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DEATH IN THE QUADRANGLE: An Irish Mystery
by Dillon, Ellis
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- First Printing
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- 2010
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- Paperback
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- 9781601870445
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2010. 1st printing. Paperback. An unread, new copy. Since his retirement from King's University, life has been rather quiet for Professor Daly . . . .In fact, a peaceful retirement, even when that retirement has been punctuated by helping the police to solve the odd crime, may be slightly over-rated: at least… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MISSING LINK (A Rue Morgue Vintage Mystery)
by Farrer, Katharine
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2004
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230723
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2004. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy. A gypsy woman's vision puts a gentleman copper on the trail of a kidnapper in the streets, gardens and halls of Oxford. When two month-old Perdita Link goes missing from her pram in an Oxford don's garden, Inspector Richard Ringwood is asked to interrupt… Read more about this item Item Price
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GOWNSMAN'S GALLOWS
by Farrer, Katharine
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2005
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- 9780915230839
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Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2005. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of the trade paperback. First published in England in 1957, this third Ringwood novel garnered rave reviews from the British press. A body in an Oxford haystack sends Inspector Ringwood to France where memories of the Resistance are still very fresh. Oxford murders… Read more about this item Item Price
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IN THE SHADOW OF KING'S
by Kelly, Nora
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- As New
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- No Jacket
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- First Printing
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- 1999
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- Paperback
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- 9781890208226
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Scottsdale: AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 1999. 1st prtg, trade paperback ed., (orig. 1984). Near fine. The 1st of Historian Gillian Adams ' titles. She is revisiting Cambridge University while on sabbatical from Vancouver when the Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge is gunned down while listening to her opening lecture.. First Printing. Trade Paperback.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE
by Innes, Michael
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- Very Good
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- Later Edition
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- 1948
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SGD 39.29
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London, England: Gollancz, 1948. 3rd impression, Cheap Edition, April, 1948. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Light wear to edges of cloth, paper is age toned as usual, else near fine in lightly soiled dust jacket with a few small chips. Nesfield University has awoken to a bizarre discovery: Professor Pluckrose is dead, apparently struck down by a falling… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SEARCH COMMITTEE
by McInerny, Ralph
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780689120800
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N.Y.: Atheneum, 1991. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, top of page edges dusty, with protective mylar cover. " The Fort Elbow campus of the University of Ohio is in an uproar. Chancellor Herbert Laplace, a champion of MADD, has been picked up for drunk driving after speeding… Read more about this item Item Price
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A GIFT FOR MURDER
by Lake, M.D.
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780380768554
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N.Y.: Avon Books, 1992. 1st edition, December 1992, with complete number line beginning with 1. A fine, unread copy of this Paperback Original. Campus cop Peggy O'Neill. The discovery of Cameron Harris's body stunned the university. But some members of the Tower Writers' collective are more than a bit relieved that the poison pen of the bestselling… Read more about this item Item Price
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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE GREYFRIARS SCHOOL MYSTERY
by Andrews, Val
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- 1st Prtg
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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- 9780947533557
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London: Breese Book, 1997. 1st prtg, thus. Originally published in a limited edition in 1990. At Greyfriars School, the senior master has lost the manuscript of the history of the famous school. The headmaster calls in old boy, Dr. Watson and seeks his influence to engage Sherlock Holmes. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Trade Paperback. Item Price
SGD 16.37
THE MAN IN THE MOONLIGHT
by McCloy, Helen
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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SGD 425.63
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N.Y.: Morrow, 1940. 1st edition. Cloth lightly soiled along edges, page edges browning else a near fine copy in dust jacket lightly rubbed at edges, head and foot of spine lightly nicked and rear panel soiled. Author's second book and features Basil Willing. Franz Konradi, austrian biochemist and refugee, was shot on the campus of a New York… Read more about this item Item Price
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DEATH AT THE OPERA
by Mitchell, Gladys
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- 1st Prtg
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- 2005
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- Paperback
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- 9780915230846
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Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2005. 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of the trade paperback. Mrs. Bradley is summoned when a faculty-student production of "The Mikado" at a progressive English school turns deadly in this 1934 classic. When Miss Ferris drowned in a wash basin duriqg a perfonnance of The Mikado at the Hillmaston Coeducational… Read more about this item Item Price
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TOM BROWN'S BODY: A Mrs. Bradley Mystery
by Mitchell, Gladys
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- First Edition
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- 2008
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- Paperback
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- 9781601870230
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Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2008. 1st US Edition (originally published in England in 1949). Fine, unread copy of this Trade Paperback. Mrs. Beatrice Bradley came to the village of Spey to interview the local witch but ended up investigating a murder when an unpopular junior history master at the local boys' school is found dead. Gerald Conway… Read more about this item Item Price
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OLD SCHOOL BONES: Third in the Cape Islands Mysteries
by Peffer, Randall
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 2008
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- Paperback
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- 9781932557855
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Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Bleak House Books, 2008. 1st ed. A fine, unread copy of the uncorrected Advance Proofs. Winter in a New England prep school brings term papers, wet snow, and the suicide of a young black student. Except Liberty Baker's friends are convinced she couldn't have taken her own life, and Liberty's faculty advisor believes them.. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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RED LEAVES
by Simons, Paullina
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9780312147150
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N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1996. First edition, September 1996, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Very minor soiling at page edge else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. New England College setting. Publishers informational sheet laid in. 354 pages. "At 21, Kristina… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bad Company
by Swift, Virginia
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
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- 9780060195540
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NY, NY: Harper Collins, 2002. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. "Following a well-received debut (2000's Brown-Eyed Girl), the new adventure featuring "Mustang" Sally Adler (for the car, not the horse) and the living jewel called Wyoming is another delectable tale of strong women of the West. Swift gives readers a lot to like: wicked satire of pompous academics, smart but not smart-alecky… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bye, Bye, Love
by Swift, Virginia
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780060543310
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NY,NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. In the third book in Virginia Swift's acclaimed mystery series, Sally Alder, is back with her colorful cohorts to investigate a bizarre murder. Okay, it's embarrassing for a woman of her professional stature and self-image still to have a crush on singer Thomas "Stone" Jackson, a guy whose nickname derives… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Dante Club: A Novel
by Pearl, Matthew
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2003
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- Hardcover
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- 9780375505294
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NY,NY: Random House Inc, 2003. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Nicholas Rey, the first Afro-American police officer in Boston, must track down killers among the literary society. Literary historical mysteries, book number one in the series. DEBUT NOVEL.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. Item Price
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The Killjoy
by Fine, Anne
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780892962020
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st. Ed. with complete number line beginning with 1. Remains of book store label at inside cover else fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. An academic, historical look at a Scottish college professor who is really two people - one by day and one by night.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Academic Factor **REVIEW COPY**
by Haddad, C.A.
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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- 9780060118143
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NY,NY.: HarperCollins, 1980. 1st edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. REVIEW COPY with slip laid in. A look at what happens when the firlds of politics, Academia, and espionage come together. A globe trotting event.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Visiting Professor
by Littell, Robert
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679430483
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NY.NY: Random House Inc, 1994. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. The Visiting Professor to Upper State New York, this book is a delicious post-Cold War romp through the chaotic landscape of muddled America,. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
SGD 32.74
Simon Said
by Shaber, Sarah R.
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780312152079
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SGD 26.19
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NY, NY: St Martins Pr, 1997. 1st. Ed. THE FIRST PROFESSOR SIMON SHAW MYSTERY.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
SGD 26.19
