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John Early : Flesh and Metal Carroll & Graf, New York, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. Claims lawyer Jacob Warner works in a body shop after the death of his wife. But after an encounter with a dying sheriff, he becomes engaged in a battle of wits with a ruthless insurance executive and is dragged back into the world of liabilities, claims, and legal loopholes. Author's First Novel. F/F. $10.00.

Alice Echols : Scars of Sweet Paradise Metropolitan Books, New York, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. Definitive biography of Janis Joplin. F/F. $20.00.

Umberto Eco : The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana Harcourt, New York, 2005. Hardcover. First English Translation. SIGNED. Bibliophile tries to find clues to his identity. F/F. $35.00.

Martin Edwards : Green For Danger The Do Not Press, London, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. The official anthology of the Crime Writers' Association 2004. Contributors include Robert Barnard, Reginald Hill, Peter Lovesey and Ruth Rendell. Most contributions commissioned especially for this anthology. F/F. $10.00.

Ruth Dudley Edwards : Ten Lords A-Leaping St. Martin's Press, New York, 1996. Hardcover. First US Edition. Ida "Jack" Troutbeck, Mistress of St. Martha's College, Cambridge, is elevated to peer in the House of Lords. She enlists the aid of her friend, Robert Amiss, in defeating an anti-hunting bill. Amiss is determined to defeat the puritans and fanatics who abound among the animal activists, but things turn nasty when an explosion in the House of Lords kills several peers. F/F. $10.00.

Barbara Ehrenreich : Nickel and Dimed Metropolitan Books, New York, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. In 1998 Ehrenreich left her home and accepted whatever jobs she was offered to see how American men and women survive on six and seven dollars and hour. A rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. F/F. $25.00.

Bret Easton Ellis : Lunar Park Knopf, New York, 2005. Hardcover. First Edition. SIGNED. Featuring a character a lot like Bret Easton Ellis. F/F. $30.00.

Warren Ellis : Crooked Little Vein Wm. Morrow, New York, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. Debut novel by graphic novelist Ellis. Fine in fine dust jacket. F/F. $10.00.

R.J. Ellory : The Anniversary Man Scorpion Press, Gladestry, 2009. Hardcover. Limited Edition. SIGNED. Limited to 70 signed and numbered copies. With an appreciation by Ken Bruen. Fine in marbled boards as issued. Fine. $150.00.

James Ellroy : L.A. Noir Mysterious Press, New York, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. SIGNED. Three novels featuring Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins: "Blood on the Moon," "Because the Night," and "Suicide Hill." Signed to previous owner with inscription "Slash.". F/F. $35.00.

Ben Elton : Silly Cow Warner Books, London, 1993. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus. Elton's second play which was produced on the London stage in 1991. In wraps as issued. Fine. $5.00.

G.H. Ephron : Amnesia St. Martin's Press, New York, 2000. Hardcover. First Edition. SIGNED. Sylvia Jackson has been shot in the head, and when she recovers, remembers nothing. As she slowly gets her memory back, she accuses her ex-husband of shooting her. Introduces Dr. Peter Zak, a forensic psychologist, who solves cases by studying psychological clues and phenomena. Authors are Hallie Ephron and A.A. Greeley. Authors' First Novel. F/F. $10.00.

Loren D. Estleman : Edsel Mysterious Press, New York, 1995. Hardcover. First Edition. Crime, cars and corruption. The 1950s marks a new era of automatic transmissions and 45 rpm records. Connie Minor, an old newspaperman, has been asked by Henry Ford to help sell his new car, the Edsel, to the American public. F/F. $10.00.

Loren D. Estleman : Jitterbug Mysterious Press, New York, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. SIGNED. Detroit during World War II and the US is trying to out-manufacture the Germans and the Japanese. Southersn whites and blacks are working side by side for the first time and there's rationing, jazz, and the Mafia in the city. A killer is also on the loose and Lieutenant Zagreb must keep the city from exploding. This is an unread copy but one page seems to be bound off center (which isn't possible, nevertheless..). NF/NF. $10.00.

Loren D. Estleman : Motown Bantam, New York, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition. In 1966 Motor Town has reached its peak. The city's biggest manufacturer hires ex-cop Rick Amery to go under cover and put the brakes on consumer advocacy. F/F. $10.00.

Loren D. Estleman : Thunder City Tom Doherty Assoc., New York, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. Harlan Crownover battles with his father to invest in a company run by Henry Ford. Desperate for funds, Harlan turns to Big Jim Dolan, a political boss, and Sal Borneo who is struggling to bring the commerce of vice into the new century. Allies at first, they soon become mortal enemies. A novel of Detroit at the beginning of the 20th Century when automobiles and organized crime were in their infancy. F/F. $10.00.

Loren D. Estleman : Whiskey River Bantam, New York, 1990. Hardcover. First Edition. SIGNED. Set in 1928 Detroit, the story follows Constantine "Connie" Minor, a newspaperman who follows the young charismatic Jack Dance through high society and low-life sleaze. ANTHONY AWARD. AMERICAN MYSTERY AWARD. F/F. $25.00.

Janet Evanovich : Three to Get Deadly Scribner, New York, 1997. Hardcover. First Edition. Stephanie Plum novel. F/F. $30.00.

Percival Everett : American Desert Hyperion, New York, 2004. Hardcover. First Edition. Theodore Street is considering committing suicide when the decision is taken out of his hands. A new, unread copy, but ffep is glued down incorrectly. F/F. $10.00.

Percival Everett : The Water Cure Graywolf Press, MN, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. F/F. $10.00.

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