Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
THE GRILLING SEASON.
Pp. [xii]+324(last blank), title and text decorations printed in grey; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scuffed; Bantam Books, New York, 1977. First edition. *A culinary mystery; the seventh title in the author's 'cordon bleu' series. More
POSEIDON'S GOLD.
A Falco Novel. Pp. [xii]+336, full page map, double page family tree; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Century Publishing, London, 1993. First edition. *The fifth novel featuring Marcus Didius Falco. More
THE HAMILTON CASE.
Pp. [vi]+370(last blank), patterned endpapers; tiny mark near top edge of lower board, the top fore-corner of same a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Alfred A. Knopf/Random House, Sydney, 2003. First edition. *Author's second novel. More
FUNERAL IN BERLIN.
Pp. 320, printed endpapers, appendices; cr. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in grey & blind, the boards slightly bowed; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle foxed and faintly soiled; outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; Jonathan Cape, London, 1964. First edition. *The basis for a 1966..... More
GOODBYE MICKEY MOUSE.
Pp. 396(last blank); lower board a trifle marked, the top fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly foxed on reverse, edges a trifle rubbed and split; outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1982. First edition. More
LONDON MATCH.
Pp. [iv]+406(last blank); boards a trifle canted, top fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; the bottom fore-corner of pages 215/6 creased, edges of leaves foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1985. First edition. *The final volume in Deighton's Game, Set & Match trilogy. More
VIOLENT WARD.
Pp. [x]+306(last blank); med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, black papered boards, with author's initials in light blue near bottom fore-corner of upper board; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel a trifle scuffed; text block faintly browned, a little light foxing..... More
THANKSGIVING.
Pp. [viii]+180(last blank); dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Faber & Faber, London, 2000.First edition. More
WILDERNESS.
A novel. Pp. [iv]+188(last blank); corners of boards and foot of spine faintly bruised; dust wrapper, the front flap slightly creased; Hamish Hamilton London, 1975. First edition. Hubin p. 239. *Set in northern Australia. More
ALIVE IN NECROPOLIS.
Pp. [viii]+440(last blank); two-tone blue papered boards, lettered in yellow; dust wrapper, 'signed copy' sticker on front panel; Penguin Books, New York, 2008. First edition. *Signed by the author on blank preliminary leaf. More
FIRE STORM.
Pp. 324(including upper endpapers); tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Michael Joseph, London, 1979. First U.K. edition. More
INCENDIARY DESIGNS.
Pp. [vi]+296; dust wrapper; small damp stain to fore-edge of a few leaves; St. Martin's Press, New York, 1998. First edition. *Third book featuring Dr. Jack Caleb and Detective John Thinnes. More
THE NINTH BUDDHA.
Pp. [xii]+420(last blank), text illustrations; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt and red, maroon papered boards, upper board decorated in gilt, boards lightly marked, edges a trifle bruised and rubbed; dust wrapper, foot of backstrip faintly creased; text block lightly browned, edges of leaves foxed; Doubleday &..... More
CARNAGE ON THE COMMITTEE.
Pp. [vi]+246; dust wrapper; HarperCollins, London, 2004.First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. Tenth in the Robert Amiss series. More
THE LAST REFUGE.
Pp. 224; pictorial glazed papered boards, bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; a couple of spots of foxing; Severn House, New York, 2006. *Originally published in 1972 under the title The Judas Mandate. More
THE SLEEPER.
Pp. 224; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Severn House, Sutton, Surrey, 2005. New edition. *Originally published in 1971, under the title Last Post for a Partisan. More
CANDLEMOTH.
Pp. [vi]+344; dust wrapper; text block a trifle browned; Orion, London, 2003.First edition. More
DEAD FAMOUS.
Pp. [viii]+340(last blank); med. 8vo; boards a trifle marked, with a couple of tiny edge bruises, the bottom fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, tiny surface chip to top edge centre of front panel; text block slightly browned; Bantam Press, London, 2001. First edition. More
ELEVEN ON TOP.
Pp. viii+310; med. 8vo; blue papered boards, spine lettered in blue, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; St. Martin's Press, New York, 2005. First edition. *A Stephanie Plum novel. More
HARD EIGHT.
Pp. viii+312(last blank); med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in blue; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, edges of leaves faintly foxed; St. Martin's Press, New York, 2002. First edition. *A Stephanie Plum novel. More
TEN BIG ONES.
Pp. viii+312; med. 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; St. Martin's Press, New York, 2004. First edition. *A Stephanie Plum novel. More
THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY.
Pp. [viii]+376(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Penguin Press, New York, 2005. First edition. *The author's first novel, signed by him on title page. More
SOMETHING ROTTEN.
Pp. xxii+392, frontispiece, text illustrations; med. 8vo; black & blue papered boards, spine lettered in blue; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly soiled; Viking, New York, 2004. First U.S. edition. *The fourth Thursday Next novel. The illustrations by Maggy and Stewart Robert. More