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The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow

Brian Freemantle · 1975 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Freemantle's psychological thriller 'The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow&apos. Featuring the original dustwrapper. "Four boxes hidden by the Nazis in a lake, become the focal point of international a...

Puppet on a Chain

Alistair Maclean · 1969 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins, 1969. Cloth. A smart copy of this classic thriller by Alistair Maclean. Second impression of the first edition. Featuring an illustrated dustwrapper designed by Norman Weaver. "This story is Alistair Maclean at his enthralling best. It has edge-of-the-chair su...

Wings over the Zambezi

Wilfrid Robertson · 1941 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Oxford University Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Wilfred Robertson novel. Scarce with original unclipped dustwrapper. This novel follows Roger Falconer who is camping on the banks of the Zambezi when he rescues an unconscious white man. In...

The Soft Voice of the Serpent

Nadine Gordimer · 1953 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this collection of short stories from Nadine Gordimer. Including stories such as 'The Soft Voice of Serpent', 'The Prisoner', 'The Defeated' and many others. In a blue cl...

Record of Sin

Jill McGown · 1985 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Macmillan, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A first edition mystery novel by Jill McGown. Jill McGown (9 August 1947, Campbeltown, Scotland – 6 April 2007 in Kettering, Northamptonshire) was a British writer of mystery novels. She was best known for her mystery series feat...

Brigade

M. J. Trow · 1986 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London, Macmillan, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Inspector Lestrade novel by M. J. Trow. Meirion James Trow (born 1949) is a writer who writes under the name M. J. Trow. Trow has written over 25 fiction books, in three main series. In a grey cloth binding in an u...

Loser&Apos;S Blues

Paula Gosling · 1980 · Rooke Books

£57.99 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,238)

London, Macmillan, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition crime novel by Paula Gosling. Paula Gosling (born 1939) is a US-born crime writer. She has lived in the UK since the 1960s. Gosling started her writing career as a copy-writer. She published her first novel, '...

Stage Fright

Christine Poulson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Robert Hale, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of this thriller novel from Christine Poulson, featuring her popular character, Cassandra James. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first printing. In a purple cloth binding...

Second Thoughts

M. R. Ridley · 1965 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London, J. M. Dent, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of literary essays. Including a study of John Buchan as a 'misrated author', an exploration of the works of John Webster, and others. In a green cloth binding with clipped dustwrapper....

The Horse with My Name

Colin Bateman · 2002 · Rooke Books

£16.99 (€20.37 | $22.45 | ¥3,585)

London, Headline, 2002. First edition. Disbound. 'The Horse With My Name' is the fifth novel of the Dan Starkey series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman. Bateman wrote the novel while staying at the Fairyhouse Racecourse in County Meath. First edition, first im...

A Cannibal in Manhattan

Tama Janowitz · 1987 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Crown Publishers, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Tama Janowitz's satirical take on Voltaire's 'Candide&apos. A cannibal from a foreign island is dragged away from his home and into Manhattan, only to find he's the toast of society. A first edition. I...

Maybe a Story

Lillian Hellman · 1980 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Boston, Little Brown, 1980. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Lillian Hellman. 'Maybe' is often read alongside Hellman's memoirs. Although the novel was released as fiction, it contains herself, Hammett and other real people as characters....

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

Alan Sillitoe · 1959 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.73 | $303.91 | ¥48,537)

London, W. H. Allen, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of short stories from Alan Sillitoe. The work focuses on Smith, a poor Nottingham teenager from a dismal home in a working class area, who has bleak prospects in life and few interests beyond p...

Vanderlyn&Apos;S Kingdom

James McClure · 1967 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of Jame McClure's thrilling work of crime fiction. First edition. Review copy; with the publisher's compliments slip addressed to the Editor loosely inserted into the front of the work. In the ...

The World of Violence

Colin Wilson · 1963 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling work of crime fiction, being Colin Wilson's third novel. First edition. Described as "surely a sign-post to a distinguished career as a novelist." In the original cloth binding with the original clipped ...

Death in Willow Pattern

W. J. Burley · 1969 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling crime novel from W. J. Burley, being his third classic detective story. First edition. Featuring the original dustwrapper. In the original cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cl...

The Raphael Affair

Iain Pears · 1990 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this Jonathan Argyll art history mystery. Iain Pears (born in 1955) is an English art historian, novelist and journalist. His well-known novel series features Jonathan Argyll, art historian, though int...

Deadline

John Dunning · 1982 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this novel by John Dunning. "A new talent from America cannily combines some highly unusual suspense elements in a novel that is at once fresh, original & unputdownable." John Dunning (born January 9, 1...

Kyd for Hire a Crime Novel

Hyde Harris · 1977 · Rooke Books

£64.99 (€77.91 | $85.88 | ¥13,715)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A first edition crime novel by Hyde Harris. "The first book in a new series by an author who deliberately invites comparison with Dashiel Hammett & Raymond Chandler." Timothy Hyde Harris (born July 21, 1946) is an American a...

A World of Strangers

Nadine Gordimer · 1958 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this controversial novel, which was banned for twelve years in Gordimer's native South Africa. Nadine Gordimer (born 20 November 1923) is a South African writer, political activist and recipient of th...