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The Stone Veil [AWARD NOMINEE]

by Tierney, Ronald

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First Edition
Published
1990
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Hardcover
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9780312039400
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NY,NY.: St Martins Press, 1990. 1st. Ed. FINE/NEAR FINE. DJ has ink marks to ffp, and someone has removed (poorly) the book sellers price from back of jacket, ruining ISBN patch. Page edges spotted else near fine in dust jacket. Introducing Dietrich "Deets" Shanahan who investigates the murder of a man who was about to change his will. A… Read more about this item
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EXIT THIS WAY: A Desmond Shannon Title

EXIT THIS WAY: A Desmond Shannon Title

by Heberden, M.V.

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First Edition
Published
1950
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Garden City, New York,: Crime Club Doubleday, 1950. 1st edition, so stated. Light wear along edges, paper age toned else about fine in dust jacket, lightly soiled, spine slightly darkened, one small nick at rear, not price clipped, $2.50 price intact, else about fine. Cover illustration by Bill English. Desmond Shannon', a private investigator in New York City.. First Edition.… Read more about this item
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HEADED FOR A HEARSE: The Second Bill Crane Mystery
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HEADED FOR A HEARSE: The Second Bill Crane Mystery

by Latimer, Jonathan

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First Edition
Published
1935
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Garden City, New York,: The Crime Club, Inc., Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.,, 1935. First edition, so stated. Red boards with black skeleton holding the "Members' Editon" scroll on the front. Wear along edges, spine slightly darkened, cloth has slight wrinkle, rear cover has a couple of sunned spots. Previous owners name and date at inside front cover, a vcery… Read more about this item
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THE LONG GOODBYE **EDGAR AWARD WINNER**

by Chandler, Raymond

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Later Edition
Published
1992
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Paperback
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9780394757681
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1992. 5th Vintage printing. Very light wear at edges, else a tight, clean and square paperback. Chandler's sixth novel finds Marlowe constanly on the move with a case involving a war-scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife. 1955 EDGAR AWARD Winner. Selected by the Mystery Writers of America as one of… Read more about this item
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ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER: A Hercule Poirot Title

ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER: A Hercule Poirot Title

by Christie, Agatha

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First Edition
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1972
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N.Y.: Dodd Mead & Company, 1972. First American Edition. Pink and grey patterned paper covered boards quarter bound in pink cloth with black and gold lettering on the spine, bright pink topstain, very lightly soiled else near fine in dust jacket, lightly soiled, red lettering at spine is sunned, not price clipped, $6.95 intact, in… Read more about this item
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FRAMED IN BLOOD: A Michael Shayne Murder Mystery
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FRAMED IN BLOOD: A Michael Shayne Murder Mystery

by Halliday, Brett

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1st Prtg
Published
1952
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Paperback
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N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1952. 1st Paperback Edition, March 1952.Dell Mapback #578 [25¢ cover price]. Light spine roll, reading crease and a couple of cuts at spine foot, else a near fine copy of this Vintage Paperback. Cover by Robert Stanley. Back cover map of Miami & Miami Beach. When a blackmail scheme goes wrong,… Read more about this item
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THE BARBAROUS COAST

THE BARBAROUS COAST

by MacDonald, Ross

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First Edition
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1956
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N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1956. First edition, so stated. June 18, 1956. Original strong reddish orange (#35) and pale yellowish pink (#31) paper -covered decorative boards. Spine lettering in black on white panels. Back has black borzoi device on pale yellowish pink rectangle. White endpapers. Top and bottom edges trimmed. Top edge… Read more about this item
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WHEN WALLFLOWERS DIE **AWARD FINALIST**

by PROWELL, SANDRA WEST

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First Edition
Published
1996
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Paperback
ISBN
9780802732545
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NY: Walker, 1996. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Advance Uncorrected Proof Near fine , one cover crease. . A Phoebe Siegel title. Montana. A SHAMUS AWARD Nominee. "She's feisty, independent and aggressive, and in her third appearance (after By Evil Means) Phoebe Siegel, a Billings, Mont., PI, is… Read more about this item
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THE CORPSE CAME CALLING: A Michael Shayne Story  (Dell Mapback #324)
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THE CORPSE CAME CALLING: A Michael Shayne Story (Dell Mapback #324)

by Halliday, Brett

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First Printing
Published
1949
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Paperback
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N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1949. 1st printing, thus, September 1949. (re-issue of Dell #168, April 1947). Vintage Paperback. Dell Mapback #324. [no price on cover]. Cover illustration by William George Jacobson. Rear cover map by Ruth Belew. A fine, square tight copy with just a touch of soiling at spine, overall a… Read more about this item
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CALL FOR MICHAEL SHAYNE: The Murder Trail from Miami to Key West [Dell Mapback #428]
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CALL FOR MICHAEL SHAYNE: The Murder Trail from Miami to Key West [Dell Mapback #428]

by Halliday, Brett

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First Printing
Published
1950
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Paperback
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N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1950. 1st pbk printing, August 1950. Dell Mapback #428. Vintage Paperback. Reading crease, spine edges rubbed else a tight square copy , edges of text block have not lost most of its dye. Cover illustration by Robert Stanley. Rear map of Southern Florida with 3 insets … Read more about this item
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COME DIE WITH ME: A Brock (the Rock) Callahan Title

by Gault, William Campbell

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First Edition
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1959
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N.Y.: Random House, 1959. First edition, so stated, August 1959. Very light soiling along edges else near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, $2.95 price intact, rear panel lightly soiled, rubbing to folds and rubbed line at front, in protective mylar cover. The 4th Brock Callahan title, Brock gets caught in a… Read more about this item
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THIS IS IT MICHAEL SHAYNE: Double Murder in Miami  **Dell Mapback #533**
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THIS IS IT MICHAEL SHAYNE: Double Murder in Miami **Dell Mapback #533**

by Halliday, Brett

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First Printing
Published
1951
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Paperback
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N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1951. 1st pbk printing, September 1951. Dell Mapback #533. Cover illustration by Robert Stanley. Rear cover map view of beach at Miami Beach, Fla., with 2 insets. Reading creases, spine edges rubbed,slight roll at spine, nick at head of spine, else vg.. Vintage Paperback. Sara Morton is one… Read more about this item
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DAY OF THE RAM: Death Scores a Touchdown in Los Angeles

DAY OF THE RAM: Death Scores a Touchdown in Los Angeles

by Gault, William Campbell

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First Edition
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1956
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N.Y.: Random House, Inc., 1956. 1st edition, so stated. Light wear along edges, else a very good or better copy in lightly rubbed dust jacket, soiled at rear panel, price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 2nd PI Brock "The Rock" Callahan title. Brock becomes involved in the murder case of the star quarterback for the… Read more about this item
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THE TASTE OF ASHES  **INSCRIBED COPY**
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THE TASTE OF ASHES **INSCRIBED COPY**

by Browne, Howard

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1st Edition
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1957
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N.Y.: Simon and Schuster: An Inner Sanctum Mystery, 1957. First Edition.. Quarter grey buckram with red paper on the boards, spine lettered in black, illustrated dust jacket, not price clipped, $2.95 intact. In jacket designed by Robert Shore. Light wear and creasing to jacket, chips along edges; faint soiling to cloth; minor worm damage at… Read more about this item
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THE GREEN-EYED HURRICANE

by Hegwood, Martin

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Fine
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1st Edition
Published
2000
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780312209193
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N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 2000. 1st ed., July 2000. with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Casper Perinovich has shrimped the waters off Biloxi's Point Cadet for longer than anyone can remember. Pushing eighty, Casper is still one of the toughest and smartest old birds left… Read more about this item
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DANCE WITHOUT MUSIC

DANCE WITHOUT MUSIC

by Cheyney, Peter

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Very Good
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First Edition
Published
1947
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Hardcover
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London: UK: Collins, 1947. 1st ed. , Publishers yellow cloth lightly soiled, spine is darkened else very good in dust jacket, not price clipped, worn along edges, 1" piece out at spine foot, rubbed along spine edges, pages age toned Previous owner's inscritption at front endpaper "To Pop, Xmas 1947". Private detective Caryl Wylde O’Hara becomes… Read more about this item
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I'LL BE LEAVING YOU ALWAYS

by Scoppettone, Sandra

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Fine
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First Edition
Published
1993
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9780316776479
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Boston: MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. 1st edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Scoppettone's familiarity with the streets and shops of Manhattan's West Village lends authenticity to this captivating, forceful mystery, the second to feature PI Lauren Laurano. Not… Read more about this item
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DEAD HERO: A Brock 'The Rock' Callahan  Title

DEAD HERO: A Brock 'The Rock' Callahan Title

by Gault, William Campbell

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First Edition
Published
1963
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N.Y.: E P Dutton & Co., Inc, 1963. 1st edition, so stated. Bright orange publishers cloth shows some light wear at edges, pencil erasure at rear endpaper else near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, $3.50 intact,wear along edges, very lightly rubbed and soiled at rear panel with small ink number. The seventh Brock 'The Rock'… Read more about this item
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A DAME CALLED MURDER
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A DAME CALLED MURDER

by Saber, Robert O. pseudonym of Milton K. Ozaki

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First Edition
Published
1955
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Paperback
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N.Y.: Graphic Publishing Company, 1955. 1st edition, Graphic Original (so stated) #111. Paperback Original. Cover illustration by Walter Popp, GGA. Listed in Gary Lovisi's book: Dames, Dolls & Delinquents: A Collector's Guide to Sexy Pulp Fiction Paperbacks Vintage Paperback [.25 cover price]. Reading crease else a near fine, tight copy. There was some kind of new… Read more about this item
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THE DOORBELL RANG
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THE DOORBELL RANG

by Stout, Rex

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First Edition
Published
1965
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N.Y.: The Viking Press, 1965. 1st edition, so stated. Page edges soiled, very small damp stain at top of spine, else very good in dust jacket, small chip out at head of spine, a few nicks, $3.50 price intact, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bothersome Feds, Nero Wolfe… Read more about this item
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