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New York, New York, USA: Walker & Company, 1987. BE4 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a very, very light remainder mark on the top outside paper edges plus there is some very, very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. This is one of the author's Harry Sommers Adventures. The main character is a gentle former prize-fighter and amiable ex-con serving as the muscle for a detective agency. His boss dies of a heart attack and the ex-boxer finds out that he has inherited the small agency. He becomes in a case that involves blackmail and murder related to a successful payroll heist many years earlier. By the author of "Rogues." 223p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: St. Martin's Press, 1997. BF4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, and labels on the top outside paper edges and front endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This one of the author's Keith Calder mysteries set amid the world of sport shooting in Scotland. Wallace James hears about how an important landowner has apparently drowned while fishing while his longtime enemy was reportedly nearby. Wallace happens to overhear a CB radio conversation that suggests that the man's death involved blackmail and something more sinister than an accident. By the author of "Fred in Situ," "The Loose Screw," "Mud in His Eye," and "Sting in the… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: Berkley Publishing Group, 2001. BG5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A little harmless embezzling turns into a gamble for live. The main character is a stockbroker who keeps having her clients dying from out from under her and her twerp of a boss wants her gone too. When her parents' condo bill starts rolling in just at the same time that her wealthiest client has died, it looks like this cloud could have a silver lining. Unfortunately it turns out her client was murdered and she finds herself trying to keep ahead of the market, the law, and an IRS Special Agent. 274p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Dallas, Texas, USA: Top Publications, 2001. BG6 - A trade paperback book signed by the author in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light creasing on teh back cover and the author's signature in black ink on the title page. A movie star is murdered at her Las Vegas home and the woman who was ghostwriting her memoirs needs to find the murderer before it is discovered that she is a secret witness for the homicide department. By the author of "A Spy Within." 278p.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Viking/Penguin Books, 1995. BI4 - A hard cover first edition book in near fine condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in green paper with black paper covered boards and gold lettering on the spine. The dust jacket is in very good+ condition with only very minor shelf wear. A Jocelyn O'Roarke mystery. At the first preview of a scathingly reviewed "Peter Pan," the main star dies when his harness breaks. Jocelyn's friend, the state manager for the musical, becomes the lead suspect. 274p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, USA: Little, Brown & Company, 1995. BI4 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in red paper covered boards quarter bound in burgandy paper with silver lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus a light bump to the bottom left corner plus the book is slightly shelf cocked. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some scuffing on the back. A mystery novel set in the world of college basketball, a world where anything toes in the competition to sign a top prospect, even murder. By the author of "A Good Walk Spoiled," "A Season on the Brink," "A Season Inside," "Forever's Team," "Play Ball," "Running Mates," and "Hard Courts." 277p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: St. Martin's Press, 1994. BI6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and labels on the top outside paper edges and front endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the author's Jolie Wyatt mystery series. A respected and well-liked Judge and resident of a small Texas town is murdered. The main character, a newcomer to town, realizes that the murder is an exact copy of her novel-in-progress. She starts working on the case in order to deflect suspicion from herself and begins first with the members of her writing group. 250p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.