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Alding, Peter : Man Condemned .  US: Walker, 1983. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Roderic Jeffries writing as. $4.00

Alter, Robert Edmond : Swamp Sister .  Black Lizard, 1986. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Very Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. As new. $5.00

Anderson, James : Affair Of The Mutilated Mink Coat .  US: Avon, 1981. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Paperback original. Pages browning. $6.00

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Bandy, Franklin : Money Murders .  US: Stein and Day, 1972. First thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine. No spine crease. $6.00

Barrett, Neal, Jr. : Batman In The Black Egg Of Atlantis .  US: Little Brown, 1992. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Paperback original. Pages yellowing. $7.00

Bawden, Nina : Odd Flamingo .  London, UK: Pan, 1957. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Pages brown and crumbling but all there. Cover soiled but bright. $8.00

Block, Lawrence : Make Out With Murder .  US: Fawcett, 1974. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Writing as Chip Harrison. Mass market paperback original. 1/2" gouge at the top of the front cover. $8.00

Breen, Jon L. : Gathering Place .  US: Walker, 1986. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Pages browning. $5.00

Brock, Rose : Tarn House .  US: Avon, 1971. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Joseph Hansen writing as. Mass market paperback original. Cover fraying slightly at edges, rubbing. Pages browning slightly. $7.00

Brown, Fredric : Far Cry .  Black Lizard, 1987. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $11.00

Bruce, Leo : Dead Man's Shoes .  US: Academy of Chicago, 1987. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Rupert Croft-Cooke writing as. Appears unread. $6.00

Bruce, Leo : Death Of A Commuter .  US: Academy of Chicago, 1988. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Rupert Croft-Cooke writing as. Appears unread. $6.50

Bruce, Leo : Die All, Die Merrily .  US: Academy of Chicago, 1986. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Rupert Croft-Cooke writing as. Appears unread. $6.50

Buchanan, Jack : M.I.A. Hunter - Hanoi Deathgrip .  US: Jove, 1985. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Very Good. Joe R. Lansdale writing as. Paperback original. Store stamp facing page. $9.00

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Cain, James M. : Jealous Woman .  Black Lizard, 1989. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Cain, James M. : Sinful Woman .  Black Lizard, 1989. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Charteris, Leslie : Concerning The Saint .  US: Avon, No date. First thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. Contains two novellas, The Spanish War and The Elusive Ellshaw. $5.00

Cheyney, Peter : Uneasy Terms .  US: Collier, 1989. First thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Pages slightly browning. Slight fraying of cover. $6.50

Christie, Agatha : Big Four .  US: Dell, 1975. First thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine-. Beautiful cover. $7.00

Christie, Agatha : Elephants Can Remember .  US: Dell, 1973. First thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine-. Crisp and beautiful cover. $4.00

Christie, Agatha : N Or M? .  US: Dell, 1964. First US Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. Check mark on first page. $9.00

Christie, Agatha : Poirot Investigates .  London, UK: Pan, 1979. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Check mark on first page. $6.50

Creasy, John : Gideon Of The Yard .  US: Berkley, 1958. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Writing as J.J. Marric. Originally published as Gideon's Day. Movie tie in. $6.50

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Davis, Harry : My Brother's Wife .  US: Popular Library, 1957. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Lovely cover illustration by Mitchell Hook. $6.00

Dibdin, Michael : Last Sherlock Holmes Story .  US: Ballantine, 1979. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Author's first book. Pages browning. $6.00

Dibdin, Michael : Last Sherlock Holmes Story .  US: Ballantine, 1979. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Near Fine-. Author's first book. Pages browning. $16.00

Dinneen, Joseph F. : Anatomy Of A Crime .  US: Avon, 1954. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Pages browning. $5.00

Drummond, William : Midnight Lace .  London, UK: Pan, 1960. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. The book of the film. Mass market paperback original. No dust jacket as issued. $11.00

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Fearing, Kenneth : Big Clock .  US: Harper & Row, 1980. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. $14.00

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Gifford, Barry : Port Tropique .  Black Lizard, 1986. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Very Fine. Very Fine. Introduction by Ed Gorman. Cover illustration by Kirwan. As new. $5.00

Gilbert, Michael : Crack In The Teacup .  US: Perennial Library, 1986. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. $6.00

Goodis, David : Black Friday .  Black Lizard, 1987. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Introduction by Geoffrey O'Brien. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $11.00

Grant, Linda : Random Access Murder .  US: Avon, 1988. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Author's first book. Mass market paperback original. Very slight shelf wear but unread. $7.00

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Hansen, Joseph : Tarn House .  US: Avon, 1971. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Writing as Rose Brock. Mass market paperback original. Cover fraying slightly at edges, rubbing. Pages browning slightly. $6.00

Harrison, Chip : Make Out With Murder .  US: Fawcett, 1974. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Lawrence Block writing as. Mass market paperback original. 1/2" gouge at the top of the front cover. $8.00

Hart, Carolyn G. : Death On Demand .  US: Bantam, 1987. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine-. First book. Mass market paperback original. Light browning. $8.00

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Izzi, Eugene : King Of The Hustlers .  US: Bantam, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine+. Paperback original. Unread. $15.00

Izzi, Eugene : Prime Roll .  US: Bantam, 1990. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Paperback original. $9.00

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Jack, Jeremiah : Train Wreck .  US: Manor, 1975. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Paperback original. Unread. $6.00

Jeffries, Roderic : Man Condemned .  US: Walker, 1983. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Writing as Peter Alding. $4.00

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Karp, David : Hardman .  US: Lion, 1953. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Mass market paperback original. Pages browning. Corners of cover slightly creased. Two small stains on back cover. $19.00

Kennealy, Jerry : Suspect .  US: Onyx, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Near Fine+. Slightly soiled, inside covers browning, sticker on title page. $7.00

Kimberly, Alice : Ghost And Mrs. McClure .  US: Berkley, 1990. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Paperback original. $6.00

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LaBern, Arthur : Frenzy .  US: Paperback Library, 1971. First thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Red stripe on spine. $9.00

Lansdale, Joe R. : M.I.A. Hunter - Hanoi Deathgrip .  US: Jove, 1985. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Very Good. Writing as Joe R. Lansdale. Paperback original. Store stamp facing page. $9.00

Lescroart, John T. : Son Of Holmes .  US: Leisure, 1986. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Very Good+. Browning. Small tears in first two pages. Tight binding, probably unread. No dust jacket as issued. $12.00

Lewin, Michael Z. : Enemies Within .  US: Perennial, 1984. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine-. Light browning on pages. $8.00

Lovesey, Peter : Wobble To Death .  London, UK: Penguin, 1980. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine-. Pages browning. $6.00

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MacDonald, John D. : Damned .  US: Fawcett, 1952. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Paperback orignial. Corners worn, browning, but bright cover. $45.00

MacDonald, John Ross : Name Is Archer .  US: Bantam, 1955. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. Mass market paperback original. Unread. Pages browning. $69.00

Marlowe, Dan J. : Strongarm .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Marlowe, Dan J. : Vengeance Man .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Marric, J.J. : Gideon Of The Yard .  US: Berkley, 1958. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. John Creasy writing as. Originally published as Gideon's Day. Movie tie in. $6.50

McCall, Wendell : Aim For The Heart .  US: Dell, 1991. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. Ridley Pearson writing as. Check marks and initials on first two pages. $14.00

McDonald, Gregory : Confess, Fletch .  US: Avon, 1976. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Paperback original. Second Fletch novel. Edgar winner. $9.00

McDonald, Gregory : Fletch's Fortune .  US: Avon, 1978. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Paperback original. Third Fletch novel. $7.00

Murray, Lynne : Termination Interview .  US: Worldwide, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Fine. Paperback original. Unread $9.00

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Nielsen, Helen : Detour .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Introduction by Marcia Muller. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $6.00

Nielsen, Helen : Sing Me A Murder .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Introduction by Marcia Muller. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

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Paul, Raymond : Thomas Street Horror .  US: Ballantine, 1985. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. Unread. Pages yellowing. $7.00

Pearson, Ridley : Aim For The Heart .  US: Dell, 1991. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. Writing as Wendell McCall. Check marks and initials on first two pages. $14.00

Pickard, Nancy : Say No To Murder .  US: Avon, 1985. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Second book. Winner of the Anthony award. $9.00

Pronzini, Bill : Dead Run .  US: Carroll & Graf, 1992. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Very Good+. $12.00

Pronzini, Bill : Masques .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Pronzini, Bill, and Barry Malzberg : Running Of Beasts .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $6.00

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Queen, Ellery : Last Score And Beware The Young Stranger .  US: Signet, 1978. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Near Fine. Paperback original. Includes special convocation insert. $115.00

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Rabe, Peter : Dig My Grave Deep .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $8.00

Runyon, Charles : Anatomy Of Violence .  US: Ace, 1960. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Paperback original. Spine slant. $8.00

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Scherf, Margaret : Diplomat And The Gold Piano .  US: Popular Library, 1962. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Nancy Drew ghostwriter. $7.00

Shankman, Sarah : First Kill All The Lawyers .  US: Pocket, 1988. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed "Alice Storey / Sarah Shankman" on title page. Fine. Writing as Alice Storey. $6.00

Shankman, Sarah : Then Hang All The Liars .  US: Pocket, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed "Alice Storey / Sarah Shankman" on title page. Fine. Writing as Alice Storey. $15.00

Simon, Njami : Coffin & Co. .  Black Lizard, 1987. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Translated from the French by Marlene Raderman. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Spillane, Mickey : Kiss Me, Deadly .  US: Signet, 1953. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Appears unread. Browning. Light fraying at edges of cover. $46.00

Storey, Alice : First Kill All The Lawyers .  US: Pocket, 1988. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed "Alice Storey / Sarah Shankman" on title page. Fine. Sarah Shankman writing as. $6.00

Storey, Alice : Then Hang All The Liars .  US: Pocket, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed "Alice Storey / Sarah Shankman" on title page. Fine. Sarah Shankman writing as. $15.00

Stout, Rex : Fer-de-Lance .  US: Pyramid, 1964. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Check mark on first page. $7.50

Symons, Julian : Mortal Consequeness .  US: Schoken, 1973. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine+. Normal age browning of pages, otherwise Fine. $11.00

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Thompson, Jim : Cropper's Cabin .  Black Lizard, 1987. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Introduction by Barry Gifford. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Thompson, Jim : Golden Gizmo .  US: Mysterious, 1989. First thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Rare. Unread. $11.00

Thompson, Jim : Killer Inside Me .  US: Quill, 1983. First thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Rare. Unread. $25.00

Thompson, Jim : Kill-Off .  US: Mysterious, 1987. First thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Rare. Unread. $15.00

Thompson, Jim : Nothing Man .  US: Dell, 1954. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Paperback original. Crease on front cover near spine. Light fraying to spine. $58.00

Thompson, Jim : Nothing Man .  US: Mysterious, 1988. First thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Rare. Unread. $11.00

Thompson, Jim : Rough Neck .  US: Mysterious, 1989. First thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Rare. Unread. $11.00

Thompson, Jim : Texas By The Tail .  US: Gold Medal, 1965. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Paperback original. Slight water stain at outer edges. Small fray at bottom front of spine. Light soiling. $25.00

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Westlake, Donald E. : Two Much .  US: Fawcett, 1976. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Signed on title page. Very Good+. Spine broken but pages not loose. Previous owners name on facing page. $22.00

White, Lionel : Killing .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Whittington, Harry : Fires That Destroy .  Black Lizard, 1988. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $5.00

Willeford, Charles : Pick-up .  Black Lizard, 1987. First Thus Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Very Fine. Cover illustration by Kirwan. Page edges browning slightly. Unread. $8.00



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