Anglophile Mystery from Anglophile Books

NY: Bantam Books. Very Good. c1938, 1970. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, light edgewear. Pages and inside front covers browned but not brittle; pages clean, none loose.; <b>'Silas Kane's sixtieth birthday party is marred by argument and dissension amongst his family, and then the next morning, Kane is found dead. The coroner's verdict… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1987. First US Edition. Hardcover. Corners lightly bumped, page edges faintly smudged. Unclipped dust wrapper very lightly rubbed and edgeworn with a faintly sunned spine. Rear white panel a bit age yellowed. A nice copy. ; <B>The ninth book in the Richard Jury / Melrose… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin Books. Very Good. 1999. First Printing. Softcover; Mass Market PB. <b>The fifth mystery in this series featuring the ghostly Aunt Dimity. "Lori Shepard's plans for a perfect family Christmas are derailed when a mysterious stranger collapses in the driveway of her cosy Cotswold cottage. As the nearby village of Finch begins its Christmas Eve … Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1977,1986. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, a bit of edgewear and rubbing, page edges pale yellow.; <b>In this sixth Peter McGarr mystery, Dublin's Chief Inspector of Detectives must go to Italy to solve a delicate matter of murder and international intrigue.</b> ; Image is actual copy on offer. .

London: Virago Press. Very Good. 1998. Softcover; Mass Market PB. Spine and cover creases, a bit of edgewear. Page edges pale yellow as is often found in Virago publications, interior pages clean, none loose. ; <b>The seventh book in the series featuring Nelly Bray, suffragette and solver of mysteries. "Nell Bray would do almost anything… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good. c1997, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Softcover; Mass Market PB. No spine creases but book curved/bent as if stored for a long time in a box that was too full (?), covers have light edgewear; interior pages clean, none loose.; <b> The fourth and, unfortunately, final mystery in the Regency Julian Kestrel series,… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust wrapper. c2002, 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. 278 pages. Black remainder dot top textblock edge, tiny mark on fore-edge, very lightly bumped spine ends. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A nice copy.; <b>The first book in the mystery series featuring genealogist / ancestor detective Natasha Blake. … Read more about this item

NY: Henry Holt. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper. 2005. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 342 pages. Spine ends faintly bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper faintly edgeworn. A lovely copy.; <b>In this third novel of the bestselling series, London Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs uses her unique skills and 'faces grave danger as she returns to… Read more about this item

NY: Collier Books. Very Good+. c1948, 1988. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. A lovely copy with faint edgewear. No spine or cover creases, page edges palest yellow.; <b>Inspector Alan Grant investigates a mother and daughter accused of kidnapping a local young woman. Basis for 1951 movie of the same name starring John Bailey and Michael Denison (and… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin. Very Good-. c1995, 1996. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 382 pages. Spine lightly creased, covers edgeworn, laminate beginning to lift at edges, pages pale yellow but clean, none loose.; <b>The third mystery in this enjoyable series set in Regency England. Unfortunately the author died quite young and there are only four books featuring the 'dandyish … Read more about this item

New York: Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 364 pages. Signed by Author; Spine ends and one corner bumped. Unclipped dust wrapper has faint edgewear and rubbing. A very nice copy.; <B>Signed by the author on the title page. Unusual among James' novels in that Adam Dalgliesh doesn't appear… Read more about this item

NY: Henry Holt. Very Good-. 2005. Advance Review Copy. Softcover; Trade PB. Covers lightly creased and edgeworn, page edges pale yellow and lightly soiled; no spine creases. Trade paperback advanced reading copy issued before hardback was published. ; <b>In this third novel of the bestselling series, London Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs uses her unique skills… Read more about this item

NY: HarperCollins. Very Good. c1937, 1995. Softcover; Mass Market PB. <b>This is 'the last of the Wimsey mysteries completed by Dorothy Sayers. And while murder is hardly the best way for the newlyweds to begin their honeymoon, it is certainly the most appropriate. Their married life begins when the former owner of their newly acquired estate is… Read more about this item

NY: St Martin's Minotaur. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2003. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. 246 pages. Spine ends bumped, light vertical crease on spine, faint soil to front free endpaper; interior pages clean and bright. Dust wrapper has faint edgewear.; <B> In this fourteenth mystery intrepid sleuth Agatha Raisin and her handsome new neighbor, Paul… Read more about this item

London: Panther Books. Very Good. c1941, 1967. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 217 pages. Sunned spine lightly creased, covers have a few light creases, light edgewear. Pages pale tan, edges a bit darker; pages clean, none loose. ; <b>A Christmas party in a sprawling Tudor manor house where the host hates the festivity and his guests has… Read more about this item

NY: Bantam Books. Fair. c1940, 1971. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 246 pages. Strong spine and cover creases, covers edgeworn, lightly soiled and yellowed. Pages yellowed and dampstained; text still legible, pages not loose or brittle.; <b>No one seems to care that Wally Carter has died. But someone cared enough to shoot him through the chest and Inspector… Read more about this item

NY: Bantam Books. Good. c1933, 1977. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 248 pages. Strong spine creases, covers creased, edgeworn and yellowed. Pages age browned but not brittle; interior pages clean.; <b>Why would 'anyone choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor? Barrister turned amateur detective Frank Amberley has reason to suspect that the shooting involves… Read more about this item

NY: Viking Adult. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 2006. Second Printing. Hardcover. 246 pages. Spine ends very lightly bumped; unclipped dust wrapper very lightly rubbed and edgeworn. A very nice copy indeed.; <b>Another page-turning installment in this beloved cozy mystery series featuring Aunt Dimity, phantom detective.</b> .

NY: Pocket Books. Very Good-. 1986. Reprint. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 262 pages. Spine creased and slightly curved, covers lightly creased and edgeworn, pages pale yellow but clean, none loose. ; <b>A letter arrives from a dead man with the mysterious message "Our code word, my dear lady, is Nemesis." For Miss Jane Marple, it's the most… Read more about this item

NY: Riverhead Books. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. 691 pages. Spine ends very lightly bumped, black spine cloth has a few faint smudges, page edges also have a few smudges; interior pages clean, no binding problems. Unclipped dust wrapper has faint edgewear. A very nice copy. ; <b>England's "Charles II… Read more about this item