IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
First printing of the first mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective who helps solve a murder case in a racist community in South Carolina.
First printing of the first mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective who helps solve a murder case in a racist community in South Carolina.
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
First printing of Block's first hardcover publication, a revenge thriller he wrote because he couldn't shake the plot idea suggested by another writer.
First edition in book form of this "man on the run" spy novel, in which Richard Hannay escapes to Scotland just ahead of accusations he has murdered a secret agent.
First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
First printing of Chandler's first novel, the inimitable book that marks the apex of noir.
First printing of the second novel by the master of the hard-boiled, a worthy follow-up to THE BIG SLEEP (1939).
Signed first edition of Lee Child's "electrifying debut" (jacket), the first appearance of quick-thinking ex-military policeman.
Complete set of first printings of all 21 books in the Sharpe series, each volume signed on the title page by Cornwell.
First edition of Michael Crichton's first book written under his own name, an important early techno-thriller that established his career.
First edition of this undersea psychological thriller, later adapted into a film starring Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson.
First edition of du Maurier's vastly influential pre-Rebeccan Gothic, a stirring tale of Cornish menace and wicked uncles.
First edition of Elkins's first novel, introducing the smooth-talking, mystery-solving physical anthropology professor Gideon Oliver.
First UK edition and first hardcover edition of this science fiction classic, the origin of the "pod people" trope and the inspiration for numerous Hollywood films – in beautiful condition.
First impression of the 4th James Bond book, in which the spy must infiltrate a smuggling ring in the black market diamond trade.
First impression, first issue of the 2nd James Bond novel, a lovely copy in the rare first-state dust jacket.
First impression of the elusive 3rd James Bond novel, in a lovely original dust jacket with some light restoration.
First impression, the only book in the James Bond series told from the point of view of a woman rather than from Bond's own perspective.
Signed first edition, first printing of this mystery-thriller tale about an assassin known only as "The Jackal" as he evades authorities and tracks his high-profile target.
First edition of this legal thriller, John Grisham's second book and first bestseller, later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Cruise.
Signed first edition, first printing of the gritty fantasy featuring a university for magic users, made into the Netflix series of the same name.
First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.
First edition in book form of the hard-boiled classic, in which private detective Sam Spade chases a valuable artifact with the femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy, rarely found with the original dust jacket (here professionally restored).
First printing of Hammett's final novel, an unusually nice copy of a book difficult to find in collectible condition.
First edition in English, elusive first printing, of the book form of "the first [science fiction] epic of cinema" (Clute and Nicholls).