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N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1993. 1st ed. near fine in dj, lightly rubbed at edges. African setting . When the witty, sophisticated New York couple Thomas and Sandrine Curry accompany their friend Theodore Furst on a trip to Burundi in 1963, their plans for a leisurely photo safari give way to diplomatic intrigue, romantic complications, and murder. After they spot guerilla fighters through their viewfinder and witness a military ambush, Thomas and Sandy are escorted from their campsite to a rural inn. That night, gunshots destroy any hope of sleep: One of the guests has been killed in his room, and Sandy sees the suspect flee on foot. Believing that the Currys are an important source of clues, local authorities draw them into what seems to be a simple murder investigation. But in the secretive, politically charged world of postcolonial Africa, Thomas and Sandy are slow to trust anyone - even each other. When they attempt to explore connections between the murder and the ambush, they suddenly… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Prime Crime, 2001. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. Lara McClintock, an antiquities dealer and shop owner in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is featured in the Archological mysteries. this is the fifth in the series.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

London: UK: William Heinemann Ltd, 1961. 1st edition, January 1961. Top of page edges spotted, else fine, bound in it's original black cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine in near fine dust jacket, lightly darkened at spine, not price clipped (16s net), , in protective mylar cover. Dust Wrapper design by Lacey Everett. Querry, a world-famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a "burnt-out case", a leper who has gone through a stage of mutilation. However, as Querry loses himself in work for the lepers his disease of mind slowly approaches a cure. Then the white community finds out who Querry is.... 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Everett, Lacey. Book.

N.Y.: Ballantine Books, 1994. 1st edition, August 1994, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "In her third appearance, following Elephants' Graveyard , spirited Jazz Jasper, American owner of a safari company in Kenya and occasional PI, sets out to solve a murder and protect a magnificent and endangered species. On the opening pages, Jazz witnesses the gruesome death, by the sting of a non-indigenous scorpion, of investigative reporter Nick Hunter. Aided by Nick's widow Wynn, an animal-rights activist, and the suave police detective Omondi, Jazz traces Nick's last moves, gradually discerning that whoever is behind his murder may also threaten the survival of the cheetah. She finds herself in the treacherous worlds of illegal poachers, large-scale land developers and the wealthy who think nothing of keeping a cheetah cub as a pet or wearing its fur. Such physical dangers as a plane crash, an… Read More

N.Y.: Ballantine, 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dj. A Jazz Jasper title. McQuillan'a second. On Safari in Africa to save elephant's - murder interupts.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: BALLENTINE, 1993. 1st edition, April 1993, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Jazz Jasper title. McQuillan'a second. On Safari in Africa to save elephant's - murder interupts. INSCRiBED COPY. "McQuillan's ( Deadly Safari , St. Martin's, 1990) second title easily evokes an exotic locale. The colorful Africa setting, so effectively described here, transcends the murder of wealthy Emmet Laird, would-be savior of the elephants and bane of the ivory trade. Amateur sleuth Jazz Jasper, a good buddy of Laird's girlfriend, undertakes the task of finding the man's murderer, despite having to question the jealous widow, greedy children, and stealthful others. A perceptive, realistic, dramatic mystery set in problematic present-day Kenya, this book is an excellent selection." -- Library Journal. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Garden City, New York,: Crime Club Doubleday, 1945. 1st edition, so stated. A fine copy in a near fine, bright dust jacket, $2.00 price intact, in protective mylar cover. This copy, although not marked as such, comes from the Otto Penzler collection. War time production and paper shortages reduced the size of the Crime Club books. "Fast action and dark conspiracy again challange the ingenuity of Paul Kilgerrin, whose cynicism, endurance, and basic devotion to duty have made him one of the outstanding figures in mystery-adventure." [Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991, by Ellen Nehr; Offspring Press, 1992].. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4 7/8" x 7 1/8 ". Book.

N.Y.: Warner Books Inc, 1986. 1st edition, October 1986, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. "Fletch, Too" is the sequel to "Fletch Won." It picks up the story of Fletch's wedding just as "Fletch Won" leaves off. It begins with a crazy wedding ceremony on a bluff in the rain, takes off as Fletch and his bride Barbara change horses in midstream at the airport en route to their honeymoon and end up in Nairobi, Kenya, with skis, poles, and only ski clothing. An invitation from a long-thought dead father will do that. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 2004. 1st American edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Precious Ramotswe is on the case again in this delightful fifth installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart. As fans know, though, sleuthing takes second place to folksy storytelling in McCall Smith's wry novels. This time around, Mma Ramotswe is distracted by her long-prolonged engagement to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Gaborone's best mechanic; it seems she will never be married, despite her fiancé's honorable intentions. He installs an extra large seatbelt in her car to keep her safe (she is quite comfortable with her "traditional build," despite the new,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 2004. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. A young woman flees from the clutches of assassins to historical Morocco.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Gallup, New Mexico: Buffalo Medicine Books,, 1995. 1st ed. Fine, unread copy in dust jacket. SIGNED by Satterthwait. Limited to 1,000 copies. Illustrated by Ernest Franklin, foreword by Sarah Caudwell. Original book appearance of these stories. A collection of six short stories featuring African detective Andrew M'butu. A wonderful Afterword detailing how the stories came about.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Franklin, Ernest. Limited Edition.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2004. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. The American debut of Meyer, a talented South African crime writer. Tiny Mpayipheli, a six foot three giant with a quiet demeanor, once earned his living as a government gun for hire. But now he's moved to the countryside and leads a quiet, ordered life. The woman he loves and her son have never learned about his past or the deadly skills he mastered in darker days.Then the daughter of an old friend tracks him down, desperate for help. Her father has been kidnapped, and Tiny has to make an agonizing decision: remain in the peaceful life he's built with his new family, or honor a debt to a trusted friend. It's no contest. Tiny agrees to deliver the ransom to the kidnappers. He has seventy-two hours to save his friend from certain death.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Knopf Publishing Group, The, 2002. 1st ed. Very light spotting at page edges else a fine copy in dust jacket. 3rd book in the series featuring Precious Ramotswe, a cross between Kinsey Millhone and Miss Marple. Set in Gaborone, Botswana. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

Bowling Green: OH 1991: Bowling Green State Univ Popular Press, 1991. 1st prtg. Oversize trade pbk, fine. Using the highly popular genre of mystery fiction, this volume explores the insights available in African centered stories. Samples of writing range from colonial era to the present. Encompasses works of both Africans and out-side observers. Novelists covered include Elspeth Huxley, James McClure, Matthew Head, Wessel Ebersohn... Includes a list (English language titles) of South African detective stories from 1951-1971. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

Bowling Green: OH 1991: Bowling Green State Univ Popular Press, 1991. 1st prtg. Oversize trade pbk, fine. Using the highly popular genre of mystery fiction, this volume explores the insights available in African centered stories. Samples of writing range from colonial era to the present. Encompasses works of both Africans and out-side observers. Novelists covered include Elspeth Huxley, James McClure, Matthew Head, Wessel Ebersohn... Includes a list (English language titles) of South African detective stories from 1951-1971. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 2000. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Scribners, 1998. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, small fold, very lightly sunned at spine, in protective mylar cover. "Cody's ( Under Contract ) first departure from her series featuring private investigator Anna Lee proves again that she is a gifted writer. Poverty-stricken Ethiopia and its inhabitants are the vivid setting for this provocative thriller that showcases her deft, sparse literary style. Fay Jassahn, the narrator, is a young English freelance wardrobe assistant, who is completing a movie in Kenya in 1974. Deciding to visit Ethiopia, Fay agrees to deliver a letter across the border from a writer to his estranged lover, Natasha Beyer. Unwittingly, she involves herself in a game of dangerous intrigue. What begins as a romantic adventureand a means of proving her independence becomes a nightmare for Fay. At the onset, her car breaks down and while seeking transportation, she encounters three wayfarers,… Read More

N.Y.: Pyramid Books, 1953. 1st printing. Pyramid #89. 1953. Small crease at rear corner, else about fine. "Half-Wanton, Half-Witch She Ruled a French Prison!" All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Vintage Paperback.

N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1947. 1st edition, April 1947. Dell Mapback #165. Vintage Paperback. Cover illustration by Gerald Gregg. Rear cover map by Ruth Belew. Foreward, "The Foreign Legion", by the author, written especially for this edition. Light wear along edges, cellophane has wrinkles, spine sunned. 5 stories of the Foreign Legion. Very scarce.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Very Good-Near Fine. Illus. by Gregg, Gerald. Vintage Paperback.