Search Results: Authors starting with F from Murder By The Book

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Faherty's second in his series featuring private detective Scott Elliott investigating murder and movie making in 1950's Hollywood. A SHAMUS AWARD WINNER for Best Novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, 2005. 1st ed. Fine, unread copy, still in shrinkwrap of the trade paperback. "The Confessions of Owen Keane" is the first short fiction collection by the Edgar-nominated and Shamus-winning author Terence Faherty. It brings together six short stories and a novella from the casebook of failed seminarian turned investigator Owen Keane. Called a "metaphysical detective" by the New York Times and "the ultimate amateur sleuth" by the Drood Review, Keane is a compulsive solver of mysteries. These mysteries can be as public as gang murder and gun running or as private as the loss of faith. But whether the stakes involved are large or small, these tales all feature the hallmarks of Faherty's novels: meticulous plotting, offbeat twists, and what the Philadelphia Inquirer called "a prose style that's a pleasure to spend time with." Included are two previously unpublished stories, "St. Jimmy," the very first… Read More

New York, N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1996. 1st. Edition, October 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Atlantic City newspaper reporter Owen Keane is asked to investigate a twenty-year-old multiple murder that claimed all but one member of a prominent local family, and Keane does so, until the trail leads him to the murderer and his own worst fears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, 2005. First edition, so stated. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. LIMITED EDITION, one of only 200 copies (this being #88), bound in cloth and SIGNED and numbered by Faherty. Accompanying each copy is a seperately printed pamphlet, "Goodnight, Dr. Kobel" by Faherty. "Confessions" is the first short fiction collection by the Edgar-nominated and Shamus-winning author and brings together six short stories and a novella from the casebook of Owen Keane, failed seminarian turned investigator. Called a "metaphysical detective" by the New York Times and "the ultimate amateur sleuth" by the Drood Review, Keane is a compulsive solver of mysteries. These mysteries can be as public as gang murder and gun running or as private as the loss of faith. But whether the stakes involved are large or small, these tales all feature the hallmarks of Faherty's novels: meticulous plotting,… Read More

N.Y.: St. Martins, 1992. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dj, shelfworn along edges, rubbed at spine, nicked at spine head. 2nd Owen Keane title. New Jersey seashore town setting. "Owen Keane returns, once again on the trail of human mysteries, hoping to find clues to the spiritual questions that haunt him. In this compelling new novel, Owen is struggling to recover from the sudden death of Mary Ohlman, the wife of his friend Harry - and, years ago, Owen's great love. But Owen must overcome his own grief to investigate Harry's strange behavior and extended retreat in a small New Jersey seashore town. Unsure whether Harry is tormented by sorrow, alcohol, or guilt, Owen gets caught up not only in his friend's troubles, but also in those of a doubtful priest and an enigmatic young woman, as well as the dark secret of the town itself. Untangling the mysteries of death and memories, Owen begins to understand his own life and future." -- Publisher.… Read More

N.Y.: Pyramid Books, 1953. First printing of this vintage paperback. Cover by Victor Olson. Very slight spine slant, reading crease else a fine bright and tight copy. Novel about an affair between a black houseboy & the white daughter of rich parents.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Olson, Victor. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEE. The author's was the head of the New York district attorney's Sex Crime Unit. Smart, sexy, Manhattan assistant DA Alexandra Cooper--hero of Linda Fairstein's increasingly popular series--is taking her latest murder case very personally. Lola Dakota, abused wife and brilliant university professor, wouldn't cooperate when Cooper wanted to charge her ex-husband with assault. So when she's murdered, he's the logical suspect--except that he had been arrested just before the murder. So Alex needs another suspect. Unable to protect Lola alive, Alex is determined to find the killer and bring him to justice. All she has to go on is a scrap of paper in the murdered woman's pocket with the words "The Deadhouse" on it, along with a series of numbers.… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 1st ed. Advance reading copy, fine in wraps. A MACAVITY AWARD NOMINEE.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Kensington Pub Corp, 1996. 1st ed. A fine, unread copy of this Paperback Original (ink price on first page). A woman answers a terrified cry for help; a husband betrays his wife one last time, the owner of an isolated hotel harbors a dangerous obsession; a man succombs to a fatal attraction. On an isolated part of the Arizona desert , four strangers come together---brought there because a beautiful woman was murdered. Each of them has a secret. And all of them have areason to be afraid. Now, someone else is going to die. for in the desert, beneath the cold, merciless moon, there is no place to hide.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Paperback Original.

N.Y.: Stein and Day, 1974. 1st A. light foxing at page edges, else AF in un-clipped dust jacket ($6.95 price intact). England in early 1800's.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Stein and Day, 1974. 1st A. light foxing at page edges, else AF in un-clipped dust jacket ($6.95 price intact). England in early 1800's.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY, NY: Watts, 1981. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Near fine in dust jacket with some very minor rubbing at edges, else fine in protective mylar cover. Author's 1st book. Philadelphia in 1948.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: The Dial Press, 1932. First U.S. Edition. Blue cloth with yellow lettering at spine, publishers colophon embossed at front cover. Very minor soiling with light stain at lower front edge of book and jacket, fore edge lightly spotted, pages uniformally toned, else a near fine. Dust jacket has 1"x3" piece out at lower edge, chipped at head and foot of spine, a couple of chips at rear, lightly soiled, front cover is still fresh with the title in bright red letters. Not price clipped, $2.00 price intact, in protective mylar cover. Scarce title especially in dust jacket. "Jefferson Farjeon is quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures". -- Dorothy L. Sayers Richard Temperley arrives at Euston station early on a fogbound London morning. He takes refuge in a nearby hotel, along with a disagreeable fellow passenger, who had snored his way through the train journey. But within minutes the other man has snored for the last time - he has been shot dead while sleeping in an armchair.… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Co, 2003. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. A LEFTY AWARD WINNER and an AGATHA AWARD Nominee.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Award Winner.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Avon, 2001. 1st ed. Reading crease, slight spine slant else a very good+ copy of this Paperback Original and LEFTY AWARD WINNER and ANTHONY Award Nominee.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Paperback Original.

N.Y.: Avon Books, 1998. First Edition May 1998, with complete number line beginning with 1, spine slant, reading crease else near fine. MACAVITY AWARD WINNER and a AGATHA and ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE. Madeline Bean, caterer to the stars, is in the middle of the biggest job of her career. She and her partner Wesley have pulled off Hollywood's most outrageous A-list Halloween party for notorious producer Bruno Huntley, complete with an eerie fortuneteller who is astonishingly accurate, and exotic food that's to die for. Before long, Bruno is thrashing and writhing out on the dance floor. Just one problem: he's not standing up, And soon, he's not even breathing.The newly late Mr. Huntley was poisoned, that's certain. But the number of suspects with a yen to send Bruno to the devil could fill an audition for extras in the next Quentin Tarantino flick. When Wesley is arrested for the murder because of a long-standing dispute with the maniacal mogul, Madeline knows he couldn't be… Read More

N.Y.: William Morrow & Co, 2004. 1st edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Nominated for both a MARY HIGGINS CLARK EDGAR AWARD and a LEFTY AWARD. The dazzling Jazz Ball for the prestigious Woodburn School of Music promises to be event planner Madeline Bean's greatest triumph to date. All the rich and mighty of L.A. society's fund-raising crowd seem to be seriously enjoying the festivities. Of course, then everything goes straight to hell. Having to contend with a heap of celebrity trash, a ranting vocal coach, his rabid bitch of a girlfriend, and duelling preteen music prodigies is bad enough. But when the furious bidding war for the prize item to be auctioned off -- a one-of-a-kind, sterling silver Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone -- almost results in bloodshed, and the perfect sax subsequently vanishes, Madeline can't help but wonder what else could possibly go wrong. Well she could arrive… Read More

NY: Dell, 1976. 1st printing. Very light reading crease, paper beginning to age-tone as usual, else a near fine copy of this paperback. A pastiche featuring not only Holmes, Watson, and Tarzan, but also with appearances by Mycroft Holmes, and the Shadow . . 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Mass Market Paperback.

N.Y.: Pocket Books 1992, 1992. 1st edition, July 1992, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover.. Author's first book; introducing P. I. Annie McGrogan. The author founded the Woodstock Actors' Theatre, and has worked as a detective, was involved with The Jennifer Levin and Bernie Goetz cases.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Pocket Books, 1994. 1st edition, March 1994, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Second book featuring P.I. and actress Annie McGrogan. "Annie McGrogan, a New York City actress who works as a PI to pay the rent, appears on the verge of a career breakthrough in this crisp, entertaining encore to Alibi for an Actress . The film role Annie lost to industry insider Lucy Kohl goes up for grabs after Lucy is arrested for drug possession; director Alan DeLucca personally offers Annie the part. Although there is no chemistry between Annie and Choice Wardell, her on-screen husband, sparks fly between her and the handsome director, whom Annie agrees to accompany to the upstate resort where they'll be filming. There they are quickly joined not only by cast and crew but by Alan's wife, children and nanny, and--perhaps worse--by Lucy Kohl, on the arm of Alan's casting director. Things hit rock bottom when… Read More