Grove Press]. " -- Library Journal. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. Paperback Original.

NY: Dell Distributing, 1991. 1st ed., A fine unread copy of this Paperback Original and SHAMUS Award Nominee novel. New York P.I. Joe Noonan. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Paperback Original.

NY: Dell Distributing, 1991. 1st ed., reading crease, very light edgewear else near fine copy of this Paperback Original and SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE novel. New York P.I. Joe Noonan. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.

London, United Kingdom: Century, 2003. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Jacket still has "As Good As Michael Connely or Your Money Back" sticker. A SHAMUS AWARD WINNER for Best first novel. The stronghold of white-collar crime in the rarefied world of high finance -- this is the setting for Peter Spiegelman's edgy, suspenseful, sharply-honed debut novel. John March, who walked away from his family's venerable merchant bank for the life of a rural deputy sheriff -- a life that would explode in personal tragedy and professional disaster. Three years later, he's back in Manhattan, working as a PI and running from his grief and the expectations of his wealthy family. March takes the case of Rick Pierro, a self-made man who has everything–and who's in danger of losing it all. An anonymous, poisonous threat has implicated him in a vast money-laundering scheme already under… Leer más

N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1944. 1st paperback printing, Dell Mapback #53. (with the "Books are Weapons" paragraph on first page. Vintage Paperback. Front cover by Gerald Gregg. Map of "Ann Newhall's Home / Scene of th Murders," south of San Francisco. Map by Ruth Belew. Previous owner's name inked at head of front endpaper. Spine edge rubbed, wear along edges, a few creases. Noir novel of murder set in San Francisco. 192 pages (189 plus ads). 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. Very Good. Illus. by Gregg, Gerald. Vintage Paperback.

NY: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1950. 1st paperback printing, March 1950. Dell Mapback #385, Vintage Paperback. Very light reading crease else about fine, bright, tight copy. Front cover by Robert Stanley; rear map of Miami & Miami Beach, with three connecting insets: "Sunlux Hotel" Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; "Walter Voorland's Jewelry store," Lincoln Road, Miami Beach; and "Mickey's Garage," South Beach. 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. Fine. Illus. by Stanley, Robert (cover). Vintage Paperback.

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1997. 1st Edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. The second mystery novel featuring the 26 year-old female Cuban American Private Investigator Lupe Solano. Miami. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam, 1998. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 3rd Cuban-American PI Lupe Solano title. Miami "Despite the tacit disapproval of her body- and health-conscious cousin and co-worker, Cuban American investigator Lupe Solano, last seen in Bloody Shame (LJ 2/1/97), takes a case involving a raft refugee from Cuba. Aristocratic Luis Delgado's long-dead parents sent part of their wealth to Miami with friends when Castro took over, but when Luis claims the money, the now-prominent "friends" try to erase the debt by hiring a hit man. Lupe treads carefully, both because of the family's influence and because she finds her client attractive. Lupe's energetic lifestyle, her fascinating friends, and the author's fluid segues make this an essential purchase." -- Library Journal. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam, 1996. 1st ed., with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Author's first book. Miami based PI Lupe Solano. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Putnam, 1996. Fine in dj. Author's first book. Miami based Cuban American PI Lupe Solano. 1st ed. Jacket shows atrace of wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Knopf, 1976. 1st ed. Top edge of boards faded and bottom edge lightly rubbed, else near fine in d/w. Lew Archer is hired to find a stolen canvas reputed to be the work of the celebrated Richard Chantry, who vanished in 1950 from his home in Santa Teresa.. 1st Ed. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Pocket Books, 1998. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. The latest in the musical titles -Killing Me Softly - Night and Day, etc. for P.I. Gideon "Bud" Lowry. Set in Key West. Unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Arbor House, 1981. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, very lightly soiled, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Random House, 1976. 1st ed. Pages beginning to brown else about fine in very lightly soiled dust jacket. Private eye Max Roper returns to investigate the murder of a Mr. Universe body-builder which takes place in the gym where Max works out. Front dust jacket is photo of Mr. Olympia and future governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

London, England: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. 1st. Ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Signed by Hill at title page. Joe Sixsmith, quite possibly Britain's only black, balding, middle-aged, laid-off lathe operator-turned-private eye, is featured in the second title in the series. Sneaking through a graveyard to escape his maneuvering aunt after choir practice, Joe stumbles across a boy's corpse in a cardboard box - and that's just for starters. Soon Joe's casebook is more crowded than Karaoke Nite at his favorite pub. Retired colonial Mrs. Dora Calverley demands to know how the boy got in the box; wild young Gallie Hacker wants Joe to identify the stranger poking into her grandda's past; and Butcher, his friend from the legal aid society, is strangely keen to dig the dirt on a school bureaucrat's out-of-school activities. Ever valiant for truth, Joe makes his mild-mannered… Leer más

N.Y.: Delacorte, 1991. 1st edition, February 1991, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. About fine in dust jacket with light wear at edges,light rubbing, and one small tear. A nameless private eye in San Francisco, California, is featured in the nineteenth book in this series. "Pronzini's "Nameless" San Francisco detective and his partner Eberhardt are trying to prove that their client Thomas Lujack did not mow down his business partner with his car. Although he suspects his client's guilt early on, the 58-year-old gumshoe spends three weeks looking for flaws in the testimony of the hit-and-run's sole witness. Then Lujack is found murdered, the witness disappears, and the detective, instead of being asked to step up his investigation, is discharged by the victim's brother Coleman. In full moral outrage, the veteran detective bulldogs his way through the case, uncovering evidence about the brothers' employment of illegal immigrants. Two-time… Leer más

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam, 1997. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. A KATE SHUGAK MYSTERY. IT'S SPRING AND THINGS ARE COMING TO LIFE. NOT NEAR KATE;S HOMESTEAD. A BODY HAS WASHED UP ON HER PROPERTY. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books 1994, 1994. 1st ed. Paperback Original. Reading creases, slight spine roll else a very good copy of the 2nd Vinnie Altobelli title. Arizona. An EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE for Best Paperback Novel of the Year.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Paperback Original.

London: Allison & Busby, 1986. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, trade size, reading creases, wear along edges a few creases else very good in wraps. Allison & Busby American Crime Series #14. SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Very Good. Trade Paperback.