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1995rif. 25976New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060176679 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with little staining/tanning to page edges in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Stuart Woods directly on the title page; In Choke Stuart Woods introduces readers to a new hard-hitting thriller series set in the world of professional bull riding. This debut novel follows the story of Jeb Stuart a rodeo star turned bull rider who finds himself in over his head when he is drafted to compete in the Professional Bull Riders' PBR prestigious World Finals. As Jeb struggles to stay on top of his game he comes up against some of the toughest competition in the world including seasoned veterans and some of the most dangerous bulls in the sport.With a fast-paced plot and page-turning suspense Choke is the perfect novel for fans of thrillers like The Hangman's Daughter and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover
2002rif. 25975New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399149295 . A Fine first edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket showing some bumping to the bottom of the spine. SIGNED by author Stuart Woods on the title page; In Stuart Woods' Blood Orchid private investigator Dave Robicheaux is hired by a wealthy couple to find their missing daughter. The daughter has been missing for a month and the parents are starting to worry. Dave starts by interviewing everyone who had any contact with the daughter in the month she was gone. He soon realizes that the daughter was involved in something illegal and is in danger. Dave starts to track down the people who he believes are responsible for the daughter's safety and puts his life at risk in the process.; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2000rif. 26353New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892966564 . A Fine first edition/first printing in like dust-jacket; In Storm Track Margaret Maron takes readers on a riveting journey through the most destructive storms in U.S. history. With firsthand accounts from weather experts journalists and survivors Maron brings readers inside the storms' ferocious paths stunning aftermaths and human dramas. From the devastating flooding of New Orleans in 2005 to the destructive tornado that struck Joplin Missouri in 2011 Storm Track is the essential resource for anyone curious about why these extreme weather events happen and what we can do to prevent them.; A Deborah Knott Mystery; 8vo . Mysterious Press hardcover
1995rif. 25983New York: HarperCollinsublishersP. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060177756 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Stuart Woods directly on the title page; When two strangers are stranded on an uninhabited island the only connection they have is their shared sense of humor. As they explore their new surroundings they learn more about themselves and each other and begin to fall in love.This sweet romantic story will leave you feeling grateful for the connections we make with people we barely know.; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsublishersP hardcover
1998rif. 26348New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892966556 . A Fine first edition/first printing with unobstrusive bumping to bottom of spine. In alike dust-jacket; Maron's first Deborah Knott novel Bootlegger's Daughter swept the Edgar Agatha Anthony and Macavity Awards in 1993. Her works bring to life the landscape and people of the contemporary South. It is little wonder that critics have often compared her works to that of Carson McCullers and William Faulkner. In the tradition of Bootlegger's Daughter Home Fires is a chilling suspense story weaving a searing crisis of race and region with burning issues of the heart; A Deborah Knott Mystery; 8vo . Mysterious Press hardcover
1996rif. 26355New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892965681 . A Fine first edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket. Book shows slight foxing to top of pageblock; In Up Jumps The Devil Margaret Maron tells the story of her family's journey from the middle of nowhere to the forefront of the American pop music scene. It all starts with her father a nomadic musician who moves his family from Texas to Los Angeles in the 1970s in search of a new start. Maron's mother is a creative force in the family constantly writing songs making costumes and staging elaborate concerts. The Marons quickly become one of the biggest bands in the country but their success comes with a price. As their wild lifestyle spirals out of control the family is forced to face the demons that have been chasing them all along.Up Jumps The Devil is a funny heartbreaking and ultimately triumphant story of family music and the power of art.; A Deborah Knott Mystery; 8vo . Mysterious Press hardcover
1993rif. 26352New York: Mysterious Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892964464 . A Near Fine first edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket showing some small stains to top of pageblock and minor bumping to spine; In Southern Discomfort Maron tells the stories of four women who have struggled to find their place in a society that doesn't always welcome them. The women are all outsiders-the daughter of a preacher the daughter of a divorced mother the daughter of a maid and the daughter of a sharecropper. They all have to fight for what they believe in and for a place in the world. Maron tells their stories with humor and honesty and she shows us the ways that the South can be a place of discomfort but also of hope.; A Deborah Knott Mystery; 8vo . Mysterious Press hardcover
1998rif. 25812New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671014242 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; Iris Thorne is back in her fourth mystery novel Foolproof. This time Iris is investigating a possible murder after a woman's body is found in a local creek. Iris is aided in her investigation by her friend Sheriff Jack Harding and his deputy Morgan. The suspects are many and the clues are few. Can Iris solve the murder before it's too late; An Iris Thorne Mystery; 8vo; 344 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover
2001rif. 25460New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399147195 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in About Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Dr. Purcell has been missing for nine weeks. Kinsey Millhone had followed the disappearance in the newspapers and then his former wife sought her services. He was the director of a care facility. Millhones latest venture into the darker side of the human soul; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 1-352 4 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1997rif. 25811New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671519123 . A smart first edition/first printing in About Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket with trivial edgewear. SIGNED by author Dianne Pugh directly on the title page; In Fast Friends thirteen-year-old Tracey has always been the outsider. She's too tall for her age and not athletic enough. So when her classmates start picking on her Tracey turns to her two best friends for comfort. But when one of Tracey's friends starts to act differently she starts to worry. Is her friend sick Is something wrong with her Tracey starts to put together the pieces of her friend's life and the more she knows the more she realizes that her friend isn't just different--she's dangerous. Now Tracey has to find a way to protect her before it's too late.; An Iris Thorne Mystery; 8vo; 306 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover
1995rif. 25247New York: Scribner. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684197707 . A sharp first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with lightly soiled top edge in Fine dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Deborah Crombie directly on the title page; After her mother's death teenager Evie is sent to live with her father in a small town in Maine. Evie is determined to find her mother's killer and starts investigating her death. She uncovers secrets and lies that lead her to believe her mother was murdered. Evie must rely on her own instincts and detective skills to solve the mystery and clear her mother's name.; A Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Novel; 8vo; 253 pages; Signed by Author . Scribner hardcover
2009rif. 25249New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0061287539 . A Fine first edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Deborah Crombie directly on the title page; Necessary As Blood is a gripping dark and suspenseful novel about family love and revenge. After the death of her father 16-year-old Sarah has a dark secret that she's been hiding from her family for years. When her brother is implicated in a shocking crime Sarah is forced to come clean and face her demons. With the help of her unlikely ally Sarah sets out to find her brother and punish him for what he's done. Necessary As Blood is a story of family love and revenge that will keep you guessing until the very end.; 8vo; Signed by Author . William Morrow hardcover
1994rif. 25813New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671778439 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Dianne Pugh directly on the title page; When Norma's husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness she's hit with a life-changing reality: time is running out. She decides to take a year off from her job as a data entry specialist to travel see the world and spend time with her husband. Norma's plan is to take a year off travel and then go back to work. She has no idea that her year off will be filled with more challenges than she ever expected. Norma's husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness. She has a year off from her job to travel and spend time with him. Norma's plan is to take a year off travel and then go back to work. However her year off is filled with more challenges than she ever expected. Norma's husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness and Norma is hit with a life-changing reality: time is running out. She decides to take a year off from her job as a data; An Iris Thorne Mystery; 8vo; 312 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover
2008rif. 26113New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312341598 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in Fine dust-jacket; This is a thrilling fast-paced novel set during the American Revolution.When the British Army marches into Massachusetts to seize food and supplies General George Washington sends a small force to stop them.John Adams and his friend and fellow patriot Benjamin Rush lead the charge.As the Americans clash with the British Rush and Adams are forced to make choices that could mean life or death.In the end only one group will be left standing: the Americans.; 8vo; 322 pages . Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur hardcover
2010rif. 25465New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 039915597X . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; In 1988 the year of the thirty-eighth birthday of Sue Grafton's hero Kinsey Millhone Kinsey is approached by Michael Sutton who is soliciting her help with a 1960s disappearance of a four-year-old girl. Sutton's uneasy relationship with the truth is not always helping; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 1-403 404 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2011rif. 25372New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525952020 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Linda Fairstein directly on the title page; Prosecutor Alexandra Cooper is called to Harlem's Mount Neboh Baptist Church in the middle of the night. The body of a young woman has been decapitated set on fire and left burning on the church steps. The only clue on the charred remains is the imprint of a Star of David necklace seared into the victim's flesh ; 8vo; viii 387 388 4 pages; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover
2007rif. 25464New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399154485 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Grafton tackles identity theft and elder abuse in her 20th Kinsey Millhone mystery. Gus Vronsky Kinsey's elderly next-door neighbor suffers a fall and needs in-home care. A health-care nurse named Solana Rojas is hired and Kinsey does a background check finding nothing out of order. Solana turns out to be an identity thief and true sociopath. This is vintage Grafton set in the 1980s but scarily current; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 3-387 388 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2007rif. 25251New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060525274 . A Fine first edition/first printing in like dust-jacket. SIGNED and dated "2-16-07" by author Deborah Crombie directly on the title page; Deborah Crombie's debut novel is set in an agrarian community in the 1930s and tells the story of two women one of whom is pregnant and the other who is not. Told in alternating chapters the story centres around the women's relationships with each other and their husbands as well as their dealings with the local doctor who is also the only source of medical care. The women are faced with difficult choices some of which have serious consequences and Crombie creates a compelling and atmospheric setting in which to tell her story.; 8vo; Signed by Author . William Morrow hardcover
1991rif. 26439New York: Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385299591 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition in soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; Threat Case is a mystery novel by J. C. Pollock. It tells the story of Special Agent Rachel Keller and her team as they investigate a series of threats targeting high-profile people. The novel is full of action and suspense and it will kept you guessing until the end.; 8vo; 309 pages . Delacorte Press hardcover
2003rif. 25250New York: William Morrow. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060525231 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with lightly soiled page edges in Fine dust-jacket with trivial edgewear. SIGNED by author Deborah Crombie directly on the title page; is the story of a young girl Pearl who is sent to live with her grandmother in the small town of Tiverton Newfoundland in 1964. There Pearl must adjust to a new life; endure the scorn and ridicule of her classmates; and learn to live without the love of her father who is serving in the military.Pearl is an outsider in her new town but she finds a community of friends in the convent school she attends. When her father is posted to the army base in Gander Newfoundland Pearl is heartbroken to be separated from him. She longs to see him but knows that it is not possible.One day Pearl hears a rumor that her father has been killed in combat. She is devastated to learn that this is not the case but is comforted by the letters she receives from him. In spite of the hardships she experiences Pearl eventually comes to love her new home and the people she has befriended; 8vo; 367 pages; Signed by Author . William Morrow hardcover
2005rif. 25377New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312319169 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition with trivial soiling to fore edge in Near Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Joseph Finder directly on the title page; Set in the early 1990s Company Man is the story of Jack a young man desperate to make a name for himself in the corporate world. Facing an unfulfilled future Jack turns to drugs and alcohol to escape his reality. But when an opportunity to move up in his company arises Jack must confront his demons and find a way to turn his life around.; 8vo; 520 pages; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover
1993rif. 25810New York: Pocket Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671778412 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in Fine dust-jacket with trivial edgewear. SIGNED by author Dianne G. Pugh directly on the title page; Dianne G. Pugh makes a memorable debut with this taut witty mystery featuring investiment couselor Iris Thorne. from the dust-jacket ; An Iris Thorne Mystery; 8vo; vi 281 282 pages; Signed by Author . Pocket Books hardcover
2009rif. 25468New York: Minotaur Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312540264 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition with trivial soiling to fore edge in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by author Andrew Grant directly on the title page; David Trevellyan takes a lonely late-night walk between a restaurant and his New York City hotel. A famil iar huddled shape in the mouth of an alley catches his eye. A homeless man has been shot to death. Trevellyan steps forward.and a po9lice car arrives. A split second too late Trevellyan realizes he's been set up for a murder rap. from the dust-jacket ; 8vo; viii 1-341 342 2 pages; Signed by Author . Minotaur Books hardcover
1993rif. 26438New York: Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385299605 . A smart first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; The Goering's List is a book that tells the story of the Nazi party and its leader Adolf Hitler. It covers the years 1933 to 1945 and tells the story of Hitler's rise to power and his role in the Nazi party. The book also includes descriptions of the Nazi's crimes including the Holocaust.; 8vo; 378 pages . Delacorte Press hardcover
2001rif. 25241New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553109561 . A smart first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by author Deborah Crombie directly on the title page; When 16-year-old Katie is sent away to a finishing school in Scotland she has no idea that she's about to embark on a life-altering journey. Katie is immediately drawn to the finer things in life- the food the clothes the beauty. She's never experienced anything like it and she's determined to find a way to bring this lifestyle back home with her. Katie's journey takes her from Scotland to England France and finally Italy where she discovers the art of living lavishly and becoming fashionable even in the poorest of districts. Along the way she meets interesting people some of whom she admires and some of whom she despises but she always tries to find the silver lining in every situation. Ultimately Katie realizes that there is a finer end to be found even if she has to go through some difficult times to find it.; A Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Novel; 8vo; 325 pages; Signed by Author . Bantam Books hardcover