Missing book jacket 

Volume 2
Doubleday & Co, 1964, pages 539-1135

Hurry Sundown is the tumultuous tale of a year in the life of the citizens of Arcady Georgia. It is a study of moral conviction and inner struggles and of love and mistrust in the lives of the residents of a small town just after WWII.

The characters are real, they act a certain way and then question their deeds, struggle with their motives or twist the truth to justify their actions. They grapple with the tension of race and religion,the struggle between honesty, moral obligation, sexual immorality, spirituality. They wrestle with self doubt, self righteousness, the need to be noticed, the need to be needed, the fear of the unknown - the fear of the known

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

Hurry Sundown Vol 2

2 volume set 
Doubleday & Co, Book Club Edition, 1964 cloth cover, 1135 pages

Hurry Sundown is the tumultuous tale of a year in the life of the citizens of Arcady Georgia. It is a study of moral conviction and inner struggles and of love and mistrust in the lives of the residents of a small town just after WWII.

The characters are real, they act a certain way and then question their deeds, struggle with their motives or twist the truth to justify their actions. They grapple with the tension of race and religion,the struggle between honesty, moral obligation, sexual immorality, spirituality. They wrestle with self doubt, self righteousness, the need to be noticed, the need to be needed, the fear of the unknown - the fear of the known

Made into a movie starring Jane Fonda & Michael Caine in 1967

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Hurry Sundown Vol 1 & 2

John Jakes

Pages yellowing 

Jove Book, 1978, 800 pages

Kent Family Chronicles Volume VII

Postwar prosperity and ruin transform a nation -- and a family, in Volume VII of the Kent Family Chronicles. John Jakes's epic adventure of the proud, passionate men and women who made America continues...

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Lawless

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Shelfwear 
Pages yellowing 

Pyramid Books, 1977, 682 pages 

American Bicentennial series Volume VI

As the Civil War draws to a climax, The Warriors carries the turbulent chronicle of the divided Kent family to far-reaching new battlefields. Young Jeremiah Kent is tempted by a lascivious Southern belle into a web of lust and murder. And Michael Boyle longs for a lovely immigrant girl, Hannah.



The Warriors

Color fading on book cover and small piece missing on top edge 
Small stain on book edge 


Pyramid Books, 1976, 633 pages 

American Bicentennial Series Volume V

The Kent Family Chronicles continue as abolitionist Jeptha Kent and his sons find themselves on opposite sides of the Civil War.


The Titans 

Nancy Pickard


Ballentine Books, 2011, 330 pages

Twenty-six years ago, when she was only three months old, Jody Linder's father was murdered as she slept in her cot. Her mother vanished, presumed dead.

Local trouble-maker Billy Crosby confessed to the murder and was locked up, leaving his wife and son to face the consequences in the small Kansas town of Rose. But his son Collin, now a lawyer, has successfully petitioned for a retrial, which means that - for now - Billy is back in town.

Jody is horrified - the man who tore her family apart is living just a few streets away. So why does she find herself wondering if Collin is right? What if Billy was innocent, and her close-knit family has been hiding a terrible secret all these years?

Haunting and powerful, this is Nancy Pickard's finest achievement to date.

Made into a movie in 2017 

A Novel

Written with the wisdom and grace readers have come to expect from the award-winning author of "The Virgin of Small Plains," this brilliantly moving tale is one of family, murder, and redemptive love.

The Scent of Rain and Lightning

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Pocket Books, 2002, 359 pages

Marie Lightfoot Series - Book #2

SEX, VIOLENCE, EVIL, AND BETRAYAL The shocking murder case splashed across the Florida headlines has all the right elements for true-crime writer Marie Lightfoot's next bestseller. A charming minister's love affair with a beautiful, wealthy new church member ends in the murder of his wife. The accused now sits on death row, while his lover walks free. Justice appears to have been served, but Marie senses there is more to the story. From the day two little girls found the dead woman in an abandoned mansion to an unexpected visitor's shattering confession, the case's disturbing twists teach Marie a bone-chilling lesson: underestimating the criminal mind can be deadly.Award-winning author Nancy Pickard has created a wonderfully unique and intriguing character in the "gutsy and charismatic"(The Fresno Bee)Marie Lightfoot, a woman with a shadowy past and a passion for the truth.

True-crime writer Marie Lightfoot's next book is based on the case of a charming minister's love affair with a beautiful, wealthy member of his church which ended with the murder of his wife. The accused now sits on death row, while his lover is free. Marie senses there is more to this story, and the case's disturbing twists teach Marie that underestimating the criminal mind can be deadly. A Mystery Guild Selection. (May)

Ring of Truth

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Virginia Rich

Dell Book, 1999, 289 pages

Eugenia Potter Mystery - Book # 2

Nancy Pickard's latest features the Inimitable Eugenia Poller -- a character created by Virginia Rich -- who has run-ins with murder and intrigue while visiting an archaeological camp in Colorado.Nancy Pickard's delicious, long-awaited new mystery features Cream Cheese Corn Bread, Sweet Dream Cookies, and the inimitable Eugenia "Genia" Potter, a well-loved character created by the late Virginia Rich. This time out, Genia visits the Medicine Wheel Archaeological Camp near Cortez, Colorado, where she hopes to glean the wisdom of the Ancients, and see some exciting ruins, to boot. But she gets more than she bargains for when a busload of youngsters disappears and two women -- fellow visitors to the Camp -- mysteriously show up... dead.

A Eugenia Potter Mystery

Kernels of Truth.... When Eugenia Potter stumbles upon some ancient pottery shards on her ranch, she feels a profound connection with the past. And a deep desire to learn more about the relics. Now, she's heeding the call of her soul--by visiting an archaeological camp amid the magnificent cliff dwellings of Colorado's Mesa Verde. But strange things are happening at Mesa Verde, from the director's increasing mental confusion to a visitor's grisly death. Even a Talking Circle--a traditional ritual facilitated by the passing around of an ear of blue corn--doesn't reveal the source of the trouble. And when a busload of teenagers on a hiking trip disappears without a trace, Mrs. Potter begins some digging... to unearth a cruel scheme, a long-buried secret, and the deadly fruits of a killer's dark hungers.

The Blue Corn Murders

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Pocket Books, 1996, 312 pages 

Jenny Cain Mystery - Book # 10

Fast-paced, suspenseful, and emotionally involving, Twilight is Nancy Pickard at her popular and groundbreaking best; once again she weaves her renowned fictional spell around the mysteries of the human heart.

In this mysterious tale the fortunes of Port Frederick, Massachusetts, are riding on the upcoming Autumn Festival, sponsored by the Judy Foundation, founder and director, Jenny Cain. As if running the fair wasn't enough, Jenny's life and her own fortunes become much more complicated when she is swept into a long-running, deadly controversy which, to her horror, threatens disaster for those she holds dear.

Agreeing to help when a grieving widow enlightens her about a dangerous intersection where multiple tragedies have occurred, Jenny Cain is drawn into a long-running controversy that threatens to destroy everything dear to her

Twilight

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Pocket Books, 1994, 243 pages

Jenny Cain Mystery- Book #8

Carol Margolis is murdered while jogging and Jenny Cain is hired to replace her at work and she also takes over her murder case as well. The police think this is just a Manhattan mugging gone wrong, but Jenny discovers that the story of Carol's life and death are full of dark and mysterious twists.



After the brutal murder of her friend Carol Margolis, Jenny Cain travels to New York, where she takes charge of Carol's job and the murder investigation. Reprint.

But I Wouldn't Want to Die There

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Nancy Pichard

Pocket Books, 1992, 234 pages

Jenny Cain Mystery - Book #7

Cain discovers that her mother's mental collapse many years before coincided with the bankruptcy of the family business. The closing of Cain Clams created considerable unemployment locally and countless enemies for the Cains--one such foe may now be trying to prevent the amateur detective from delving further into her family's past and the town's secrets. As she tracks down public mysteries, Cain unearths painful personal issues; an attempt on her life, construed as an effort at suicide, forces her to deal with the legacy of her mother's madness.

I. O. U.

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Very light areas of shelfwear 

Pocket Books, 1991, 275 pages

Jenny Cain Mystery- Book # 6

When a cattle baron leaves a huge ranch in his will to the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, amateur sleuth Jenny Cain leaves Massachusetts for the wilds of Kansas to investigate the bizarre bequest and finds herself probing the brutal murder of the foundation’s benefactor.

Bum Steer

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Little bit of Shelfwear

Pocket Books, 1989, 277 pages

Jenny Cain Mystery - Book #5

Jenny Cain didn't particularly like pompous, wealthy do-gooder MaryDell Paine, but she wasn't unsympathetic to her plea. MaryDell wanted the Port Frederick Civic Foundation - which Jenny headed - to fund a recreation center for former mental patients in the basement of an abandoned church. Despite competition from another buyer, Jenny was optimistic. Most of the neighbors didn't object to the center - until a man was found slashed to death in the basement, and all clues pointed to a paranoid schizophrenic patient. But when Jenny plunges into the shifting motivations of nervous neighbors, jealous lovers, greedy realtors and even her own charming, ne'er-do-well assistant, she comes up with another conclusion - one that puts her squarely in a cold-blooded murderer's line of fire!


Dead Crazy

Pocket Books, 1988, 220 pages 

Jenny Cain Mystery - Book # 4

When Jenny Cain's future husband, policeman Geof Bushfield becomes disillusioned by all the domestic violence occuring in Port Frederick between husbands and wives, it is up to Jenny to help Geof find the answer


When Jenny Cain's future husband, policeman Geof Bushfield becomes disillusioned by all the domestic violence occuring in Port Frederick between husbands and wives, it is up to Jenny to help Geof find the answer.

Marriage Is Murder

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Faint crease on spine and faint fold on back cover 

Pocket Books, 1987, 255 pages

Jenny Cain Mystery - Book # 3

Bright and beautiful Jenny Cain, director of the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, was dying of curiosity. A hapless visitor had slipped in the mud at the town’s historic cemetery—and fallen right into an empty grave!

When Jenny discovered that all the graves were vacant, it was the beginning of murder. Someone had killed an employee of the Harbor Lights Funeral Home, and played a macabre practical joke with the body. Suddenly, everyone in town is a suspect, from the victim’s grieving widower to the spike-haired gravedigger to the unctuous director of the Harbor Lights. Now Jenny has to dig up some answers, and fast—before the killer leaves her silent as a tomb!


Bright and beautiful Jenny Cain, director of the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, was dying of curiosity. A hapless visitor had slipped in the mud at the town's historic cemetery--and fallen right into an empty grave!When Jenny discovered that all the graves were vacant, it was the beginning of murder.Now Jenny has to dig up some answers, and fast--before the killer leaves her silent as a tomb!

No Body

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Little bit of Shelfwear 
No creases on spine 

Pocket Books, 1987, 314 pages

Jenny Cain Mystery- Book #1

Jenny Cain investigates when a class of fourth graders finds the body of a formerly wealthy patron of the arts tucked into a priceless Chinese bed at the local art museum.

Wealthy donors to the Port Frederick Civic Foundation start turning up dead, and when director Jenny Cain receives a note from the killer suggesting she may be next, she decides to investigate.

Generous Death

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Karen Kijewski

Small stain on last 10 pages 

Berkley Book, 1997, 355 pages

Kat Colorado Series - Book #7

Private eye Kat Colorado hits the road with childhood friend turned country superstar Dakota Jones. Kat recalls that Dakota always did have rotten taste in men, but would any of them be bad enough to bomb the theater where Dakota is playing in Memphis, drop a stage light on her in Atlanta and shoot a singer who looks just like her in Nashville? As the two renew their friendship on the road and endure the scary adoration of desperate fans, Kat slogs through a trail of no-account men and boozy dives, hoping to find the perpetrator before Dakota sings her last song.

When Kat Colorado receives a plea for help from a childhood friend she immediately flies out to Nashville. Dakota has been receiving threatening letters, but things are brought to a head, when a look-alike singer is shot dead in the studio where Dakota should have been.

Honky Tonk Kat

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Pages yellowing
Some Shelfwear

Perennial Library, 1989, 181 pages

Things aren't going so well for Brian McKechnie. His wife was attacked in their home, his cat was brutally killed and now a man with a suspiciously erratic accent is blackmailing him. When the police fail spectacularly at finding out who's after him, McKechnie engages the services of London's most unusual private eye.

Duffy is a detective like no other. A bisexual ex-policeman with a phobia of ticking watches and a penchant for Tupperware. But what he lacks in orthodoxy he makes up for in street-smart savvy and no-nonsense dealings. Intrigued by McKechnie's dilemma and the apparent incompetency of his ex-colleagues, Duffy heads to his old patch, the seedy underbelly of Soho, to begin inquiries of his own.

Helped by some shady characters from his past, Duffy discover that while things have changed in the years since he was working the area, the streets are still mean and the crooks walk arm in arm with the blues.

Full to bursting with sex, violence and dodgy dealings, DUFFY is a gripping and entertaining crime novel with a distinctly different and entirely lovable anti-hero.

Duffy

Judith Kelman

Used - all pages intact 
Pages yellowing
Creases in spine 

Berkley Books, 1988, 280 pages

Strange, terrible things had happened at Thornwood, years ago, when Emily was a child. Her mother had died suddenly and tragically there, and her father had slowly descended into madness. But now, years later, Emily has returned to the secluded New England art colony, with children of her own. She believed those dark days were long over, that it was time to start anew...



Strange, terrible things had happened at Emily's childhood home of Thornwood. Now, years later, Emily has returned with children of her own. Back to the dark seclusion of the old artists' colony--where the sins of the past still linger in the shadows and threaten her cherished family. Reissue.

While Angels Sleep

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Color fading on cover 
Small treat and chip on cover top right corner 

Doubleday & Company, 1973 book club edition, 246 pages

A chance encounter between a New England pharmacist and the wife of an American diplomat leads to a romance that flourishes over several decades from Martha's Vineyard to wartime London, and, finally, to the islands of Japan.

A Tousand Summers 

John Irving

Color fading on spine 
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Pocket Books, 1982, 450 pages 

The New York Times bestselling saga of a most unusual family from the award-winning author of The World According to Garp.

“The first of my father’s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels.” So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the myriad strange and wonderful times encountered by the family Berry. Hoteliers, pet-bear owners, friends of Freud (the animal trainer and vaudevillian, that is), and playthings of mad fate, they “dream on” in a funny, sad, outrageous, and moving novel by the remarkable author of A Prayer for Owen Meany and Last Night in Twisted River.

""The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels.""So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the myriad strange and wonderful times encountered by the family Berry. Hoteliers, pet-bear owners, friends of Freud (the animal trainer and vaudevillian, that is), and playthings of mad fate, they "dream on" in a funny, sad, outrageous, and moving novel by the remarkable author of "A Widow for One Year" and "The Cider House Rules."

The New Hampshire

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Janet Joyce

Some color fading on spine 
Few creases from being read 
Pages yellowing 

Silhouette Books, 1983, 187 pages

Silhouette Desire #98
Following him out to his Colorado ranch was a small price to pay for fulfilling her greatest artistic dream. From the moment she first laid eyes on him, Lysandra the artist had loved Adam. Now it was Lysandra the woman who longed to possess him. But she had fallen in love with The Man of Glory—a man as untamed, as unreachable, as the West itself. 


Man of Glory

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Some color fading on cover
Some shelf wear 

McGraw Hill, 1968 Book Club Edition, 330 pages 

Peter Bradford had not intended to fall in love on his journey to Ireland. But from the moment he caught sight of the lovely stranger in his railway carriage, he knew he had to have her.
He did not know then that she was already entangled in his life - or that her own desires would shape his future in a way the he never dreamed.
In sheer storytelling magic, no writer of our time can surpass the spellbinding power of Frances Parkinson Keyes. In THE HERITAGE she has created a haunting and suspenseful tale of romance and intrigue that brings to vivid life the richness and excitement of nineteenth-century Ireland – a proud, turbulent land of legends and wild dreams.

The Heritage 

Old copy with yellowing pages, Shelfwear and wear from reading/handling
But spine is good, all pages intact 
Great Readers copy 

Avon Books, 1965, 352 pages

Young Frances Wheeler was blessed with nearly everything that comes with social standing. Her youth is filled with gay and romantic young men, fashionable and charming girls, elegant balls in stately homes. Her beautiful, autocratic, spoiled mother's three marriages outrage Boston's polite society, and her insistence on dominating Frances's life threaten the girl's happiness. But then handsome, gallant young Henry Keyes comes into Frances' life!


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