Fantastic Literature

FOUR BLIND MICE

Patterson James · 2002

£19.95 (€23.91 | $26.36 | ¥4,209)

Little Brown 1st edition. With his resignation from the Washington Police interrupted by a case involving a friend who has been framed for murder, Alex Cross and partner John Sampson journey deep across military lines to confront the killer fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwr...

VIOLETS ARE BLUE

Patterson James · 2001

£19.95 (€23.91 | $26.36 | ¥4,209)

Little Brown 1st edition. Alex Cross has never believed in vampires. But when two joggers are found slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, he has to reconsider. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES

Penney Stef · 2006

£8.95 (€10.73 | $11.82 | ¥1,888)

Quercus 1st edition. 1867, Canada: as winter tightens its grip on the isolated settlement of Dove River, a man is brutally murdered and a 17-year old boy disappears. fine hardcover copy in a near fine dustwrapper

THE LAST DAYS OF NEWGATE - signed

Piper Andrew · 2006

£22.95 (€27.51 | $30.32 | ¥4,842)

Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1st edition. SIGNED. St Giles, London, 1829. Three people have been brutally murdered and the city simmers with anger and political unrest. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

THE YEARE'S MIDNIGHT - signed

O'Connor Ed · 2002

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,099)

Constable 1st edition. SIGNED. A female sports celebrity has been murdered - her face mutilated in a bizarre, ritualistic manner. What is the significance of the strange text the killer has left at the crime scene? fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

MAMUR ZAPT AND THE RETURN OF THE CARPET - signed, limited edition

Pearce Michael · 1998

£39.95 (€47.89 | $52.78 | ¥8,428)

Post Mortem Books 1st edition. SIGNED, numbered, limited edition. The Mamur Zapt, head of Cairo's CID in the heyday of (the indirect) British rule, focused on political, not police, matters. fine hardcover copy no dustwrapper as issued

AN INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS

Roberts Les · 1987

£19.95 (€23.91 | $26.36 | ¥4,209)

Macmillan 1st edition. Late night phone calls are never good news, and hearing his secretary's scared voice on the line, Saxon figured he was in for a case with too many favors and no hard cash. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

THE NOSE ON MY FACE

Payne Laurence · 1985

£27.95 (€33.50 | $36.93 | ¥5,897)

Hodder & Stoughton Reprint edition. Review slip. Scotland Yard detective Sam Birkett is sent to investigate the death of an attractive young woman, shot in her bedroom in her mother's house. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

THE SILENT CRY

Perry Anne · 1997

£24.95 (€29.91 | $32.96 | ¥5,264)

Headline 1st edition. Deep in London's filthy, dangerous slums, Victorians transacted their most secret and shameful business. For a price, a man could procure whatever he wanted, but it happened now and then that the price he paid was his life fine hardcover copy in a fine du...

THE SHIFTING TIDE

Perry Anne · 2004

£8.95 (€10.73 | $11.82 | ¥1,888)

Headline 1st edition. When the Maude Idris docks at the Pool of London, laden with ebony, spices and first-grade tusks of ivory collected from her voyage to Zanzibar, Clement Louvain leaves four armed seamen on board to guard the precious cargo. fine hardcover copy in a fine d...

HEART'S JOURNEY IN WINTER

Buchan James · 1995

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Harvill 1st edition. The final battle of the Cold War is about to begin--a secret battle for the divided heart of Germany. fine trade paperback

THE HOUDINI GIRL

Bedford Martyn · 1998

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Viking 1st edition. Fletcher Brandon - nickname 'Red' - is a professional magician and a good one. He has taught himself dexterity; he has mastered the art of illusion. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

COYOTE

Barnes Linda · 1990

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,099)

Delacorte Press 1st edition. The visit of a mysterious Hispanic woman requesting aid in discovering her missing green card embroils Boston private detective Carlotta Carlyle in the dangerous world of illegal aliens fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

REFLECTIONS

Bannister Jo · 2003

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,099)

St martin's Minotaur 1st US edition. Though Brodie Farrell runs a business called "Looking for Something?" she tries to avoid missing people cases. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

THE ROBBER BRIDE

Atwood Margaret · 1993

£47.95 (€57.48 | $63.35 | ¥10,116)

Doubleday 1st edition. Three fascinating woman living in Toronto allow Atwood to explore the paradox of woman as villain. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

OF WEE SWEETIE MICE AND MEN

Bateman Colin · 1996

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Harper Collins 1st edition. Fat Boy McMaster is a hopeless heavyweight boxer, but he has managed to become champion of Ireland, and his devious manager has succeeded in setting up a gigantic payday with a fight in New York against Mike Tyson. fine hardcover copy in a fine dust...

DEAD CONNECTION

Burke Alafair · 2007

£17.95 (€21.52 | $23.71 | ¥3,787)

Bloomsbury 1st edition. When two young women are murdered on the streets of New York, exactly one year apart, Detective Ellie Hatcher is called up for a special assignment on the homicide task force. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

MURDER IN PRINT

Barnes melvyn · 1986

£17.95 (€21.52 | $23.71 | ¥3,787)

Barn Owl Books 1st edition. A Guide to Two Centuries of Crime Fiction fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

JANE AND THE WANDERING EYE

Barron Stephanie · 1998

£19.95 (€23.91 | $26.36 | ¥4,209)

Headline 1st edition. Christmas, 1804. Jane Austen is delighted to accept a commission from Lord Harold Trowbridge - to shadow his niece, Lady Desdemona. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

THE TRUTH ABOUT CELIA

Brockmeier Kevin · 2003

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,099)

Pantheon Books 1st edition. Celia is seven years old on the day she goes missing. Her father, Christopher, is giving a tour of their historic house; her mother, Janet, is at an orchestra rehearsal. Celia is outside playing. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper