Search Results: Mystery / Crime Fiction from About Books

Scottsdale, Arizona: Poisoned Pen Press, 2012. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve, with a "SIGNED" sticker at the foot of the sleeve's spine. A beautiful copy of the first edition. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. NOT price clipped. NO chips. No tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Bound in the original boards. Complete with pristine dust jacket. . SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. 300pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Orion Books, 2007. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only; NOT personalized to anyone). BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable clear-plastic sleeve, with a "SIGNED" sticker. NO rubbing. NO fading. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped (£18.99). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. 2007. First Edition with "First published in Great Britain in 2007" so stated and complete number row on the copyright page (13579 10 8642). Bound in the original black boards, stamped in bright white on the spine. Complete with pristine dust jacket.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (signature only). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. (viii), 274pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1986. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (14.95). No chips. No tears. The second Sister Mary Helen mystery, follow-up to A Novena for Murder. Supersleuth nun has habit -- solving murders. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Gerber, Stephanie (jacket art) . 8vo. 277pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Quercus, 2007. SIGNED and DATED "6-9-07" by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only; NOT personalized to anyone). BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable clear-plastic sleeve, with a "SIGNED" sticker. NO rubbing. NO fading. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped (£12.99). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. 2007. First Edition, First Printing with "First published in Great Britain in 2007" so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny blue metallic on the spine. Complete with pristine dust jacket.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (signature only). First printing of First British edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. 333pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2004. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a slightly rubbed, removable clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($24.95). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 2004. First Printing of the First Edition, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. Complete with pristine dust jacket. . SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. (viii), 341pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1904. Square copy with moderate spine wear. Foxing to frontispiece and title page. Otherwise unmarked. Rear inner hinge starting to crack, but still holding firm. No owner's name or bookplate. [1904]. Illustrated in color with frontispiece and one plate by W. Herbert Dunton. Two b/w plates by John Cameron. Some books with the author listed as Louis Tracy were written in collaboration with M P. Shiel. This is one. Tracy (1863-1928) sometimes used the pseudonym "Gordon Holmes." First published in London as The Albert Gate Affair, this book features the barrister-detective Reginald Brett. Later published as The Jewell of Death (Westbrook, 1911). Steinbrunner and Penzler, Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, p.392 Hubin (1979), p.406 Hubin (1994), p.803 Lamb-Morse 45 (M)-B1 (in) The Works of M. P. Shiel Updated (1980), p779. Original red cloth with cover illustration of a hookah pipe in white, black and gold. Early printing of US… Read More

Sag Harbor, New York: The Permanent Press, 2011. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page ("October 2011" and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). The jacket is protected by a lightly rubbed, removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve, with a "SIGNED" sticker at the foot of the sleeve's spine. A beautiful copy of the first edition. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. NOT price clipped. NO chips. No tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Bound in the original boards. Complete with pristine dust jacket. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. 332pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Random House, 2013. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR directly on the first blank page (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). New in a bright and shiny New dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($27.00). NO chips, tears or creases. Sharp corners. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row (246875321) centered on the copyright page. Bound in the original gilt-stamped two-tone boards (orange with reddish-orange spine). From the dust jacket: "The one and only Fannie Flagg, beloved author of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE, CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN, and I STILL DREAM ABOUT YOU, is at her hilarious and superb best in this new comic mystery novel about two women who are forced to reimagine who they are. Mrs. Sookie… Read More

New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 1999. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Appears unread. Not price clipped (6.50). No remainder mark. No store stamp, ink name or bookplate. Paperback Original (PBO). A Chronicles of Isaac of Girona mystery. From the rear cover: "In medieval Spain, the blind Jewish physician Isaac of Girona is revered for his skill as a healer... Girona, Spain, 1354. His Excellency the Bishop Berenguer has been summoned to Tarragona to attend a Bishop's Council. Complaining of illness... he insists that his physician accompany him... Isaac also dreads the long trip... But their troubles have just begun. Messengers from the Pope keep turning up dead and Isaac becomes embroiled in court intrigue and murder on the road to Tarragona.". First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. As New condition. 274pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Las Vegas, Nevada: Stephens Press, 2008. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page: "to the Artist in all of us!" (signed) Lander Marks." Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped. NOT a remainder. 2008. First Edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Gold "Autographed Limited Edition" sticker on the front. Laid in are three (3) ARTIST'S PROOF promotional bookmarks from the publisher. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny blue on the spine. From the dust jacket (and the bookmarks): "Savvy Las Vegas car dealer and art collector, DJ Singer, is swept away in a quest for love and a hunt for the source of forged art while cruising aboard a luxury ocean liner. She meets Ron Martin, a Montana cattle baron, and the answer to her Jewish mother's dreams. Sparks fly; sheets are rumpled.The attraction is mutual for DJ and Ron, and while things heat up in the bedroom, the trail of art… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (19.00). Sixth novel by this Pen/Faulkner award winner. Set in Provincetown on Cape Cod, this mystery & psychological tale has the same stylistic elegance and attention to detail as the author's previous works: Seaview, Utah, Dorit in Lesbos, and The Woman Who Escaped from Shame. From the Dust Jacket "When obsession threatens to consume a man, death can be a relief. Or it can be the beginning of an even more disturbing journey." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Minor, Wendell (jacket art). 8vo. 239pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page (signature only). Fine condition in bright, shiny Near Fine dust jacket (very lightly rubbed). Sharp corners. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($22.95). NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and unmarked -- apparently unread. The second book in the Jonathan Wilder series. A murder mystery set on Nantucket that revolves around the discovery of four original paintings by John James Audubon. Bound in the original white boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. Keywords: Ornithology, Birds. . Signed by the Author (signature only). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 258pp.

[New York]: Viking, 1997. Uncorrected proof. Advance reading copy. "Advanced Uncorrected Manuscript." Appears unread. Near Fine condition. NO spine creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp - obviously never read. Fourth in the Aunt Dimity mystery series. 1997. Precedes the First Hardcover Edition. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps.. First Edition (Advance Reading Copy). Softcover. Near Fine condition. (x), 274pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Yellow "Autographed" sticker on the jacket's front panel. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket (only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear). NO chips, tears, or fading. NOT price clipped ($24.00). Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. 2007. First printing of the First Edition with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original blue boards with a white spine, stamped in bright silver. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Investigating a missing persons case at a fancy lodge resort, Sheriff Bo Tully finds himself trapped by an untimely avalanche, a situation that is further complicated when his case is upgraded to a homicide and Tully's former girlfriend shows up unattached. By the author of THE BLIGHT WAY.". SIGNED… Read More

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1998. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($20.00). A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp - probably never read. Hardcover. "First printing: October 1998" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. "Richard Stark" is a pseudonym for Donald E. Westlake. Bound in the original blue boards, lettered in black on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "It's not in Parker's nature to gamble; he steals instead. So when it comes to ripping off a big fat floating gambling casino on the Hudson River, Parker leaves nothing to chance. From the phony politician to the getaway boat, from bringing the guns on board to getting the money off, Parker has it all planned out. There are only a few little problems... The guy who tipped off Parker in the first place… Read More

New York: Mysterious Press, 1997. A fresh, crisp copy. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (22.00). No chips. No tears. A Hap Collins & Leonard Pines mystery. From the Dust Jacket: "Hap Collins is home, fresh from his stint on an offshore oil rig, bright with determination to change his life. Back in LaBorde, he finds his friend Leonard Pine grieving over the breakup of this affair with his lover Raul. Then things get serious. A local roughneck by the name of Horse Dick is dead and Leonard is implicated." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 292pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Harper Collins, 2006. SIGNED by the AUTHOR in pink ink directly on the title page ("Be good!" and her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). She has also added a cute sketch of a cat beneath her signature. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (lightly rubbed, half-inch closed tear to its rear panel). NOT price clipped ($16.99). Sharp corners. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row on the copyright page (123456789 10). Murder mystery set in Las Vegas, for younger readers (ages 12 and up). The first Bad Kitty novel by the author of the Arboretti Family Saga series and 'Minders.' Bound in the original black boards, stamped in bright metallic pink on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. Signed by the Author (her signature only). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (x), 274pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1994. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (19.95). No chips or tears. Author's first novel, a mystery/thriller. Dust Jacket praise from Robert B. Parker, Donald E. Westlake, James W. Hall, Jeremiah Healy, etc. For example: "Bait is one of the finest crime novels I've ever read. The dialogue is wonderful." - James Lee Burke. "A gripper all the way. Kenneth Abel can write." - Elmore Leonard . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Santora, Robert (jacket design) . 8vo. 345pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket (only light edgewear). NOT price clipped ($3.95). NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 1961. First US Edition with Scribner's "A" on the copyright page. First published in the U.K. as 'A Branch for the Baron'. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 190pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

San Jose, California: Writers Club Press, 2000. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Not price clipped ($16.95). No remainder mark No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Trade Paperback. 6" wide by 6" tall. Novel in which the entire Middle East explodes in a rapidly-escalating nightmare of terrorism. Austin Brandt, former CIA section chief for the region, is pressed back into service 8 years after his wife was killed on a Jerusalem street. From the publisher: "This fast-paced thriller moves from the White House to several Middle East hot spots where terrorist activity increases at a dizzying pace with no seeming explanation. Only one man can discover and end the conspiracy bent on fomenting a holocaust in the Middle East for its own financial gain. Austin Brandt, against his wishes, returns to the violent world of CIA field operative to prevent… Read More