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New York: Doubleday. Fine in As New dust jacket. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards with pale olive green spine imprinted with title and author in silver. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 290 pages. A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars.Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts.Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer's block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous offer of money… Leer más

New York: Ballantine Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Map on endpapers. Full number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 509 pages. As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files. What he learns stuns him: His father’s sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified mission beneath the ice shelves of Antarctica. But Malone isn’t the only one after the truth. Twin sisters Dorothea Lindauer and Christl Falk are fighting for the fortune their mother has promised to whichever of them discovers what really became of their father–who died on the same submarine that Malone’s father captained. The sisters know something Malone doesn’t: Inspired by strange clues discovered in Charlemagne’s tomb, the Nazis… Leer más

Wellbeck. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2021. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Black boards with title and author imprinted on spine in copper. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 348 pages. A John Milton Novel, No. 1. Have you met Milton?He's a problem solver. The man the British government calls on to take care of the worst of the worst: the enemies of the state that the Secret Service and the military can't stop. But years of covert identities and clandestine missions have taken their toll. Milton is troubled by nightmares and resolves to make his next job his last. Then, perhaps, he can start to make amends for everything that he's done.Milton finds himself in the East End of London. A young mother needs his help to rescue her son from a life on the street. But the gang that has taken the boy in, and the charismatic criminal who leads it, are not about to cooperate with him. As London burns through summer riots, Milton finds himself in unfamiliar territory, dealing… Leer más

New York: Emily Bestler Books / Altria. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards and spine imprinted in silver with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 360 pages. Brad Thor presents his greatest thriller ever--an action-packed literary tour de force! Hidden deep within one of the world's most powerful organizations is a secret committee with a devastating agenda. Its members are afforded incredible protections--considered elites, untouchables. But when four seconds of video is captured halfway around the world and anonymously transmitted to DC, covert wheels are set in motion, and counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is tapped to undertake the deadliest assignment of his career. What begins as a favor will evolve into a globe-spanning drama of highly personal stakes played out against a backdrop of stunning international intrigue, duplicitous political gamesmanship, and the darkest,… Leer más

New York: William Morrow. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Full number line.. 336 pages. A Tomás Noronha Novel, Book 1. Who was the enigma the world knows as Christopher Columbus . . . and why has his true identity been covered up for centuries? When an aged scholar is found mysteriously dead in his hotel room, Thomas Noronha, expert cryptographer and professor of history, is called upon to finish the man's unresolved investigation. In the course of unraveling the puzzles and cryptograms shrouding his late predecessor's work, Thomas discovers a code that will set him on a breathtaking race across the globe - from Lisbon to Rio to New York and Jerusalem - as he is drawn into one of the greatest mysteries of all time, a shocking revelation that will alter everything we've always believed about one of the world's most celebrated adventurers. .

New York: Ballantine Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards with black spine imprinted in silver with title and author. Full number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 . 337 pages. An Alex Delaware Novel, No. 22. A tipsy young woman seeking aid on a desolate highway disappears into the inky black night. A retired schoolteacher is stabbed to death in broad daylight. Two women are butchered after closing time in a small-town beauty parlor. The curious fact that all their killers drove luxury vehicles, coupled with a baffling lack of any apparent motive, is enough to warrant the attention of LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his frequent collaborator on the crime beat, psychologist Alex Delaware.What begins with a solitary bloodstain in a stolen sedan quickly spiders outward in odd and unexpected directions, leading Delaware and Sturgis from the well-heeled center of L.A. society to its desperate edges -- on the… Leer más

New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Stated First Edition with full number line. .

New York: William Morrow & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1.5 x 10 x 6.25 Inches. 414 pages. What if the plague of violent crime could be eradicated fron the earth forever?<P>What if the cure was more lethal than the disease? <P>The death penalty is no deterrent. Prison reform has proven useless. With violent crime on a steady rise, a powerful cabal of scientists, politicians, and law-enforcement officials is looking to Project Conscience as a solution.<P>A criminal psychologist with the FBI, Luke Decker is disgusted by his superiors' decision to embrace the controversial venture while ignoring its Possibly dangerous consequences. But shocking revelations whispered to him by a condemned killer on death row have plunged Decker into the terrifying intricacies of a monstrous conspiracy. Now his only ally is brilliant geneticist Dr. Kathy Kerronce Decker's lover, more recently his ideological adversary -- the brains behind the… Leer más

New York: Dutton. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Lightly rubbed. Heart shaped sticker stain on free front end page . Protected in a removable archival cover. Stated First Printing: February 1997 with full number line.. 1.15 x 9.34 x 6.32 Inches. 320 pages. He was a hotshot Miami prosecutor...until a single error in judgement cost him everything he held dear. But his troubles have only started, as his girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment, and all suspicions lead straight to him. Now a man sworn to uphold the truth finds himself on the other side of the law, with nowhere to turn to prove his innocence.... .

New York: Avon Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Deckle-edged pages; Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 435 pages. In 1942, FBI agent Joe Lucas journeys to Cuba in order to keep an eye on Ernest Hemingway, who, with a motley assortment of characters--including an American millionaire, a young Cuban orphan, a Spanish jai alai champ, and a priest--has taken on the self-appointed role of spy. .

New York: Signet. Very Good+. 2012. First Edition. Tall Mass Market Paperback. Mild spine crease. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.; . 463 pages. An Abe Glitsky Mystery, No. 3. The Curtlees are a powerful force in San Francisco, unscrupulous billionaires who've lined every pocket in the Bay Area in pursuit of their own ascent. So when the family's heir, Ro Curtlee, was convicted of rape and murder of a servant girl in the family home, the fallout against those responsible was swift and uncompromising. The jury foreman was fired from his job and blacklisted. The lead prosecutor was pushed off a career fast track. And head homicide detective Abe Glitsky was reassigned to the police department's payroll office. Then Ro's lawyers win him a retrial, and he’s released. Within 24 hours, a fire kills the original trial's star witness, her abused remains discovered in the ashes. When a second fire claims a participant in the case, Abe is convinced that Ro is out for… Leer más

New York: Dutton. As New in As New dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover; Dark orange boards quarterbound in black with title in black in an orange square on spine; Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.; . 399 pages. An Abe Glitsky Mystery, No. 3. The Curtlees are a powerful force in San Francisco, unscrupulous billionaires who've lined every pocket in the Bay Area in pursuit of their own ascent. So when the family's heir, Ro Curtlee, was convicted of rape and murder of a servant girl in the family home, the fallout against those responsible was swift and uncompromising. The jury foreman was fired from his job and blacklisted. The lead prosecutor was pushed off a career fast track. And head homicide detective Abe Glitsky was reassigned to the police department's payroll office. Then Ro's lawyers win him a retrial, and he’s released. Within 24 hours, a fire kills the original trial's star witness, her abused… Leer más

New York: Blue Rider Press. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Initials on free front endpage. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Teal boards with dark gray spine imprinted with title and author in silver. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 292 pages. A Detective Sergeant McVoy Novel, No. 1. A series of suspicious deaths has rocked Hull, a port city in England as old and mysterious as its bordering sea. In the middle of a Christmas service, a teenage girl adopted from Sierra Leone is chopped down with a machete in front of the entire congregation. A retired trawlerman is found dead at the scene of a tragedy he escaped, the only survivor, forty years ago. An ugly fire rages in a working-class neighborhood, and when the flames die away, a body is discovered, burned beyond recognition. Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy is sure there is a connection between these crimes, but his fellow officers are not convinced—they would rather get a quick… Leer más

New York: St Martins Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Dark blue boards and spine imprinted in aqua with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 309 pages. When Tess Devlin runs into her ex-husband Nick on a Boston sidewalk, she's furious at him for pretending he doesn't know her. She calls his cell to have it out with him, only to discover that he's in New Hampshire with his current girlfriend. But if Nick's in New Hampshire...who did she encounter on the street?Frank Lindbergh's dreams have fallen apart. He wanted to get out of the grim neighborhood where he'd grown up and out of the shadow of his alcoholic father. Now both his parents are dead and he's back in his childhood home, drinking too much himself. As he sets in motion his plans for the future, he's assaulted by an intruder in his living room...an intruder who could be his twin.In an elegant hotel,… Leer más

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in As New dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Free front edge page paper had a slight fold in it before map was printed . Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Green boards with bright blue spine imprinted in red metallic with title and author. Map on endpapers. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 368 pages. Doc Ford Mysteries, No.16. Winter in New York City: Amid sleet and snow, Doc Ford is at the Explorers Club with his new friend, former (and maybe current) British agent Sir James Montbard, researching a jungle expedition and awaiting the arrival of an attractive U.S. senator with whom Ford has become more than friendly. Her car pulls up, she starts to get out—and the unthinkable happens: an abduction attempt right before Ford’s eyes. Ford engages, managing to save the senator, but the companion in her car is not so lucky. A fourteen- year-old Minnesota boy, in New York as the prize for an essay-writing… Leer más

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. Previous owner's initials and date on free front endpage. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards quarterbound in black with author's inintials and small decoratiion in metallic blue. Title and author on spine in metallic blue. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 373 pages. Senator Lincoln Bowe, a Republican, has been missing for several days, setting off alarms on both sides of the aisle. Finally, he is discovered in the remote Virginia woods, barbwired to a tree, burned almost beyond recognition and missing his head. Democratic "research assistant" (read: fixer) Jacob Winter, ex-Army Intelligence, wounded in Afghanistan, is called in by the Democratic president to unravel an extremely messy situation and shield his office from any hint of scandal. As this runaway train picks up speed, innocents are murdered, and the guilty come to Jesus... .

Dallas, TX: Durban House. Near Fine. 2005. First Edition. Trade Paperback. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 285 pages. Greg McKenzie Mysteries. Signed by Author. Molly Saint hires new PI's Greg and Jill McKenzie to check into her husband's background, then disappears. It starts them on a tangled trail of deceit. Complicating matters further, Greg gets drawn into a troubling police investigation stemming from the assassinatiion of the Federal Reserve Board chairman at a Nashville hotel. The case resurrects old problems with a Murder Squad detective and his colleagues among Nashville's finest. The deeper the McKenzies dig, the more deadly illusions they face. After threats, break-ins and another murder, the charade ends in a shocking showdown. .

New York: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected with a removable Brodart cover. First Edition with full number line. . 402 pages. Alex Cooper Mysteries, No. 8. Investigating the disappearance of a world-famous dancer who went missing during a Lincoln Center performance, investigator Alex Cooper and her colleagues find themselves drawn into the underworld of Manhattan's theatrical community and simultaneously pursuing a doctor who has been drugging and assaulting women. .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine. 2017. First Paperback Edition. Tall Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 342 pages. Doc Ford has long lived a double life. This time, it may finally have caught up to him. An electrifying New York Times -bestselling novel. "I'll make an example of someone close to you." On a moonless night on Sanibel Island, Florida, marine biologist Marion "Doc" Ford carefully watches a video of a hooded man executing three hostages. The man is an American working with ISIS, and in the next few days, it'll be Ford's job, as part of his shadowy second life, to make sure the man never kills anybody else again. But a lot can go wrong in a few days, and Ford has no way of knowing that not only will the operation prove to be a lot more complicated than he has anticipated, but that he'll end up bringing those complications back with him to the small community of boaters, guides, lovers, and… Leer más

New York: Signet. Near Fine. 2010. First Paperback Edition. Tall Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. 528 pages. Gabriel Allon. Grigori Bulganov once saved Gabriel Allon's life in Moscow-and Allon always repays his debts. So when the former Russian intelligence officer vanishes, Allon gathers his team of operatives to go after those responsible. But, in a running battle that rages across the globe, Allon soon realizes that his enemy may already hold the key to victory. And that if he continues, it will cost him more than he can bear... .