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Undercurrents

Frances Fyfield · 2000 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this romantic thriller from Frances Fyfield. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original unclipped photographic dustwrapper. Gary J. McCallum noted in the Armchair D…

The Cry of the Go-Away Bird

Andrea Eames · 2011 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,060)

London, Harvill Secker, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first printing of Andrea Eames's first novel. "The Cry of the go-Away Bird follows Elise as she attempts to make sense of her place in the world while her family struggles to stay afloat in the collapsing …

The Resurrectionists

Michael Collins · 2002 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson , 2002. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy of this thriller from Michael Collins. Featuring the original unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Scott Wishart. "Brilliant and unsettling, this story of the unquiet dead from the prize-winning Irish author …

Feeling Bad

Penny Kline · 1994 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Macmillan, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this psychological thriller by Penny Kline. First edition. The second novel in Kline's Bristol-based Anna McColl series. In a paper covered binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely condit…

Killing Shadows

Val McDermid · 2000 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,489)

London, Harper Collins, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime novel about a killer who targets crime writers. Inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Liz, looking forward to seeing you between the covers! All the best, Val McDermid.' I…

A Life on the Left

J. E. Mortimer · 1998 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Lewes, The Book Guild Ltd. 1998. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this political autobiography by J. E. Mortimer. J. E. Mortimer was a British trade unionist and a Labour Party general secretary during the 1980s. In a black cloth binding in original un…

Puppet on a Chain

Alistair Maclean · 1969 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Collins, 1969. Cloth. A smart copy of this classic thriller by Alistair Maclean. Second impression of the first edition. Featuring an illustrated dustwrapper designed by Norman Weaver. "This story is Alistair Maclean at his enthralling best. It has edge-of-the-chair susp…

Stage Fright

Christine Poulson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Robert Hale, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of this thriller novel from Christine Poulson, featuring her popular character, Cassandra James. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first printing. In a purple cloth binding w…

Don&Apos;T Mess with Mrs in-between

Liz Evans · 2000 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.87 | ¥7,801)

London, Orion, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this Grace Smith mystery novel by Liz Evans. Signed by the author to the title page. 'When Barbra Delaney comes into Grace Smith's office, looks her in the eye and announces, 'I'm filthy rich and I…

Cressida: No Mystery

Mrs. Belloc Lowndes · 1928 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

London, Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed first edition copy of this mystery by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes. Taking place at a Christmas party at a country house and mostly recalls her previous work 'The Uttermost Farthing&apos. Includes an ink inscription by …

An Inside Job

Stella Allan · 1978 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime fiction novel by Stella Allan. Signed by the author to the front free-endpaper. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart, with onl…

The Web of Fire

Steve Voake · 2006 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, Faber and Faber, 2006. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of Steve Voake's sequel to his highly successful work, 'The Dreamwalker's Child&apos. Signed by Voake to the title page. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externall…

Fatal Fortune

Marian Babson · 1987 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,216)

London, The Crime Club , 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this crime thriller from Marian Babson. First Crime Club edition. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, designed by James Hobsley. "The whole thing teeters on the edge of farce, but attractively bitch…

Accordion Crimes

E. Annie Proulx · 1996 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

New York, Scribner , 1996. First edition. Cloth. Number 731 of a limited edition of 2,500 copies, signed by the author Follows an accordion as it travels America, passing through the hands of a variety of different people. In a cloth binding with dustcover, with a protective pla…

A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

Jonathan Gash · 1999 · Rooke Books

£71.99 (€86.29 | $95.11 | ¥15,183)

London, Macmillan, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Jonathan Gash's A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair. Bound in bule paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and an unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Signed by author. John Grant (b.1933) is an Engli…

Carnival of Spies

Robert Moss · 1987 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. First edition. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of this wartime spy thriller by Robert Moss. With an ink inscription to front blank addressed to Patrick, dated 1987. First edition. In a paper covered binding with original unclipped du…

Letters from Longstock

Geoffrey Snagge · 1968 · Rooke Books

£43.99 (€52.73 | $58.12 | ¥9,278)

London, Pelham Books, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Geoffrey Snagge's Letters from Longstock. Bound in paper covered boards with gilt lettering and unclipped dustwrapper. With foreward by Miss Read. Illustrated by Bernard Knight. Signed by the author…

Aphrodite in Aulis

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,979)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition of George Moore's Aphrodite in Aulis. Bound in vellum with gilt lettering and decoration and bevelled. A nice clean copy. First edition. Signed. Limited edition, number 305 of 1825. George Augu…

A Treatise on the Chemical and Medical Powers of Some of the Most Celebrated Mineral Waters

William Saunders · 1800 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, William Phillips, 1800. First edition. Leather. A fascinating first edition of William Saunders' scientific work, 'On Mineral Waters&apos. First Edition (referencing World Cat). An in-depth study of mineral waters, a matter that was of interest to the elite at …

The Brook Kerith a Syrian Story

George Moore · 1921 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Edinburgh, T. Werner Laurie Ltd. 1921. Leather. A limited fifth-edition of George Moore's novel, first published 1916. With an ink dedication, consistent with other examples of the author's handwriting, under which is written in pencil "in George Moore's hand". Th…