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QUARRY'S LISTby: Max Allan Collins

QUARRY'S LIST
by: Max Allan Collins

Softcover. London, Hard Case Crime, 1st thus, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, colorful wraps with a retro-style illustration by Robert McGinnis. When the man he worked for abruptly exits the business, Quarry finds himself in the crosshairs as a rival tries to take over. But what does Quarry have that the new man wants? And how did the beautiful blonde in the swimming pool become a target? Like new.

Record # 372501

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ZERO COOLby: Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

ZERO COOL
by: Michael Crichton writing as John Lange

Softcover. London, Hard Case Crime, 1st thus, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, colorful wraps with a retro-style illustration by Gregory Manchess. American radiologist Peter Ross just wanted a vacation. But when he meets the beautiful Angela Locke on a Spanish beach, he soon finds himself caught in a murderous crossfire between rival gangs seeking a precious artifact. From Barcelona to the rain-swept streets of Paris, from the towers of the Alhambra to its darkest catacombs, Peter Ross is an ordinary man in desperate circumstances: racing to uncover a secret lost for centuries, before he becomes its next victim. Remainder dot bottom edge, otherwise like new.

Record # 372651

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The Black Heartby: Sydney Horler

The Black Heart
by: Sydney Horler

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bright orange cloth boards with black lettering.

Record # 374395

Price: $30.00 
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The Woman Chaserby: Charles Willeford

The Woman Chaser
by: Charles Willeford

Softcover. NY, Carroll & Graf, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, mass market paperback, 192 pages. The Woman-Chaser has one of the most interesting plots ever for a crime thriller. Richard Hudson, a crooked, arrogant and vicious car salesman who is really good at his job panics at a meeting of aspiring young reps. He realizes that he is wasting his life in the 9 to 5 grind. It dawns on him that we are on this planet to be creative. So he writes a script with help from his step-father and decides to direct a film based on the script. But when his edited film fails to meet the six reel 90 minute length standard, the studio tries to interfere in the film's future. The crazed car salesman/movie director embarks on a rampage of destruction. Bookseller's stamp on inside front cover, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 374756

Price: $12.00 
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Bangkok Tattooby: John Burdett

Bangkok Tattoo
by: John Burdett

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. From the author of the best seller Bangkok 8, a head-spinning new novel that puts us back in the company of the inimitable Royal Thai Police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep. We return to District 8--the underbelly of Bangkok's underworld--where a dramatically mutilated dead body is found. It's bad: he was CIA. It gets worse: the murderer appears to be Chanya--a tough, sweet working girl who's the highest earner at The Old Man's Club, jointly owned by Sonchai's mother and his boss, Police Colonel Vikorn. Alerted by Sonchai, Vikorn quickly concocts a cover-up that involves Al Qaeda and Thailand's porous southern border where, since 9/11, the CIA has been an obviously covert presence. But the truth will be harder to come by, and it will require Sonchai to find an ever-more-delicate balance between his ambition and his Buddhism, while running the gamut of Bangkok's drug dealers, prostitutes, bad cops, worse military, and the pitfalls of his own melting heart (Chanya!)--most of which he can handle. But even Sonchai is not prepared for what he discovers at the end of his investigation.

Record # 378554

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The Naked Typist: A Steve Winslow Courtroom Dramaby: Hailey, J. P. ( Parnell Hall)

The Naked Typist: A Steve Winslow Courtroom Drama
by: Hailey, J. P. ( Parnell Hall)

Hardcover. NY, Donald I. Fine, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket with light fading to spine. The fourth mystery featuring maverick lawyer Steve Winslow. Clean, like new. A lawyer who sleeps with his secretary, will do anything to get his client off, has his own private eye, and battles a frothing prosecuting attorney.

Record # 378720

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MURDER ON THE BRIGHTON EXPRESS (SIGNED COPY)by: Marston, Edward

MURDER ON THE BRIGHTON EXPRESS (SIGNED COPY)
by: Marston, Edward

Hardcover. London, Allison & Busby Limited, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY MARSTON on the title page. October 1854. As an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart London to Brighton Express. A man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station. Chaos, fatalities and unbelievable destruction are the scene soon after when the train derails on the last leg of its journey. What led to such devastation, and could it simply be a case of driver error? Detective Inspector Colbeck, dubbed the 'railway detective' thinks not. But digging deep to discover the target of the accident takes time, something Colbeck doesn't have as the killer prepares to strike again. Clean copy.

Record # 378746

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CORPORATE BODIES. A Charles Paris Mystery (proof) by: Simon Brett

CORPORATE BODIES. A Charles Paris Mystery (proof)
by: Simon Brett

Softcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st ARC, 1992, Softcover. Advance uncorrected proof in non-pictorial tan card covers. Charles Paris, an out-of-work actor, gets a job appearing as a forklift operator in a corporate video, but when the forklift is used to murder a young secretary, Charles must find the killer. Publisher's PR release laid-in. Clean copy.

Record # 378863

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The Trouble with Harriet (Ellie Haskell Mysteries, No. 9)by: Cannell, Dorothy

The Trouble with Harriet (Ellie Haskell Mysteries, No. 9)
by: Cannell, Dorothy

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Like new. Ellie Haskell returns for another hilarious mystery that begins when Ellie's long-vanished father reappears in her life, carrying the ashes of his lost love and drawing Ellie into a murderous puzzle. The ninth Ellie Haskell mystery.

Record # 378902

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Fletch

Fletch

Softcover. Ashland OR, Blackstone Publishing, reprint, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps. Fletch, as unbridled as ever and still living the good life in Italy on his ill-gotten fortune, gets a surprising visit from two surly FBI agents. The pair offers him a deal: either he attend the American Journalism Alliance convention and work as an undercover spy for them, or be shipped back to headquarters and face jail time for tax evasion. Reluctantly agreeing to the scheme, he catches a red-eye flight back to the States. But just as rubber hits tarmac in Virginia, news breaks on a murder at the convention. The victim -- a newspaper tycoon and former employer of I. M. Fletch -- was no stranger to enemies. And at a hotel full of reporters who'd all had their dealings with the tyrannical leader, everyone's a suspect.

Record # 379172

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Perfectly Pure and Good (SIGNED COPY)by: Fyfield, Frances

Perfectly Pure and Good (SIGNED COPY)
by: Fyfield, Frances

Hardcover. London, Bantam Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY FYFIELD on title page. Sarah Fortune, first encountered in "Shadows on the Mirror", is sent to Merton-on-Sea in Norfolk to sort out the inheritance problems of the small town's premier family. But she discovers much more than just an ambiguously-worded will - and also has to confront the pain of her own past. Clean copy.

Record # 379340

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The Emperor's Snuff-Boxby: Carr, John Dickson

The Emperor's Snuff-Box
by: Carr, John Dickson

Softcover. NY, Carroll & Graf, reprint, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Paperback, 298 pages. Beside the dead body of Sir Maurice Lawes are the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments tell a tale, or rather two tales, one true and one false. Now, an English expert in criminology forces the evidence to tell the truth about what happened and to point out the real murderer. Clean copy.

Record # 380019

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A Toast to Tomorrow by: Manning Coles

A Toast to Tomorrow
by: Manning Coles

Hardcover. NY, The Literary Guild of America , BC Ed., Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket. Book Club edition. The 2nd Tommy Hambledon adventure. When it was first published in 1941 in the U.S., A Toast to Tomorrow ( Pray Silence in Britain), along with its predecessor Drink to Yesterday, was heralded by famed critic Anthony Boucher as "a single long and magnificent novel of drama, intrigue and humor." Howard Haycraft, the dean of mystery historians, called the two books "superior" examples of the new wave of realistic spy-and- intrigue. Clean copy.

Record # 381908

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Stiff Upper Lip, Theby: Israel, Peter

Stiff Upper Lip, The
by: Israel, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Crowell, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The third novel in Israel's mystery series featuring private detective B.F. Cage, this time investigating French professional basketball, drugs and the Paris underworld.

Record # 382225

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Death in a Cold Climate/The Grub-and-Stakers Move a Mountain/ Passing Strangeby: Robert Barnard/Alisa Craig/Catherine Aird

Death in a Cold Climate/The Grub-and-Stakers Move a Mountain/ Passing Strange
by: Robert Barnard/Alisa Craig/Catherine Aird

Hardcover. Roslyn NY, Walter J. Black, Book Club Ed., 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Three mystery novels in one volume. Detective Book Club Series. Clean, bright copy. No markings.

Record # 383449

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Reardon/Autumn of a Hunter/What Did Hattie See? by: Robert L. Pike/Pat Stadley/ Kelley Roos

Reardon/Autumn of a Hunter/What Did Hattie See?
by: Robert L. Pike/Pat Stadley/ Kelley Roos

Hardcover. Roslyn NY, Walter J. Black, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, illustrated boards. Three complete unabridged mysteries in one volume. Detective Book Club Edition. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 383794

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Frequent Flyer by: Friedman, Kinky

Frequent Flyer
by: Friedman, Kinky

Hardcover. NY, William Morrow, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. At the funeral of his Peace Corps buddy, John Morgan, only Kinky notices that the body in the casket is not that of John, leading him to solve a mystery with origins in the jungles of Borneo twenty years ago. Bright. clean copy.

Record # 385496

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The Concrete Blondeby: Michael Connelly

The Concrete Blonde
by: Michael Connelly

Hardcover. NY, Little, Brown & Company, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Los Angeles Detective Harry Bosch combats a civil suit aimed at branding him as a rogue vigilante cop while pursuing a serial killer who seems to have returned from the dead. Clean copy.

Record # 385864

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Gun In Cheek A Study of Alternative Crime Fiction (SIGNED COPY)by: Pronzini, Bill

Gun In Cheek A Study of Alternative Crime Fiction (SIGNED COPY)
by: Pronzini, Bill

Hardcover. NY, Coward McCann & Geoghegan, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY PRONZINI on the title page. Discussion of the really bad English and American crime novels of 20th century. Introduction by Ed McBain. Index, bibliography. Clean copy.

Record # 385994

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