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Fairfax Station, VA:: Intercontinental Publishing,, 1993.. Hardcover first edition -. F/F.. First American hardcover edition. Apparently the fifth English presentation of a very popular and prolific Dutch writer. DeKok works Homicide in Amsterdam, as did the author Baantjer for over 25 years. Translated by H.G. Smittenar.

New York:: Grove Press,, (2008). First edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (lower corner slightly bumped).. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's incredibly powerful first book which won Russia's inaugural Debut Prize, which recognizes authors who write 'despite, not because of, their life circumstances.' "In 1995, Arkady Babchenko was an eighteen-year-old law student in Moscow when he was drafted into the Russian army and sent to Chechnya. It was the beginning of a torturous journey from naive conscript to hardened soldier that took Babchenko from the front lines of the first Chechen War in 1995 to the second in 1999. He fought in major cities and tiny hamlets, from the bombed-out streets of Grozny to anonymous mountain villages. Babchenko takes the raw and mundane realities of war--the constant cold, hunger, exhaustion, filth, and terror--and twists it into compelling, haunting, and eerily elegant prose." Translated from the… Read More

Low Country Publishing, , (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Debut mystery introducing Paloma, a transplanted Southerner living in California as the novel opens, half Brazilian and half Polish, who works as an expert on security systems for computers. When her best friend, African American police officer Dixie Hightower, is imprisoned in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Paloma returns home to help her friend. SIGNED on the title page.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1990). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Mystery featuring Trixie and Evangeline- two feisty, elderly former film stars. 183 pp

New York:: St Martin's,, (1986). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dustjacket.. First US printing. Mystery featuring Trixie and Evangeline, "aging starlets of the silver screen" who refuse to settle for rolls "appropriate" for their age. 180 pp.

New York:: Walker,, (1990). Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 2nd printing. Denny is 30, strong and handsome, the kind of man who would not hurt a fly -but also a source of worry to his mother, because he is retarded. When he meets Merelda, the 'pretty lady' of the title, he becomes an unwitting pawn in her plan to get rid of the wealthy man she is married to - and his own life is in danger. Although born in Massachusetts, Babson lived many years in London, and bases most of her mysteries in England. 128 pp.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1992). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.. First US printing. A novel that begins with the disappearance of Connie Sawyer, an American spending her junior year at a London university. "Easter break is over, but Connie, along with several others, has not returned to her classes - -and back in the US, Connie's mother, Dee, hasn't had a letter in weeks. . . . . Dee flies to London, leaving behind her indifferent, philandering husband Hal, settles into a hotel, and starts asking questions. She's soon joined by a widower Stan Thatchpole, whose daughter Alison has also gone missing. The dean is concerned with making no waves; the police are no help; but Dee and Stan do find allies - or are they enemies? Meanwhile, Connie, a victim of amnesia, is trying to put together a new life, wondering why incoherent, fleeting glimpses of the past are so terrifying.. . Crisp, spare, and absorbing to the last page." IKirkus… Read More

London:: Collins (The Crime Club), 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Good in red boards, slight spine slant, no dj.. First printing. Two sisters - one leaving the convent, the other leaving her husband come home to stay - a grim story of an interlocked family with enough motives for several murders. 188 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

New York:: Walker,, (1989.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Early mystery by this prolific author, set on fog-shrouded Dartmoor, and originally published in the UK in 1978, but not in the US until this edition.

London:: Collins,, (1973). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Her third book, a novel of suspense. A woman wanting to be free of her marriage uses Billy, a good-natured and eager to please man of thirty with the mind of a child as her dupe in the attempted murder of her husband. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "For ---, Something to read for the New Year." Babson was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Dagger for her body of work. 128 pp.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1989.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (corners slightly bumped, some edgewear to dj.). First US printing. The third Perkins and Tate adventure, and, like most of her books, a lot of fun to read. Although born in Massachusetts, Babson has lived many years in London, and bases most of her mysteries there. 170 pp.

New York:: St Martin's Minotaur, , (2000). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. When an 11 year old boy steals a neighbor's cat on a dare, he accidentally becomes a witness to a murder. Babson's thirty-sixth published mystery, one that combines her trademark humor and charm even in the midst of murder. 192 pp.

New York:: Walker,, (1987.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Midge and Reggie (formerly of Scotland Yard) have turned the ancestral manor into a country inn, but it is still struggling to break even financially, until an American mystery tour decides to use it as a locale for one of their staged murders. Unfortunately, the staged murders are not the only ones that happen during the weekend. Like most of her books,this is fun to read. Although born in Massachusetts, Babson lived many years in London, and bases most of her mysteries in England. 182 pp.

London:: Collins,, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (slightly slanted spine). First printing. An offbeat novel by this author of more than 40 novels, mostly traditional stories featuring amateur sleuths - and then there are novels like this one. A "tale of transposed personalities. Famed Shakespearean actor Winstanley Fortescue, soon to be knighted, has suffered a fall from a ladder, possibly accidental, during rehearsal of his new play, knocking skulls with Monty, the theater's cat, on his descent. Now Win, living in a nursing home, has Monty inside of his psyche. Meanwhile, Monty is thinking like Win and serving as his protector when further attempts are made on the actor's life." [Kirkus] It sounds crazy, but it works... INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated 12 Sept 1992 with the notation that the publication date was 5 Oct. In 1996, Babson was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Dagger for her body of work. 188 pp.

London:: Collins / Crime Club,, (1990). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A novel that begins with the disappearance of Connie Sawyer, an American spending her junior year at a London university. "Easter break is over, but Connie, along with several others, has not returned to her classes - -and back in the US, Connie's mother, Dee, hasn't had a letter in weeks. . . . . Dee flies to London, leaving behind her indifferent, philandering husband Hal, settles into a hotel, and starts asking questions. She's soon joined by a widower Stan Thatchpole, whose daughter Alison has also gone missing. The dean is concerned with making no waves; the police are no help; but Dee and Stan do find allies - or are they enemies? Meanwhile, Connie, a victim of amnesia, is trying to put together a new life, wondering why incoherent, fleeting glimpses of the past are so terrifying.. . Crisp, spare, and absorbing to the last page." IKirkus Reviews) 180 pp.

New York:: Walker,, (1986.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket (tear on front cover of dj.).. First US printing. Murder during fashion week, when designers are showcasing their new work.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1997). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dustjacket.. First US printing. Mystery featuring Trixie and Evangeline, "aging starlets of the silver screen" who refuse to settle for rolls "appropriate" for their age. 184 pp.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1991). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. The granddaughter of a dying American millionaire makes a hasty trip to Europe to bring back her young nephew who is in a dangerous situation - and she soon finds that she has attracted a variety of watchers. SIGNED on the title page with the words "with all good wishes." 175 pp.

London:: Collins (The Crime Club), 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (bookplate mostly hidden by dj flap).. First printing. Two sisters - one leaving the convent, the other leaving her husband come home to stay - a grim story of an interlocked family with enough motives for several murders. 188 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

London:: Collins,, (1984). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (a hint of spine slant).. First printing. The second novel involving the Harper family of New England (the first was "A Trial of Ashes."), narrated by Nancy Harper. In this book, the Harper family has swapped houses with a woman whose husband was killed in an automobile accident, only to discover that England and Londonare not quite what they expected (it seems to rain all the time) and that the husband, Arnold, is a target of several attempts on his life.. SIGNED by the author on the title page - she has lined out the title and written "A Cold Trail" underneath, presumably her preferred title for this book. As a transplanted New Englander herself, Babson can write knowledgeably about both points of view. 159 pp.