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Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if youâre not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.

Condition: Good. 1St Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of thirteen short stories. Featured are The Weapon Out of the Past by Edward D. Hoch, Punishment to Fit the Crime by Robert L. Fish, The Angel's Hair by John F. Suter, Darkening Shadows by Patricia L. Schulze, Jury Duty by Henry T. Parry, Spiderzan's Revenge by Anne Perkins Dewey, Sudden Death by Hal Charles, She Will Live Forever by D. O. Bell, In Old Edinburgh by Edward Wellen, Web of Circumstance by Donald Olson, Jericho and the Cardboard Box by Hugh Pentecost, Bears Watching by John C. Boland, The M Route by Michael Gilbert. Remains of an address label on the front cover. Light reading creases to the cover and spine. Slight edge wear. In fair condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First trade paper edition, first printing of the 1986 Mystery Writers of America's Anthology. Featuring stories by Julie Smith, Gregory McDonald, Henry Slesar, Stanley Ellin, Jeffrey Bush and more. Slight bump to top and bottom of spine. A very small stain to rear cover. In Very Good Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 13 Short Stories. Featured are The Women at the Funeral by Robert Barnard, Together by Jeffery Deaver, Loaves and Fishes by Edward D Hoch, The Jury Box by Jon L Breen, Kimono and Skull by Janwillem van de Wetering, The Mystery Crossword by Beth Allison, The Harmless Pursuits of Archibald Stamp by Ann Cleeves, Sheep's Clothing by Kate Charles, Deep Water Dreams by Suzanne Jones, Micawher by Raymond Steiber, None So Blind by David Delman, Premonitions by George Baxt and Trial by Fire by David Dean. Price sticker on front cover otherwise in Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Double Issue of 19 Short Stories. Featured are Castle Dangerous by Ian Rankin, Never Knew He Had it in Him by Simon Winchester, Haunts by George C Chesbro, Spy at Sea by Edward D Hoch, The Jury Box by Jon L Breen, Groundhog by Bennie Lee Sinclair, A Script for the President by William Bankier, The Haunted Dolls' House by MR James, Masks by Charles Ardai, Trial by Fire Donald Olson, Muzza by Paul Horgan, Anomalies by Stephen Wasylyk, Soul Sculpture by Mauricio-Jose Schwarz, All in the Eyes by Barbara Owens, No Connection by Suzanne Jones, Looking on the Bright Side by Betty Rowlands, The Real West by James A Ritchie, Layover by Ed Gorman and One Small Step by Reginald Hill. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Double Issue of 23 Short Stories. Featured are A Talk with Gavin Polone by Steven E Steinbock, On Our Cover, Maria Bello by Steven F Steinbock, Dream of Murder by Ruth Francisco, The Field by Peter Lovesey, The Gin Mill by Doug Allyn, Skippy by Derek Nikitas, Heaven's Gate by Judith Cutler, Leopold in the Vineyard by Edward D Hoch, Cigarettes by Michael Z Lewin, A Way with Horses by Therese Greenwood, The Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary, Pack Animals by Peter Sellers, Old Bag Dad by Keith Miles, Just Kidding by David Bart, Procedure by Adrian Magnson, Hen Party by Neil Schofield, The Death of Doc Virgo by Hal Charles, Don't Tell Mom, The Westphalian Ring by Jeffery Deaver, There are No Pockets in Our Graveclothes by Beril Falk, Final Escape by Dennis Richard Murphy, White Collar Crime by Stephen D Rogers, Clean Sweep by Debbie DiBacco. Slight smudging to the lettering on the spine. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of the Collection of 12 Short Stories. Featured are A Little Sitdown by Ed McBain, Body Falling Through Space by Laura Wilson, The Blind Pig by Doug Allyn, Murdering Mrs. Limegate by Donald Olson, The Orchard of Caged Birds by Edward D Hoch, Poet Relocation Program by Victor Gischler, The Amontillado Club by James Powell, The Copper Threw A Rock by Jeffry Scott, Draw Play By Hal Charles, Murder by Ghost by Amy Myers, The Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary and A Model Murder by Jeffery Ewener. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of the Collection of 10 short stories. Featured are The Deaths by Joyce Carol Oates, Farber Catches a Falling Star by Gordon Cotler, The Dog That Didn't Bark by Margaret Maron, Crime Story High by William Bankier, Revenant by Gerald Pearce, The Problem of Bailey's Buzzard by Edward D Hoch, The Egyptian Garden by Marjorie Eccles, Lover by Jean Femling, The Last Story by Charles Ardai and the Mystery Crossword Puzzle by Ruth Minary. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of the Collection of 10 short stories. Featured are Without Jonathan by Jeffery Deaver, Checking Out by Robert Barnard, Moody's Blues by Hal Charles, Courier and Ives by Edward D Hoch, The Jewels of Atlantis by James Powell, Kill the Umpire by Jon L Breen, The Rightful King of England by Amy Myers, Billy Cutter and the Cadillac by Antony Mann, The Second Coming by Terence Faherty and Next Time Will Be Different by Pam Barnsley. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of the Collection of 23 short stories. Featured are To Live and Die in Midland, Texas by Clark Howard, The Discount Club by Henry Slesar, Truth by John Harvey, The Luck of the Dead by Francis M Nevins, Ghost Writer by Janice Law, Dead and Presumed Missing by John H Dirckx, Seesaw by Eileen Dewhurst, A Case for Judge and Jury by Amy Myers, Secret Service by Charles Ardai, The Brick Thing by Jack Fredrickson, The Passenger by Peter Turnbull, The Path of Bones by Mary Freeman, Driver's Seat by Ellery Queen, Fun and Games at the Carousel Mall by Tom Tolnay, The Jeopard by Neil Schofield, Spooky by David Dean, Rules of the Game by Kate Wilhelm, Constant Hearses by Edward D Hoch, Reading the Will by Ray Luckinbill, Old Tricks do the Trick by Stephen D Rogers, He Auto be Ashamed by Terry Lerdall Fitterer and Book Worm by Katherine H Brooks. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 10 Short Stories. Featured are Slave Wall by Hal Charles, Picture Palace by Loren D Estleman, Spinning by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The Word of A Lady by Peter Lovesey, The Problem of the Potting Shed by Edward D Hoch, Fathoming Fortune by Clayton Emery, The Last Page by John H Dirckx, Castles by Reginald Hill, After Due Reflection by Mary Jane Maffini and the Final Paragraph by Henry Slesar. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of this collection of 1 short novel and 10 short stories. Collected here are the following: the short novel - Fit For A Corpse by Brett Halliday. The short stories: Rubbish by Edward D. Hoch, Mother Love by Richard Deming, The Beacon by Talmadge Powell, Faithful Unto Death by Peter Magnus, Personality Conflict by Gary Alexander, Salami on Rye by Hal Elison, Deadly Sunday by E.L. Knouse, Another Close Call by Lenora K. Rogers, Outback by James M. Reasoner, Don't the Windows Look Nice by Paul Young. Earlier owners initials on the table of contents page as well a a rubber stamp from the hospital where this magazine was purchased. Light reading creases to the front cover next to the spine. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 12 short stories. Featured are The Quiet Place by Isaac Asimov, Exhibit A by Lorraine Collins, The Dividing Fence by Jeffery Scott, A Double Run in Clubs by Dan Crawford, Leopold and the Cemetery Bandits by Edward D. Hoch, The Taste of Coca by Skizuko Natsuki, Lindbergh - of Dillinger by Robert Henson, The Secret Lover by Peter Lovesey, The Long Day by Charles Ardai, Angelo's Friend by Joel Redon, The Evidence to the Contrary by Jay A. Cohen, Jack's Place by Nell Lamburn. Address label on the front cover. A crease runs down the center of the front cover. In good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 14 short stories. Featured are A Case of Innocent Eavesdropping by Helen McCloy, Six Words by Lew Gillis, Stakeout by Thomas Walsh, Perfect Pigeon by Carroll Mayers, Another Wandering Daughter Job by Gerald Tomlinson, The Last of Johnny by Charles R. McConnell, Death Threat by Susan Dunlap, The Photographer and the B.L.P. by James Holding, The Family of E's by Dorothy Benjamin, The Iceman Cooleth by T.M. Adams, The School Bus Caper by Jack Ritchie, Sufficient Unto the Day by Robert Edward Eckels, The Knowten Corners Crime Wave by Stephen Wasylyk, The Theft of the Family Portrait by Edward D. Hoch. Light rubbing to the surface of the cover. Slight edge wear. Light reading creases near spine. In good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 13 short stories. Featured are The Murderers' Circle by Reginald Bretnor, Fatherly Love by Carl Martin, Breathing Free by Ralph McInerny, Going to Pieces by George Baxt, Different Drummers by Linda O. Johnson, The Theft of Incrementation by Charles Ardai, Highway Girl by Robert Twohy, Subplot by Jean McConnell, Clippin' Coyotes by Jane Bosworth, What's Out There? by Carol Cail, A Cast with Character by Charles Nicolo, Walking Lonesome by Stringfellow Forbes, Murder of a Gypsy King by Edward D. Hoch. Slight edge wear. Light wrinkle to the cover. In good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one novelette and twelve short stories. Featured are the novelette - An Element of Risk by Richard Deming. The short stories: A Toast to Mortality by Frank Sisk, Wall of Death by Clayton Matthews, Caspia by Donald Olson, Crank Call by Josh Pachter, Am Important Kill by Robert Colby, Suspicion, Suspicion by Richard O. Lewis, Yesterday's Altar Boy by Lee Chisholm, If A Body by Stephen Wasylyk, All the Same by Bill Pronzini, Leopold at Rest by Edward D. Hoch, Mind Over Murder by Charles Boeckman, Occupational Hazard by John Crowe. Light edge wear. Stray pen marks to the rear cover. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First appearance, first printing of this collection of one short novel, one serial and five short stories. Featured are one short novel - Diamonds are Deadly by Brett Halliday. The serial is ( part 2 of 2 ) Death on the Strip by Gary Brandner. The short stories are: The Last Passenger by Francis M. Nevins Jr., Just Like the Old Days by Edward D. Hoch, Affirmative Action by Jon L. Breen, Sunshine and Shadow by Rex and Elizabeth Levie, The Principal of the Thing by Susan Szafranski. Light edge wear. Slight reading creases to the cover near spine. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and four short stories. Featured are (novelets) To Mom, Without Love by Mel D. Ames, The Movie House Murders by Patrick Scaffetti and (short stories) Sunken Car by Edward D. Hoch, Mama's Darling by Dick Stodghill, The Five Sides of Murder by Hal Charles, The Samaritan by Paul Bishop. Light edge wear. Light reading creases near the spine. In very good condition.

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelfwear and mild tanning. Light chipping to spine and front cover. 164 pages. Contents: That Day on the Cliff by Carol Russell (novelette); The Art of Deduction by Richard Deming; A Motto for Murder by Pauline C. Smith; Morning Simplifies Everything by Frank Sisk; The Plastic Man by Edward D. Hoch; Delayed Sailing by Patrick O'Keeffe; Rowena's Brooch by Donald Olson; There Let Her Lie by Bryce Walton; Shadows Everywhere by John Lutz; Next In Line by Clark Howard; The Bird (Singular) by Earle N. Lord; Unisex by Irwin Porges; Class Reunion by Charles Boeckman.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of this collection of 1 novella, 1 novelet and 6 short stories. The novella is Odds on Death by Brett Halliday. The Novelet is: Murder in Bonn by W.L. Fieldhouse. The short stories are: The Squeeze by Michael Cassutt, The Toucher by Stanley Wiater, When the War is Over by Edward D. Hoch, Demolition, INC by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg, A Friendly Rivalry by Patrick Scaffetti. In near fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 12 short stories. Featured are The Theft of the Unsold Manuscript by Edward D. Hoch, The House of Fragrant Delights by LaVonne Sims, The View by Brian Garfield, Nothing to Joke About by Browning Norton, The Bird of Paradise Man by James Powell, Frame Fourteen by Gerald Tomlinson, Eddie's Luck by Charles R. McConnell, The Faithful Cat by Patricia Moyes, Always in Season by Jeffry Scott, The Virgoan and the Taurean by Peter Lovesey, Six Tablespoons Molasses by Ron Goulart, Run From the Hunter by Clark Howard. Light reading creases to the front cover near spine. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 14 short stories. Featured are A Case of Coincidence by Ruth Rendell, One Hour to Doom by Stephen Wasylyk, How I Became a Criminal by T.M. Adams, The Man Who Pretended to Like Baseball by Isaac Asimov, Events at Headland Cottage by William Bankier, A Time of Summing Up by Ernest Savage, I Can't Go Home by Sylvia Tacker, Graveyard Shift by E.P. Moses, Like Father Like Son by Charles R. McConnell, The Edinburgh Landlady by Aubrey Davidison, The Adventure of the Belles Letters by Robert L. Fish, The Turning Point by Henry T. Parry, A Debt to Be Paid by Dick Stodghill, The Third Floor Closet by Jack Ritchie, The Problem of the Courthouse Gargoyle by Edward D. Hoch. In near fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one short novel, one novelet and nine short stories. The short novel is The Bedlam File by Brett Halliday. The novelet is The Basics of Murder by Stephen Mertz. The nine short stories are Unhappy Hour by Paul Gleeson, The Ides of April by Edward D. Hoch, The Hunger of Deputy Ed Harker by John C. Carr, Now Pull The Trigger by Robert Hoskins, Let No Man Put Asunder by Margaret B. Maron, One Plus One is What? by John Herbert, The Cliche Blues by John Peterson, Just Dessert by Peg Fellows, The What if Twist by Russell Newton Roman. Slight spine slant. Light edge wear. Slight reading creases to the spine and cover. In good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 16 short stories. Featured are A Pair of Yellow Lilies by Ruth Rendell, The Usual by J. W. Whitehead, Late Developments by Terry Mullins, Condition of Sale by James Castle, The Man of the House by Lea Cash-Domingo, The Underground Spy by Edward D. Hoch, Spy's Eyes by Florence Witkop, The Jury Box by Jon L. Breen, Possession by Henry Slesar, Takeout Order by Charles Ardai, The Envelope by Isaac Asimov, One Day in August by Dorothy Hunt Schofield, The Baytown Follies by William Bankier, The Old Pine Tree is No More by John F. Suter, Out of Her Money by Carol Cail, Putting it Right by Jeffry Soctt. Light edge wear. Slight reading creases. Address label on front cover. In very good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 19, No. 11. Edited by Ernest M. Hutter. Cover photo. Includes "Falling Star" (novelette) by George C. Chesbro; "Captain Leopold Finds a Tiger" by Edward D. Hoch; "A Good Head for Murder" by Charles W. Runyon; "Long in the Tooth" by Edward Wellen; "The King of Snails" by Vincent McConnor; "The Scientist and the Exterminator" by Arthur Porges; "A Brainy Caper" by Michael Zuroy; "The Buffer" by Clayton Matthews; "The Impossible Footprint" by William Brittain; "A Change of Clients" by Maxine O'Callaghan; "Deathbed" by Frank Sisk. Writing on front cover in pen and most of sticker remains (see scan)l; short tears; tape sat spine heel; tanning; rubbing; front cover falls short of text block.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. No. 2. Edited by Cylvia Kleinman. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Kill Mike Shayne!" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "The World's Second Oldest Profession" by John Reese; "Murder, He Says" by Ed Lacy; "Never Hit Old Ladies" by Gordon R. Prescott; "Bier on the Rocks" by Charles Ventura; "Fly Away Home" by James Holding; "The Frightened Witness" by Roy A. Elliott; "Gourmet's Choice" by Samm Sinclair Baker; "The Old Pro" by Louis Riley; "Mr. Wong and the Fatal Phobia" by Dan Ross; "Obituary" by Fletcher Flora; "Forget You Saw Me" by Carl Henry Rathjen; "Bullets For Two" by Edward D. Hoch; "The Art of Fiction" by Barry N. Malzberg; "A Light Error" by Stephen Overholser; "The Perfectionist" by J. F. McCall; "My Old Pal" by Clarence Alva Powell; "Counterplot" by Daniel French. tape and glue-mends; several short tears; creasing; tanning; minor edge losses.