Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
KILLING THE SHADOWS.
Pp. [viii]+424(last blank); med. 8vo; bottom fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned, edges of leaves slightly foxed; HarperCollins, London, 2000. First edition. More
THE OTHER SHOE.
Dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; occasional slight soiling; Doubleday, New York, 1981. First edition. *The protagonist is a writer and illustrator of children's books. More
WELCOME TO THE GRAVE.
Pp. 182; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, front flap slightly marked; edges of leaves slightly marked; Collins, London, 1980. First U.K. edition. More
THE LOST HALF HOUR.
Pp. 220; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Macmillan, London, 1976. First edition. More
AMAGANSETT.
Pp. [viii]+394, endpaper map; two-tone papered boards; dust wrapper; G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2004. First U.S. edition. *Winner of the 2004 Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Memorial Dagger for the Best Novel by a Debut Author'; signed by the author on the first page. Later reissued under the..... More
HERE COMES A CHOPPER.
Pp. 238; bottom fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Tom Stacey, London, 1972. *First published in 1946. A Mrs. Bradley mystery. More
NO OTHER HUNGER.
Pp. 296; bottom edge of upper board bumped; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the back panel a trifle soiled; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Arthur Barker, London, 1966. First edition. 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
AFTER THE MOURNING.
Pp. [viii]+276, glossary; med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, with publisher's 'signed copy' sticker on front panel; text block slightly browned, top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Headline Book Publishing/Review, London, 2006. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
DANCE WITH DEATH.
Pp. xii+306(last blank), full page map, glossary; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Headline Book Publishing, London, 2006. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. An Inspector Ikmen novel. 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
RANSOM ISLAND.
Pp. [vi]+248; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Severn House, Sutton, Surrey, 2001. First U.K. edition? *Christopher Nicole has written numerous books under several pseudonyms, including Max Marlow, Andrew York and Alan Savage. More
LETHAL BEAUTY.
Pp. [xii]+240, 2 text maps; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Severn House, New York, 2005.First edition. *The fourth Anne Cartier murder mystery set in Paris, in 1787. More
JACQUOT AND THE ANGEL.
Pp. [vi]+406; med. 8vo; fore-edges of boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, with publisher's sticker on front panel; Headline, London, 2005. First edition. *Signed by the author on title page. More
JACQUOT AND THE FIFTEEN.
Pp. [vi]+410(last blank); med. 8vo; boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, a little light foxing; Headline, London, 2007. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. The fourth novel featuring Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad. More
JACQUOT AND THE MASTER.
Pp. [vi]+410(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, edges a trifle foxed; Headline, London, 2007. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. The third novel featuring Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad. More
JACQUOT AND THE WATERMAN.
Pp. [vi]+408; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; Headline, London, 2005. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page, and with a pictorial publicity card, also signed by him, loosely inserted. The first novel featuring Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad. More
THE YEARE'S MIDNIGHT.
Pp. [x]+292; foot of spine lightly bruised; dust wrapper; Constable, London, 2002.First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. The author's first novel. More
BLOWTORCH.
Pp. [viii]+326; med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of upper board lightly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly browned and a trifle foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2004.First edition. More
MAKE US TRAITORS.
A Bond of Fate Trilogy. Part Two. Pp. [vi]+358(last blank); med. 8vo; gilt lettered lack cloth, bottom edges of boards faintly bruised; text block slightly browned; William Heinemann, London, 2004. First edition. *Author's eleventh novel; sequel to The Sins of their Fathers. More
THE SINS OF THEIR FATHERS.
A Bond of Fate Trilogy. Part One. Pp. [x]+342(last blank); med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, small bump to bottom edge centre of lower board; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; William Heinemann, London, 2002. First edition. *'Novel of London's East End in the sixties' [wrapper blurb]. More
DEGREE OF GUILT.
Pp. [vi]+550(last blank); med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; a little foxing and occasional slight soiling; Random House, Sydney, 1993. First Australian edition. More