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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A masterfully researched biography, Dashiell Hammett: A Life chronicles the turbulent and...

Author: Dashiell HammettBinding: HardbackPublished: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1934Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis classic of hardboiled detective fiction, The Thin...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodBehind every hard-boiled detective story lies the man who invented the genre — and Diane Johnson's The Life of Dashiell Hammett is the definitive portrait...

Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis hardboiled detective novel, Hammett, plunges readers into the gritty underworld of 1920s San Francisco, where...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most formidable voices of twentieth-century American letters, Lillian Hellman bares her extraordinary life in An...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, fading to spine and edges. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: -. Binding: Intact but showing age-related wear....

Edgar Award Winner for Best Novel and Winner of the PNBA Best Fiction Book of the Year "As thrilling as it is unnerving . . . Could have been written...

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Edition: First UK ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhen a seemingly routine case spirals into a web of deception and hidden motives, the tension never...

A collection of Anthony Powell's best critical writing over a period of four decades, drawn from his regular reviews for the "Daily Telegraph", occasional humorous pieces for "Punch" and more...

The world has lost its magic - literally - and Fetch is done being a hero. Once a detective, all he wants now is to run his cafe in peace....

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Gloriously entertaining, supremely erudite and delightfully idiosyncractic - this is the diary of the spectacular year of 1922 1922. The spectacular year that F. Scott Fitzgerald chose as a backdrop...

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Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons,...

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In this thrilling novel from the bestselling author of Peak , mountain-climbing prodigy Peak Marcello faces his toughest challenge yet as he descends into Tibet and goes head-to-head with an...

The power of The Green Witch meets the magic of oracle cards with these 50 green witchcraft-inspired oracle cards to guide you with the wisdom and insight from natural magic....

MARGO AND MOON WERE ON TWO DIFFERENT TRAINS, IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE MET - BUT THEY DID. AND NOW THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. A...

Hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of pre-teen life, from award-winning and critically acclaimed Crongton author Alex Wheatle. Welton Blake has done it! He's asked out...

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Fast-tracked... up the aisle! When shy housekeeper Lili Spirenze overhears her boss, Cassian Corti, needs a legitimate heir to secure his fortune, she makes an out-of-character proposal. She'll marry the...

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An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and creatives to cultivate practices...

JENS STOLTENBERG OFFERS AN HONEST AND CANDID ACCOUNT OF A DRAMATIC DECADE AS THE LEADER OF NATO. When Stoltenberg took office as Secretary General of NATO in 2014, the world...

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"We all have a stage, but what happens when the lights go out?" - A poetic exploration of the masks we wear, and the truth that lies beneath. Burning The...

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Perfect for readers of Pumpkin Spice Cafe , Erin Sterling and Lana Harper. In Oak Haven, this witch is about to brew up more trouble than she bargained for... When...