PRESSURE DROP.
Pp. x+390(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Dutton, New York, 1989. First edition. More
Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
FLASH POINT.
Pp. [x]+306(last blank); med. 8vo; two-tone papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; edges of leaves lightly foxed, with black ink mark to top edges near spine; Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, 1991. First edition. More
THE EMBROIDERED SUNSET.
Pp. 256; printed pink paper wrappers, lightly foxed and faintly creased, edges slightly faded and rubbed, the title added by hand on backstrip; outer leaves and edges foxed; Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1970. Uncorrected proof copy. *Fifth thriller by the prolific English novelist, best known for her children's books. More
MOTHER OF GOD.
Pp. [vi]+344; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned, edges foxed; Macmillan, London, 1995. First edition. More
AN ORDINARY LUNACY.
Pp. [iv]+252; dust wrapper, designed by Lacey Everett, slightly soiled and rubbed, edges lightly split; a little light foxing; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1963. First Australian edition. *Loder p. 7. Author's first novel, published in London with simultaneous London and Melbourne/Sydney imprints. With publisher's review slip loosely inserted. More
THE RETURN.
Pp.56(last blank); gilt lettered qr. maroon cloth, green papered boards; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; a couple of small edge chips, a little faint foxing; Coward-McCann, New York, 1978. First U.S. edition. More
CASE HISTORIES.
Pp. 304; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, light bruises to bottom edge of upper board and top fore-corner of lower board; dust wrapper, top fore-corner of back panel a trifle creased; ribbon marker; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown;..... More
THE MAN IN THE MIRROR.
A novel of espionage. Pp. 224; printed paper wrappers; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges slightly rubbed; Gollancz, London, 1965. Proof copy. *Publisher's With Compliments slip loosely inserted. More
LAIR OF THE LIZARD.
Pp. [viii]+248; dust wrapper; St. Martin's Press, New York, 1998. First edition. *The fourth Tony Lowell mystery. More
REMAINS SILENT.
Pp. [viii]+232(last colophon); med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, red papered boards, bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2005. First edition. *Signed by both authors on the title page. More
THE MASK MAKER.
Pp. 222(last blank); dust wrapper, bottom edge slightly rubbed; production (trimming) fault pp. 93-6; Macmillan, London, 1974. First U.K. edition. Loder, p. 10. *With publisher's review slip tipped-in at front. More
KINGDOM COME.
Pp. [vi]+280; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in blind; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Fourth Estate, London, 2006. Second printing. *Ballard's last novel. (He died in 2009). More
DIAMONDS IN DISGUISE.
Pp. [iv]+218; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper, front panel a trifle creased; Severn House, London, 2009.First edition. *A Crown Prince Gregory mystery. More
A FINAL DISCORD.
Pp. [iv]+252; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Severn House, London, 2005. First edition. More
THE DISPOSAL OF THE LIVING.
Pp. 184(last blank); top fore-corners of boards bumped, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed; top fore-corners of last few leaves a trifle creased; The Crime Club/Collins, London, 1985. First edition. *Published in America as Fete Fatale. More
DEAD, MR MOZART.
Pp. [viii]+184(last blank); demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of faint indentations to upper board, top fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, front panel slightly scratched; text block browned; Little, Brown and Company, London, 1995. *Murder mystery featuring an ageing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bernard Bastable is..... More
BELFAST CONFIDENTIAL.
Pp. [vi]+410; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Headline, London, 2005. First edition. *A Dan Starkey book. More
CHAPTER AND VERSE.
Pp. [vi]+310(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper with UK price sticker on front panel; text block slightly browned, tiny surface graze to top edge of upper pastedown, top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Headline, London, 2003. First edition. More
DRIVING BIG DAVIE.
Pp. vi+314(last blank); dust wrapper with UK price sticker on front panel; top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Headline, London, 2004. First edition. *A Dan Starkey book. More
EMPIRE STATE.
Pp. 512; med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of upper board bumped; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, top edges of leaves lightly foxed; HarperCollins, London, 1997. First edition. More
THE HORSE WITH MY NAME.
Pp. vi+282(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Headline, London, 2002. First edition. *A Dan Starkey book. More
I PREDICT A RIOT.
With illustrations by John McCloskey. Pp. [vi]+536(last blank), half-title and title page decorations, 5 pages of illustrations; med. 8vo; faint bruise at foot of spine; dust wrapper, a trifle marked; Headline, London, 2007. First edition. *'Murder, extortion & carrot cake' [wrapper blurb]. More
MURPHY'S REVENGE.
Pp. [vi]+314; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; top edges of leaves faintly foxed, the lower free endpaper slightly soiled; Headline, London, 2005. First edition. More
MYSTERY MAN.
Pp. [vi]+406; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Headline, London, 2009. First edition. *Bibliomystery, set in a Belfast bookshop. More