Breen Jon L Editor (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A nice copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean. Softcovers are very good (clean, no creasing, no edge wear). Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Verry Good. 3rd. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 441 pages, blue and black boards. A very good, generally clean, neat hard cover with little shelf wear, gently read, binding tight, paper cream white BUT foxing to the fore-edges. In a very good, lightly edge-worn dust jacket with the original price present but foxing to the blank reverse.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Assumed First Edition. 563 Pages. A collection of British detective masters. Many of these titles have not appeared or been over-used to the point where these stories have appeared in several anthologies of the past. Here we have Ian Fleming / Margery Allingham / Agatha Christie / Patricia Highsmith / Nicholas Blake / Peter Lovesey / atricia Moyes / Michael Gilbert / and others.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of the Collection of 19 Short Stories. Featured are Remembering Fred Dannay by Donald A Yates, The Misadventures of Ellery Queen by Jon L Breen, The Wrightsville Carnival by Edward D Hoch, The German Cologne Mystery by Josh Pachter and Jon L Breen, There is No Crime on Easter Island by Nancy Pickard, Dead at the Scene by John H Dirckx, The Breaks by Timothy Williams, Death Conquers All by Robert S Levinson, And Maybe More by Michael Z Lewin, Bullets by Peter Lovesey, Stolen by David Dean, Farber and the Vanishing Blonde by Gordon Cotler, The Aura of an Alpha Wolf by Jeremiah Healy, Waiting for Nemesis by Robert Barnard, The Headless Horseman and the Horseless Carriage by James Powell, Stage Struck by Marilyn Todd, The Philosopher by Helen Tucker, Naked Flame by Cheryl Rogers and L. by Georgi Gospondinov. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 24 Short Stories. Featured are Ellery Queen, Editor, The Too-Short Saga of Mystery League by Jon L Breen, And So the Bedlam by Neil Schofield, Sneeze for Danger by Val McDermid, Road Hazard by David Dean, The Resurrection of Daniel Mason by Patricia McFall, Puncture Pointe by Peter Turnbull, Seduction by Maureen Tan, Cold Waters by Brendan DuBois, My Aunt Gloria's Legacy by David Williams, The Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary, Waiting by Derek Nikitas, Once Aboard the Eagle by Edward D Hoch, The Caravan of Wonders Lady by James Powell, Soup Noir by Robin Hathaway, Not for Love Nor Money by Robin Wilson, Seated Woman by Jeffry Scott, Society Blues by Ruth Francisco, The World by the Tail by Bill Pronzini, Reunion by Eric Wright, The Tunnel of Death by Paul Halter, Visit to a Chat Room by Timothy F Dempsey, Colorful Characters by J Masterson and Anonymous Clyde by Will Ryan. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 13 Short Stories. Featured are The Queen Letters by Jon L Breen, On Our Cover: Frederic Dannay, BSI by Bill Vande Water, Gustav Amlingmeyer, Holmes of the Range by Steve Hockensmith, Free Durt by Bill Bill Pronzini, Robe to Mandalay by Edward D Hoch, Benedict and Bianca by Alison White, Where is He Now? by Terence Faherty, Where Mongrels Fear to Tread by Robert Barnard, 911 by Michael Z Lewin, The Beast from the Western Steppes by Martin Limon, Games for Winter by Ann Cleeves, DeKok and the Hammer Blow by Baantjer and Five Tree by Lee Capps. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 14 Short Stories. Featured are On the Centenary of Ellery Queen by Jon L Breen, Getting to Know Manny Lee by Steven E Steinbock, Edward at the Edge by John Morgan Wilson, Naughty by Steve Hockensmith, Paris Masque by Edward D Hoch, Sprinkle on a Memory by Dean Wesley Smith, I Bigfoot Christmas by James Powell, Love and Death in Africa by Joan Richter, The Ice Storm by Helen Tucker, The Grotto by Donald Olson, The Voyeur by Jeffery Deaver, Snowball in July by Ellery Queen, Ramon Acuria's Time by Isaac Aisemberg and The Tale of the Purloined Tail by Marie E Truitt. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 11 Short Stories. Featured are The Body in the Bookshop by Simon Brett, Murder Under the Baobab by Meg Opperman, Frank's Beach by Scott Loring Sanders, An Obliging Cousin by Dana Cameron, The Great Detective Reflects by Art Taylor, A Kind of Madness by Anthony Boucher, EQMM's First Critics by Jon L Breen, Ellery Queen - and Enthusiasm by Martin Edwards, The Master of Negwegon by Jim Allyn, Windfall by Ulf Durling and Gurus Need Not Apply by Cathy Lazere. In Fine Condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Fine Art of Murder by Ed Gorman (editor) Martin H. Greenberg A flat clean copy. Minor fray to back bottom corner. Very minor bumping to bottom corners. Bright dust jacket. Some creasing and rubbing to panels. First Galahad Book edition stated. The mystery reader's indispensable companion. BOOK.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; no interior markings. Edited with Martin Harry Greenberg and Isaac Asimov, this anthology contains: Introduction: Show Business by Isaac Asimov; Mystery Tune by Isaac Asimov; The Confrontation Scene by William Bankier; What'sisname by George Baxt; Sock Finish by Robert Bloch; The Acting of a Dreadful Thing by Lionel Booker; Bad Actor by Gary Brandner; The Lithuanian Eraser Mystery by Jon L. Breen; On Different Tracks by Michael Scott Cain; Cliffhanger by Georgiana Eidukas; Murder in the Movies by Karl Detzer; The Decline and Fall of Norbert Tuffy by Ron Goulart; Just a Gag by Tex Hill; The Spy Who Stayed Up All Night by Edward D. Hoch; The Kumquats Affair by Francis M. Nevins Jr; The Adventure of the Hanging Acrobat by Ellery Queen; Ten Percent of Murder by Henry Slesar; Credit to Shakespeare by Julian Symons; and Death at the Opera by Michael Underwood. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Fourteen of the best short mysteries in 2002, 309 pages. First printing. Short crease to the lower front corner, pages lightly tanned. Inscribed on the title page "For Marv Lachman - who may have read some of these. All the best, Jon L. Breen.". Inscribed By the Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Widenor, Terry (Cover Art) (illustrator). Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. Paperback cover has no creases in spine, is discolored.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (ix) 277 pp. Quarter-bound in black on blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Edited with Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower. This anthology contains: Introduction by Daniel Stashower; The Man from Capetown by Stuart M. Kaminsky; The Case of the Borderland Dandelions by Howard Engel; The Siren of Sennen Cove by Peter Tremayne; The Case of the Bloodless Sock by Anne Perry; The Adventure of the Anonymous Author by Edward D. Hoch; The Case of the Vampire's Mark by Bill Crider; A Hansom for Mr Holmes by Gillian Linscott; The Adventure of the Arabian Knight by Loren D. Estleman; The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese by Jon L. Breen; Darkest Gold by L. B. Greenwood; The Remarkable Worm by Carolyn Wheat; Sidelights on Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle; 100 Years of Sherlock Holmes by Lloyd Rose; and Now a Word from Arthur Conan Doyle by Jon L. Lellenberg. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. In-depth look at the mystery field, including movies, television, & fiction writing. Offers essays by authors & critics, interviews with mystery writers, & a comprehensive overview of mystery genres, including American, traditional, cozy, British, private eye, hard-boiled, religious mysteries, & those featuring women or sleuths of color, thrillers, young adult, true crime, suspense, police procedurals, & much more. 390 pages, Index. This is an oversized hardback copy with DJ, both in Near Fine condition. Book is completely clean & tight, white pages are completely unmarked. This is the FIRST PRINTING (1995) of this edition from Galahad; book was originally published in 1993 (First thus). The DJ is nearly flawless: no fading or chipping or creasing. Our photos depioct the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. Sorry: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without substantial postage increase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jack Eckstein; (illustrator). First Edition. (xiv) 561 pp. Quarter bound in black cloth on black boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Jack Eckstein. Also edited with Stefan Dziemianowicz and Martin H. Greenberg. This anthology contains: An Artful Touch by Charles Dickens; The Course of Justice by Hugh B. Cave; An Irreducible Detective Story by Stephen Leacock; According to Plan by Ray Darby; Adventure of the Baritone Singer by George Barton; The Adventure of the Table Foot by Zero; The Adventure of the Two Collaborators by Sir James M. Barrie; The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes; and The Clarion Call by O. Henry; Affirmative Action by Jon L. Breen; Anchor the Stiff by Dan Gordon; An Axe to Grind by Curt Hamlin; Behind Murder's Eight-Ball by Don James; Better Hands by Dale Clark; The Bloodles Corpse by O. R. Dale; Bread Ahead by C. J. Henderson; Cache and Carry by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini; Calling Dr. Death by C. William Harrison; The Cap'n Sleeps by John Earl Davis; The Carnival Caper by R. L. Steven; The Case of the Barking Beagle by R. L. Stevens; Checkmated by Coretta Slavska; The Clincher; and Escape by Jack Foxx; The Cop and the Lady by Booton Herndon; Cop Maker by Ronald Henderson; Curtains for Kelly by John Randolph Phillips; Cut Glass by Frederick Arnold Kummer Jr.; Damsel with a Derringer by Stephen Dentinger; The Dead Go Overboard by Fenton W. Earnshaw; Death Racket by Frederick Arnold Kummer Jr.; The Deer that Ate a Diamond by Edward D. Hoch; Detective for a Day; Die Before Bedtime; Dogs Know by Gary Lovisi; Duck Behind that Eight-Ball by Nick Spain; Dust by James W. Holden; Exhibit D by John Maclay; Extra Service by John Mallory; Eye-Witness by Donald S. Aitken; Eye Witness by David X. Manners; A Friend of Davy Jones' by Dan Gordon; Granny Gumption Solves a Murder by C. J. Henderson and Charles Hoffman; A Hand of Pinochle by Theodore Tinsley; Harsh Light of Day by Wayne D. Dundee; Heir-in-a-Hurry by Morris Cooper; Higher Education by Sidney Waldo; Hip and Thigh by H. H. Matteson; If the Body Fits by Larry Holden; Ignorance of Art by Vincent Hall; Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern by Bill Pronzini; In the Library by W. W. Jacobs; Ink's Jinx by Anthony Clemens; Kansas City Connection by Wayne McMillan; Knit One-Kill Two by Fergus Truslow; The Leopard Man's Story by Jack London; The Man Who Collected "The Shadow" by J. V. Drexel The Man Who Died Too Often by Davie Crewe; The Mann Act by Michael A. Black; Memento Mori by Alex Saxon; Mrs. Belcourt Draws a Bier by Alan Ritner Anderson; Murder at Rose Cottage by Edward D. Hoch; Muderer's Handicap by Alex Barber; Murder Offstage by R. L. Stevens; Murder on the Limited by Howard Finney; The Mystery of the Rue de Peychaud by O. Henry; Naked in Darkness by Hugh B. Cave; Night Watch by Scott O'Hara; Night Work by Gerald Tollesfrud; A Novel Forgery by Rodrigues Ottolengui; Old Calamity's Stick-up by Joseph Fulling Fishman; Old Guy by Maitland LeRoy Osborne; The Outside Ledge by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace; Packed House by Robert Zacks; The Pattern by Alex Saxon; The Rosary by Michael A. Black; Safety Deposit by B. B. Fowler; The Seventieth Number; and Smothered Mate by Stephen Dentinger; A Shroud with a Silver Lining by Marion Lineaweaver; The Sign by Tom Curry; The Sign of the "400" by R. K. Munkittrick; Smoke Sign by Dale Clark; Snapping Out of It by Bruce Holland Rogers; Something Green by Edward D. Hoch; Something Wrong; and Souls Burning by Bill Pronzini; The Spell of the Black Siren by Dick Donovan; The Stolen Cigar-Case by Bret Harte; Summer's End by William Manners; The Terrarium Principle by J. V. Drexel; Three Men and a Corpse by Victor K. Ray; Today's Special-Poison by V. E. Thiessen; The Trailor Murder Mystery by Abraham Lincoln; A Tulip in the Snow by John McCurnin; and many more. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Falls, Mark (illustrator). 1st Edition. A solid spine(black boards with silver lettering) with no edge rubbings. The dustjacket (in wraps and price intact) has no edge rubbings. Contents-Child's Play-Richard Levinson & William Link, Henry's Eight- Elizabeth McCoy, House Call- Howard Brown, All-Star Team - Jon L.Been, Bu Means Lovely - Dan D.Marlowe, The Sweet Old Lady Who Sets In The Park - Maxine O'Callaghan, King's X - Brian Garfield, The Blind Alley-John Steveson, Made For Each Other - Nan Hamilton, Snipe Hunt - Joseph Hansen, Someone's in The Kitchen with Dinah - Raymond Obstfeld, Good Evening, Mr.Gibbs - John Ball, The Answer - Helene Juarez Phipps, Requiem for a Busted Flush -Harry Prince, Final Performance - Robert bloch, "What's Cooking"? Muder?- Lois du Lac, Hot Night Homicide - R.R.Irvine, A Real Nice Guy- William F.Nolan, --And Murder Makes Four ! - William Campell Gault, The Pigeon Hunters - Gary Brander.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Fifteen mysteries, each set in the past. Lightly bumped. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, including a pair of 1/2" tears and a crease across the upper front panel, in Brodart. Inscribed on the half title page "To Pat Erhardt - From Dan Marlowe's alter ego - Jaime Sandaval.". Inscribed By the Author.