Mallory is outraged when a senior citizen is killed and her house ransacked, and discovers an ever-widening criminal ring as he investigates the crime
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Max Allan Collins is the New York Times best-selling author of Road to Perdition and multiple award-winning novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations, and historical fiction. He has scripted the Dick Tracy comic strip, Batman comic books, and written tie-in novels based on the CSI, Bones, and Dark Angel TV series; collaborated with legendary mystery author Mickey Spillane; and authored numerous mystery novels including the Quarry, Nolan, Mallory, and the bestselling Nathan Heller historical thrillers. His additional Mallory novels include The Baby Blue Rip-Off, Kill Your Darlings, A Shroud for Aquarius, and Nice Weekend for a Murder.
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Seller: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Usual Ex-Library Markings. The Dj Had Been In A Taped-In Wrap, Tape Was Cut, Wrap Removed But Tape Pieces Remain On Covers. Dj Has Very Light Edgewear & Is Lightly Wavy From Being In The Wrap. Book Cocked. Light Soiling. Inside Hinge Is Partially Cracked. Front Endpage Has Been Removed. Page Edges Are Tanned. Seller Inventory # 037609
Seller: Aunt Agatha's, Ltd., Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Sweet copy. Jacket is shopworn with wearing at corners at top and bottom of spine. Book itself white and tight with no writing, stains or marks. Book. Seller Inventory # BB11
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0802754759I3N10
Seller: Once Upon A Crime, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mylared. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001292
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed 'To Arthur with thanks' and signed by the author. This edition is actually signed TWICE. Once under the inscription and AGAIN on the title page. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering. Signed By Author. Seller Inventory # 119277
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Collins on front end paper and signed on title page. Bookplate. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 088370
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. First Edition/First Printing. Signed on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 41347
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: FINE. First printing. The second mystery featuring Vietnam veteran Mallory, but a prequel to the first book - this is a complex mystery set in Iowa around Thanksgiving in 1974. SIGNED on the title page. 185 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 82504
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: FINE. First printing. Mystery introducing wise-cracking, ex-cop, Vietnam veteran Mallory - not just the first in this series, but the first book by Collins to be issued in hardcover (Collins is also known for writing the Dick Tracy comic series for many years). INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "Hope you enjoy meeting Mallory, Mary! All the best" and dated April 27, '83, in the year of publication. Set in a small town in Iowa . 160 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 66129
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: FINE. First printing. Mystery introducing wise-cracking, ex-cop, Vietnam veteran Mallory - not just the first in this series, but the first book by Collins to be issued in hardcover (Collins is also known for writing the Dick Tracy comic series for many years). SIGNED on the title page. Set in a small town in Iowa . 160 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 82529