STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
(1950)
First edition of Highsmith's debut novel, a slow-burn thriller in which one murder becomes a prelude to a larger psychological drama in which anyone can become a killer.
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THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
1964
Highsmith's acute psychological study of the "ecstasy of danger" and the aftermath of violent crime.
THE FLY ON THE WALL
(1971)
Inscribed first edition of this political mystery-thriller, following journalist John Cotton's efforts to bring corruption to light – Tony Hillerman's second book.
RUN MAN RUN
(1966)
First printing of this thriller touching on police violence and racism in 1960s New York, the story of a young Black man pursued by a murderous cop intent on silencing him forever.
A CASE OF NEED
(1968)
First edition of this Edgar Award-winning medical thriller, the only work Michael Crichton wrote under the Jeffery Hudson pseudonym.
IN A LONELY PLACE
(1947)
Elusive first edition in the original dust jacket of the pivotal noir novel, with a subtly feminist shift in the genre's typical structure that has influenced countless others in the field.
THE LOTTERY
(1949)
First paperback edition.
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
(1992)
Signed first edition, first printing of the "hardcover debut of paperback hero J.P. Beaumont" (Kirkus Reviews).
THE COWBOYS
(1971)
Signed first printing of the Western by the gay rights icon, written as a companion to the film treatment for what would become the acclaimed movie starring John Wayne.
THE HIGHFLYERS
1919
First edition of this patriotic WWI romance between a young aviator and a girl with divided loyalties.
SANCTUARY
(1994)
Signed first edition, first printing of this Peter Decker / Rina Lazarus Mystery, a thriller of the diamond trade set in Los Angeles, New York, and Tel Aviv.
KATWALK
(1989)
Signed first edition of Karen Kijewski's first novel, following private eye Kat Colorado as she takes down criminals and a "somehow ominous" real estate company.
A GRAVE TALENT
(1993)
Signed first edition of Laurie R. King's first book, the first of her series about lesbian detective Kate "Casey" Martinelli.
AFTER THE LAST RACE
1974
First printing of a scarce and early Koontz crime thriller in the gritty noir mode.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Signed first printing of the novelization of Melissa Mathison's original screenplay by the World Fantasy Award-winning Kotzwinkle.
THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
1963
First printing of Le Carré's masterpiece of moral ambiguity in Cold War espionage.
THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS
(October 1976)
First paperback edition of this short story collection, including tales that would connect to her acclaimed novel THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS ("Winter's King") and the Earthsea seris ("The Word of Unbinding" and "The Rule of Names").
EDGES
(November 1980)
First edition, paperback original, of this science fiction anthology on the theme of "outsiders, threshold people, edge-dwellers," with contributions by many acclaimed New Wave writers.
SOLARIS
(1970)
First edition in English of the science fiction classic.
AMNESIA MOON
(1995)
First edition, first printing printing of Lethem's novelized homage to Philip K. Dick.
AS SHE CLIMBED ACROSS THE TABLE
(1997)
First edition, first printing of Jonathan Lethem's third novel, a satirical science fiction dealing with quantum physics.
CIRCUS WORLD
(1981)
Inscribed second edition of this sf tale by the Nebula- and Hugo-award winning author.
CITY OF BARABOO
(1980)
Inscribed second edition of this sf tale by the Nebula- and Hugo-award winning author.
ELEPHANT SONG
(1982)
Inscribed first edition paperback original of this sf tale, by the Nebula- and Hugo-award winning author.
THE TOMORROW TESTAMENT
(1983)
Signed first edition paperback original of this sf tale, by the Nebula- and Hugo-award winning author.
