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Ace H-164 mass market paperback, no publication date, c.1941, residue from a price tag on cover, top corner of last page (house ad) torn off, otherwise fine

Autographed by Stabenow on the title page. From a collection of mysteries signed at various Bouchercons and book store events.

Autographed by Barr on the title page. From a collection of mysteries signed at various Bouchercons and bookstore events.

Autographed by Collins on the title page. From a collection of mysteries signed at various Bouchercons and bookstore events. For some reason, the front flyleaf has been neatly removed, otherwise fine.

Price sticker inside front cover, bit of green tape on the bottom spine of dust jacket

1st printing hardcover with dust jacket

Dell 0672 1st printing mass market paperback. A Mike Shayne Mystery.

Autographed by Hall on the title page "For Al. . .". Remainder mark. From a collection of mystery books autographed at various Bouchercons and bookstore events.

Berkley F959 mass market paperback. A Henry Gamadge Mystery.

326 page Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format. "Mystery-solving criminal lawyer Crang returns to investigate the disappearance of two rare books.
Fletcher Marshall is a Toronto antiquarian book dealer, internationally respected in the business. One night, someone blows the safe in his office and makes off with the contents, which include an infamous forged first edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese
that is in itself a collector's item. Fletcher, who was still in the process of verifying the book, doesn't even know whether it was the real thing or a clever forgery (of a forgery). But rather than summon the cops to investigate the theft, he turns to his pal Crang, the nervy criminal lawyer, hoping he can retrieve the books before their owner gets wind of the crime. The owner happens to be the richest woman in Canada and a tough cookie who could ruin Fletcher's career. Crang gets on the hunt, learning much about the trade in musty books and the lucrative… Leer más

Autographed by "Perri" as well as Pamela and Mary O' "To Al. . ." on the title page. From a collection of mystery books autographed at various Bouchercons and book store events.

2nd printing hardcover, remainder mark

214 pages trade paperback thriller, marked as a review copy (jc42715) "Life at the Royale - a large Edwardian seaside hotel now converted into apartments - should be gracious and lovely for its retiree residents. But their lives are blighted by the unscrupulous doings of their rogue landlord Paul Levine. Then Dan Brearley, a retired Secret Agent, moves in. Paul Levine begins to get under his skin and Brearley makes it his business to find out all he can about him. In so doing he uncovers a smuggling ring led by a murderous international crime boss John Gonzales. As Dan Brearley charms the eccentric residents of the Royale, falling in love along the way, he single-handedly smashes the smuggling ring and destroys the world of Paul Levine. But will John Gonzales let him get away with it? Can Dan Brearley and his new wife escape the grizzly end the vile gangster has in-store for them?"

Paper somewhat darkened

1st printing hardcover with dust jacket, autographed by author on title page (". . .to Al.. . .")

Autographed by Cannell on the title page, dated 7-28-02.

Bantam 937, first printing thus, creased, chipped cover, complete and solid

Dell Mapback 115, copyright 1941, although it isn't clear that is also the publcation date

314 page Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format. "How do you stop a killer who's already behind bars? Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry are enlisted to investigate a case involving the trafficking of stolen street drugs. But they quickly find it's more difficult than they first imagined when the crime is being committed by a group of corrupt cops undermining the system. That's not the only wrench thrown at Penley and Newberry, however, as Sherman, the leader of the group, is orchestrating murders against those who testified against him. He turns the lens onto Newberry, who begins to receive blame and as the political pressure mounts, it's clear someone has to pay for the crimes. And it comes down to Newberry or Sherman. With a plot full of twisty, hairpin runs and heart-pounding action, Jim L'Etoile's Bury the Past is a riveting follow-up to the first in the Detective Penley mysteries, At What Cost." (jc82820-stk)

Dell 0920 first printing mass market paperback edition