Crime Fiction - Akunin - Wallis Martin (33 books)
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Leviathan  **signed first edition**

code: CF01
Leviathan **signed first edition**
£10.99

Akunin, Boris, Bromfield, Andrew translator.

Leviathan.

London, Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, 2004

Set in 19th century London, Russian novelist Boris Akunin "pays homage to Agatha Christie with a cast of characters and plot that will grip you from the first page".

SIGNED by author on title page.

Death from The Woods  **first UK edition**

code: CF02
Death from The Woods **first UK edition**
£10.00

Aubert, Brigitte.

Death from The Woods.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2000.

Translated by David L. Koral.

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

British debut of prizewinning French novelist.

The Path of The Dead  **signed first edition**

code: CF03
The Path of The Dead **signed first edition**
£14.00

Benton, Caroline.

The Path of The Dead

London, Constable & Robinson, 2006.

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

 Signed by the author

  First novel  -  author now working on the follow-up.

"A middle of the night call-out to a burnt-out house is pretty much routine for Devon Fire Brigade photographer, Guy Tavender.  Discovering a charred body in a secret room is not".

In The Dark  **signed first edition**

code: CF04
In The Dark **signed first edition**
£14.99

Billingham, Mark

In The Dark

London, Little Brown, 2008

Fine (unread) in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by the author.

Mark Billingham's newly-published first stand-alone novel.

Gardens of The Dead  **signed first edition**

code: CF05
Gardens of The Dead **signed first edition**
£8.00

Brodrick, William.

Gardens of The Dead

London, Little Brown, 2006.

Near Fine (minor shelf wear) in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by the author.

Tense thriller featuring Father Anselm, barrister/turned priest.  Second novel - by the author of "The Sixth Lamentation".

The Playroom  **signed first edition**

code: CF07
The Playroom **signed first edition**
£12.99

Connor, John

The Playroom.

London, Orion, 2005.

Fine in Fine, protected dustjacket. 

Signed by author.

John Connor's first novel, "Phoenix" received excellent reviews and his powerful second novel looks set to establish him as a major new thriller writer.  Connor works as a senior criminal lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service.

Death & The Jubilee  **signed first edition**

code: CF09
Death & The Jubilee **signed first edition**
£22.00

Dickinson, David.

Death & The Jubilee.

London, Constable, 2003.

Fine/Fine (unread).

Signed by author.

.It is 1897 and England is preparing for the Jubilee. The immense importance of the occasion inevitably brings danger in its wake. Second in the Lord Francis Powerscourt murder mystery series.

Goodnight Sweet Prince **signed first edition**

code: CF08
Goodnight Sweet Prince **signed first edition**
£38.00

Dickinson, David.

Goodnight Sweet Prince.

London, Constable & Robinson, 2002.

Fine as issued in Fine dustjacket. 

Signed by author.

First in series featuring Lord Francis Powerscourt.  Small print run.

England, 1892, and Queen Victoria, Queen and Empress,  is in the54th year of her reign.  Prince Eddy, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, second in line to the throne, is found slaughtered in his bed at the royal country house of Sandringham.

Death Called To The Bar  **signed first edition**

code: CF10
Death Called To The Bar **signed first edition**
£15.99

Dickinson, David

Death Called To The Bar. 

A Lord Francis Powerscourt murdery mystery.

Fine in Fine dustjacket. 

 Signed by the author. 

Set in 1902 in the London Inns of Court. "On 28th February, at a Queen's Feast, Lord Alexander Dauntsey, senior barrister,  collapses into his soup.  He has been poisoned."

Fifth in this popular series.

 

Sight Unseen  **signed first edition**

code: CF11
Sight Unseen **signed first edition**
£14.00

Goddard, Robert

Sight Unseen

London, Bantam, 2005

Fine in Fine dustjacket.  Signed by the author.

Name to a Face  **first edition**

code: CF12
Name to a Face **first edition**
£12.00

Goddard, Robert

Name to a Face

London, Bantam, 2007

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

Glasgow Kiss  **first edition**

code: CF15
Glasgow Kiss **first edition**
£16.00

Gray, Alex

Glasgow Kiss

London, Sphere, 2009

Fine in Fine dustjacket.  Latest novel in the DCI Lorimer crime novel series based in Glasgow.  This book is unsigned.

A Vein of Deceit.  Signed First Edition

code: CF030
A Vein of Deceit. Signed First Edition
£18.00

Gregory, Susanna

A Vein of Deceit.  Fifteenth Chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew Series.

London, Sphere, 2009

Signed by the author "With best wishes, Susanna Gregory".

Popular Mediaeval Mystery Series.

The Other Half Lives  **signed first edition**

code: FE777
The Other Half Lives **signed first edition**
£12.99

Hannah, Sophie

The Other Half Lives

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2009

Fine in Fine dustjacket.  Signed by the author.

Poet/crime writer's latest well-reviewed novel.

Missing  **first edition with signed bookplate**

code: CF16
Missing **first edition with signed bookplate**
£15.00

Hepburn, Susan

Missing

London, Piatkus, 2001

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

Signed bookplate loosely laid in.

Author's well-received first novel.

The Death Ship of Dartmouth  **signed first edition**

code: CF17
The Death Ship of Dartmouth **signed first edition**
£18.99

Jecks, Michael

The Death Ship of Dartmouth

A Knights Templar mystery.

London, Headline 2006

Fine (unread) in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by the author.

"It is 1324 and a disastrous autumn looms large, for as the leaves begin to fall there are those who wish to bring the Kingdom down as well".

 

Body Politic  **first edition**

code: CF18
Body Politic **first edition**
£17.00

Johnston, Paul

Body Politic

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1997

Very Good+ (slight yellowing of page edges) in Fine dustjacket.

Author's first novel.

Death in The Setting Sun  **signed first edition**

code: CF19
Death in The Setting Sun **signed first edition**
£16.00

Lake, Deryn.

Death in The Setting Sun.

London, Allison & Busby, 2004.

Fine in Fine, protected dustjacket.

Signed by author.

Latest in the popular John Rawlings serie in Georgian England.

Death in The Peerless Pool  **signed first edition**

code: CF21
Death in The Peerless Pool **signed first edition**
£20.00

Lake, Deryn.

Death in The Peerless Pool.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by author. Popular Georgian crime series featuring apothecary, John Rawlings.

Smoke Screen  **signed first edition**

code: CF22
Smoke Screen **signed first edition**
£20.00

MacDonald, Marianne.

Smoke Screen.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.

Fine in Fine protected dustjacket.

 Signed by author.

After The Armistice Ball  **signed first edition with promotional launch card**

code: CF28
After The Armistice Ball **signed first edition with promotional launch card**
£35.00

McPherson, Catriona.

After The Armistice Ball.

London, Constable & Robinson, 2005

Fine in Fine dustjacket.  First novel in a new crime series tipped for success in this month's Book and Magazine Collector.

Signed by author.

Laid in is signed promotional card containing a printed invitation to the book launch in Castle Douglas in July 2005. (see photo).

The Burry Man's Day  **Signed first edition**

code: CF29
The Burry Man's Day **Signed first edition**
£17.99

McPherson, Catriona

The Burry Man's Day

London, Constable, 2006

A Dandy Gilver Murder Mystery, second in this most promising series, with another stunning dustjacket by Ken Leeder.

Fine as issued in Fine dustjacket

Signed by the author.

Crow Stone  **signed first edition**

code: CF30
Crow Stone **signed first edition**
£16.50

Mills, Jenni

Crow Stone

London, Harper Collins, 2007

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by the author.

A thriller set in a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city of Bath;  well-reviewed first novel.

Yeare's Midnight  **signed first edition**

code: CF23
Yeare's Midnight **signed first edition**
£10.00

O'Connor, Ed.

Yeare's Midnight

London,Constable, 2002. F/F.

 Signed by author.

Crime novel set in Cambridge. Serial killing - a poem by John Donne provides the clue to the killer. Much heralded first novel.

The Skull Mantra  **signed first UK edition** (Edgar Award Winner)

code: CF24
The Skull Mantra **signed first UK edition** (Edgar Award Winner)
£15.00

Pattison, Eliot.

The Skull Mantra.

London, Century, 2000.

 Edgar Award winning novel by US author.

Fine in Fine dustjacket. UK First Edition.

Signed by author.

The Immaculate Deception

code: CF25
The Immaculate Deception
£20.00

Pears, Iain.

The Immaculate Deception

London, Collins Crime, 2000.

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

 Signed

The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette  **signed first edition**

code: CF31
The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette **signed first edition**
£14.99

Raichev, R.T.

The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette

London, Constable & Robinson, 2006

Fine in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by author.

 "Country House" murder mystery novel set in the 1980s.  Author is working on the sequel.

A Grave Man  **signed first edition**

code: CF33
A Grave Man **signed first edition**
£17.99

Roberts, David.

A Grave Man.

London, Constable & Robinson, 2005.

Fine in Fine dustjacket.  Signed by author.

"Verity Browne and Lord Edward Corinth are attending a memorial service in Westminster Abbey for Lord Benyon, killed a few months before when the Hindenburg airship burst into flames as it docked in New Jersey,  Also present are the distinguished archaeologist Professor Pitt-Messenger and his daughter, Maud.  As the congregation disperses after the service, Edward hears Miss Pitt-Messenger cry for help. Her  father is slumped in his seat, stabbed to death with an ancient Assyrian dagger."

The Interpretation of Murder  **signed first UK edition**

code: CF34
The Interpretation of Murder **signed first UK edition**
£15.99

Rubenfeld, Jed

The Interpretation of Murder

London, Headline Review, 2006

Fine as issued in Fine dustjacket.  UK First Edition.

Signed by the author, a Yale Professor of Criminal Law.

Winner of the Richard and Judy Book Award. 

The Bird Yard  **signed first US edition**

code: CF35
The Bird Yard **signed first US edition**
£15.00

Wallis Martin, Julia.

The Bird Yard.

NY,  St. Martins, 1999

US first, preceded by UK.  Fine in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by author (signed US copies are scarce).

Author is Edgar Award finalist.

The Sweetness at The Bottom of The Pie  **first edition with signed bookplate**

code: CF301
The Sweetness at The Bottom of The Pie **first edition with signed bookplate**
£19.99 (email for availability)

Bradley, Alan

The Sweetness at The Bottom of The Pie

London, Orion, 2009

Fine in Fine dustjacket.  Signed by the author on publisher's bookplate loosely laid in.

The author was awarded the CWA debut dagger 2007 when the synopsis and sample chapter(s) of this novel were submitted.  The award is for novelists who have not been published commercially.

Priest  **signed first edition**

code: CF06
Priest **signed first edition**
£17.00 (email for availability)

Bruen, Ken

Priest

London, Bantam, 2006

Near Fine (slight shelf wear at base of spine) in Fine dustjacket.

Signed by the author.

Reported to be a small print run.

Dying to Tell  **signed and dated in year of publication**

code: CF13
Dying to Tell **signed and dated in year of publication**
£10.00 (email for availability)

Goddard, Robert

Dying to Tell

London, Bantam, 2001

Near Fine (slight toning of top page edges) in Fine dustjacket.

Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication.


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