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Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, Publishers, 2002. 1st prtg. Trade paperback. Simenon had contributed a series of short tales to the magazine "Detective" in 1929 & 1930 featuring Monsieur Froget, the "Examining Magistrate." These were collected in three books. The 13 Culprits has never been publised in English before this edition. Peter Schulman (Associate Professor of French at Old Dominion University) who translated and wrote the introduction. Queen's Quorum #85. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

Wynwood 1988 1st. Fine in dj.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Pyramid G425, 1959. 1st edition, July 1959. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL. Cover by Richard Powers. Reading crease, light edgewear else a near fine copy. Masochism and Sadism / seething with hatred / driven by desire / blind with jealousy / ridden by fear. Driven by forces stronger than themselves they find fulfillment in the climax of violence. Here are their stories--twelve electryfing experiences probed by some of the finest writers of our time--twelve revelations that strip bare the dark reaches of human passion. Includes : William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Robert M. Coates, Flannery O'Connor, Paul bowles, Katherine Mansfield, Charles Beaumont, Shirley Ann Grau, Joseph Conrad, Stephen Moore, Villiers De I'Isle-Adam and Ellis St. Joseph.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Powers, Richard. Paperback Original.

Norfolk: VA: Crippen & Landru, 2001. 1st paperback printing, fine, unread copy, still in shrink-wrap. Trade paperback.. Sixteen stories plus a checklist of Goulart's work. Ron Goulart's first collection of mystery short stories features two of his most famous characters. Five of the stories are about Scrib Merlin, a would-be comedian and disgruntled advertising copywriter, who seems always to be present whenever someone expires with a cryptic dying message on his lips. When a murder victims gasps "ninety-nine clop clop" or "six tablespoons molasses" or "Adam and Eve on a raft," Scrib becomes a sleuth hoping not only to solve the murder but also (often in vain) to feather his own nest. The Scrib Merlin tales are genuine challenge-to-the-reader mysteries. The unnamed California Adman, who narrates seven wry (and, some might say, wicked) stories, has an impressively large number of homicidal acquaintances, most of whom find that the table can easily be… Read More

Norfolk: VA: Crippen & Landru, 1999. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION, 1 of 200 copies (this being #100) SIGNED and numbered by the author. Accompanying each copy is a seperately printed pamphlet, "Saint Margaret's Cat". 7 stories and an introduction by the author, with 2 of the stories winning the Ellery Queen Readers Award. All feature veterinarian Dr. Dave Westbrook and his one-eyed, three - legged cat, Franken Kat.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Soho Press,, 1999. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1, Fine in protective mylar dust jacket cover. Unread first edition of this collection of Grijpstra and DeGier mystery short stories, collects all 13 including two never before translated into English and three previoiusly published in only a limited edition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 2007. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket and slipcase (the same brick-red cloth as the binding) as issued. Lettered edition, "I I " intended as gifts from the publisher to contributors and those in the publisher`s inner circle. SIGNED by HARLAN ELLISON, who wrote the introduction. The eight tales that make up this collection are told from the women's point of view. Afterword by Francis M. Nevins, Jr.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by McSherry, Jr., Frank D,. Book.

N.Y.: Carroll & Graf, 1990. 1st Am. Top of page edges spotted else Near fine in dust jacket, unclipped. 9 stories. "These whimsical short stories, first seen in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine , center around London solicitor Jonas Pickett, who sets up a modest practice in the small resort town of Shackleton-on-Sea so as not to rusticate in retirement. The sleepy village, not at all what he expects, abounds in crime--some of it lighthearted, some serious--and Jonas is soon in the middle of it. With shrewdness and humor, he deals with the eccentrics, such as Farmer Maggs with his prize bull in "Black Bob" and the fortune-telling Gypsy Queen and her band whose caravans, parked legally on council land, spoil the view from the manor house in "Vivat Regina." In "The Admiral," an old naval officer gets involved with a circus and a devilish set of twins, while the reclusive Dr. Rainey dies mysteriously in his locked house in "The Bird of Dawning." -- PW.… Read More

London, England: Collins Crime, 1996. 1st ed, with complete number line beginning with 1. Pages lightly tanned else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY. Signed by Hill at the title page. The alpha and omega of the Dalziel and Pascoe stories. This book of 4 short stories has two from a previous collection - Pascoe's Ghost and Dalziel's Ghost, and two new stories. The book's first story, "The Last National Service Man," is the initial meeting - in not very good circumstances - of the characters. It is a treat to see how the relationship started. "One Small Step," the collection's closing story, projects the pair into the distant future. Pascoe has become a major police authority in the European Federal Police and Dalziel is working as a retired consultant. The big surprise here is that they are called to a crime scene on the surface of the moon. 272 pages. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, Publishers, 2004. 1st edition. A fine, unread copy fine in dust jacket. Number 11 in the Lost Classic Series. Low print run as the publisher states that "The first printing of each book will be small perhaps 400-500 copies, divided between clothbound copies in dustjacket, and trade softcover." In 1930, Anthony Berkeley Cox founded London's Detection Club. His novels and short stories are among the finest examples of the fair play, challange-to-the-reader tradition of the Golden Age. Berkeley punctiliously presented all the clues to the reader, but as Tony Medawar and Arthur Robinson point out in their introduction, he loved showing that clues could be interpreted in multiple ways and Sheringham is often wrong in his conclusions. The title story in "The Avenging Chance" has long been considered one of the five or six greatest formal detective stories. This book also collects seven additional Sheringham and Moresby, one of… Read More

NY: Dodd, Mead, 1976. 1st US edition. Previous owner's label at front endpaper, else near Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. Fifteen short stories featuring Sir John Appleby. There are fifteen stories in this compelling collection, including: Poltergeist - when Appleby's wife tells him that her aunt is experiencing trouble with a Poltergeist, he is amused but dismissive, until he discovers that several priceless artefacts have been smashed as a result; A Question of Confidence - when Bobby Appleby's friend, Brian Button, is caught up in a scandalous murder in Oxford, Bobby's famous detective father is their first port of call; The Ascham - an abandoned car on a narrow lane intrigues Appleby and his wife, but even more intriguing is the medieval castle they stumble upon. 207 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1981. 1st ed. very minor wear at page edge else fine in dj. 19 selected ss and scetches together with one of his finest novellas. Edited and with a 15 page Introduction by Cain biographer, Roy Hoopes. The book is in three parts, each with a lengthy introduction by Roy Hoopes. Taken together Hoopes's essays constitute a concise biography of Cain providing the background (both personal and social) for his fiction. The first section is a collection of satirical newspaper columns written for H. L. Mencken’s American Mercury, very much in the Mencken style. The second section is the heart of the book, and a real treasure, nine short stories. The third part is the long story ,or short novel, Money and the Woman (aka The Embezzler). . First Trade. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, 2008. 1st ed. Fine, unread copy in dust jacket. Low print run as the publisher states that "The first printing of each book will be small perhaps 400-500 copies, divided between clothbound copies in dustjacket, and trade softcover." Hugh Pentecost, the pseudonym of Judson Philips (1903-1989), created one of the most memorable of fictional sleuths in the red-bearded artist, John Jericho. The stories combine interesting settings, skillful puzzles, social concerns, and earnest melodrama. Jericho's paintings reflect his anger against social injustice and violence, and his search for Truth; and when the downtrodden, the unfairly accused, and (frequently) a damsel in distress seek his help, he is willing to enter the fray. Jericho's skills as a detective are his skills as an artist. His painter's eye picks up details that others miss. And the energy he puts on his canvasses is reflected in the physical energy with which he fights for… Read More

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, 2008. 1st ed. Fine, unread copy, still in shrinkwrap of the trade paperback published simultaneously with the hardcover. Low print run as the publisher states that "The first printing of each book will be small perhaps 400-500 copies, divided between clothbound copies in dustjacket, and trade softcover." Hugh Pentecost, the pseudonym of Judson Philips (1903-1989), created one of the most memorable of fictional sleuths in the red-bearded artist, John Jericho. The stories combine interesting settings, skillful puzzles, social concerns, and earnest melodrama. Jericho's paintings reflect his anger against social injustice and violence, and his search for Truth; and when the downtrodden, the unfairly accused, and (frequently) a damsel in distress seek his help, he is willing to enter the fray. Jericho's skills as a detective are his skills as an artist. His painter's eye picks up details that others miss. And the energy he puts on his… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton & Co., Inc, 1980. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Near fine in lightly rybbed dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Includes the EDGAR AWARD WINNING story "Armed and Dangerous" by Geoffrey Norman and 2 EDGAR AWARD FINALISTS in "Clutching at Straws" by Ruth Rendell and "the Imperial Icehouse" by Paul Theroux. Twelve stories with introduction by Hoch . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Book.

NY: Dutton, 1952. 1st ed. Light soiling to covers, paper mildly age-toned else very good in dust jacket, chipping at spine ends, small 1" piece out at rear else very good. 252 pages. Twelve stories including: Ellery Queen, Craig Rice, John P. Foran, Victor Canning, Wilbur S. Peacock, Octavus Roy Cohen.... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1976. 1st prtg. Reading crease else a near fine copy of this oversize trade paperback. Selected, with an Introdction, by E.F. Bleiler Nine stories. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.

NY, NY: Viking, 1993. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine, unread copy in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. 5 stories featuring Hack Bohannon with an intro by Hansen, who won the SHAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award,. "McIntyre's Donald" was an EDGAR FINALIST for Best Short Story.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Award Nominee.

Poole, England: New Orchard Editions, 1986. 1st edition, publisher's full gray cloth, gilt lettering on spine. pages are beginning to brown, else near fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. 14 Classic Tales of Mystery and Suspense by eight authors--- Edgar Allan Poe, William Le Queux, Mark Twain, Mrs. Henry Wood, J. J. Bell, William Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Wallace. 380 pp. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Akashic Books, 2009. 6th printing. Paperback. "In the best of the 11 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series, characters, plot and setting feed off each other like flames and an arsonist's accelerant. These include Lehane's own "Animal Rescue", the basis for the motion picture "The Drop") about a killing resulting from a lost and contested pit bull; John Dufresne's The Cross-Eyed Bear, in which a pedophile priest is caught between the icy representative of the archdiocese and one of his now adult victims; and Don Lee's The Oriental Hair Poets, which charts a literary feud that escalates into a police case. Two populations that define the city for outsiders—the elite WASP Brahmins and the hundreds of thousands of college students surging through to earn their degrees—appear only in passing. While Lehane expresses the fear in his introduction that Boston is becoming beiger, less tribal and gritty and more gentrified and… Read More