"He was like a blind man looking in a dark room
for a black hat that was not there."
— Dashiell Hammett (short story "It", November 1923)
Noir Mysteries Dept.
Raymond Chandler [1888-1959] Pages
Dashiell Hammett [1894-1961] Pages
Rick Walker, Private Investigator
 | "Backlot Requiem: A Rick Walker Mystery" [March 2005] by G.E. Nordell When a long-buried body is discovered at National Pictures Studios, private investigator Rick Walker is called in to identify it. His investigation leads to a thirty-year-old murder case, a dying film director and his wild daughters, a legendary film star of the Silent Era, local gangsters, and a very discreet love affair. iUniverse 9x6 hardcover [3/2005] for $22.95 at Amazon iUniverse 9x6 pb [3/2005] for $12.95 at Amazon Kindle Edition from Amazon [7/2001] for $9.95 9x6 pb [3/2005] for $12.95 thru Barnes & Noble 9x6 hardcover [3/2005] for $22.95 thru Barnes & Noble also on sale at Amazon Canada, U.K., France, Germany & Japan click here for excerpt Croatian-language edition |
Fiction: Novels & Stories Pages
Non-Fiction About Hard-Boiled & Noir
'The Black Dahlia Murder Case' Page
Megan E. Abbott + gun molls in Fifties L.A.
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W.R. Burnett [1899-1982] Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
James M. Cain [1892-1977] Page
David Goodis [1917-67]
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Dorothy B. Hughes [1904-93]
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Cornell Woolrich [1903-68]
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Mystery Authors & Series
{ Maybe Not Noir, But Excellent }
authors A-G [just below] authors H-K (on page 2) authors L-O (on page 2) authors P-Z (on page 3)
Mystery & Thriller Authors A-Z books at Amazon.com
Mystery & Thriller ebooks at Amazon.com
Mystery & Thriller Authors A-Z audiocassettes at Amazon.com
British & American 'Top 100 Crime Novels' lists at Wikipedia
 | "Crime Writers: A Research Guide" [2011] by Elizabeth Haynes Kindle Edition from Libraries Unlimited [1/2011] for $27.54 {sic} Libraries Unlimited 9x6 pb [1/2011] for $25.00 |
Victoria Abbott
{ pseudonym of mother Mary Jane Maffini and daughter Victoria Maffini of Canada }
browse MJM's books
official Victoria Abbott website
MJM's entry at Wikipedia
"The Christie Curse (A Book Collector Mystery)" [3/2013] by Victoria Abbott
http://www.amazon.com/Christie-Curse-COLLECTOR-MYSTERY-ebook/dp/B0099CGY2S/
http://www.amazon.com/Christie-Curse-Book-Collector-Mystery/dp/042525528X/
"The Sayers Swindle (A Book Collector Mystery)" [12/2013] by Victoria Abbott
http://www.amazon.com/Sayers-Swindle-COLLECTOR-MYSTERY-ebook/dp/B00BTRDIWU/
http://www.amazon.com/Sayers-Swindle-Book-Collector-Mystery/dp/0425255298/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Peter Abrahams of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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official website
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"Oblivion", "The Tutor", "The Fury of Rachel Monette", "Hard Rain", "The Fan",
"Crying Wolf", "Last of The Dixie Heroes", "Nerve Damage" [2007] and "Lights Out"
Echo Falls Mysteries, with teen super sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill
"Down The Rabbit Hole", "Behind The Curtain", "Into The Dark"
★
writing as Spencer Quinn
Chet & Bernie mystery series
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Chet's official website
more details on BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Pet Detectives Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Harold Adams + N.D. drifter Carl Wilcox: all books
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Susan Wittig Albert + China Bayles: browse books fansite
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Delano Ames [1906-87]
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Magic Lantern Mystery Bookstore's
Donna Andrews Page
Meg Langslow comedic mysteries
A.I.P. Turing Hopper computer mysteries
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Mary Kay Andrews of Atlanta, Georgia
browse books
official website
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★
writing as Kathy Hogan Trocheck:
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Callahan Garrity of Atlanta mystery series:
"Every Crooked Nanny" [1992]
"To Live and Die in Dixie" [1993]
"Homemade Sin" [1994]
"Happy Never After" [1995]
"Heart Trouble" [1996]
"Strange Brew" [1997]
"Midnight Clear" [1998]
"Irish Eyes" [2000]
Truman Kicklighter of Florida mystery series
"Lickety Split" [1996]
"Crash Course" [1997]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Isaac Asimov [1920-92]
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official website
Wikipedia
'Robot Mysteries of Isaac Asimov' Page
Isaac Asimov Mysteries Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Ace Atkins Page
Nick Travers in New Orleans mystery series
Quinn Colson in Tibbehah County, Mississippi mystery series
Robert B. Parker's Spenser mystery continuation series
available on BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Robert B. Parker [1932-2010] Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Michael Avallone [1924-99]
dubbed himself 'The Fastest Typewriter in the East' and 'King of the Paperbacks', published more than 200 novels over four decades, some thirty of
which feature New York City private eye Ed Noon, written between 1953 and 1990; he also wrote many novelizations for television shows
browse books not listed on IMDb
author/book entry at Wikipedia
Michael Avallone page at the Thrilling Detective website
★
Ed Noon in New York City mystery series
"The Tall Dolores" [1953]
"The Spitting Image" [1953]
"Dead Game" [1954]
"Violence In Velvet" [1956]
"The Case of The Bouncing Betty" [1956]
"The Alarming Clock" [1957]
"The Case of The Violent Virgin" [1957]
"The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse" [1957]
"The Voodoo Murders" [1957]
"Meanwhile Back At The Morgue" [1960]
"The Living Bomb" [1963]
"There Is Something About A Dame" aka "The Nimble Gunner" [1963]
"The Bedroom Bolero" aka "The Bolero Murders" [1963]
"Lust Is No Lady" aka "The Brutal Kook" [1964]
"The Fat Death" [1966]
"The February Doll Murders" [1967]
"Assassins Don't Die In Bed" [1968]
"The Flower-Covered Corpse" [1969]
"The Doomsday Bag" aka "Killer's Highway" [1969]
"Death Dives Deep" [1970]
"Little Miss Murder" aka "The Ultimate Client" [1971]
"The Horrible Man" [1972]
"The Bedroom Bolero" aka "The Bolero Murders" [1972]
"London, Bloody London" aka "Ed Noon In London" [1972]
"The Girl In The Cockpit" [1972]
"Kill Her, You'll Like It" [1973]
"Killer On The Keys" [1973]
"The Hot Body" [1973]
"The X-Rated Corpse" [1973]
"The Walking Wounded" [1973]
"And Then There Was Noon" [1973]
"The Moon Maiden" [1974]
"The Rubbed-Out Star" [1974]
"The Big Stiffs" aka "Blues For Sophia Loren" [1977]
"Dark On Monday" [1978]
"High Noon At Midnight" [1988]
"Since Noon Yesterday" [1989]
"The Arabella Nude / Open Season On Cops" [Gryphon Double Novel 1993]
"The Ninth of Never" [unpublished]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
David Baldacci
browse books
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official David Baldacci website
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Sandra Balzo + Maggie Thorsen mystery series
browse books official website no entry at Wikipedia
 | "Uncommon Grounds" [#1=2004] by Sandra Balzo
Kindle Edition from N.Y.L.A. [3/2011] for $3.99 Five Star trade pb [9/2004] out of print/many used Five Star 8¼x6¼ hardcover [11/2004] out of print/many used |
"Bean There, Done That" [#3]
"Brewed, Crude and Tattooed" [#4]
"From The Grounds Up" [#5]
"A Cup of Jo" [#6]
"Triple Shot" [#7]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Linda Barnes + Boston P.I. Carlotta Carlyle
browse books
author website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Nevada Barr + Park Ranger Anna Pigeon
browse books author website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
George Baxt [1923-2003]
browse books
credits at IMDb
Wikipedia
★
Celebrity Murder Case Series
"The Dorothy Parker Murder Case" [1984]
"The Alfred Hitchcock Murder Case" [1986]
"The Tallulah Bankhead Murder Case" [1987]
"The Talking Pictures Murder Case" [1990]
"The Greta Garbo Murder Case" [1992]
"The Noel Coward Murder Case" [1992]
"The Marlene Dietrich Murder Case" [1993]
"The Mae West Murder Case" [1993]
"The Bette Davis Murder Case" [1994]
"The Humphrey Bogart Murder Case" [1995]
"The William Powell and Myrna Loy Murder Case" [1996]
"The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Murder Case" [1997]
"The Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case" [1998]
★
gay detective Pharoah Love mystery series
"A Queer Kind of Death" [1966]
"Swing Low Sweet Harriet" [1967]
"Topsy and Evil" [1968]
"A Queer Kind of Love" [1994]
"A Queer Kind of Umbrella" [1995]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Robert L. Bellem [1902-68] Page
Dan Turner pulp stories
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
E.C. Bentley [1875-1956]
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"Trent's Last Case"
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
David Berlinski
an academic & denier of evolution who lives in Paris, France; also wrote 3 detective novels, 1993-96
browse books
official website
Wikipedia
★
Aaron Asherfeld mystery series
"A Clean Sweep" [St. Martin's Press 1993]
http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Sweep-David-Berlinski/dp/0312087446/
"Less Than Meets the Eye: An Aaron Asherfeld Mystery" [St. Martin's Press 1994]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031211298X/
"The Body Shop: An Aaron Asherfeld Mystery" [St. Martin's Press 1996]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312139357/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Jack Miles Bickham [1930-97]
Jack Bickham wrote 75 novels in many genres (two were made into movies) and taught writing at the University of Oklahoma.
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inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame in 1992
Brad Smith mystery series
hero Brad Smith is a former tennis star secretly working part-time as a spy for America
"Tiebreaker" [6/1989]
"Dropshot" [1/1990]
"Overhead" [5/1991]
"Breakfast At Wimbledon" [12/1991]
"Double Fault" [7/1993]
"The Davis Cup Conspiracy" [7/1994]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Earl Derr Biggers [1884-1933]
+ Honolulu police detective Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan main page
Charlie Chan Movies Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan Novels
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Gavin Black
browse books
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Nicholas Blake {real name Cecil Day-Lewis} [1904-72]
+ Nigel Strangeways series
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Lawrence Block Page
Matthew Scudder series
Bernie Rhodenbarr series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Jack Bludis Page
Rick Page series
Brian Kane series
Rick Knight series {writing as Jack Burns}
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
John Bonett {real name John Hubert Arthur Coulson}
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Emery Bonett {real name Felicity Winifred Carter} [1907-95]
IMDb listing
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browse team books (out of print)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Anthony Boucher [1911-68]
browse books
browse audiobooks IMDb listing {as Theo Durrant}
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Ramble House's Anthony Boucher fansite
 | "Anthony Boucher: A Biobibliography" [2008] by Jeffrey Marks McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [2/2008] for $35.00 |
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Jack Boyle [1881-1928] + Boston Blackie Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Christianna Brand {real name Mary Christianna Milne} [1907-88]
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Lilian Jackson Braun [1913-2011] Page
"The Cat Who..." mystery series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Rita Mae Brown and feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown
browse books
author's website
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This series of popular mysteries stars Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen, intrepid kitty sleuths Mrs. Murphy and Pewter,
and the ever-faithful crime-solving corgi Tee Tucker.
more details on BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Pet Detectives Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Anthony Bruno
+ FBI agents Gibbons & Tozzi series + Loretta Kovacs series
browse books
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Edna Buchanan + Miami reporter Britt Montero series
all books
browse audio author website
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
James Lee Burke Page
Dave Robicheaux series
Billy Bob Holland series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
James Byrom of South Africa
browse books (out of print)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Lynn Cahoon of St. Louis, Missouri
browse all books
official 'Small Town Trouble' website
bookseller Jill Gardner cozies set in South Cove, California
"Guidebook To Murder" [4/2014]
"Mission To Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery)" [7/2014]
"If The Shoe Kills (A Tourist Trap Mystery)" [11/2014
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Chelsea Cain of Portland, Oregon
Sounds godawful: Detective Archie Sheridan versus serial killer Gretchen Lowell who, for example,
captures Archie, tortures him for ten days, then releases him and turns herself in!
browse books
official website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Paul Cain [1902-66]
real name George Carol Sims; wrote scripts as Peter Ruric
browse books IMDb listing Wikipedia
only novel "Fast One" []
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Robert Campbell [1927-2000]
browse books
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entry at Wikipedia
Jimmy Flannery book series
Whistler book series
Jake Hatch, Railroad Detective books
 | "Plugged Nickel" mystery novel [1988] by Robert Campbell Speeding thru Nebraska on the California Zephyr, someone pulls the emergency cord and railroad detective Jake Hatch is thrown from the train, landing on a severed corpse. Pocket mass pb [3/88] out of print/many, many used Pocket Book Club hardcover [1988] out of print/used |
 | "Red Cent" mystery novel [1989] by Robert Campbell
A sniper puts a bullet thru the window of a fast-moving diner car, and a man is killed. Railroad detective Jake Hatch needs to find out whether the shooting was random or the victim was intended and the killer a crack shot. Pocket mass pb [2/91] out of print/used Pocket mass pb [1/89] out of print/many used |
Marjorie Carleton
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Kate Carlisle
browse books
official website
"Homicide in Hardcover: A Bibliophile Mystery" [Feb 3, 2009]
"If Books Could Kill: A Bibliophile Mystery" [Feb 2010]
"The Lies That Bind: A Bibliophile Mystery" [Nov 2010]
"Murder Under Cover: A Bibliophile Mystery" [May 2011]
"Pages of Sin: A Bibliophile Mystery" [Jan 2012]
"One Book in the Grave: A Bibliophile Mystery" [Feb 2012]
"Peril In Paperback: A Bibliophile Mystery" [Aug 2012] 978-0451237620
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
John Dickson Carr [1906-77] {aka Carter Dickson & Carr Dickson}
browse books IMDb listing
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'John Dickson Carr Collector' site
MP's John Dickson Carr fansite
U.K. John Dickson Carr fansite
 | "John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles" [1963] by Douglas G. Greene Otto Penzler Books 9½x6½ hardcover [3/95] out of print/used |
 | "Dangerous Crossing" [Fox Aug 1953] Based on Carr's 1943 B.B.C. radio play "Cabin B-13"; a woman embarking on an ocean liner discovers that her room is changed and her new husband is missing.Directed by Joseph M. Newman; script by Leo Townsend; starring Michael Rennie, Jeanne Crain & Carl Betz Fox b&w DVD [3/2008] for $12.99 full credits at IMDb remade for television as "Treacherous Crossing" [Paramount-TV April 1992] Paramount color VHS [11/98] out of prodn/used |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
George C. Chesbro + dwarf P.I. Mongo
browse books official website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
G.K. Chesterton [1874-1936] Page
priest-detective Father Brown mystery series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Lee Child + Jack Reacher Series Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Laura Childs Page
Tea Shop Mysteries series
'like taking a vacation in Charleston'
Scrapbook Mysteries series
based in the historic French Quarter district of New Orleans
Cackleberry Club Mysteries series
set in a cafe in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Agatha Christie [1890-1976] Pages
Hercule Poirot book series
Miss Marple book series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Mary Higgins Clark [1927-2020]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Higgins_Clark
daughter Carol Higgins Clark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Higgins_Clark
former daughter-in-law Mary Jane Clark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Clark
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Edward Cline Page
Cyrus Skeen Roaring Twenties mystery series
Chess Hanrahan detective series
Merritt Fury suspense series
Sparrowhawk series - novels of the American Revolution
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Harlan Coben
+ sports agent & P.I. Myron Bolitar series
browse books author's website
IMDb listing
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Max Allan Collins
browse books browse audio IMDb listing
Wikipedia
Collins began collaborating with tough-guy author Mickey Spillane in the 1990s and was made Spillane's literary executor
in 2006; Collins is lately busy completing various manuscripts handed over to him by Spillane.
Nathan Heller series: series books & audio
Fans of Max Allan Collins website
 |
"Max Allan Collins: The Black Box Collection" and "Shades of Neo-Noir" [2006]
includes 10th Anniversary Edition DVDs of "Mommy" [1995] and "Mommy 2: Mommy's Day" [1997] starring Patty McCormack, with commentary, interviews & other extras; video release "Real Time: Siege At Lucas Street Market" [2001]; and the previously-unreleased "Shades of Neo-Noir" DVD, which includes the original "Mike Hammer" TV pilot, written and directed by Blake Edwards, a 'Mickey Spillane' radio show, and interviews with Leonard Maltin, Mickey Spillane, Stacey Keach, Brinke Stevens, Patty McCormack, Del Close, Brian Keith & Lee Meredith Neo-Noir color DVD set [1/2006] 4 disks for $34.98 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Michael Collins {real name Dennis Lynds} [1924-2005]
+ one-armed P.I. Dan Fortune in New York City
series books
author's website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Michael Connelly Page
Harry Bosch series books
Terry McCaleb series books
Mickey Haller series books
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Beverly Connor Page
forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon series
archeologist Lindsay Chamberlain series
Frank Hayes series, with husband Charles Connor
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Patricia Cornwell
all books
author's website
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
forensic consultant Kay Scarpetta series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
George Harmon Coxe [1901-84] Page
Coxe was considered 'The Dean of American Mystery Writers' in the 1960s
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Philip R. Craig [1933-2007] + Martha's Vineyard Mysteries
all books
author's website
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Robert Crais
browse books author website
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Elvis Cole & Joe Pike series: series books
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Michael Craven
 | "Body Copy: A Novel" [2009]
Former world-class surfer Donald Tremaine has become a private eye based in Malibu, California. A woman asks Tremaine for help in solving the year-old murder of her uncle, an advertising mogul. Kindle Edition from HarperCollins e-books [10/2009] for $3.79 {sic} Harper Perennial 8x5¼ pb [1/2009] for $11.84 |
 | "The Detective & The Pipe Girl: A Mystery" [2014]  Los Angeles private eye John Darvelle is hired to find a missing person, but the job seems a bit 'off'; when the girl soon turns up murdered, he sets out to find her killer. Kindle Edition from Bourbon Street/HarperCollins [5/2014] for $9.78 Bourbon Street Books/Harper 8x5¼ pb [5/2014] for $11.46 |
Freeman Wills Crofts [1879-1957] of Ireland
considered one of the 'Big Four' of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Wills_Crofts
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ellen Crosby lives near Washington, DC
browse all books
official website no entry at Wikipedia
★
Virginia Wine Country Mystery series
"The Merlot Murders" [#1 = Scribner 8/2006]
"The Chardonnay Charade" [#2 = Scribner 8/2007]
"The Bordeaux Betrayal" [#3 = Scribner 8/2008]
"The Riesling Retribution" [#4 = Scribner 8/2009]
"The Vintage Vendetta" [#5 = Scribner 8/2010]
"The Sauvignon Secret" [#6 = Scribner 8/2011]
"The Champagne Conspiracy" [#7 = Minotaur Books 11/2016] 
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
James Crumley [1939-2008]
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Milo Milodragovitch series: series books
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
John Dandola
all books
author's website
Wikipedia {empty}
 | "Dead At The Box Office" [1990] by John Dandola
M.G.M. decides to reap free publicity by premiering the 1940 Spencer Tracy movie "Edison, The Man" in Thomas Edison 's hometown of West Orange, New Jersey. Studio publicity girl Edie Kos-low is already juggling the press, the personalities of the stars, and interference by the locals when several murders the week before the premiere threaten the festivities and her job – and her life. Quincannon Publng Group pb [5/2001] out of print/used Quincannon Publng Group 7¾x5¼ pb [5/93] out of print/used book available at author's website previously published as "West of Orange" [1990] Tory Corner Editions mass pb [1990] out of print/used "Edison, The Man" feature film [M.G.M. May 1940] Directed by Clarence Brown; starring Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn, Gene Lockhart & Henry Travers; Oscar nomination for Best Original Story Warner Bros. b&w DVD [6/2009] for $26.99 full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Diane Mott Davidson lives in Evergreen, Colorado
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caterer-sleuth Goldy Schulz of Aspen Meadows, Colorado mystery series
"Catering To Nobody" [#1 = 1990]
"Dying For Chocolate" [#2 = 1993]
"The Cereal Murders" [#3 = 1994]
"The Last Suppers" [#4 = 1995]
"Killer Pancake" [#5 = 1996]
"The Main Corpse" [#6 = 1997]
"The Grilling Season" [#7 = 1998]
"Prime Cut" [#8 = 2000]
"Tough Cookie" [#9 = 2001]
"Sticks and Scones" [#10 = 2002]
"Chopping Spree" [#11 = 2003]
"Double Shot" [#12 = 2005]
"Dark Tort" [#13 = 2007]
"Sweet Revenge" [#14 = 2008]
"Fatally Flaky" [#15 = 2009]
"Crunch Time" [#16 = 2011]
"The Whole Enchilada" [#17 = 8/2013]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Jada M. Davis [1919-96]
author page at publisher website
"One For Hell" [1952] from Stark House Press http://www.starkhousepress.com/
http://www.amazon.com/One-Hell-Jada-M-Davis-ebook/dp/B006WWGURW/
http://www.amazon.com/One-Hell-Jada-M-Davis/dp/1933586303/
 | "The Outraged Sect" pulp novel [1956]
"The bold and challenging story of a town – it could be YOUR town – enflamed by hate" Avon mass pb [1956] out of print/scarce Avon mass pb [1956] out of print/scarce |
http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Road-Jada-M-Davis/dp/1933586540/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Janet Dawson - lives in California's East Bay Area
browse books at Amazon
official website
Wikipedia {empty}
"Scam and Eggs" [10 stories 2002]
http://www.amazon.com/Scam-and-Eggs-ebook/dp/B00652C4E2/
http://www.amazon.com/Scam-Eggs-First-Edition-Mystery/dp/0786248386/
"What You Wish For" [2012] suspense novel
★
Zephyrette Jill McLeod mystery series
 | "Death Rides The Zephyr: A Mystery Novel" [2013] by Janet Dawson Set in December 1952; the California Zephyr streamliner passenger trains from Chicago to California were famous for the Vista Dome cars giving 360-degree views of the scenery; when the train is stalled by a snow storm and someone murders a passenger, Zephyrette {hostess} Jill McLeod must solve the murder before any more terrible events occur or the killer gets away. Kindle Edition from Perseverance Press [9/2013] for $9.99 Perseverance Press 8½x5½ pb [9/2013] for $12.60 |
 | "Death Deals A Hand: A California Zephyr Mystery" [2016] by Janet Dawson Set in April 1953; seasoned Zephyrette {hostess} Jill McLeod heads west aboard the California Zephyr streamliner passenger train, expecting to spend time with family members and 'the new man in her life'; dealing with troublesome passengers and long-lost relatives and high-stakes poker games is not a surprise, but the stakes get even higher with a visit from Death. Kindle Edition from Perseverance Press [3/2016] for $8.98 Perseverance Press 8½x5½ pb [4/2016] for $15.95 |
 | "The Ghost In Roomette Four: A California Zephyr Mystery" [2018] by Janet Dawson Off-duty at midnight, Zephyrette {hostess} Jill McLeod walks thru the Silver Gorge Pullman car and sees a shimmering light where the body of a young man was discovered two months previous; others have also seen the light, perhaps a ghost who disagrees with the finding of death by natural causes . . . Kindle Edition from Perseverance Press [3/2018] for $12.42 Perseverance Press 8½x5½ pb [4/2018] for $13.07 |
P.I. Jeri Howard mystery series
"Kindred Crimes" [#1 = 1991] won the St. Martin's Press/PWA Award for Best Private Eye Novel
"Till The Old Men Die" [#2 = 1992]
"Take A Number" [#3 = 1993]
"Don't Turn Your Back On The Ocean" [#4 = 1994] in Monterey Bay, California
"Nobody's Child" [#5 = 11/1995]
http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Child-Jeri-Howard-mystery/dp/0747216975/
"A Credible Threat" [#6 = 1996]
"Witness To Evil" [#7 = 1997] in Paris, France
"Where The Bodies Are Buried" [#8 = 1998]
"A Killing At The Track [#9 = 2000]
"Jeri Howard Anthology: Books 1-9" [5/2018]
http://www.amazon.com/Jeri-Howard-Anthology-Books-1-9-ebook/dp/B07CSTTVGY/
"Bit Player" [#10 = 2011]
"Casebook: Four Jeri Howard Stories" [10/2011]
four short storis on Kindle: Little Red Corvette, Blue Eyes, Slayer Statute, and Candles On The Corner
http://www.amazon.com/Jeri-Howard-Casebook-Stories-ebook/dp/B005WIKDCU/
"Cold Trail: A Jeri Howard Mystery" [#11 = April 2015]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VVN4Z9M/
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Trail-Jeri-Howard-Mystery/dp/1564745554/
"Water Signs: A Jeri Howard Mystery" [#12 = April 2017]
http://www.amazon.com/Water-Signs-Jeri-Howard-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07225WD88/
http://www.amazon.com/Water-Signs-Jeri-Howard-Mystery/dp/1564745864/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
William L. DeAndrea [1952-96]
browse all books Edgar Award winner for Best First Novel Wikipedia
New York TV exec Matt Cobb mystery series
"Killed In The Ratings" [HBJ 1978]
hardcover out of print/many used pb out of print/used
"Killed In The Act" [Doubleday 1981]
hardcover out of print/used pb out of print/used
"Killed With A Passion" [Doubleday 1983]
hardcover out of print/used
"Killed On The Ice" [Doubleday 1984]
hardcover out of print/used pb out of print/used
"Killed In Paradise" [Mysterious Press 1988]
hardcover out of print/used pb out of print/used
"Killed On The Rocks" [Mysterious Press 1990]
hardcover out of print/many used pb out of print/many used
"Killed In Fringe Time" [S&S 1995]
hardcover out of print/used
"Killed In the Fog" [S&S 1996]
hardcover out of print/used
Bill DeAndrea also wrote the Clifford Driscoll mystery series (4 books), the Prof. Niccolo
Benedetti mysteries {3 books), and two Lobo Blacke / Quinn Booker mysteries
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Jeffery Deaver
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"Mystery Writers of America Present Ice Cold" [] Edited by Jeffrey Deaver
Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson – the only American writers to be commissioned to author official James Bond
novels – have joined forces to bring us twenty masterful tales of paranoia, espionage & psychological drama
★
quadriplegic N.Y.P.D. detective Lincoln Rhyme & Det. Amelia Sachs
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
P.T. Deutermann
+ Manceford County, NC Sheriff's Lt. Cam Richter
browse books
author's website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Franklin W. Dixon {aka Edward Stratemeyer [1862-1930]
browse books by Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy Boys series [est. 1927]
series books videos/DVDs credits at IMDb
for detailed info, visit BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Hardy Boys Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
comedic crime writer Tim Dorsey of Tampa, Florida
browse books
author's website
Wikipedia
Serge A. Storms & sidekick Coleman series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_A._Storms
Serge's weblog
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Jerome Doolittle + Tom Bethany series
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author's website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Wayne Dundee Page
Illinois-based P.I. Joe Hannibal mystery series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Susan Dunlap + Berkeley, CA cop Jill Smith, etc.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
John Dunning + Cliff 'Bookman' Janeway series
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Aaron J. Elkins
browse books author website
IMDb listing
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Gideon Oliver series: series books
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Stanley Ellin [1916-86]
all books
credits at IMDb
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Richard Ellington [1914-1980] + Steve Drake novels
five mystery novels (out of print)
bio/review
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
comedian & author Ben Elton
all books
no official website?
credits at IMDb
Wikipedia
"Stark" [1989] + 1993 Australian TV miniseries starring Elton
"Gridlock" [1991]
"This Other Eden" [10/1993]
"Popcorn" [1996] won CWAGB Gold Dagger Award for fiction + short film 2014
"Blast from the Past" [1998]
"Inconceivable" [1999] made into film as "Maybe Baby" [2000]
"Dead Famous" [2001]
"High Society" [2002] WH Smith's People Choice Fiction Award
"Past Mortem" [2004]
"The First Casualty" [2005]
"Chart Throb" [2006]
"Blind Faith" [2007]
"Meltdown" [2010]
"Two Brothers" [12/2012]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
J.F. Englert
"Meet Randolph, a dog like any other dog – but with a nose for murder . . ."
Randolph's blog "The Intelligent Dogs Guide To A Troubled World"
 | "A Dog About Town" [2007] by J.F. Englert
Dell mass pb [5/2007] for $6.99 "A Dog Among Diplomats" [2008] by J.F. Englert Dell mass pb [4/2008] for $6.99 "A Dog At Sea: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery" [2009] Dell mass pb [12/2009] for $7.99 many more similar on Blackhat Mystery Bookstore's Pet Detectives page |
Kathleen Ernst
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author's official website no entry at Wikipedia
Chloe Ellefson mystery series
official Chloe Ellefson booksite
"Old World Murder: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2010]
"The Heirloom Murders: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [9/2011]
"The Light Keeper's Legacy: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2012]
"Heritage of Darkness: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2013]
"Tradition of Deceit: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [11/2014]
"Death On The Prairie: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2015]
"A Memory of Muskets: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2016]
"Mining For Justice: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2017]
"The Lacemaker's Secret: A Chloe Ellefson Mystery" [10/2018]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Loren D. Estleman Mysteries Page
Loren D. Estleman Westerns Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Bookstore
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Janet Evanovich + Stephanie Plum series
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Percival Everett
Writes mysteries and other fiction; is Afro-American and an English professor at U.S.C. in California
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 | "I Am Not Sidney Poitier: A Novel" [2009] by Percival Everett
An 11-year-old Afro-American boy in Georgia with a very strange name is orphaned and inherits a pile of stock in Turner Broadcasting. His adventures include a murder case in Smut Eye, Alabama. Graywolf Press 9x6 pb [5/2009] for $10.88 |
 | "Assumption: A Novel" [2011] by Percival Everett
The killing of an old woman in a small New Mexico town leads Deputy Sheriff Ogden Walker on a trail of many flimsy leads, eventually reaching Denver and a hippie commune. Graywolf Press 9x6 pb [10/2011] for $10.20 |
Terence Faherty
+ Owen Keane series + Scott Elliott series
all books author's website
http://www.amazon.com/Come-Back-Dead-Elliott-Mystery/dp/0684830841/
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Dark-Scott-Elliott-Mysteries/dp/1594149577/
http://www.amazon.com/Raise-Devil-Scott-Elliott-Mysteries/dp/0312266405/
 | "Kill Me Again: A Scott Elliott Mystery" [2003] by Terence Faherty Production begins on "Love Me Again", a sequel to the hit wartime romance "Passage To Lisbon" and is quickly derailed by accusations that the screenwriter is a Communist; former actor and soldier Scott Elliott is tasked with finding the truth. Kindle Edition from The Mystery Company [8/2009] for $3.03 The Mystery Company 7½x5 pb [10/2003] out of print/used |
 | "In A Teapot: A Scott Elliott Mystery" [2005] by Terence Faherty Hollywood in 1948 is a beehive of British ex-patriot actors, so why not make a feature film of Shakespeare's "The Tempest"? But rumors start of one actor and a burlesque performer, and before detective Scott Elliott can straighten that out, murder occurs. Kindle Edition from The Mystery Company [8/2009] for $3.03 The Mystery Company 8x5 pb [9/2005] out of print/used |
 | "The Hollywood Op: Private Eye Scott Elliott In Tinseltown" [8 stories 2011] by Terence Faherty Kindle Edition from Perfect Crime Books [1/2012] for $3.99 Perfect Crime Books 9x6 pb [1/2011] for $14.95 |
Linda Fairstein
+ New York City Assistant D.A Alex Cooper series
all books
author website
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
[blacklistee] Howard Fast [1914-2003]
browse all books IMDb listing
Wikipedia
Masao Masuto of Beverly Hills P.D. mysteries: series books
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Robert Ferrigno
browse books author website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Dan Fesperman
+ Bosnian former detective Vlado Petric, etc.
browse books
author's website
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
R. Barri Flowers writes crime fiction & non-fiction
browse books
official R. Barri Flowers website
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Honolulu-Skye-Delaney-Mystery/dp/1477634789/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Joanne Fluke lives in sunny Southern California
real name Joanne Gibson Fischmann; also writes under pseudonyms John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, Gina Jackson, and Kathyrn Kirkwood
browse all books
IMDb credits listing
official website
entry at Wikipedia
★
Hannah Swensen 'cozy' culinary mystery series
Set in rural small town Lake Eden, Minnesota
"Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder" [HS#1 = Apr-2000]
"Strawberry Shortcake Murder" [HS#2 = Feb-2001]
"Blueberry Muffin Murder" [HS#3 = Mar-2002]
"Lemon Meringue Pie Murder" [HS#4 = Mar-2003]
"Fudge Cupcake Murder" [HS#5 = Mar-2004]
"Sugar Cookie Murder" [HS#6 = Sep-2004]
"Peach Cobbler Murder" [HS#7 = Mar-2005]
"Cherry Cheesecake Murder" [HS#8 = Mar-2006]
"The Twelve Desserts of Christmas" short story [HS#8½ = Nov-2006]
"Key Lime Pie Murder" [HS#9 = Mar-2007]
"Candy Cane Murder" short story [HS#9½ = Oct-2007]
"Carrot Cake Murder" [HS#10 = Mar-2008]
"Cream Puff Murder" [HS#11 = Mar-2009]
"Plum Pudding Murder" [HS#12 = Oct-2006]
"Apple Turnover Murder" [HS#13 = Mar-2010]
"Gingerbread Cookie Murder" short story [HS#13½ = Oct-2010]
"Devil's Food Cake Murder" [HS#14 = Mar-2011]
"Cinnamon Roll Murder" [HS#15 = Mar-2012]
"Red Velvet Cupcake Murder" [HS#16 = Mar-2013]
"Blackberry Pie Murder" [HS#17 = Feb-2014]
"Double Fudge Brownie Murder" [HS#18 = Feb-2015]
"Wedding Cake Murder" [HS#19 = Feb-2016]
"Christmas Caramel Murder" [HS#20 = Sep-2016]
"Banana Cream Pie Murder" [HS#21 = Mar-2017]
"Raspberry Danish Murder" [HS#22 = Feb-2018]
"Christmas Cake Murder" [HS#23 = Sep-2018]
"Chocolate Cream Pie Murder" [HS#24 = Feb-2019]
"Murder, She Baked" TV movie series [Hallmark Channel 2015-2017]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_She_Baked
" MSB: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery" [5/2015] /tt4621642/
"MSB: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery" [11/2015] /tt4933782/
"MSB: A Peach Cobbler Mystery" [1/2016] /tt5317546/
"MSB: A Deadly Recipe" [6/2016] /tt5673202/
"MSB: Just Desserts" [3/2017] /tt6682134/
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Baked-Collection-Alison-Sweeney/dp/B06ZZJVCKG/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
G.M. Ford
+ Leo Waterman series + Frank Corso series
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Dick Francis [1920-2010] Page
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ron Franscell of Wyoming
all books author's website
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Dale Furutani lives in the Pacific Northwest
browse books official website Wikipedia
 | "The Curious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in Japan" [8 stories 2011]
The canonic biography of Sherlock Holmes includes a gap after the epic battle with Moriarty, when Holmes 'traveled in Asia'; author Furutani provides a report on that time, with the famous detective assisted by his host, Dr. Watanabe. Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [12/2011] for $3.99 {sic} CreateSpace 9¼x6¼ pb [12/2011] for $11.84 |
Ken Tanaka series
★
Samurai Trilogy series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Erle Stanley Gardner [1889-1970] Page
Perry Mason series books
D.A. Doug Selby series books
writing as A.A. Fair
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
William Campbell Gault
+ Beverly Hills P.I. Brock Callahan series
all books
author's website
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Daryl Wood Gerber
browse books
author's website no entry at Wikipedia
★
Cookbook Nook Mystery series
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Sentence-Cookbook-Daryl-Gerber/dp/0425258041/ [DUE July 2013]
★
writing as Avery Aames: Cheese Shop Mystery series with amateur sleuth Charlotte Bessette
browse books
author's website no entry at Wikipedia
"The Long Quiche Goodbye" [7/2010] won Agatha Award for Best First Novel
"Lost and Fondue" [5/2011]
"Clobbered By Camembert" [2/2012]
"To Brie or Not To Brie" [2/2013]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Dorothy Gilman + Mrs. Pollifax, etc.
browse books browse audio IMDb listing
Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Lee Goldberg
all books
author's website
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
(writing as Ian Ludlow) .357 Vigilante series: series books
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
editor & author Ed Gorman
all books
author's weblog
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
★
Sam McCain mystery series
"Riders On The Storm" [#10 = 2014]
http://www.amazon.com/Riders-Storm-Sam-McCain-Mystery/dp/1605986259/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's
Sue Grafton [1940-2017] Page
Kinsey Milhone 'alphabet' series books
her father author C.W. Grafton [1909-82]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Sarah Graves of Maine
+ Jacobia Tiptree home repair mysteries
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
C. Joseph 'Chuck' Greaves of California
all books
official website
 | "Hush Money: A Mystery" [2012] by Chuck Greaves Wise-cracking Pasadena lawyer Jack McTaggart is assigned to a series of suspicious racehorse deaths, which might be insurance fraud; the case takes an unexpected turn to murder and blackmail, with Jack the most-likely suspect and probable next victim. Kindle Edition from Minotaur Books [5/2012] for $11.99 Minotaur Books 9½x5¾ hardcover [5/2012] for $16.32 |
 | "Hard Twisted: A Novel" [2012] by C. Joseph Greaves Set in Depression-era Oklahoma and Texas; a homeless man and his daughter are conned by a charismatic drifter just released from Leavenworth prison; the father suddenly disappears and the girl is subjected to a year-long ordeal as partner in a crime spree. Kindle Edition from Bloomsbury USA [11/2012] for $8.79 Bloomsbury USA 8x6 pb [10/2013] for $14.12 Bloomsbury USA 8¼x6 hardcover [11/2012] for $19.65 |
Stephen Greenleaf + John Marshall Tanner series
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Frank Gruber [1904-69]
wrote over 300 stories, 60+ novels & 200+ scripts in the Western & mystery genres
all books credits at IMDb
Wikipedia
Frank Gruber entry at Thrilling Detective website
 | "Brass Knuckles: The Oliver Quade Human Encyclopedia Stories" [1966] with a Foreword on "The Life and Times of The Pulp Story" Sherbourne Press 9x6½ hardcover [1966] out of print/many used Sherbourne Press hardcover [1966] out of print/used Ten stories that appeared in Black Mask Magazine in the 1930s & 1940s: "Ask Me Another", "Dog Show Murder", "Funny Man", "Oliver Quade At The Races", "Forced Landing", "Death Sits Down", "Words and Music", "State Fair Murder", "Rain The Killer", "Death At The Main" |
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 |
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 | "100 Must-Read Crime Novels (Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides)" [2006] by Richard Shephard & Nick Rennison Kindle Edition from A&C Black [2006 edition] for $8.51 Bloomsbury/A&C Black mass pb [4/2010] for $8.96 |
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