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N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, 1997. First Edition, September 1997 with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. A Kate Delafield title. Los Angeles. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1998. 1st edition, September 1998, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Page edges beginning to age tone else fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEE. "Blue McCarron has a Ph.D. in social psychology. She teaches and writes while living reclusively in an abandoned motel in the middle of the California desert with her Doberman, Bronte. A minister's kid, she has an imprisoned felon for a twin and a broken heart from grieving over her lost lover, Misha. When a body is found trussed up in a public freezer and widow Muffin Crandall, 61, claims she killed an intruder in self-defense and then did some dumb things, including freezing the corpse for five years, Muffin's brother Dan hires Blue to free his much older sister by analyzing her. It is apparent to Blue and forensic psychiatrist Rox that Muffin's story is a hoax. But who is Muffin protecting? Who wants her dead?… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1998. 1st Edirion, September 1998, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY, signature only, by the author on the title page. A MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEEfor Best novel. . "Blue McCarron has a Ph.D. in social psychology. She teaches and writes while living reclusively in an abandoned motel in the middle of the California desert with her Doberman, Bronte. A minister's kid, she has an imprisoned felon for a twin and a broken heart from grieving over her lost lover, Misha. When a body is found trussed up in a public freezer and widow Muffin Crandall, 61, claims she killed an intruder in self-defense and then did some dumb things, including freezing the corpse for five years, Muffin's brother Dan hires Blue to free his much older sister by analyzing her. It is apparent to Blue and forensic psychiatrist Rox that Muffin's story is a hoax. But who… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 2000. 1st ed., near fine copy of this trade paperback original. FINE/ A MUSIC RELATED MYSTERY. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. Trade Paperback Original.

Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.: Naiad Press, 1991. 1st ed. PBO, large oversize trade pbk. Set in Victoria, British Columbia. 3rd Caitlin Reece.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Trade Paperback.

Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.: The Naiad Press Inc., 1992. 2nd printing, April 1992. Trade Paperback. A fine, unread copy. A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD NOMINATION for BEST LESBIAN MYSTERY . Four women are dead, each strangled with an orange cord, their bodies ritually arranged. Carol and Detective Sergeant Mark Bourke know that this killer, like all serial killers, will be exceedingly difficult to track down. The Australian press has sensationalized the murders, especially the fact that one of the victims was a lesbian. Madeline Shipley, star of The Shipley Report, claims that she has been contacted by the "Orange Strangler." Adding to the pressures on Carol is her relationship with Sybil Quade, who has grown increasingly restive with its secrecy. And Carol is learning uncomfortable truths about herself from the successful, confident Madeline Shipley. Carol accumulates evidence, putting together clues in her relentless search for the Orange Strangler. And all the while, the killer is drawing… Read More

N.Y.: Berkley Books, 1955. 1st printing, November 1955. Vintage Paperback. Photo cover by Silver Studios. [.35 cover price]. Reading creases, store stamp at top edge of pages else about fine copy of a scarce edition of this book. 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. "This is the unusual and compelling story of Diana, a tantalizingly beautiful woman who sought love in the strange by-paths of Lesbos. Fearless and outspoken, it dares to reveal that hidden world where perfumed caresses and half-whispered endearments constitute the forbidden fruits in a Garden of Eden where men are never accepted.". First Printing. Photo Cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback.

Seattle, WA, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 1989. 2nd ed. reading crease else a near fine copy of this Trade Paperback Original. A feminist mystery set in Seattle involving the death of a prominent anti-pornography activist. A Pam Nilsen title.. 2nd Ed. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.

Seattle, WA, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 1989. 1st edition, March 1989, so stated 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Light wear along edges else a near fine copy of this trade paperback original. A Pam Nilsen title. Loie Marsh, prominent anti-pornography activist, is found strangled by a dog collar at a Seattle conference on sexuality. The clues point to any number of suspects and it's up to Pam Nielsen, the printer-sleuth of Barbara Wilson's earlier mysteries, to find the killer. Was it someone who wanted to prevent Loie from speaking on her panel? The local lesbian sadomasochists? Feminist activists opposed to censorship, or Loie's ex-lover and former research collaborator?. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.

Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.: The Naiad Press Inc., 1991. 2nd printing, January 1991. Paperback Original. A fine, unread copy. A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD NOMINATION for BEST LESBIAN MYSTERY . After a tumultuous investigation that ended with a surprising and welcome new relationship, Detective Inspector Carol Ashton seems settled. Though she is in the closet to protect her career, life with Sybil is good—until the call that pulls Carol back to the woman who left her three years ago by returning to her husband.But now Christine's husband is dead and she's desperate for Carol's help. Though not assigned to the case, Carol agrees. Quickly drawn into Christine's world of high spending and low values, she finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads--and any choice may be her last.. 2nd Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback Original.

Seattle, WA, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 1990. 1st edition, October 1990, so stated 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Page edges lightly soiled else a near fine copy of this Paperback Original. Lambda Literary Award Winner for Lesbian Mystery . Gaudi Afternoon, was made into a film directed by Susan Seidelman in 2001 starring Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor and Juliette Lewis. "As in The Dog Collar Murders , Wilson exploits the mystery genre to explore a feminist perspective on timely subjects--here, gender roles and child custody. Professional translator Cassandra Reilly turns amateur sleuth when Frankie Stevens needs someone fluent in Spanish to accompany her to Barcelona to locate her estranged husband Ben, who has disappeared. However, Cassandra soon learns that very little is what it seems. Frankie and Ben aren't separated, they're divorced. Moreover, Ben (actually Bernadette) isn't an ex-husband, but an ex-wife: Frankie is a transsexual. The bone… Read More

Boston: MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. 1st edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Scoppettone's familiarity with the streets and shops of Manhattan's West Village lends authenticity to this captivating, forceful mystery, the second to feature PI Lauren Laurano. Not just a crime story, this skillfully characterized portrait of the lesbian relationship Lauren has shared for 12 years also demonstrates how lies and conflicts strain friendships. When Lauren's childhood confidante and close friend, a jewelry-store owner named Megan Harbruth, is shot, Lauren refuses to let police pursue the case on their own. Lauren's investigations make her feel disillusioned and betrayed: however, Megan apparently hid many secrets, from an affair with a married man to involvement in a local scam that provided her with thousands of dollars. Scoppettone ( Everything You Have Is Mine ) explores the issue… Read More

N.Y.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1995. First edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A nice, clean, and tight book. Lesbian detective Micky Knight agrees to help a friend's daughter, who is believed to have been sexually abused, a case that takes Knight from New Orleans' wealthiest environs to its poorest clubs, and into her own dark past.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hewgill, Jody. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 1993. 1st edition September 1993, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Get acquainted with Jane Lawless, restaurateur and detective, a woman you need to know. Her creator Ellen Hart is a wonderful new voice in detective fiction.". SIGNED by Author. Hart has signed on set-in book plate. When board members of the Amelia Gower Women's Club begin dying - one by one - lesbian restaurateur Jane Lawless once again exchanges the heat of the kitchen for the sweltering danger of part-time private investigation. On the eve of a crucial announcement, Charlotte Fortnum, chairwoman of the Board of Directors and prominent community figure, is murdered. Then another board member is found dead in the club's private chamber. Has infighting among the board gone as far as murder? Are the secrets and suspicions swirling around club members and their families worth killing for? Along with… Read More

N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, 1996. 1st edition, September 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Kate Delafield title. "The fifth Kate Delafield mystery (e.g., Flashpoints, LJ 6/1/94) by Lamda award-winning author Forrest finds the LAPD homicide detective (and her lover, Aimee), in Washington, D.C., reluctantly attending her first Vietnam veterans' reunion. The memories Kate has tried so hard to repress for 25 years come flooding back when one of the vets is gruesomely murdered and she is pressed into service by the Washington police to probe the memories of her one-time colleagues in search of the killer. Despite some pedestrian writing and cliched characters, Forrest continues to deal with important issues, here prejudice against homosexuals as well as now-forgotten Vietnam vets." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 2001. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. A Blue McCarron novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Book.

Seattle: WA: Seal Press, 1984. 2nd printing. Pbk original, trade size, rc, stain at page edges, lightly rubbedand soiled, else good. Two print collectives, one left-wing and one radical lesbian, plan to merge. But hidden tensions explode when one of the collective members is found - murdered.. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Book.

Boston: MA: Little Brown and Company, 1994. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 3rd adventure of New York City PI Lauren Laurano. Lauren, who lives in the Village with her female lover, psychotherapist Kip Adams, is hired by an ex-druggie called Boston Blackie to investigate the death, 38 years earlier, of his mother, Susie Mcmann. Blackie has been told she died in a car accident, but he has always believed she was murdered by his father, Harold.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.: Naiad Press, 1990. 1st ed. PBO, large oversize trade pbk. Set in Victoria, British Columbia. 2nd Caitlin Reece. WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LESBIAN MYSTERY. Caitlin is hired by a woman code-named Shrew, to pick up a package. Caitlin is sickened to the depths of her being by the contents of the package: a blind and maimed cat, and photographs of animal experimentation. And now Shrew is dead. As a member of the militant animal rights organization Ninth Life, she had infiltrated Living World, a cosmetics company. The other members of Ninth Life suspect she was betrayed by someone within their own ranks and murdered because of what she learned. The director of Living World has made vehement public denials that his company is experimenting on animals for product development. Caitlin sees only one answer: to penetrate the security systems protecting Living World alarms, dogs, guards and discover the truth for herself. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1992. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. Four Novellas. "Big Betty Stalcup and Cutie Early, lesbian cons on the lam, unleash a bloody reeducation campaign for "Miss Jesus." Twin pastors Dallas and Dilys Salt engage in guerrilla warfare over choice and homophobia. John Brown's body returns to inspire abortionist Beatifica Brown. Alcoholic Wes Lesson tries to turn his life around but gets a job with dope smugglers. His daughter Marble survives a lightning strike and attempted rape to become Jesus' special pen pal. Gifford again employs the formula of quirky characters, desperate situations, hilarious black humor, steamy Gulf Coast settings, simmering sexuality, neo-gothic horror, and interweaving plotlines that worked so well in earlier books..." -- Library Journal. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.