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New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Remainder mark on bottom of text block. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 372 pages. On the new digital battlefront in the war on terror, one man will learn to negotiate the extremely thin line between unconditional trust and unspeakable betrayal. .

New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable archival cover. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 336 pages. Collision is the story of two men living very different lives—one, a successful corporate consultant who is mourning the murder of his new bride; the other, a former CIA agent known only as “Pilgrim,” whose current assignment for a fringe espionage agency is so treacherous he doesn’t trust even his own boss. When they are thrown together in a violent, unexpected event, the two men realize that they’ve been framed in an elaborate setup. Unsure who to trust and who may just be trying to draw them into the open, the unlikely partners have no choice but to work together. But with everything at stake, Ben has no idea that Pilgrim is harboring some shocking secrets of his own—secrets that will soon force Ben to confront just how blurred the line has become between best friends and bitter enemies. .

New York: Berkley Prime Crime. Very Good. 2013. Paperback Original. Mass Market Paperback. Mild spine creasing. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 296 pages. A Book Collector Mystery, No. 2. Jordan Kelly is delighted to make money tracking down rare and valuable mystery novels for her employer, Vera Van Alst, an avid collector and the most difficult woman in Harrison Falls, New York. But now her boss's complete set of Dorothy Sayers is missing, and finding them may lead Jordan to a murder suitable for Sayers's esteemed sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey .

New York: Berkley Prime Crime. Very Good. 2013. Paperback Original. Mass Market Paperback. Mild spine creasing. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 295 pages. A Book Collector Mystery, No. 1. In 1926, Agatha Christie disappearedNmaking headlines across the world--only to show up 11 days later at a spa under an assumed name. During those 11 days, did she have time to write a play? It's up to Jordan Kelly, who hunts down rare mysteries for an avid book collector, to find out .

New York: Berkley Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Light gray boards with black spine imprinted in silver with title and author. Map on endpages; Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 324 pages. A Joe Rush Novel, No. 1. In the frozen waters of the Arctic, Marine bioterror expert Joe Rush races to save a submarine crew from a lethal threat...“The pleas for help stopped coming just after five in the morning, Washington time. The Pentagon staffers cleared for handling sensitive messages sat in horror for a moment and then tried other ways to reach the victims. Nothing worked so they called the Director, who phoned me.”In the remote, frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, the high-powered and technically advanced submarine U.S.S. Montana is in peril. Adrift and in flames, the boat—and the entire crew—could be lost. The only team close enough to get to them in time is led by Marine doctor and… Read More

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 232 pages. In addition to reminiscences of trapping and hunting in the Big Bend of West Texas during the 1920s and 1930s, this Texas Folklore Society Publication includes a heretofore unpublished outdoors sketch by J. Frank Dobie on deer hunting and a piece by Bertha McKee Dobie on Frank’s interest in grasses. Elmer Kelton, Joyce Roach, and Robert Flynn take a humorous look at their work and hometowns, and Kenneth Davis tells tales of souls departing their bodies. There are essays on the bounty of the tables of the earlier settlers, and the state’s ethnic heritages through the German Volksfest in Brenham. The folk-song scholarship of Dorothy Scarborough, the art of Ben Mead, a look at prison language, and much more are included in this bountiful book. .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Blue boards and spine imprinted with title and author in silver. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 236 pages. The trial of twenty-five year old Casey Anthony for the death of her daughter Caylee was the most sensational case in America since O.J. Simpson??s??with a verdict every bit as stunning. After being acquitted in July 2011, Ms. Anthony instantly became one of the most infamous women in the world. Dr. Keith Ablow distills tens of thousands of pages of documents he has obtained, his behind-the-camera, one-on one interviews, and his decades of experience in the world of forensic psychiatry to make sense of a woman whose defense attorney described as an innocent victim of childhood sexual abuse, but the state insisted was a cold-blooded murderer. Inside the Mind of Casey Anthony delivers an incisive, riveting way of understanding… Read More

Toronto, CAN: Worldwide Library. Very Good. 2000. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Spine creasing; spine slant. 1 x 6.75 x 4.25 Inches. 256 pages. WW l Mystery. After their last adventure during an Elderhostel bonsai class, when Dodee was kidnaped and Jim found himself face to face with a killer, James P. Dandy (yes, that would make him Jim Dandy) and Dodee Swisher expect that their second trip to a Baltimore, Maryland, Elderhostel cooking class cannot possibly have the excitement the first one did. They hope to simply spend the time together, getting to know one another better, learn about how the great chefs of the world came to be great chefs, and maybe add to their own mediocre cooking skills. They're wrong, of course. Before they even arrive in Baltimore, the chef scheduled to guide the Elderhostel group dies of mushroom poisoning. Then a very rich Elderhosteler is killed in a traffic accident, Jim and Dodee listen intently to the bickering among the chefs about… Read More

Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc.. New. 1990. Hardcover. 280 pages. Continues the series. .

Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc.. New. 1988. Cloth. 266 pages. Continues the series. .

Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc.. New. 1986. Cloth. 284 pages. Continues the series. .

San Diego, CA: Harvest Books. As New. 2002. Trade Paperback. 208 pages .

New York: Ballantine Books. Fine. 1991. Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease.. 0.5 x 6.75 x 4.25 Inches. 215 pages. A Jesus Creek Mystery, No. 1. Twin Elms Inn Was Becoming a Three-Ring Circus... ...featuring the disappearing act of an eccentric rich girl and the psychic hired to find her. Innkeeper Kate Yancy has all she can do just to live there, let alone manage the place -- coping with a beauty-queen chambermaid, a religious-fanatic cook, a handful of eccentric guests, and a yardful of reporters. It's a heady shot of excitement for little Jesus Creek, Tennessee, already in the throes of a Sesquicentennial celebration. Murder is the only thing missing -- but not for long. Set in the sultry heat of a Southern summer, Deborah Adams's first mystery is alight with small-town mischief, modest mayhem, and a homespun cast of unforgettable characters who turn a rural shindig into a real-life soap opera. .

New York: Ballantine Books. Fine. 1996. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Paperback Original. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 0.75 x 7.25 x 4.25 Inches. 242 pages. A Jesus Creek Mystery, No. 6. For Meredith Bradley *Jesus Creek's most successful businesswoman *life has been no bed of roses even though she's the proprietor of the Back Door Florist shop. Now, while other Jesus Creekers are partying at the grand opening of her daughter-in-law's NewAge tea room, Meredith Bradley is murdered. Who did it? And why? Warmhearted cop Kay Martin hasn't a clue. Perhaps Meredith's illegitimate daughter is the culprit. Perhaps members of the mysterious Brotherhood of Strength. Or one of the mayor's extraterrestrial friends. With Chief Reb Gassler gone fishing and the rest of the J.C.P.D a tad short on brains, Kay has a hard row to hoe, especially since she'd do anything to help the bereaved family. Anything at all. Except cover for a killer. . . . .

College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press. Fine. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 161 pages. Before there was a Lower Colorado River Authority, the Colorado River cut across Central Texas free and unfettered by artificial structures. But the river could be unpredictable and dangerous. In the early years of the twentieth century there were numerous attempts to harness and develop the river. Some Texans desperately wanted private enterprise to achieve that goal, but the job proved to be larger than the resources of the private sector. What emerged in the mid-1930s was a cooperative federal-state approach that created controversy yet results. John Adams details the dynamics in the struggle of private interests and public institutions to cooperate in the taming of the Colorado. The Great Depression further constricted private capital available for large-scale reclamation projects, but the New Deal entered into the effort. With seasoned Texas politicians in Washington, millions… Read More

New York: Signet. Fine. 1999. Mass Market Paperback. Paperback Original. . 217 pages. A Dr. Nightingale Mystery. After Dr. Nightingale appears at a local fund-raiser to check on six mixed-breed bobcat kittens, the party host walks in covered with bloody scratches and drops dead. The rural vet knows it's not the kittens, because she recognizes the symptoms of a fatal snake bite. Now it's time to go hunting for a snake that walks like a man. .

Urbana, IL: Prairie State Books / University of Illinois Press. Fine. 1990. Reissue. Trade Paperback. 283 pages. Twenty Years at Hull House" is the story of the Hull House settlement by its founder Jane Addams. The settlement movement, which gained popularity first in London at the end of the 19th century, soon spread to the United States and was principally involved in improving the lives of the urban poor by providing opportunities for higher education and essential social services. Hull House, one of the most famous of the "settlement houses", was located in the Near West Side community area of Chicago and was run by Jane Addams until her death in 1935. "Twenty Years at Hull House" is an important narrative of the settlement movement in the United States, which contributed significantly to the advancement of poor and working class peoples. .

Washington, D.C.: LifeLine Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 225 pages .

Portland, OR: Timber Press, Incorporated. Very Good+. 1992. Second Edition. Paperback. 134 pages. Paul Aden, who has introduced dozens of new hostas into cultivation, wrote six chapters and contributed many photographs to this classic. Other contributors include John Elsley, Yoshimichi Hirose, Graham Stuart Thomas, and André Viette. This was the first contemporary book on hostas and played a role in helping to bring these versatile shade-lovers to their current level of popularity. .

Tustin, CA: Walter T. Foster. Very Good. Stapled wraps. Vol. 130. Oversize .