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New York: Walker & Company, 1986. K6 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Francis M. Nevins on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A Walker Mystery. 8.75"x5.5", 214 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Milo Turner is a con man, and proud of his craft. With reason; he's just about the best. But the scam that changes his life is not one of his own - it has been concocted by the woman he loves. When it backfires and she is murdered, Milo embarks on the most daring and intricate scheme of his career, to find her killers and avenge her death. Milo and the lady first encounter each other when he is a young man starting out in "the life" and she is a child, the adopted daughter of Fred Schuyler, the King Fox of con men, and Milo's mentor. Seventeen years and countless successful false identities later, Milo meets her… Read More

New York: Amistad, 2006. AM6 - Book lightly curled, light crease on the back top left corner, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Part Elmore Leonard, part E. Lynn Harris, this edgy debut uses drug dealing, illicit sex, and street culture to explore the meaning of famliy and sexuality.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Denver, Colorado, USA: MacAdam/Cage, 2004. BX1 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A novel about a recently widow, estranged from her only child, and embittered by life. After her daughter makes an unexpected contact, her son-in-law shows up with the couple's troubled ten year old child. On top of this, the main character is coordinating a support group for HIV patients. Among them are two long time companions who are facing the rigors of the disease. By the author of "Where Love Leaves Us." This is the author's first novel. The author is a winner of an Iowa Short Fiction award. 333 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: William Morrow, 2009. BT4 - An advance reader's edition trade paperback in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. Treat yourself to the superb debut novel that has the William Morrow team buzzing with excitement... 9"x6", 268 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

San Francisco, California, USA: MacAdam/Cage, 2003. BX1 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, "AD" written in black ink on the back cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. A novel about three siblings -- two sisters, one reckless and the other eccentric and their little brother. The reckless sister becomes pregnant and, deciding that the father would be a bad father, runs away to raiser her son, Moses, on her own. Six years later, after she is murdered, her family gathers for her funeral and her will. The will includes a wife for the younger brother and a son for the remaining sister. The young man bridles ad marrying a woman on demand and his sister falls in love with a stranger who enders their lives at about the same time. At first this new man seems to be well-adjusted and perfect for the family, but when his true character is revealed, the brother finds himself trying to protect his surviving sister. This is the author's… Read More

New York: HarperColins Publishers, 2008. CM5 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has very light discoloration and shelf wear. A fresh new talent combines family secrets, long-forgotten trauma, and romantic entanglements in a mesmerizing debut novel reminiscent of the works of Anita Shreve and Carol Shields. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Dallas, Texas: Durban House Publishing Company, Inc., 2005. BR1 - Book has lightly wrinkled front bottom right corner and next few pages and light shelf wear otherwise very good. . 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Flatiron Books, 2017. CS6 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in promotional bookmark. Aftercare Instructions is a bighearted, format-crushing journey of furious friendship, crazy love, and unexpected hope, following Gen from dorm rooms to diners to house parties to auditions - and ultimately, right into readers' hearts. This is the author's first novel. 8.5"x6", 356 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Waterville, Maine: Five Star, 2003. K6 - A first US edition hardcover book SIGNED by Martin Edwards on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has light vertical crease/fold on the front flap, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. 8.75"x5.5", 287 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Many mystery authors have launched their careers with notable first novels, and Martin Edwards is no exception. His first book introduced his series character, lawyer Harry Devlin and the city and characters he lives with every day in Liverpool, England. Appearing for the first time in the U.S., All the Lonely People introduces Harry Devlin stumbling on a murder case that strikes a bit too close to home. Life has hardly turned out how Harry Devlin had imagined it. Separated from his spouse, whom he still cares about and hasn't seen in two years, living in a cramped one-bedroom apartment, defending the lower levels of society… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2006. AM6 - Book has crease on the back bottom left corner, dent on the back middle gutter, dog-eared page, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. An arresting, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful first novel with the emotional impact of Jacquelyn Mitchard's The Deep End of the Ocean and Judith Guest's Ordinary People.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. N5 - A 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED by Sheila Bosworth on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few tiny tears on the edges and corners, less than half-inch tear on the back top right corner, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. 8.75"x5.5", 268 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This remarkable first novel introduces a young novelist with a sensibility and voice reminiscent of the best Southern writers of the last several decades. Set in New Orleans, the novel offers an extraordinary rendering of a world - that of the Southern gentry - and a place - that mysterious, eccentric and seductive city on the Mississippi delta. Narrated by a young girl, Clay-Lee Calvert, it is the tragic story of her family. Her mother, Constance, was an exquisite, beautifully young woman, one of those Southern women soft and ethereal on the outside… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2003. BB1 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Steve Berry on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and small tear on the edges and corners, book has remainder mark on the bottom, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 389 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man: an entire room forged of exquisite amber, from its four massive walls to its finely crafted furniture. But it is also the subject of one of history's most intriguing mysteries. Originally commissioned in 1701 by Frederick I of Prussia, the Room was later perfected Tsarskoe Selo, the Russian imperial city. In 1941, German troops invaded the Soviet Union, looting everything in their wake and seizing the Amber Room. When the Allies began the bombing of… Read More

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1995. CJ4 - Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on the front inside flap and some edges, some light scratches, some soiling on the back top, and light shelf wear. Book has very light discoloration and shelf wear. Signed by the author on the half-title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Denver, Colorado, USA: MacAdam/Cage, 2003. BX3 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A novel about an eclectic mix of five nonconformists who come together to form a rock band in their small Midwestern town and their resulting encounters with their conservative fellow townspeople. This is the author's first novel. 205 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Ashland, Oregon: Blackstone Publishing, 2019. CA0 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 342 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Laura: a teenage girl struggling to fit into her small, sleepy town in upstate New York, slowly drifting away from reality and into the secret life she inhabits online. Paul: a twentysomething wannabe rock star, back home from New York City, broke and jobless, living with his mother. April: a math teacher with two kids, running her church s vacation Bible school, discontent with another summer planning crafts and regurgitating verses. Ben: a boy stuck at VBS, still adjusting to the presence of his foster brother, DeShawn, a quiet, brooding kid from Brooklyn. Over the course of one summer, these characters paths will collide in surprising, often hilarious ways. Encompassing… Read More

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013. P5 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, book has some cover edgewear, some info written on the back free endpaper, small scribbled circle on the page before the title page, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. One writer's mysterious death, another's relentless quest for fame, and a bitter literary critic's passion for manipulation drive this haunting story set in a small upstate New York college town in the 1990s. 8.5"x5.75", 313 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Kensington Books, 2001. G3 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED and dated by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. In William Jack Sibley's high-spirited debut novel, a transplanted Texan discovers that you really can go home again. The real question is... who in his right mind would want to? 9.5"x6.5", 274 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Atria Books, 2007. BS6 - An advance reading copy paperback book SIGNED by Noah Charney on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. A sophisticated, brain-teasing novel with an intriguing plot sets art thieves and the detectives pursuing them racing through a compelling series of twists and double crosses galore. 9"x6", 290 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Atria Books, 2007. BU3 - An advance reading copy paperback book SIGNED by Noah Charney on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A sophisticated, brain-teasing novel with an intriguing plot sets art thieves and the detectives pursuing them racing through a compelling series of twists and double crosses galore. 9"x6", 290 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: Delacorte Press, 1999. BX4 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light crease on the left edge of the front cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. A thriller about an upstate New York prison warden who has been destabilized by his wife's murder when a cop-killer escapes from his prison. The warden throws himself in to the hunt for the escapee but soon finds himself the focus of a conspiracy that has turned everyone he trusts into an enemy. This is the author's first novel. By the author of "Godchild." 318 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).