Crime of the Fictional Variety

The Fellowship of the Frog – Edgar Wallace – First Edition by Burt – 1923

A fine copy of this Edgar Wallace classic. Published by AL Birt in 1923, octavo, 421 pages, super clean and a dust jacket to die for.

The Fellowship of the Frogs was not to be messed with. James G Bliss is a wealthy industrialist – he gets a serious whack and when for a brief moment regains strength can only say “Frog, frog … left arm …frog”.

Frogs abound but not of the amphibious kind! Croak!

$90.00

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The Man with No Face – John Newton Chance – First edition 1959

A crime reporter suffers a memory loss. Four years later the police arrive and ask him about a man called “Maxie” … no knowledge but afterwards his wife tells him this is a man he has murdered. It all starts from there and get quite baffling – prepare to be surprised.

First edition published by Robert Hale, London in 1959. Octavo, 192 pages, tanned page edges otherwise very good and in a dust jacket to die for.

Scarce collectable crime in super jacket – how is your memory today?

$70.00

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The Secret Pilgrim – John le Carre – First Edition 1991

A very nice first edition published by Hodder, London in 1991.

Follows the Russia House and the Karla trilogy and despite the whole of Smiley, some believe, and we do, that this was his best book to date.

Octavo, 335 pages a better than very good copy.

Smiley and Ned in their final years up in Scotland at the training college for spies. The format of the book uses a simple ploy “reminiscences” to produce in effect a book of perfectly connected short stories. The language and plot exceptional from the beginning to the gracious end.

John le Carre – hard for us to say but this one puts him ahead of Greene – his template so to speak = wonderful reading

$40.00

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Murder Off Miami – A New Era in Crime fiction – Dennis Wheatley

Originally published in 1936 – this is a faithful 1980’s reproduction of this extraordinary work by Dennis Wheatley – murder planned by J.G. Links.

The most sinister death of multi-millionaire soap powder king Bolitho Blane on board the luxury yacht Golden Gull off Miami looks suspicious. Has he committed suicide or is foul play involved?

Here we have all the clues laid out in front of us in the form of a the law enforcement case file, the complexity and ingenuity of it all is a surprise in itself – it is guaranteed to leave you scratching your head until the end –

Showing bit of age – still a better than good copy – intact in every respect.

Nothing on google will assist you in working this one out – the sealed section is unbroken – do not break until you are absolutely exhausted.

$60.00

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The Malinsay Massacre – A Murder Mystery Dennis Wheatley

Originally published in 1936 – this is a faithful 1980’s reproduction of this unique work by Dennis Wheatley.

Murder after murder amongst the aristocracy of lonely Scottish island has everyone baffled.

Here we have all the clues laid out in front of us in the form of a the law enforcement case file with original letters, notes, plans, photographs and even the arsenic tablet (from which the poison has been extracted to save you from harm, etc etc – it is guaranteed to leave you scratching your head until the end. A little bit of age but nothing to spoil the fun or intrigue.

Nothing on google will assist you in working this one out – the sealed section with the solution is unbroken – don’t peak!.

$80.00

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The Foundation Trilogy [Foundation: Foundation and Empire: Second Foundation] and then The Stars, Like Dust; The Naked sun; I Robot – Complete & Unabridged – Isaac Asimov

A monster collection including Isaac Asimov’s greatest work the Foundation Trilogy and more all in one place.

This is a Book Club edition in association with the principal’s Heinemann, Secker and Octopus Book. Issued in 1982. Extra thick octavo, 863 pages. A very slight even tone to the pages due to the nature of the paper very clean throughout – an unread copy we suspect. Binding and dust wrapper very good. Too heavy for overseas without a postage supplement.

Asimov won the Hugo Award for BEST ALL Time Science Fiction Series with the trilogy … the Galactic empire crumbles but one man creates a new force for civilised life … it gets complicated.

And at the very end I, Robot … given the explosion of AI makes this a must read or a read again.

Asimov – his best stuff – will keep you going through the winter.

$50.00

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The Fellowship of the Frog – Edgar Wallace – First Edition by Burt – 1923

The Man with No Face – John Newton Chance – First edition 1959

The Secret Pilgrim – John le Carre – First Edition 1991

Murder Off Miami – A New Era in Crime fiction – Dennis Wheatley

The Malinsay Massacre – A Murder Mystery Dennis Wheatley

The Foundation Trilogy [Foundation: Foundation and Empire: Second Foundation] and then The Stars, Like Dust; The Naked sun; I Robot – Complete & Unabridged – Isaac Asimov

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