Search Results: Caribbean from Murder By The Book

N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. 1st American edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1, very minor soiling to page edges else near fine, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. one small closed tear. After Henry Tibbett helps the police in their investigation of the disappearance of an old lady on a Caribbean island, he himself is kidnapped and his wife, Emmy, is left to unravel the mystery. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

New York, NY,: St. Martin's, 2003. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Congressman Robert Shapply, a former music insider who fleeced his clients for millions, is found murdered. Music journalist, Mick Sever, a former client of Shapply is the best friend of the accused killer--Shapply's son.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

N.Y.: Henry Holt & Co, 1989. 1st ed.with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover..."The omniscient Tibbett and his wife Emmy are asked by an old friend to investigate, unofficially, the trafficking of cocaine--"white girl" in the local argot--on the independent Caribbean island of Tampica. Attempting to implicate corrupt government officials involved in the drug trade, the Tibbetts pose as rich, shady tourists who want to "invest" in the island's economy. The Tibbetts and the officials engage in a cat-and-mouse game--until a suspected drug dealer who dies in a suspicious parasailing accident turns out to be an undercover DEA agent. When Emmy is arrested, Henry has to deal with some dangerous characters. Those who enjoy the Tibbetts' civilized adventures will find them in good, though not especially exciting, form." -- Publishers Weekly. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Crime Club Doubleday, 1972. 1st ed. Tape remains at endpapers and boards, residue at rear endpaper else very good copy in moderately soiled, lightly worn dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

N.Y.: Dodd Mead & Company, 1965. 1st US edition, so stated. Near fine copy in a very good lightly used dust jacket with some sunning to the spine, a few small nicks along edges, lightly soiled, not price clipped, $4.50 price intact. As Jane Marple sat basking in the tropical sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Then a question was put to her by a stranger: 'Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?' Before she has a chance to answer, the man vanishes, only to be found dead the next day. The mysteries abound: Where is the picture? Why is the hotelier prone to nightmares? Why doesn't the most talked-about guest, a reclusive millionaire, ever leave his room? And why is Miss Marple herself fearful for her life? Of note: A Caribbean Mystery introduces the wealthy (and difficult) Mr Jason Rafiel, who will call upon Miss Marple for help in Nemesis (1971) -- after his death.. First… Read More

Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1977. 1st printing. [originally published in 1929]. A Haycraft-Queen title and Queen's Quroum title #80. Near fine copy. Poggioli s back! that professor of Psychology at Ohio State University is spending his sabbatical year in the Caribbean. This collection, never before reprinted in its entirety, contains five of his remarkable adventures in Curacao, Haiti, Martinique, Barbados and Trinidad. They were the first Poggioli stories to appear in book form, and are as fresh, humorous and mysterious as ever - a treat for mystery buffs and aficionados.. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback.

N.Y.: Stein & Day, 1985. 1st ed. Page edges lightly soiled else near fine in dust jacket very light shelf wear and with publisher's vacation contest tear off still present on inside dust jacket flap. Scarce with contest band intact. A tempting blond named Penny Saunders, with connections to the narcotics underworld, wants jack Novak to find a missing plane--worth millions--that is somewhere on the sandy bottom of the Caribbean. 233 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Soho Crime, 2015. 1st ed. A fine, unread copy of the Advance Uncopyedited Edition, due out December 2014. 323 pages. The second mystery by Timothy Williams, CWA award-winning grand master of crime fiction, set on the sun-drenched Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It is technically part of France, subject to French law and loyal to the French Republic. But the scars of colonialism are still fresh, and ethnic tensions and political unrest seethe just below the surface of everyday life. French-Algerian judge Anne Marie Laveaud relocated to this beautiful Caribbean island confident that she could make it her new home. 1990: Laveaud has been living and working in the French Caribbean département of Guadeloupe for more than a decade, but her days are still full of surprises--for example,the fact that every witness Anne Marie interviews grills her about when she's going to get remarried. She is only just starting to investigate the increasingly suspicious suicide of a high-profile… Read More

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1971. 1st edition, 1st printing so stated. Full bound with purple cloth covered boards, very minor wear at edges else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, $5.95 price intact, lightly chipped at extremeties, couple of small nicks. Jay Fisher is a TV announcer who is sent by the Network to cover the secret invasion of a small Caribbean Island, and ends up face to face with a Latin American dictator.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Morrow, 1992. 1st edition, so stated, , with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Sailing. Caribbean "The third entry in Gibbs's nautical mystery series (launched with Dead Run ) boasts strong characters, plenty of rocky romance and a convoluted plot that requires readers to transfer loyalties several times en route to the blood-spattered conclusion. Jake Adler, a military man with connections to a dubious right-wing organization, charters the yacht Glory and involves its owner Gillian Verdean, the captain (and Gillian's lover) Jeremy Barr and the cook Patrick O'Mara in a clandestine operation on the fictional Caribbean island of St. Philip. Although the plot, which involves powerful governments, doesn't really convince, Gibbs generates a satisfying kinetic rush with all the mayhem: freak car accidents, collisions at sea, abductions and a sinister island house with a dungeon. Lush locales and… Read More

Derby: CT: Monarch Books, 1964. 1st edition, July 1964, so stated. Monarch Books #449. Vintage paperback. A fine, unread copy in pictorial wrappers, mass market paperback. A Monarch Suspense Special -- First Publication Anywhere. Raphael M. deSoto cover. Caribbean locale.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Illus. by DeSoto, Raphael. Paperback Original.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 1982. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in lightly nicked dust jacket, very lightly sunned, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover.. . CARIBBEAN. Ambrose Usher title.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Little Brown, 1994. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Author's highly regarded 1st book.. "A lovely young stranger--with a wide streak of insanity befitting her tragic, mysterious past--penetrates the rich enclave on sunny St. Thomas in this entertaining thriller debut. Newly re-married island socialite Kay Prescott lives with her beefcake husband Adam and her 12-year-old daughter Lisa at Cliffhanger--their mansion perched on a seaside bluff. Kay's chance encounter with Ivy League Diana Meissen at the beach club gives her the idea that Diana would be the perfect role model for Lisa. Diana fits all too smoothly into the household--and Adam's arms--but not long after her arrival, the peaceful island and its well-heeled inhabitants are jolted by a spree of break-ins and assaults. Reports from a young detective (hired by Diana's wealthy aunt in Long Island to keep track of her) make it… Read More

Boston: MA: Little Brown, 1994. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Author's highly regarded 1st book. SIGNED COPY and Dated in year of publication by Savage at title page. "A lovely young stranger--with a wide streak of insanity befitting her tragic, mysterious past--penetrates the rich enclave on sunny St. Thomas in this entertaining thriller debut. Newly re-married island socialite Kay Prescott lives with her beefcake husband Adam and her 12-year-old daughter Lisa at Cliffhanger--their mansion perched on a seaside bluff. Kay's chance encounter with Ivy League Diana Meissen at the beach club gives her the idea that Diana would be the perfect role model for Lisa. Diana fits all too smoothly into the household--and Adam's arms--but not long after her arrival, the peaceful island and its well-heeled inhabitants are jolted by a spree of break-ins and assaults. Reports from a young… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1995. 1st ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Previous owners name and address at fep, page edges lightly soiled else near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Grand Cayman Island setting. Andy Derain, the burned-out fashion photographer introduced in "Bad Girl Blues" , still hasn't escaped what he was running from when he abandoned New York for his childhood home in New Orleans. His relationship with former madam Blusette is balanced on the precipice of marriage, with both parties reluctant to commit. Then a postcard arrives from Hell, a resort town in the Grand Cayman Islands. The sender is Astrid, a close friend and model from Andy's past life, and she needs help. Short on funds, Andy hitches a ride on a drug run to the islands with a fearless pilot named Glory, whose employer is a vicious drug dealer named Fabio, who happens to be involved with the wife of the man bankrolling… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph Limited, 1999. 1st ed. page edges age toned, else near fine in dust jacket. A hurricane-chasing trip to the Caribbean spells danger for English meteorologist Perry Stuart as a terrifying accident during his holiday excursion reveals deadly secrets that could get him killed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1979. First U.S. Hardcover Edition, [paperback original published by Gold Medal, 1972], so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Cover illustration by Don Brautigan. Travis McGee, with help from his friend Meyer, outwaits and outwits a deranged killer as he searches for a missing wife on the remote Caribbean island of Granada where he tangles with a baby-faced businessman with a lust for murder. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Brautigan, Don. Book.

London: UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1977. First edition bound in blue cloth with gold spine lettering, very slight spine slant in bright dust jacket lightly rubbed at extremeties, not price clipped [ £4.50 price still intact], in mylar protector. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.