Porto Alegre, Brazil: Mercury Publications, 1958. Paperback. 127, [1] p.; 19 cm. Stapled paperback. Contributions by Hugh Pentecost, Agatha Christie, Helen McCloy, Lawrence G. Blochman, Frances e R. Lockridge, Clayton Rawson, Michael Gilbert, Ben Hecht, W. Somerset Maugham, Frederick Nebel, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Nedra Tyre, Raphael Hayes, and Edgar Allen Poe..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. Paperback. xiv, 481 p.; 21 cm. Paperback. Former owner's name at head of half title. This anthology was designed for use in a college class on detective and mystery fiction. It includes short stories, selections from novels, two poems, and essays by writers in..... More
![Item #001567 Phoenix [Uncorrected Galley Proof ]. Amos Aricha, and Eli Landau](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/001567.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1472068486)
New York: New American Library, 1979. Paperback. By Amos Aricha and Eli Landau. [6], 298 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. An uncorrected galley proof (Advance Reading Copy). Classic espionage novel involving a Libyan plot to assassinate an Israeli leader, featuring an assassin called Phoenix who can pass as a middle-aged Frenchman..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. Hardcover. [2], 187, [1] p.; 21 cm. Black cloth spine with silver spine title; white paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. A Rinehart Suspense Novel. "A heart-stopping chase scene highlights this dramatic detective thriller, one of the firest and most harrowing John Creasey..... More
New York: Daughters Publishing Co., 1977. Paperback. [8], 259 p.; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Stated First Edition. In Good+ Condition: small stain at upper edge of front cover and first 2 leaves; edges are rubbed; pages edges are lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and solid. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Paperback. A Fireside Book. 176 p.; 17 cm. Paperback. At head of front cover: "He's hard as rock, tough as nails, dense as concrete. He's Mac Slade, private dick." A tongue-in-cheek detective story. In Very Good Conditon: corners slightly rubbed; bottom page edges slightly..... More
Hammondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 1983. Paperback. 348, [2] p.: map; 18 cm. Paperback. Cover illustration by William Sloan. Ornithology and murder equals murder most fowl! In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; slight crease along front joint; pages are clean and tight. More
New York: Lorevan Publishing, 1987. Paperback. First Critics Choice edition 1986; third printing 1987. [8], 296 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. Murder off the coast of Maine. In Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; slightly cocked; 1/2-cm. tear from lower edge of front cover; pages are clean and tight... More
New York: Charter Books, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. [6], 214 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. Signed by the author on the title page. First Edition. Paperback original. A mystery set in Eldorado, Tennesee, and featuring Elvis Presley impersonators. Dedicated to Tex Cobb. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; corners slightly creased;..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1989. Paperback. 283 p.; 17 cm. Paperback. Signed by the author on the title page. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; very slightly cocked; pages are clean and tight. More
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Libraries, 1969. Pamphlet. Kent State University Libraries Occasional Papers, no. 4. 8 p.; 22 cm. Beige wrappers printed in black and turquoise. Kent State University had acquired the Raymond Chandler collection of books and manuscripts the previous year from the author, Matthew J. Bruccoli (1931-2008)..... More
New York: American Mercury, 1949. Paperback. 144 p.; 19 cm. Paperback with cover art by George Salter. Contents: The Arrow of God [the Saint] by Leslie Charteris -- Off the Face of the Earth [the Great Merlini] by Clayton Rawson -- The "Try-out" Murder by Roy Vickers -- Let Me..... More
![Item #010319 The Raging Storm [The Two Rivers series, no. 3]. Ann Cleeves](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/010319.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1702143941)
New York: Minotaur Books, 2023. Hardcover. [12], 383 p.: map; 24 cm. Pale purple cover with blue spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. A Detective Matthew Venn novel. Book is in Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: ends of..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Yenbooks, 1991. Paperback. First Yenbooks edition; second printing. 167 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. Price label on back cover in yen. The author was president of the Tokyo American Club from 1984 to 1990 and also wrote the Max Danger mysteries. In Near Fine Condition: edges and corners lightly..... More
![Item #002978 Hot Plastic [Advance Reading Copy]. Peter Craig](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/002978.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1472068561)
New York: Hyperion, 2004. Paperback. [8], 341 p.; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Advance Reading Copy. The author is the son of actress Sally Field. Back cover has the national marketing campaign and anticipated publication date of March 2004. "A fast-paced, cleverly conceived, utterly surprising suspense novel about father..... More
New York: Pyramid Books, 1965. Paperback. 158 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. Cover illustration by Jack Thurston. Original title: The Toff on the Farm. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; back cover slightly soiled; pages are clean. More
New York: Pyramid Books, 1964. Paperback. 1st American edition. 158, [2] p.; 18 cm. Paperback with color illustrated cover by Jack Thurston. In Good Condition: cover slightly soiled and creased; corners rubbed; small stain at lower edge of half title; otherwise pages are clean. More
![Item #006766 Left-Handed Murder [in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine vol. 9, no. 40 March 1947]....](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/006766.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1546037341)
New York: American Mercury, 1947. Paperback. 128 p.; 19 cm. Paperback with cover art by George Salter. Contents: The President of the United States, Detective by H. F. Heard -- An Arabian Night in Park Lane by J. B. Priestley -- The Riddle of the Double Negative by Stuart Palmer..... More
New York: American Mercury, 1950. Paperback. 143, [1] p.; 19 cm. Paperback with cover art by George Salter. Contents: One Morning They'll Hang Him [Albert Campion] by Margery Allingham -- "I Murdered a Man" by Miriam Allen de Ford -- The Perfect Secretary by Allan Vaughan Elston -- The Viotti..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition April 1995. [8], 248 p.; 22 cm. Black paper over boards with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Megan Greig with jacket art by Jans Hokanson. This title begins a news series of historical mysteries by P.C. Doherty..... More
Tallahassee, Florida: Naiad Press, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. [10], 210, [4] p.; 22 cm. Paperback. Stated First Edition. Features a female private eye in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed, most significantly the front joint; pages are clean and tight. More
New York: Bantam Books, 2014. Hardcover. vii, [1], 303, [7] p.; 24 cm. Blue cover with silver spine title. Dust jacket with jacket art by Carlo Beltrán and Claudio Marinesco. Stated First Edition. The adventures of Nicolas Fox and Kate O'Hare continue in a sequel to The Heist. Book is..... More
New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, 1987. Hardcover. [10], 275, [1] p.; 22 cm. Black spine with grey paper over boards; grey spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Book Club Edition" -- on dust jacket. "11010" -- on back of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half..... More
Harmondsworth, Eng. Penguin Books, 1980. Paperback. [6], 186 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. Part of the Penguin Crime Fiction series. Set in rural Scotland. "E.X. Ferrars in top form, with plenty of red herrings and a typically eccentric and charming group of characters." -- from back cover. In Very Good- Condition..... More
Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1987. Paperback. [12], 175, [5] p.; 22 cm. Paperback. Publisher's catalog on 4 pages following text. Stated First Edition. Contains 10 short stories in mystery and science fiction, including a Kate Delafield story. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled along edges; otherwise, clean and..... More