Resultados de búsqueda: Adventure / Thrillers from The Brooklyn Bookman

CRANE, Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage. New York, Bantam, 1983. Originally published in 1895. Paperback, 138 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature / Historical Fiction-American Civil War 1860-65. Condition: Good Plus. Evident wear/creasing to the cover (but none too extensive). Otherwise a copy in fairly-decent condition with all pages unmarked. The classic literary statement on on the nature of war in general and of the Civil War in particular. With an introduction by Alfred Kazin. ISBN: 0553210114

REICH, Christopher: Rules of Deception. New York, Anchor Books, 2009. Originally published: 2008. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 548 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature-Espionage Thrillers. Condition: Good Plus. Creases and spine-roll to the spine itself. Corner creases to the covers, but all pages unmarked and clean. Exciting espionage fiction that reads like a Hitchcock thriller! Don't miss it. This book also includes an excerpt to the author's sequel Rules of Vengeance. ISBN: 9780307387820

SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS 1000: JUNE 2018 1950s Variant Cover Dave Gibbons & Angus McKie. Burbank, CA., DC Comics, June 2018. Softcover, 80 pp. Subject: Comics / Superman Comics. Condition: Very Good Plus. A crease or two on the comic book's spine, but no other visible defects. A clean and beautifully illustrated copy. The continuing adventures of the Man of Steel, featuring "Attack of the Tiny Terrors"! Additional illustrations by John Romita, Jr., John Cassady and others.

KEENE, Carolyn: The Secret of Shadow Ranch. New York, Grosset and Dunlap, 1965. Hardcover, 175 pp. Condition: Very Good. Some evidence of wear to the book extremities – but a book in almost first-rate condition with clean pages throughout. In her latest adventure, Nancy Drew encounters a phantom horse haunting a ranch in Arizona and guarding its many secrets. She's on the case! ISBN: 044809505X

MEYER, Nicholas: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. New York, Ballantine, 1975. Originally published in 1974 by E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc. Stated First Printing, August 1975. Paperback, 237 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature / Fictional Memoirs / Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson / Mysteries. Condition: Good Plus. Normal toning to the pages, but no marks at all. Some creasing to the book-spine and a small tear at the upper right hand corner of the reverse cover. Still a nice copy with an evocative cover of the fabled detective. The reminiscences of the Great Detective's stalwart sidekick relating his encounter with the pioneering psychologist Sigmund Freud – and of the greatest challenge they must confront! ISBN: 0345245504

MCGRATH, Patrick: Spider. New York, Vintage, 1991. Originally published in 1990. Paperback, 221 pp. Subject: Novel / Horror / Fiction & Literature. Condition: Very Good. Slight tilt to the book-spine. Otherwise a copy in first-rate condition with all pages unmarked. A disturbing, but brilliantly told tale of madness and horror. Not for the faint of heart! ISBN: 9780679736301

GRISHAM, John: The Street Lawyer. New York, Island Books, 1999. Originally published: 1998. Paperback, 452 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature-Legal Thrillers. Condition: Very Good. Evidence of light creasing along the spine. Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition with all pages unmarked and clean. Legal intrigue and the issues of homelessness collide in this superb thriller by the best-selling author of The Firm. An excellent read - go for it! ISBN: 0440225701

BOND, Larry: Vortex: A Novel. New York, Warner Books, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 670 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature / Military Fiction – South Africa / Techno-thrillers. Book and Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very light edge-wear to the dust wrapper's extremities, but jacket is in above-average condition. Sturdy texture to the book boards with clean interior pages. An interesting foray regarding the violent end of South African Apartheid – and its international consequences. A dramatic fictional scenario fraught with tension and excitement by a worthy successor to authors like Tom Clancy. Thrilling post Cold War fiction at its best! ISBN: 0446515663

McMAHON, Jennifer: The Winter People: A Novel. New York, Anchor Books, 2015. Originally published: 2015. Softcover, 382 pp. Subject: Novel / Psychological Thriller / Fiction and Literature. Condition: Good Plus. Evidence of verticle creasing on the front cover with attendant edge-wear along its bottom extremity. Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition with all pages clean and unmarked. Chilling and effective psychological thriller by a master of the craft wherein some secrets never die. The ideal bed-time reading. Pleasant dream...ISBN: 9780804169967

VAUGHAN, Brian K., GUERRA, Pia, & MARZAN, JR, Jose: Y: The Last Man-Cycles. New York, DC Comics, 2003. Stated Fourth Printing. Softcover, 118 pp. Subject: Comics / Science Fiction / Y: The Last Man series. Condition: Very Good Minus. Upper left-hand corner of the reverse cover slightly bent and creased. Otherwise a copy in exceptional condition. The adventures of the last human male standing - after a plague of unknown origin decimates almost the entire male population of the world. "Collecting issues 6-10 of the acclaimed VERTIGO series, Y: THE LAST MAN – CYCLES also includes a special nine-page sketchbook section from artist and co-creator Pia Guerra." ISBN: 1401200761