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2001rif. 14492New York: Morrow/Avon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688163165 . An outstanding first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust jacket SIGNED by author Dennis Lehane; Dennis Lehane's tense and unnerving psychological thriller Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty faith and family in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves. Basis for the Academy Winning movie starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins; 8vo; Signed by Author . Morrow/Avon hardcover books
2000rif. 17891New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0380978083 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Peter Robinson directly on the title page; Peter Robinson's Cold Is the Grave is a gripping page-turning novel of murder and revenge. When the body of a prosperous London woman is found dumped in a remote Scottish loch DI John Rebus is called in to investigate. The victim Elspeth Grant had been married to a powerful financier and the police are sure that her husband is behind her death. But as Rebus investigates he realizes that there is more to the story - and that Grant's death might not be the only thing that's cold.; 8vo; Signed by Author . William Morrow hardcover books
1992rif. 16306New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1562829327 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed inscribed "After the storm" no personalization and dated 9/9/92 by author Edna Buchanan directly on the title page; The life of a woman doctor during World War II is described in this book. Dr. Edna Buchanan is a doctor who is working in a military hospital in England. She is a women in a man's world and is constantly under pressure from her superiors to do more and produce faster results. She also has to deal with the stress of the war and the morale of the patients.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Hyperion hardcover books
1994rif. 14648New York: Alfred A. Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679425241 . A beautiful first Trade edition/ first printing only preceded by a privately published Charnel House limited edition. In unread As New condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Dean Koontz directly on the half-title page; Dean Koontz' fictional study of both computer technology and serial killers. The story is centered around the protagonist Spencer Grant and his efforts to locate a mysterious woman named Valerie Keene and their attempts to evade death by a psychotic government agent; 8vo; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2008rif. 14418London: Puffin Books. As New. 2008. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0141384514 . First edition first printing limited to 2000 copies in As New condition SIGNED by author Charlie Higson. With Young Bond "Signed by the author" sticker page edges stained in red; Charlie Higson's 5th Young Bond novel Her Majesty's secret agent James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. By Royal Command sees him flee from Eton to Austria in doing so he must leave behind everything he knows with only a beautiful - and dangerous - girl by his side; 8vo; Signed by Author . Puffin Books hardcover books
1991rif. 17294New York: Delacorte. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385301421 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Leonard's setting for this story is Palm Beach County Florida where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of redneck judge Bob Gibbs shots are being fired and the list of suspects to hunt down is lengthy. Kathy Baker a young probation officer is in the middle of all this; 8vo . Delacorte hardcover books
1999rif. 20073New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0060191821 . First edition/later printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket showing only little traces of use. SIGNED inscribed and dated 9/10/99 by author Stuart Woods directly on the half-title page; Stone Barrington former cop turned lawyer turned investigator fears the brilliant killer he and ex-partner Dino Bacchetti are searching for may be someone he'd put in prison years before. To complicate matters Stone's former love Arrington Carrington now Mrs. Vance Calder resurfaces and causes trouble with the new woman in Stone's life a lovely but dangerous Mafia princess ; Stone Barrington; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
1998rif. 20071New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060191813 . First edition/first printing in about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket area of light discoloration to paste down SIGNED inscribed and dated 9/10/99 by Stuart Woods directly on the title page. Limited edition statement: "From a limited edition of 150 copies printed and bound especially for friends of the author this and every other copy has been numbered 001 so that everyone may have a low number."; After losing a sexual-harassment lawsuit forcing her to retire from the military Major Holly Barker age 37 finds herself the deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach Florida. Not long after she arrives a colleague and another associate are brutally murdered. Alone and an outsider who doesn't know who to trust Holly finds a most unlikely partner - Daisy a smart Doberman who quickly becomes her protector ; Holly Barker; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
1981rif. 20053New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671249622 . First edition/first printing quarter bound in red cloth and red boards prior owner's name on front free endpaper light spots to page edges in Very Good condition in Near Fine slightly rubbed dust-jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by author Anne Rivers Siddons directly on the title page; The Foxes were a powerful Southern family and five generations of their women found Fox's Earth to be a both a great inheritance and a confining prison. Ruth Yancey adopted into the family from mill-worker parents is obsessed with power and is determined that the estate will never again fall in the hands of men. Over a period of eighty years her drive to possess Fox's Earth costs her everything including her family. This is Siddons' third novel and fourth book; 8vo; Signed by Author . Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1989rif. 15701Markham ON Canada: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st Canadian Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 067082870X . A handsome first Canadian edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket both showing only minor shelfwear. A nice copy; The Russia House nickname of the British Secret Intelligence Service devoted to spying on the Soviet Union is Le Carré's story of Bartholomew "Barley" Scott Blair protagonist head of a modest family owned British publishing company and his interactions with the KGB. Basis for the major motion picture starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer; 8vo . Viking hardcover books
2005rif. 15757New York: ibooks Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1596871555 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Scarce to find unsigned; Catherine Calabretta is a nationally known and admired computer consultant dubbed by Business World as America's Guardian of Privacy. Perhaps she of all people should have known not to get involved with the sophisticated self-described sexual connoisseur but she did get involved and now she is implicated in his death; 8vo . ibooks, Inc. hardcover books
2001rif. 20180New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399147934 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with minute bumping to tail. SIGNED by author Jim Fusilli directly on the title page; Fusilli's first novel; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2001rif. 20169New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786865644 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Ridley Person directly on the title page; Umberto Alvarez a grieving widower believes the railroad company is responsible for the death of his family two years ago in a car-train collision. Unable to prove his claims and seemingly out for revenge he is suspected of masterminding several derailments of the new high-speed commuter line. Ex-detective Pete Tyler takes on the case as a temp for the National Transportation Safety Board and searches for the truth; 8vo; Signed by Author . Hyperion hardcover books
1984rif. 20120New York: Dembner Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0934878595 . Near Fine first US edition/first printing with minor wear and edge staining in Very Good dustjacket showing slight rubbing and overall wear; After a year of absence Morbid Symptoms returns to the small town of Willow Creek. Mysterious and unsettling things have been happening ever since the bookstore reopened- and the locals are starting to get suspicious. When one of their own is killed the townspeople turn to Morbid Symptoms for help. But as they get closer to the truth they realize that the murderer is closer to them than they thought.; 8vo ; FSA . Dembner Books hardcover books
2000rif. 20123Philadelphia: Intrigue Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1890768219 . An attractive unread first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author George Grayson directly on title page; In this novel George Grayson tells the story of his life as a Revolutionary soldier. He tells of his battles against the British of the sacrifices he and his comrades made and of the ultimate victory they achieved.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Intrigue Press hardcover books
1996rif. 20188New York: Simon & Schuster. Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684811308 . First edition/first printing in Good condition mainly due for stains to fore-edges boards in Near Fine dust-jacket with some minor rubbing. SIGNED and dated 4/20/96 by author Jim Silver directly on the title page; Silver's book Assumption of Risk is an excellent guide for individuals who want to understand the basics of risk-taking. The book is divided into three sections: risk analysis risk management and risk tolerance. The first section covers the basics of risk analysis and provides a step-by-step guide for measuring risk. The second section covers risk management and provides advice on how to identify and reduce risk. The final section covers risk tolerance and provides guidelines on how to determine when risk is too great. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the basics of risk-taking.; 8vo; FSA ; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1999rif. 20196New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684842890 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike gently rubbed dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Jim Silver directly on the title page; When a group of scientists are killed while investigating a strange anomaly in the Nevada desert the FBI sends in veteran agent Harry Bosch to find the killer. Working together with his partner Jerry Edgar Bosch begins to piece together the evidence that points to a serial killer who is targeting scientists. As the investigation unfolds Bosch realizes that the killer is targeting him as well.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
2002rif. 20201New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786710217 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket with minor rubbing and edgewear. SIGNED with "Best Wishes" by author Elizabeth Hartmann directly on the front free endpaper; This is the story of two families the Martins and the Mundys who are faced with the devastating realities of a house fire. Hartmann's writing is evocative and heartbreaking as she tells the story of the families' struggle to rebuild and the ways in which the fire transforms their lives.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. hardcover books
1998rif. 20248New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399143718 . An attractive first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Nevada Barr directly on the title page; Carlsbad Caverns park ranger Anna Pigeon is in a very tight squeeze.literally. Pitting herself against private demons and unmerciful Mother Nature Pigeon sets out to traverse New Mexico's underground caverns in search of a fellow ranger. 1999 Anthony Award nominee; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2000rif. 20225New York: Soho. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1569471932 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Qiu Xiaolong directly on the title page; The introduction of Inspector Chen Chao the up-and-coming chief inspector of the Shanghai Police Bureau determined to prove his worth. His first case is the murder of a National Model Worker a poster girl for the socialist ideal but Chen unearths another less seemly side of Guan Hongying. Winnner of the Anthony Award for best first novel in 2001; Inspector Chen Chao; 8vo; Signed by Author . Soho hardcover books
2007rif. 20211New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0061340634 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; is a beautifully written and heart-wrenching novel chronicling the life and death of Joy Mangano a self-made millionaire who died aged 78 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.The novel follows Manganos life from her childhood in the projects of Queens New York to her successful career as the owner of a string of pizzerias to her battle with cancer and her eventual death. It is a story of determination grit and triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds.; 8vo . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
1992rif. 20206New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0060177764 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike slightly rubbed dust-jacket. A nice copy; In Heat Stuart Woods tells the story of Jack Reacher a nomadic loner who wanders the country looking for work. When the military arrests Jack for unspecified reasons he's forced to go on the run. With the help of a sympathetic female officer and a veteran who helps Jack plan his escape Jack eventually makes his way to Canada where he meets a sympathetic refugee who helps him hide from the FBI. Eventually Jack is able to return to the United States and clear his name.; 8vo; FSA . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
2008rif. 20220New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525950664 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Meg Gardiner directly on the title page; The Dirty Secrets Club is a novel that tells the story of five girls who form a secret society in order to share secrets and gossip. The society is a way for the girls to connect and share their experiences and to learn from each other. The novel also focuses on the consequences of their secrets and the ways that the society affects their individual lives.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
1999rif. 20209New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679454314 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Don Winslow directly on the title page. Flame covered boards with a "burnt" dust-jacket allowing the fire to show through; In this complex tale of murder and insurance fraud Jack Wade one of the best arson investigators around is the adjuster for California Fire and Life Insurance Company. The huge scam involves the Russian Mafia and a cast of crooks and mobsters from all over California. In this carefully crafted novel Winslow painstakingly educates the reader about fire by giving the fire its own personality; 8vo; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1993rif. 32578New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671776223 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with slightly cocked spine and light soiling to page edges in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear; In the future the world is a dark and dangerous place. The only thing that keeps the population safe is the spy agency MGS. When the head of MGS is killed the agency is in shambles. The new head Agent 47 must find the killer before they can kill again.; 8vo; FSA . Simon & Schuster hardcover books