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New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Signed by the author on publisher's . tipped-in page. Appears unread. The round circle in the picture is the . Signed By The Author sticker that doesn't show up well because my scanner . hates anything silver.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Jean Ellroy was murdered in 1958. Her body was… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild. Very Good with no dust jacket; Book is straight and clean with edge foxing . and some scratches to red cloth boards.. 1936. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Sir Basil Thomson took charge of the administrative branch of Scotland Yard, the Criminal Investigation Department, in June of 1913. The world, by comparison, was a… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch. Very Good with no dust jacket; Address stamp to front enpaper, also what . looks like the Dewey Decimal Classification for this book, however, this . does not appear to be an ex-library.. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Details the inner workings of Scotland Yard as told by Sir Harold Scott, the Commissioner of the Metroplitan Police… Read more about this item

Amherst: Prometheus. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Inscribed by Jerry Labriola on front endpaper. . Fine book in like jacket.. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents Dr. Henry Lee's investigation in five cases, including the Phil Spector Case, the Priest's Ritual Murder of a Nun, the Brown's Chicken Massacre and atrocities in Croatia and Bosnia. ; 9.0 X 6.1… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Fine book in like jacket.. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. It is almost impossible to imagine that prior to the twentieth century, there was no reliable way to distinguish between the guilty and the innocent. All that changed in Britain in 1905 when the bloody bodies of an elderly couple… Read more about this item

New York: Grand Central Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Page edges lightly toned.. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Douglas Preston fulfilled a longtime dream when he moved with his family to a villa in Florence. Upon meeting journalist Mario Spezi, Preston was stunned to learn that the olive grove next to his home had been the… Read more about this item

New York: Harper Collins. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket with crinkling and light wear.. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. In the summer of 1999, best friends Raffi Kodikian and David Coughlin set off on a cross-country trek in the spirit of Jack Kerouac"s On the Road. The two stopped for an overnight trip in Carlsbad Caverns… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Hint of a lean, else fine.. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. With its gleaming white beaches and magnificent estates, the island of Nantucket is home to some of America's richest families. In October 2004, it was the scene of a tragic murder. This is the sotry of… Read more about this item

Far Hills: New Horizon Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Some small spots of soil to fore edge; . jacket with light wrinkles and rubbing to back panel.. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. The psychologist of a serial killer describes his early attempts to help his new client before discovering that he was behind recent murders, his … Read more about this item

New Jersey: A. S. Barnes. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly rubbed and age-toned.. 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. A collection of twelve classic cases of murder that have one thing in common: the killers, whether they slew with calculated ingenuity or In a moment of passion , whether they were hopelessly mad or all… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan. Near Fine; Appears unread.. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Revealing how contemporary investigators solve complicated crimes with seemingly sketchy evidence, a behind-the-scenes look at a forensic crime lab discusses such modern techniques as DNA analysis, ballistics, blood samples, and psychopathology. ; Trade PB; 9.25 x 6 x 0.5 inches; 134 pages .

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Hint of lean to book. Two small dents . to jacket front panel at spine edge.. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Disputes the suicide verdict in the 1932 shooting death of director Paul Bern, and presents new evidence of a murder and cover-up. ; 9.5 x 6.5 x 1… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Good with no dust jacket; Yellow boards with red lettering and red-stained . top edge. Front hinge cracked at title page. Fraying to corners and spine . ends with a tear to head. Boards still bright but soiled, especially to . spine.. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Eleven accounts of crime in Europe and Mexico. ;… Read more about this item

New York: Prentice-Hall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; S&S Running Man remainder mark to . bottom edge near spine. Light edge soil. Jacket has some shelf wear and a . tiny tear to bottom front corner.. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Tells the inside story of the Teamsters Union, payoffs, power struggles, and Hoffa's disappearance. ; 9.5 x… Read more about this item

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book leans a bit. Jacket lightly . wrinkled along edges.. 2001. First American Edition. Hardcover. Filled with love, greed, intrigue, violence, and a wealth of suspects, a riveting true account details the unsolved murder of successful attorney Charles Bravo, a cruel man who tormented his wife… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book has remainder mark. Jacket has . light shelf wear.. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Based on trial transcripts and interviews with Lundgren's associates, this work describes how the Mormon priest ritually sacrificed two of his best friends and their three children . ; 9.5 x 6.5 x… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Signed by the author on the front . endpaper. Jacket has light edge wear, small edge tears, small chip at top . edge of back panel, and what appears to be a sticker shadow/pull to back . panel.. 1966. Second Printing. Hardcover. The historical basis of "The Fixer" is the… Read more about this item