Mystery/Suspense/Thriller from MLC Books

New York: Bantam, 1987. A bomb explodes at a sedate cribbage tournament, killing two. Who was the intended target? First printing of the fourth Lt. Sigrid Harald mystery. Gently rubbed, pages slightly tanned. Inscribed on the title page "For Marv Lachman with most criminal intent! Margaret Maron.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No… Read more about this item

New York: Bantam Books, 1988. In the fifth Sigrid Harald mystery, she has a difficult job when the witnesses to murder are children. Gently rubbed with a touch of wear at the spine ends, pages slightly tanned. Inscribed to Marvin Lachman on the title page "Dear Marvin - Thanks for all the kind words! Margaret Maron 10/9/92.". Inscribed… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: Mystery Scene Press/Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. Mystery Scene Press Short Story Paperbacks #3, 47 pages. Both first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Fine, as new condition. On the title page Maron has crossed out her name and signed. Below she has inscribed "For Marvin - Thanks for everything! Margaret." From the library of… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins, 1997. Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof of Massey's first mystery, introducing Rei Shimura. Lightly rubbed, spine creased with wear at the ends. Inscribed on the title page "For Gordon, with thanks for your help. Sujata Massey.". Inscribed By the Author. Galley/Proof. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Toronto: Raven House, 1981. First printing of Maron's first mystery novel, introducing New York police detective Sigrid Harald. Raven House 54. Bumped with creases at the corners. Spine slightly cocked with creases, lightly sunned. Bookstore stamp inside with the previous owner's address label inside the front cover. On the title page Maron has crossed off… Read more about this item

New York: Pinnacle Books, 2007. Frank Quinn is on the trail of a psycopath, his grisly murders sending a message directly to the detective. First printing. Lightly rubbed at the edges. Inscribed to Marvin Lachman on the title page "For Marvin, good friend. John Lutz.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Tor Books, 1987. The second Alo Nudger novel. First paperback printing. Spine slightly sunned with wear at the corners and spine ends. Inscribed to Marvin Lachman on the title page "For Marv, with warmest wishes. John Lutz.". Inscribed By the Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Avon, 1992. A devout Orthodox Jew is trapped in a marriage with an abusive husband, and her faith will not allow a divorce he opposes. When he is murdered, she is the prime suspect. First printing. Gently rubbed at the edges with a tiny nick to the spine head. Inscribed to Marvin Lachman on… Read more about this item

London: Headline, 1988. In the second Lieutenant Sigrid Harald mystery, Harald investigates the murder of a woman who was at the center of a web of blackmail and murder. Gently bumped with light rubbing at the edges. Signed twice - Maron has crossed out her name on the title page and signed, then underneath inscribed "For Marv with… Read more about this item

New York: Dell, 1949. Pam and Jerry North investigate when a doctor is bludgeoned to death in his office and there is no shortage of suspects. Dell mapback 322, with cover art by Bob Meyers. Rubbed and creased, spine slanted with rubbing that takes part of the title and author. It appears to have been reglued.. Paperback.… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1963. Pan G643. Thirteen travellers, one of them a vicious psychopath, are forced to take shelter in an abandoned house during a storm. Lightly rubbed, lower corner bumped with short creases to the corners, pages tanned.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Avon, 1990. The second case for Peggy O'Neill, campus cop at a large university in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Peggy questions the apparent suicide of a campus computer whiz with a Swedish sexpot girlfriend, especially after a distinguished professor disappears. Simpson, Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Minnesota, knew this territory well. First printing. … Read more about this item

Washington D. C.: Editions for the Armed Services, 1945. Pam and Jerry North investigate when a recent war widow finds a dead man in her apartment and the police think she killed him. Rubbed, spine slightly sunned, with a crimp to the upper edge of the first third of the book. 1/4" tear and crease to the lower… Read more about this item

Camarillo, CA: Thieftaker Productions, 1983. Issue devoted to turf mysteries - mysteries involving horse racing. Includes an article by Jon Breen, profiles of Jack Dolph and Nat Gould, and a turf mysteries checklist. Lightly bumped and rubbed with short creases at the corners, light pressure crease to the front.. First Edition. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to -… Read more about this item

Madison, IN: Brownstone Books, 1981. Bound reprint of the first four issues of The Armchair Detective, the first great mystery fan magazine, 158 pages. Spine ends gently bumped.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1994. Reprint. Gently rubbed at the edges, pages slightly tanned. Signed by Millhiser on the title page.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Ballantine, 1993. Eight thousand hunters converge for the Texas Panhandle Pheasant hunt, where the most loathed man in the county is killed. No one seems to mind, which makes the job that much harder for Sheriff Charles Matthews. First printing. Gently bumped and rubbed, spine slightly cocked with light creases. Inscribed on the title… Read more about this item

New York: Popular Library, 1976. When Patrick Hardy, the sensuous sleuth, finds the curvaceous corpse swinging from a rope, his investigation involves the kinky set. Lightl wear at the edges with a faint spine crease, sticker residue to the front, and the publisher's price scratched out. Upper corner of the front end paper clipped. Inscribed on the… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine, 1989. The first Elizabeth MacPherson mystery. Murder at her cousin's wedding, and everyone in the wedding party is a suspect. Lightly rubbed, pages slightly tanned. The author's name is misspelled "Sharon" on the title page, under which McCrumb has signed "Sharyn McCrumb (trust me)" with the 'y' underlined.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Near Fine/No… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1948. Penguin 652, first Penguin printing of this Philip Marlowe classic. Rubbed and tanned, spine darkened and creased. Front cover beginning to pull away.. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket.