Updated August 8, 2004

 Adcock, Thomas  Dark Maze  New York, Pocket Books, 1991 ; 307 pp. First Edition; 12MO. A Neil Hockaday Mystery. A   Paperback Original and winner of the Edgar Award in that category. Signed by Adcock on the   title page.Very light edgewear.  Refer to our book number 10502. NF in Wraps  $15.00

  Adcock, Thomas  Devil's Heaven  New York, Pocket Books, 1995 ; 339 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The fourth Neil Hockaday Mystery.   Signed by Adcock on the title page.Fine.  Refer to our book number 10504. F/F  $20.00

  Adcock, Thomas  Drown All the Dogs  New York, Pocket Books, 1994 ; 339 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The third Neil Hockaday Mystery.   Signed by Adcock on the title page.Fine.  Refer to our book number 10503. F/F  $20.00

  Adcock, Thomas  Grief Street  New York, Pocket Books, 1997 ; 326 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The sixth Neil Hockaday Mystery.   Signed by Adcock on the title page.Fine.  Refer to our book number 10506. F/F  $20.00

  Adcock, Thomas  Precinct 19  New York, Doubleday, 1984 ; 280 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's First Book. Signed by   Adcock on the title page.Remainder spray on bottom edge, very light wear to jacket, small nick   to rear endpaper.  Refer to our book number 10508. NF/NF  $25.00

  Adcock, Thomas  Thrown-Away Child  New York, Pocket Books, 1996 ; 340 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The fifth Neil Hockaday Mystery.   Signed by Adcock on the title page.Fine.  Refer to our book number 10505. F/F  $20.00

  Aird, Catherine  Last Respects  London, Collins Crime Club, 1982 ; 189 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Detective Inspector C D Sloan   mysteryLight edgewear and rubbing but no tears or chips to unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our   book number 16852. NF/VG+  $20.00

 
 Alderson, A J  The Harding Mystery  London, Falcon, 1949 ; 267 pp. First Edition; 8VO. An Inspector Whitewing mystery.Very nice   copy in worn jacket.  Refer to our book number 5135. NF/VG  $20.00

  Ambler, Eric  A Kind of Anger  London, BODLEY HEAD, 1964 ; 250 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy with ownership details   and removed label on FEP in worn jacket with 1" tape repaired  (on verso) tear on rear.  Refer to   our book number 6345. VG+/VG  $20.00

  Ambler, Eric  The Siege of the Villa Lipp  New York, Random House, 1977 ; 275 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Near Fine copy in like   unpriceclipped jacket with tiny tear to spine head.  Refer to our book number 9437. F/NF  $18.00

  Ashford, Jeffrey  The Honourable Detective  London, Collins Crime Club, 1988 ; 165 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Remainder mark on bottom   edge, priceclipped.  Refer to our book number 8810. NF/NF  $18.00

  August, John  Troubled Star  Boston, Little Brown, 1939 ; 310 pp First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy in very worn jacket.   Pseudonym of Bernard Devoto. Author's first mystery.  Refer to our book number 5134. NF/G  $25.00

  Babson, Marian  The Diamond Cat  London, HarperCollins Crime Club, 1994 ; 189 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in like   unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 8338. F/F  $28.00

  Barnard, Robert  Death and the Chaste Apprentice  London, Collins, 1989 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Very light wear to corners of priceclipped   jacket and samll chip at bottom of front cover.  Refer to our book number 6344. F/VG  $20.00

  Barnard, Robert  The Missing Brontë  London, Collins Crime Club, 1983 ; 182 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Percy Trethowan Mystery.Tidy   gift inscription on FFEP, Light edgewear and rubbing but no tears or chips to priceclipped   jacket.  Refer to our book number 16851. NF/VG  $45.00

 
 Barnard, Robert  The Skeleton in the Grass  London, Collins, 1987 ; 191 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A rare Unsigned copy of this book by one of    England's best mystery writers.  Refer to our book number 8144. F/VG+  $20.00

  Blake, Nicholas ( C. Day Lewis)  End of Chapter  London, Collins Crime Club, 1957 ; 256 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Nigel Strangeways   mystery.Unpriceclipped (and unpriced) jacket is worn with tape repairs.  Refer to our book   number 17467. NF/G  $20.00

  Blake, Nicholas ( C. Day Lewis)  The Widow's Cruise  London, Collins Crime Club, 1959 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Nigel Strangeways   mystery.Owner's signature on FFEP.  Light wear to unpriceclipped (and unpriced) jacket.  Refer   to our book number 17466. NF/VG  $24.00

  Bowen, Gail  Murder at the Mendel  Toronto, Douglas & McIntyre, 1991 ; 213 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The second  Joanne Killbourn   mystery. SIGNED by Bowen on the title page.Very light wear to unpricelipped jacket  Refer to   our book number 18990. NF/NF  $16.00

  Brown, Fredric  The Far Cry  New York, Dutton, 1951 ;  First Edition; 8VO. Unclipped jacket very worn although book in very   nice condition.  Refer to our book number 3272. VG/Good  $65.00

  Burke, James Lee  Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead  New York, Hyperion,  ;  First Edition; 8VO. True first - sealed in shrinkwrap with paperback copy   of The Lost Get-Back Boogie  Refer to our book number 5485. F/F  $40.00

  Bush, Christopher  Murder on Mondays  New York, Henry Holt, 1936 ; 275 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Spine sunned, endpapers   browned.  A Ludovic Travers mystery.  Refer to our book number 10448. VG  $40.00

 
 Butler, Gwendoline  Coffin Underground  London, Collins, 1988 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Very nice copy in priceclipped jacket. A   John Coffin mystery.  Refer to our book number 5369. F/NF  $20.00

  Cain, James M  Rainbow's End  London, W H Allen, 1975 ; 191 pp. First British Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in like unpriceclipped   jacket.  Refer to our book number 9321. F/F  $24.00

  Carmichael, Harry  The Motive  London, Collins Crime Club, 1974 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Edgewear to unpriceclipped   jacket, corners bumped.  Refer to our book number 8579. Vg/VG  $25.00

  Charteris, Leslie  Featuring the Saint  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931 ; 317 pp. 15th Printing; 12MO. Book in nice condition   except for sunned area matching missing piece in jacket front; jacket worn missing large piece   at top front and smaller at rear top.  Refer to our book number 8408. VG/Good  $20.00

  Charteris, Leslie  Meet - The Tiger  New York, Doubleday Doran, 1929 ; 296 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. First American editon of the   the first Saint novel. No jacket.A very attractive and solid copy of the scarce first Saint book.   Very light wear.  Refer to our book number 19847. NF  $575.00

  Charteris, Leslie  Saint Overboard  London, Hodder & Stoughton, nd ; 320 pp. 11th Edition; 12MO. Very nice copy in lightly  worn   and wrinkled  Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket.  Refer to our book number 6577. VG+/Good  $16.00

  Charteris, Leslie  Saint Overboard  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939(1934) ; 320 pp. Seventh Printing; 8VO. Original front cover of   jacket laid in. Minor edgewear, slightly cocked  Refer to our book number 9042. VG  $14.00

 
 Charteris, Leslie  The Saint on the Spanish Main  New York, Doubleday, 1955 ; 190 pp First US Edition; 8VO. Six Saint short pieces. Light wear   to both book and unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 10631. NF/NF  $30.00

  Christie, Agatha  Endless Night  London, Collins Crime Club, 1967 ; 224 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Light wear to priceclipped jacket   except for 1" tear at bottom front joint. Gift inscription on FEP.  Refer to our book number 9072.   VG+/VG  $15.00

  Christie, Agatha  Passenger to Frankfurt  London, Collins, 1970 ; 256 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Corners bumped, jacket worn with some light   stains not affecting the appearance.  Refer to our book number 5428. VG/VG  $14.00

  Christie, Agatha  Passenger to Frankfurt  London, Collins Crime Club, 1970 ;  First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy in priceclipped jacket.  Refer   to our book number 6743. VG/VG  $15.00

  Denby, Joolz  Stone Baby  London, HarperCollins, 2000 ; 290 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's first novel and winner of the   CWA New Writer's Award. Signed by the author on the title page.  Refer to our book number   11370. Fine in Wraps  $28.00

  Dewhurst, Eileen  The Sleeper  London, Collins Crime Club, 1988 ; 199 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Light wear to priceclipped jacket.    Refer to our book number 11838. NF/NF  $18.00

  Dickinson, Peter  Death of a Unicorn  London, The Bodley Head, 1984 ; 206 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in like unpriceclipped   jacket.  Refer to our book number 11033. F/F  $15.00

 
 Dollery, Elaine  Murder at Tamburlaine  London, Bellew, 1998 ; 166 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's first novel.Very light wear to book   and unpriceclipped jacket. Owner's inititals on FFEP  Refer to our book number 16287. NF/NF  $18.00

  Edwards, Martin  I Remember You  London, Piatkus Crime, 1993 ; 211 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's first novel. Very light wear to   priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 13971. F/NF  $25.00

  Engel, Howard  A Victim Must Be Found  Toronto, Viking, 1988 ; 275 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Benny Cooperman mystery. Nice copy in   very lightly worn jacket.  Refer to our book number 5378. F/NF  $14.00

  Engel, Howard & Wright, Eric  My Brother's Keeper  Toronto, Book City, 2001 ; 124 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A unique collaboration between two of   Canada's finest mystery writers and published as a promotional item by a Toronto bookstore.   Featuring both Inspector Charlie Salter and Benny Cooperman.In plain wraps with jacket. Black   and white illustrations by Greg McEvoy.  Refer to our book number 14183. Fine in Wraps  $30.00

  Fair, A A (Earle Stanley Gardner)  You Can Die Laughing  New York, Morrow, 1957 ; 214 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Unpriceclipped jacket is worn with a   number of small chips and tears.  Refer to our book number 11059. Fine/Good+  $15.00

  Fairlie, Gerald  Birds of Prey  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1945 ; 317 pp. Second Printing; 8VO. Stickers on FFEP   presumably covering owner's name. Jacket edgeworn with several small chips and tears.  Refer   to our book number 13879. VG/VG  $60.00

  Fairlie, Gerald  The Muster of the Vultures  Boston, Little Brown, 1930 ; 320 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. A hair-raising thriller from Gerald   Fairlie, Wonderful cover art of the gathering of the criminal masterminds.Light wear and minor   tears to unpriceclipped jacket, spine browned. A handsome copy.  Refer to our book number   19615. NF/VG+  $90.00

 
 Fairlie, Gerald (following Sapper)  Bulldog Drummond On Dartmoor  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939(1938) ; 254 pp. Sixth Impression; 8VO. In  the familiar   Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket.  Hole in jacket spine removing price, wear to spine   extremities.  Refer to our book number 13875. NF/Good  $40.00

  Fairlie, Gerald (following Sapper)  Captain Bulldog Drummond  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1945 ; 256 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Slightly cocked. Jacket   edgeworn and wrinkled with several small chips.  Refer to our book number 13878. VG/VG  $20.00

  Fairlie, Gerald (following Sapper)  Hands Off Bulldog Drummond  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953(1949) ; 272 pp. Second Printing; 8VO. In  the familiar   Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket (6/) dustwrapper..  Nice bright jacket missing spine   extremities and with triangular chip at top rear.  Refer to our book number 13876. VG/VG  $15.00

  Ferrars, Elizabeth  Seeing is Believing  London, HarperCollins, 1994 ; 170 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in unpriceclipped jacket.    Refer to our book number 11027. F/F  $16.00

  Findley, Timothy  Telling of Lies  Toronto, Viking, 1986 ; 359 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Tidy gift inscription on FEP ow fine. SIGNED   by Findley on the title page.  Refer to our book number 8448. NF/NF  $16.00

  Fitzgerald, Nigel  Imagine a Man  London, Collins Crime Club, 1956 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy in very worn jacket   missing pieces from the top and bottom of spine.  Refer to our book number 8506. VG/Good  $30.00

  Francis, Dick  Hot Money  London, Michael Joseph, 1987 ; 277 pp First Edition; 8VO. Warmly INSCRIBED by Francis on   the title page.Very light wear to priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 18630. F/F  $15.00

  Fraser, Antonia  Jemima Shore's First Case  London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986 ; 186 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Gift inscription on FEP.    Refer to our book number 7586. NF/F  $16.00

 
 Fry, Alan  The Revenge of Annie Charlie  Toronto, Doubleday Canada, 1973 ; 184 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A mystery and white/Indian   relations in the Canadian Rockies.Inscription on FFEP, SIGNED by author on the title   page.Priceclipped jacket edgeworn and chipped.  Refer to our book number 18445. VG/VG  $15.00

  Gardner, Earle Stanley  The Case of the Silent Partner  New York, Morrow, 1940 ; 278 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A little difficult to describe as the jacket   has been pasted to the book. That being said the book appears to be in excellent condition,   saving the missing FEP and the jacket is worn with one largish piece missing at the spine tail.    Refer to our book number 10883. G/G  $65.00

  Garve, Andrew (Paul Winterton)  The Far Sands  London, Collins Crime Club, 1960 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Garve was a pseudonym of   Winterton, who also wrote as Andrew Garve and Roger Bax.Owner's signature on FFEP.  Light   wear to unpriceclipped (and unpriced) jacket except for long tape-repaired tear on spine.  Refer   to our book number 17460. NF/G  $16.00

  Garve, Andrew (Paul Winterton)  The Galloway Case  London, Collins Crime Club, 1958 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A High Curtis and Mollie Bourne   mystery, second in the series. Garve was a pseudonym of Winterton, who also wrote as Andrew   Garve and Roger Bax.Bright copy with owner's name on FFEP. Light edgewear to   unpriceclipped jacket, one tear at top of rear panel.  Refer to our book number 17453. NF/VG  $28.00

  Garve, Andrew (Paul Winterton)  The Narrow Search  London, Collins Crime Club, 1957 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Garve was a pseudonym of   Winterton, who also wrote as Andrew Garve and Roger Bax.Cover art by William Randell.   Owner's signature on FFEP.  Light wear to unpriceclipped (and unpriced) jacket with several   small chips and tears.  Refer to our book number 17459. NF/VG  $25.00

  Garve, Andrew (Paul Winterton)  The Sea Monks  London, Collins Crime Club, 1963 ; 191 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Cover art by P. Dell'Orco.  Garve   was a pseudonym of Winterton, who also wrote as Andrew Garve and Roger Bax.Bright copy   with owner's name on FFEP. Light edgewear to priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number   17456. NF/VG  $14.00

 
 George, Elizabeth  A Great Deliverance  New York, Bantam, 1988 ;  Uncorrected Proof; 8Vo. Author's first book.Wraps, Very slight wear.    Refer to our book number 3213. NF  $50.00

  Gough,  Laurence  Karaoke Rap  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1997 ; 358 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Another in the fine Willows   and Parker series.  Book would be fine except for large corner clip on FFEP.Signed by Gough   on the title page.  Refer to our book number 11681. VG/Fine  $14.00

  Gough,  Laurence  Karaoke Rap  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1997 ; 358 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Another in the fine Willows   and Parker series.  Book would be fine except for Booksale stamp on FEP.Signed by Gough on   the title page.  Refer to our book number 5379. VG/Fine  $14.00

  Gough, Laurence  Funny Money  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 2000 ; 257 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The latest in the fine   Willows and Parker series set in Vancouver. Signed by Gough on the title page.  Refer to our   book number 11179. F/F  $22.00

  Gough, Laurence  Heartbreaker  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1995 ; 265 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Signed by Gough on the   title page.  Refer to our book number 15229. F/F  $15.00

  Gough, Laurence  Killers  Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1994 ;  First Canadian Edition; 8vo. Seventh in the   award-winning Willows and Parker series set in Vancouver.Signed by Gough on the title page    Refer to our book number 5483. F/F  $16.00

  Gough, Laurence  Memory Lane  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1996 ; 289 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Signed by Gough on the   title page. The ninth in the fine Willows and Parker series.  Refer to our book number 11323. F/F  $14.00

 
 Gray, Berkeley (Brooks, Edwys)  Conquest Goes West  London, COLLINS, 1954 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Norman Conquest thriller. Gray was the   pseudoym of Edwy Searls Brooks, who also wrote as Victor Gunn.Faint remains of stamp on   FFEP, otherwise book is in near fine condition. Jacket worn, chipped and creased. Scarce.    Refer to our book number 18618. VG/G  $30.00

  Henry, Sue  Murder on the Iditarod Trail  New York, Atlantic Monthly, 1991 ; 278 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's first novel. Murder and   mayhem in Alaska.Book sunned along top and bottom edges. Owner's tidy signature near gutter   of FFEP. Very light wear to unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 16415. NF/NF  $75.00

  Hill, Reginald  Another Death in Venice  London, Collins, 1976 ; 192 pp First Edition; 8VO. Light wear inc small tear to top rear panel on   unpriceclipped jacket with a bit of soiling to rear panel.  Refer to our book number 13487. F/VG+  $70.00

  Hill, Reginald  Arms and the Women - An Elliad  Toronto, Doubleday, 1999 ; 408 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. A Dalziel and Pascoe mystery   featuring Ellie. Published simultaneously with the US edition and months prior to the   British.Light vertical crease on jacket spine.  Refer to our book number 19022. F/NF  $14.00

  Hill, Reginald  Exit Lines  London, COLLINS, 1984 ; 262 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Dalzeil and Pascoe   mystery.Priceclipped jacket lightley edgeworn and creased.  Refer to our book number 15226.   NF/VG  $80.00

  Hill, Reginald  Recalled to Life  London, HarperCollins, 1992 ; 350 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Dalziel and Pascoe mystery. The   finest mystery series being written today.A very attractive copy.  Refer to our book number 6050.   NF/NF  $25.00

 
 Hill, Reginald  Ruling Passion  London, Collins, 1973 ; 255 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy with a dent on the top of both front   and rear covers. Unpriceclipped jacket is quite worn.  Refer to our book number 8168. VG/Good  $60.00

  Hill, Reginald  Ruling Passion  London, Collins, 1973 ; 255 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Fourth in the superb Dalziel and Pascoe   mysteries. A very nice copy in edgeworn, especially at spine extremities, unpriceclipped jacket.    Refer to our book number 14425. NF/VG  $85.00

  Hill, Reginald  The Spy's Wife  London, COLLINS, 1980 ; 196 pp. First Edition; 8VO. This was Hill's, better known for the   wonderful Dalziel-Pascoe series of police procedurals, first venture into esponiage fiction, and a   very credible effort it is.Very light wear to book and priceclipped jacket. Some faint staining to   fore and top edge.  Refer to our book number 16777. NF/NF  $50.00

  Hill, Reginald  Traitor's Blood  London, Collins, 1983 ; 256 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A very nice copy of an uncommon Hill first   edition. Unpriceclipped jacket with the lightest of wear.  Refer to our book number 11056. F/NF  $60.00

  Hill, Reginald  Underworld : A Dalziel and Pascoe novel.  London, COLLINS, 1988 ; 280 pp First Edition; 8VO. One of the best of this superb series.Light   wear to priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 19617. F/NF  $40.00

  Hubin, Allen J  The Bibliography of Crime Fiction 1749-1975  San Diego, University of California Press, 1979 ; 697 pp. First Edition; 4TO. Listing all mystery,   detective, suspense, police and gothic fiction in book form published in the English   language.Light wear.  Refer to our book number 19371. VG  $25.00

  Hunter, Evan (Ed McBain)  Buddwing  New York, Simon & Schuster, 1964 ;  First Edition; 8VO. A novel of amnesia by McBain's alter   ego HunterLight wear to jacket.  Refer to our book number 3347. NF/VG  $16.00

 
 James, Bill  Roses, Roses  London, Macmillan, 1993 ; 204 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A fine copy in a unpriceclipped jacket   with several scores or crease on the front.  Refer to our book number 11239. F/NF  $15.00

  James, P D  Innocent Blood  London, Faber & Faber, 1980 ; 276 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Commander Dalgeish   mysteryBookplate, light wear to priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 13628. NF/NF  $16.00

  Janes, J Robert  Madrigal  London, Gollancz, 1999 ; 276 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A St.Cyr and Kohler mystery. SIGNED by   the author on the title page.  Promotional coffin-shaped bookmark laid in.  Refer to our book   number 15959. F/F  $28.00

  Jardine, Quentin  Screen Savers  London, Headline, 2000 ; 216 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The fourth Oz Blackstone mystery. Signed   by the author on the title page.  Refer to our book number 11460. F/F  $40.00

  Kane, Henry  Hang By Your Neck  New York, Simon & Schuster, 1949 ; 237 pp. First Edition; 8VO. An Inner Sanctum Mystery   featuring Peter Chambers and the ravishing Miami Moonbeam.A repaired tear to the tail of spine,   worn jacket with chip missing at spine tail.  Refer to our book number 7033. VG/Good  $15.00

  Kanon, Joseph  Los Alamos ARC  New York, Broadway Books, 1997 ; 617 pp. Uncorrected Proof; 8VO. Just a little page rippling   on the front cover ow fine. The uncopyedited manuscript of the Edgar Award winning novel.    Refer to our book number 4620. NF in Plain wraps  $20.00

  Kilbourn, Joanne  A Colder Kind of Death  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1994 ; 233 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery.    Refer to our book number 5537. F/F  $14.00

 
 King, Rufus  Murder By Latitude  New York, Doubledy Doran, 1930 ; 307 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A good solid copy with some   general wear to the black cloth covers. Printing and Crime Club device unfaded.  Refer to our   book number 11060. VG  $15.00

  Le Carre, John  The Little Drummer Girl  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1983 ; 430 first edition; 8v0. Minor bumping to book - very slight   wear to jacket, owners name and address in ink on FEP  Refer to our book number 2775.   VG/NF  $14.00

  Le Carre, John  The Spy Who Came in From the Cold  London, Gollancz, 1963 ; 222 pp. Second Printing Before Publication; 8VO. A very nice copy of   this early printing of perhaps the most important esponiage novel of the twentieth century. Bound   in blue cloth.Lower corners mildly bumped, small ink initial on rear pastedown. Very light wear   to bright unpriceclipped jacket. A rather handsome copy of a very desirable title.  Refer to our   book number 19079. NF/NF  $325.00

  Lehane, Dennis  Mystic River  New York, William Morrow, 2001 ; 401 pp. Advance Reading Copy; 8VO. A wonderful book.   Unread copy. Biggest mystery is why this did not win the Edgar or even a nomination.  Refer to   our book number 14890. Fine In Wraps  $20.00

  Lyons, Nan and Ivan  Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe  London, Jonathan Cape, 1976 ; 243 pp. First British Edition; 8VO. Gift inscription on FEP.   Erratum on copyright page.  Refer to our book number 9636. NF/F  $18.00

  MacDonald, Philip  The Link  New York, Doubleday Doran, 1930 ; 307 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A lovely copy of this Crime Club   issue.  Book has folded corners on last couple of pages ow Fine. Priceclipped jacket has light   wear to spine extremities. Top of THE on spine title eroded.  Refer to our book number 11736.   NF/VG+  $200.00

 
 Macdonald, Ross  The Barbarous Coast  New York, KNOPF, 1956 ; 247 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A very presentable copy of this scarce   early Lew Archer novel. Cover art by Jean Carlu.The decorated boards are bright with just very   minor wear to corners and spine ends.  The unpriceclipped jacket has some chipping and   several small tears, the longest being about a half-inch at the top of the rear panel.  Brown stain   on rear panel.  Refer to our book number 17542. NF/VG  $250.00

  Malcolm, John  Mortal Ruin  London, Collins Crime Club, 1988 ; 190 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The sixth Tim Simpson mystery.   Book cocked,  priceclipped jacket worn at spine extremities.  Refer to our book number 11837.   NF/VG  $18.00

  Marsh, Ngaio  Hand in Glove  London, Collins Crime Club, 1962 ; 256 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy with some marks to   boards in worn jacket with a number of small tears as well as one large chip at tail of spine.    Refer to our book number 8889. VG/Good  $15.00

  Marsh, Ngaio  Singing in the Shrouds  London, Collins, 1959 ;  First Edition; 8VO. Nice crisp tight copy that looks great but jacket is   missing 1/3 of rear panel.  Refer to our book number 3237. NF/G  $13.00

  McCrumb, Sharyn  MacPherson's Lament  New York, Ballantine, 1992 ; 260 pp. Uncorrected Proof; 8VO. Lightly worn plain red wrappers.    Refer to our book number 5681. VG in Wraps  $20.00

  Melville, James  Death of a Daimyo  New York, St Martin's, 1984 ; 146 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Nice copy in lightly worn   unpriceclipped jacket with small tear and wrinkle at top front fold of jacket.  Refer to our book   number 8856. NF/VG  $18.00

 
 Moore, Brian  The Executioners  Toronto, Harlequin, 1951 ; 157 pp. First Edition; 12MO. Author's second book, published in the   same year and by the same publisher as his first - Wreath for a Redhead which was Harlequin   102. This is Harlequin 117.  Evocative cover art. Not reprinted. Bound in signatures in   wraps.Covers creased and edgeworn, book cocked, pages browning as usual. Scarce.  Refer to   our book number 18573. Good In Wraps  $75.00

  Morland, Dick (Reginald Hill)  Heart Clock  London, Faber & Faber, 1973 ; 213 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Hill's first and very scarce book under   the Morland pseudonym. A venture into dystopian science fiction with predictions which have   proven to be wildly inaccurate.Bound in red cloth. Corners lightly bumped, light wear and   wrinkling to unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 9686. NF/VG  $125.00

  Morton, Anthony (John Creasey)  The Return of Blue Mask  Philadelphia, LIPPINCOTT, 1937 ; 320 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Published in Britain as The   Baron Returns. Second in the Blue Mask or Baron series.Boards have some mottling,   particularly on the front. Bottom edges of book worn.   Unpriceclipped jacket worn chipped and   creased. Great cover art by Singer.  Refer to our book number 14738. Good/Good  $75.00

  Moyes, Patrica  Black Widower  London, Collins Crime Club, 1975 ; 224 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Henry Tibbet mysteryOwner's   signature on FFEP, book slightly cocked..  Unpriceclipped jacket edgworn with tape   reinforcements on verso at folds.  Refer to our book number 17462. VG/VG  $14.00

  Moyes, Patrica  To Kill a Coconut  London, Collins Crime Club, 1977 ;  First Edition; 8VO. Nice copy with small closed tear to rear   of unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 8531. NF/VG+  $14.00

  Moyes, Patricia  Murder a la Mode  London, Collins Crime Club, 1963 ; 256 pp, First Editon; 8VO. Nice copy in worn jacket  Refer to   our book number 3887. F/G  $14.00

  Neel, Janet  Death of a Partner  London, Constable, 1991 ; 252 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The third John McLeish mystery.A fine   copy in like unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 19471. F/F  $35.00

 
 O'Connell, Carol  Stone Angel  New York, Putnam, 1997 ; 341 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Kathleen Mallory mystery. SIGNED by   O'Connell on blank preliminary.Faint parallel scoring on front and rear of jacket - probably a   printing flaw ow Fine.  Refer to our book number 13219. F/NF  $14.00

  Osborn  Murder on Martha's Vineyard  New York,, Lynx, 1989 ;  Uncorrected Proof; 8vo. Mystery  Refer to our book number 2807. Fine  $13.00

  Pearce, Michael  The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet  London, Collins, 1988 ; 214 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A very nice copy of the uncommon first book   of the wonderful Mamur Zapt series. Light edgewear to the priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our   book number 15766. F/VG+  $130.00

  Pears, Ian  An Instance of the Fingerpost  New York, Penguin Putnam, 1998 ; 691 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. An altogether wonderful   historical mystery set in Restoration England. Erudite and complex.Remainer mark on lower   edge, otherwise fine and unread.  Refer to our book number 18514. NF/F  $20.00

  Pemberton, Max  Jewel Mysteries I Have Known  London, Ward Lock & Bowden, 1894 ; 269 pp, 10 pp ads. First Edition; 8VO. Short pieces by   the one-time editor of Cassell's Magazine. A very attractive copy bound in blue cloth with gilt and   silver decorations and lettering. Illustrated in black and white by R Caton Woodville and Fred   Barnard. Light edgewear, some soiling to rear cover, rear hinge professionaly repaired, slightly   cocked. AEG.  Refer to our book number 10721. VG  $175.00

  Penn, John  A Deadly Sickness  London, Collins Crime Club, 1985 ; 189 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Detective-Superintendent   George Thorne mystery. Pseudonym of Palma Harcourt and Jack H Trotman.Book slightly   cocked. Unpriceclipped jacket spine creased, some minor wear at spine extremities.  Refer to   our book number 17464. NF/VG  $14.00

 
 Penn, John  A Legacy of Death  London, Collins, 1992 ; 189 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Detective Chief Superintendent Tansey   Novel. Pseudonym of Palma Harcourt and Jack H Trotman.Lightly worn priceclipped jacket.    Refer to our book number 11486. F/VG+  $20.00

  Penn, John  Barren Revenge  London, Collins Crime Club, 1975 ; 224 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Detective-Superintendent   George Thorne mystery. Pseudonym of Palma Harcourt and Jack H Trotman.Very light wear to   priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 17463. NF/NF  $18.00

  Peters, Elizabeth  The Jackal's Head  New York, Meredith Press, 1968 ; 244 pp. First Edition; 8VO. First book by Barbara Michaels   under the Elizabeth Peters pseudonym. Some edgwear to priceclipped jacket particularly at   folds  Refer to our book number 11047. F/Vg+  $60.00

  Peters, Ellis  Black is the Colour of my True-Love's Heart  New York, William Morrow, 1967 ; 221 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. An Inpector Felse Mystery,   and a very good one.Book slightly cocked, minor edgewear. Jacket worn at spine extremities,   several tape repairs on verso. Unpriceclipped.  Refer to our book number 18509. VG/G  $16.00

  Peters, Ellis  The Devil's Novice  London, Macmillan, 1983 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The eighth Brother Cadfael mystery. A   very nice copy in like priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 9318. F/NF  $95.00

  Peters, Ellis  The Raven in the Foregate  London, Macmillan, 1986 ; 201 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The twelvth Chronicle of Brother   Cadfael.Lightest of wear to unclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 13693. F/NF  $28.00

  Phillips, Mike  An Image to Die For  London, HarperCollins Crime Club, 1995 ; 240 pp First Edition; 8VO. The fourth Sam Dean   mystery.Ink price on FEP, very light wear to jacket.  Nice copy.  Refer to our book number 5688.   NF/NF  $14.00

 
 Pollard, Captain A O  Double-Cross  London, Hutchinson, nd ; 192 pp. ; Small 8VO. Nifty noir jacket illustration. Jacket worn and   missing bottom 2" of spine extending onto rear cover. Wartime production standards.  Refer to   our book number 11094. VG/Good  $14.00

  Pronzini, Bill  The Snatch  New York, Random House, 1971 ; 213 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's second book and first of   the altogether wonderful Nameless Detective series. Bound in very lightly worn and quite striking   green and black boards. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Priceclipped   jacket lightlly edgeworn with some peeling of the lamination at the upper front spine fold.  Refer   to our book number 16507. NF/VG  $125.00

  Queen, Ellery  Double, Double  Boston, Little Brown, 1950 ; 215 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Book with minor wear to spine ends,   owner's name on blank preliminary. Unpriceclipped Jacket very worn with pieces missing at   spine ends and a long tear along rear fold. General wear and wrinkling - now in mylar.  Refer to   our book number 9303. VG+/Good  $20.00

  Queen, Ellery  The Origin of Evil  Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1951 ; 245 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Owner's name and address on   FEP. Light bumping. Jacket worn, chipped and wrinkled.  Refer to our book number 11759.   NF/Good  $20.00

  Reah, Danuta  Only Darkness  London, HarperCollins, 1999 ; 261 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's first novel.Very light wear to   book and unpriceclipped jacket. Owner's inititals on FFEP.  Refer to our book number 16291.   NF/NF  $15.00

  Reaves, Michael  Night Hunter  New York, Tor Books, 1995 ; 253 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Vampires in Los Angeles. Inscribed by   the author " For…… Vampires with a Twist - Michael Reeves 10/21/95.  Refer to our book   number 12890. F/F  $16.00

 
 Rendell, Ruth  A Dark-Adapted Eye  London, Viking, 1986 ; 300 PP. First Edition; 8VO. Edgar Winner and first book under this   pseudonym. Edgewear to unpriceclipped jacket, Felt markered X on front pastedown.  Refer to   our book number 7786. vg/vg  $14.00

  Robinson, Peter  In a Dry Season  Toronto, Viking Penguin, 1999 ; 405 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. Edgar Award nominee.   Ninth in the Inspector Banks series. Very light wear to unpriceclipped jacket, tidy owner's   signature on FFEP.  Refer to our book number 11848. F/NF  $14.00

  Rohmer, Sax  She Who Sleeps  New York, Doubledy Doran, 1928 ; 322 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Spine wrinkled with minor wear at   head and tail; bottom corners frayed; all in all a very attractive copy.  Refer to our book number   5636. VG  $55.00

  Sapper  Bull-Dog Drummond - His Four Rounds with Carl Peterson  London, Hodder & Stoughton, nd ; 1006 pp. Early Edition; 8VO. Includes Bull-Dog drummond,   The Black Gang, The Third Round and The Final Count.Bound in beige linen cloth. Binding error   - pp 1-32 are missing and pp 97-188 in their place.  Stamps and signature on FEP.  Refer to our   book number 10878. VG  $18.00

  Sapper (H C McNeile)  Bulldog Drummond at Bay  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937(1935) ; 311 pp. Fourth Printing; Small 8VO. In the familiar   Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket dustwrapper. Nice copy bound in red cloth in edgeworn   and wrinkled jacket.  Refer to our book number 13886. VG/Good  $38.00

  Sapper (H C McNeile)  The Final Count  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934(1926) ; 319 pp. Reprint; 8VO. In the familiar Hodder and   Stoughton Yellow Jacket dustwrapper. Bound in red cloth, jacket edgeworn and wrinkled.  Refer   to our book number 13889. VG/G  $22.00

  Sapper (H C McNeile)  The Final Count  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1949(1926) ; 253 pp. Reprint; 8VO. Gift inscription markered out   on FEP. Jacket is worn with 1/4" missing at head of spine. A Hodder and Stoughton   Yellowjacket.  Refer to our book number 8220. VG/VG  $18.00

 
 Sapper (H C McNeile)  The Return of Bull-dog Drummond  London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936(1932) ; 317 pp. 7th Impression; 8VO. In the familiar Hodder   and Stoughton Yellow Jacket (3/6)dustwrapper. Bound in blue cloth, Jacket worn with several   chips and missing spine extremities.  Refer to our book number 13891. VG/Good  $15.00

  Scarlett, Roger  Murder Among the Angels  Toronto, Doubleday Doran, 1932 ; 301 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. A nice solid copy bound   in black cloth with Red Titling.  The Crime Club Inc.  Refer to our book number 10472. VG  $14.00

  Sciascia, Leonardo [Translated By   Adrienne Foulke]  The Council of Egypt  London, Jonathan Cape, 1966 ; 212 pp. First Edition in English; 8VO. Tranlated from the   Italian.Bright copy bound in black cloth with gilt lettering. Owner's stamp on FFEP, two white   marks on upper edges. Light edgewear to priceclipped, minor rubbing.  Refer to our book number   17454. VG/VG  $40.00

  Sellers, Peter (editor)  Arthur Ellis Awards: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Crime &   Mystery Fiction  Kingston, Ont, Quarry Press Inc, 1999 ; 237 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Outstanding award winning   Canadian short mystery fiction.  Signed by Peter Sellers, Eric Wright, Peter Robinson, Robert J   Sawyer, Rosemary Aubert, Mary Jane Maffini on the contents page. Trade Paperback.  Refer to   our book number 10654. Fine in Wraps  $25.00

  Sjowall, Maj & Per Wahloo  The Terrorists  London, GOLLANCZ, 1977 ; 280 pp. First British Edition; 8VO. The last of the brilliant Martin   Beck series, written shortly before Wahloo died.Book in bright condition with bold owner's   signature on FFEP.  Light wear to unclipped jacket. Quite scarce in the British first.  Refer to our   book number 16319. NF/VG  $28.00

  Somers, Paul (Paul Winterton)  Operation Piracy  London, Collins Crime Club, 1958 ; 192 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Peter Rennie mystery. Garve   was a pseudonym of Winterton, who also wrote as Roger Bax. Cover art by William   Rabdell.Bright copy. Light edgewear to unpriceclipped (and unpriced) jacket, triangular piece   missing at spine head.  Refer to our book number 17452. NF/VG+  $25.00

 
 Southin, Gwendolyn  Death In a Family Way  Montreal, Robert Davies Multimedia Publishing, 2000 ; 214 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Author's first   book. Signed by the author on the title page.  Refer to our book number 11371. F/F  $20.00

  Starret, Vincent  The Blue Door  New York, Doubleday Doran, 1930 ; 345 pp. First Edition; 8VO. The Crime Club. Ten novelettes   including two Jimmie Lavender stories - Out There in the Dark & The Woman in Black.Very light   wear - a solid copy lacking the jacket.  Refer to our book number 18275. VG+  $200.00

  Symons, Julian  Bloody Murder : From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel : A   History  London, Faber & Faber, 1972 ; 254 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A personal exploration by a leading   exponent of the genre. A fine copy in priceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 13363.   NF/NF  $16.00

  Thurston, Temple  Man in a Black Hat  London, Cassell, 1930 ; 312 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Book cocked ow in very nice condition. A   striking jacket with a picture of the titular man in the black hat. Jacket is worn with a number of   chips especially around the spine.  Refer to our book number 9203. VG+/Good  $60.00

  Underwood, Michael  Crime Upon Crime  London, Macmillan, 1980 ; 190 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Very nice copy in priceclipped jacket.    Refer to our book number 11491. F/NF  $16.00

  Underwood, Michael  Victim of Circumstance  London, Macmillan, 1979 ; 191 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Very nice copy in priceclipped jacket.    Refer to our book number 11490. F/NF  $15.00

  Underwood, Michael [John Michael   Evelyn]  False Witness  London, Hammond, 1957 ; 222 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Detective Superintendent Manton   mystery - the author's fourth book.Book in very nice condition with minor corner bumping.   Priceclipped jacket worn with a number of chips and tears  Refer to our book number 17712.   NF/G  $25.00

 
 Van de Water, Frederic  Plunder  Toronto, Doubleday Doran, 1933 ; 306 pp. First Canadian Edition (?); 8VO. The second John   Tarleton mystery. Seemingly the first Canadian edition, dated 1933, with no statement of first   edition as is common with Doubleday Canadian imprints.A bright solid copy, corners bumped.    Refer to our book number 18278. Ne  $15.00

  Walling, R A J  The Fatal 5 Minutes  New York, Morrow, 1932 ; 296 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Head of spine frayed and wear to tail, rear   hinge cracked.  Refer to our book number 8629. VG-  $30.00

  Walsh, J M  Time to Kill  London, COLLINS, 1949 ; 256 pp. First Edition; 12MO. Very scarce work by this British writer   who also wrote under the names H Haverstock Hil, Stephen Maddock and Geroge M   White.Book in very nice condition, unpriceclipped jacket worn, chipped and creased with several   largish pieces missing.  Refer to our book number 15091. Vg/Fair  $20.00

  Walters, Minette  The Echo  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1997 ; 343 pp. First Canadian Edition; 8VO. SIGNED by the   author on the title page.  Very light wear to unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number   14329. NF/NF  $20.00

  Walters, Minette  The Sculptress  London, Macmillan, 1993 ; 308 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A very nice copy of the author's second   book. The jacket has no price indicating a copy destined for export. Very light wear to book and   jacket, pages browning as usual.  Refer to our book number 16508. NF/NF  $50.00

  Wright, Eric  Death of a Sunday Writer  Woodstock, Foul Play Press, 1996 ; 231 pp. First US Edition; 8VO. Introducing Lucy Trimble   Brenner.  By the author of  the Charlie Salter mysteries.Jacket unpriceclipped.  Refer to our   book number 10922. F/NF  $15.00

  Wright, L R  Fall From Grace  Toronto, Seal Books, 1991 ; 243 pp. First Edition; 8VO. A Karl Alberg mystery.Imperceptible   wear to book and unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book number 15081. NF/NF  $14.00

 
 Wright, L R  Sleep While I Sing  Toronto, Doubleday, 1986 ; 212 pp, 1st edition; 8VO. A Karl Ahlberg mystery.  Second in this   wonderful series.Wear to jacket, but no chips. A  very nice copy.  Refer to our book number   11742. F/VG+  $15.00

  Wright, L R  The Suspect  Toronto, Doubleday, 1985 ; 217 pp. First Edition; 8VO. Edgar Award winner and the first of the   Ahlberg series. True first edition.Very nice copy in like unpriceclipped jacket.  Refer to our book   number 14646. F/F  $65.00

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