Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
FLIGHT INTO DANGER.
A novel of suspense. Pp. 162; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Souvenir Press, London, n.d.[1971?]. Reprinted. *Novelisation of the television script which launched Arthur Hailey's writing career. The story of a plane..... More
MONEY FOR MURDER.
A Solo Malcolm thriller. Pp. 184, tailpiece decoration; boards slightly canted, edges lightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, with a vertical crease to front panel, edges rubbed and slightly split; the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; John Long, London, 1966. First edition. *Neill Graham was..... More
BLOOD ON THE STRAND.
Pp. [vi]+458(last blank), endpaper map; dust wrapper; faint mark near fore-edge of upper free endpaper; SpectatorPublishing Co., London, 2008. First edition. *The second Thomas Chaloner book; signed by the author on the title page. Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of Cambridge academic Elizabeth Cruwys. More
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLES.
Pp. [viii]+488(last blank), full page map; black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in cream, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, top fore-corners slightly creased; Sphere, London, 2008. First edition. *The fourteenth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew; signed by the author on the title page. Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of..... More
THE BAXTER TRUST.
Pp. 256; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; a little light foxing; Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, 1988.First edition. *The first book in the Steve Winslow series. J. P. Hailey is the pseudonym of mystery writer Parnell Hall, author of the Stanley Hastings series. More
ABSOLUTE FRIENDS.
Pp. 384(last blank); med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper' bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2004. First edition. *John Le Carre is the pseudonym of David Cornwell. More
THE CONSTANT GARDENER.
Pp. 508; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in bronze, bottom edges of boards slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 2001. First Australian edition. *The basis for the 2005 film adaptation of the same name starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. John Le Carre is the pseudonym..... More
THE NIGHT MANAGER.
Pp. 444(last blank); med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in white, the boards a trifle marked, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1993. First Australian edition. More
OUR GAME
. Pp. 348(last blank), coloured endpaper map; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in white, top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1995. First Australian edition. *John Le Carre is the pseudonym of David Cornwell. More
SINGLE AND SINGLE.
Pp. 336; med. 8vo; dark grey boards, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised, bottom edges of boards lightly shelf worn; ribbon marker; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; the half-title page faintly marked, text block slightly browned; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1999. First edition, Australian..... More
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA.
Pp. 410, pictorial endpapers, 2 maps; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; ribbon marker; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1996. First Australian edition. *The basis for the 2001 film of the same name, starring Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush. John Le Carre is the pseudonym of David..... More
MURDER FOR LUNCH.
Pp. 270(last blank); qr. beige cloth over light green papered boards, spine lettered and decorated in green, the fore-corners slightly bruised; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Simon & Schuster, New York, 1983. First edition. *The first Reuben Frost mystery. Haughton Murphy is the pseudonym of former lawyer James H. Duffy..... More
NO RESTING PLACE.
Pp. [vi]+226; cr. 8vo; orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with publisher's device at foot in silver; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped and split; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Readers Union, London, 1950. Book Club edition. *Originally published by Heinemann in..... More
KINDRED PASSIONS.
Pp. 206(last blank); dust wrapper; leaves lightly browned; Collins, London, 1988. First U.K. edition. *Hubin borderline crime; first published in the U.S.A. under the title Lives of the Twins. More
A DARK-ADAPTED EYE.
Pp. 300; boards slightly canted; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; text block lightly browned; Viking, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1986. First edition. *The first novel written by Ruth Rendell using the pseudonym Barbara Vine, A Dark-Adapted Eye won the American Edgar Award and was adapted as a BBC television film..... More