G.M. Ford, CAST IN STONE: A LEO WATERMAN MYSTERY. Walker, 1996, $30.00 (signed first edition). F/F. Second Leo Waterman novel. From Seattle to a small town in Wisconsin, Leo and his motley crew are on the trail of a missing daughter-in-law of an old friend in need of a favor. Small towns can have huge secrets…




G. M. Ford, THE BUM'S RUSH: A LEO WATERMAN MYSTERY. Walker, 1997, $27.50 (signed first edition). Two copies available. Two copies available. F/F. Third Leo Waterman novel. One of Seattle P.I. Leo Waterman's crew of mostly-on-the-street people has gone missing, which leads to the mysterious death of a local rock star.




Ken Kuhlken, THE VENUS DEAL. St Martin's, 1993, $35.00 (signed first edition). F/F. A nightclub in wartime San Diego, black market butter and lobster, an Indian cult, and the Mob. Kuhlken's second novel, but the action predates its predecessor, THE LOUD ADIOS.




Ed McBain, SADIE WHEN SHE DIED. Doubleday, 1972, $50.00 (first edition, not signed). F/F-: slight chipping to jacket at spine and corners, otherwise fine. "I'm delighted someone killed her." Hardly the usual comment for a husband to make while standing by the recently eviscerated body of his wife. But that's exactly what Gerald Fletcher told 87th Precinct detective Carella when he came to investigate the murder.




Ed McBain, CALYPSO. Viking, 1979, $80.00 (first edition, not signed). NF+/NF: moderate spine slant, faint discoloration to flyleaves from book jacket; small chips to jacket at corners and spine, otherwise fine. Dead calypso singer, dead hooker, the 87th Precinct has some colorful cases.




Ed McBain, GHOSTS. Viking, 1980, $100.00 (first edition, not signed).
F/F. "There was, from the beginning, a palpable sense of something alien in the house." Spooky words found in the typewriter of a dead author. Another body is found outside the same building, and 87th Precinct Detective Carella and colleagues think there's a link."




Ross Thomas, THE PORKCHOPPERS. Morrow, 1972, $300.00 (signed first edition). F/F-: very slight spine fade to bright orange jacket, otherwise fine. Labor union president faces a tough, dirty campaign for reelection. The stops are pulled out, and the action doesn't stop at election-stealing and assassination. Gorgeous copy in beautiful jacket.




Gore Vidal, DARK GREEN, BRIGHT RED. Dutton, 1950, first edition, $65.00 (not signed). NF+/VG: slight tanning to page edges, very light bumping to corners of boards and spine, pages clean, otherwise fine; jacket has chipping at edges, with quarter-inch piece missing to bottom of front, and half-inch piece missing at spine, otherwise bright. Revolution in Central America, funded by American corporations, an American vet and the daughter of a fallen dictator – all spell romance and political intrigue.




Gore Vidal, THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS. Dutton, 1952, $100.00 (first edition, not signed). F-/NF: very faint fraying to bottom corner of front board, bottom of spine very slightly pushed in; three small closed tears to front of jacket at top edge, tiny chips to corners of jacket. A young American's year in post-war Italy, Egypt and France, his adventures among the foreign cities, his affairs with three temptresses, and finally, the decisions he makes.




Gore Vidal, MESSIAH. Dutton, 1954, $75.00 (first edition, not signed). F-/NF: slight dent to side edge of front board; small chips to top and bottom of jacket at spine, closed quarter-inch tear to rear flap at top. Brain washing has become a recognized weapon. Will soul washing come next?




Gore Vidal, A THIRSTY EVIL. The Zero Press, 1956, $75.00 (first edition, not signed). F-/F-: top of spine very lightly pushed in; light rubbing to front of dust jacket, otherwise fine. Seven short stories displaying wit, variety and style.




Gore Vidal, MYRON. Random House, 1974, $40.00 (first edition, not signed). F/F-: tiny, closed tear to top of jacket on back, very faint wrinkling to jacket at top of spine, otherwise fine. Who pushed Myron Breckinridge through his television screen and onto the set of "Siren of Babylon"? Who is Maude the mischievous hair bender? Who wants to stop history in its tracks so as to preserve permanently the world of Louis B. Mayer and Andy Hardy? Who and what is Myron?