Amaleka McCall

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

North Carolina

Love Sisters Series

2 Timers

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Janet Evanovich

Small bend to front cover, discolored edges, tiny dogear pg 225-226

A Stephanie Plum Novel

When a senior citzen is charged with smuggling contraband cigarettes, Stephanie Plum and Lula get more than they bargained for--a corpse in the woodshed and an old man on the lam--but Stephanie is more focused on vice cop Joe Morelli who has proposed marriage and a fellow bounty hunter Ranger who is proposing one perfect night. Reprint.

Seven Up

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N.K. Jemisin

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth.



All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside. 



In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction.



N.K. Jemisin's Great Cities Duology, which began with The City We Became and concludes with The World We Make, is a masterpiece of speculative fiction from one of the most important writers of her generation.



The Great Cities Duology

The City We Became

The World We Make

The World We Make

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Philip Pullman

Cover slightly bent on top/bottom edges and the cutout edge.

Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.

The Amber Spyglass

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Mary Higgins Clark

Discoloration on both inside covers + top edge of pages, slight damage to top and bottom right edges of front cover.

From Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark, a thriller “that grabs you with the first paragraph and never lets go” (USA TODAY) about a woman desperate to uncover the truth behind her beloved stepmother’s death. At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway—one of the fashion world’s most successful photographers—is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaughter, and she invites Maggie to spend a few weeks at her home in Newport, Rhode Island. But when Maggie arrives, she finds Nuala murdered, apparently by a burglar. Heartbroken, Maggie is stunned to learn she had inherited Nuala’s stunning Victorian home...and horrified when she begins to suspect that Nuala’s death was not random, but part of a diabolical plot conceived by a twisted mind. When Nuala’s dear old friend, Greta Shipley, dies suddenly of supposedly natural causes, Maggie is convinced that there is a link between these two and other recent deaths among the older women of Newport. What she doesn’t realize is that she has now become a target for the killer as well, and that each clue she uncovers brings her closer to an unimaginable fate.

Moonlight Becomes You

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Gwynne Forster

Dust jacket slightly bent on top edge, remainder mark on back, small pink mark on pg 55 (see photo).

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

An unforgettable story from the best-selling author of When Twilight Comes, about one woman's search for the family she's never known - but whose pull she'll never be able to escape again.

Blues from Down Deep

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Melanie Dickerson





A fairy-tale journey of intrigue and romance that reimagines the classic Pied Piper story.

A plague of rats. A giant beast outside the village walls. A host of missing children. And one young woman determined to save her people.

In 1424 Hamlin, Katerina faces threats from all sides. An outbreak of rats has overtaken the village, a mysterious beast is on a killing rampage of the village's children, and Katerina's evil stepfather is a dark presence inside the walls of her own home. Katerina is determined to hunt and kill the Beast of Hamlin herself before more lives are lost.

When Steffan, the handsome but brash duke's son, comes to town seeking glory and reward, Katerina decides he might be the ally she's been looking for--even though the only gentle thing about him seems to be the sweet music he plays on his pipe. But there's more to Steffan than she suspects, and she finds herself drawn to him despite her misgivings.

Together Katerina and Steffan must stop the enemy from stealing the children of Hamlin. But their interference might create an even worse fate for the entire village.

Praise for The Piper's Pursuit

"The Piper's Pursuit is a lovely tale of adventure, romance, and redemption. Kat and Steffan's righteous quest will have you rooting them on until the very satisfying end!" --LORIE LANGDON, author of Olivia Twist and the DOON series

 * Full length clean fairy tale reimagining
 * Includes discussion questions for book clubs

The Piper's Pursuit

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Anita Richmond Bunkley

Top edge of dust jacket slightly rippled, remainder mark on back, small stain on pg 30 (see photo).

After her orphaned niece's foster mother dies, a powerful white politician and his family announce their intentions to adopt the girl, and Kira Forester must fight for her rights to remain a part of little Vicky's life.

Relative Interest

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Linda Howard

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization, and she really likes it. She likes the money, she likes the coolness factor--and it is very cool, even for Washington, D.C. She likes being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the climate-controlled comfort of the control room...

But when Jina displays a really high aptitude for spatial awareness and action, she's reassigned to work as an on-site drone operator in the field with one of the GO-Teams, an elite paramilitary unit. The only problem is that she isn't particularly athletic, to put it mildly, and in order to be fit for the field, she has to learn how to run and swim for miles, jump out of a plane, shoot a gun . . . or else she'll be out of a job.

Team leader Levi, call sign Ace, doesn't have much confidence in Jina--whom he dubbed Babe as soon as he heard her raspy, sexy voice--making it through the rigors of training. The last thing he needs is some tech geek holding them back from completing a dangerous, covert operation. In the following months, however, no one is more surprised than he when Babe, who hates to sweat, begins to thrive in her new environment, displaying a grit and courage that wins her the admiration of her hardened, battle-worn teammates. What's even more surprising is that the usually very disciplined GO-Team leader can't stop thinking about kissing her smart, stubborn mouth . . . or the building chemistry and tension between them.

Meanwhile, a powerful congresswoman is working behind the scenes to destroy the GO-Teams, and a trap is set to ambush Levi's squad in Syria. While the rest of the operatives set off on their mission, Jina remains at the base to control the surveillance drone, and the base is suddenly attacked with explosives. Thought dead by her comrades, Jina escapes to the desert where, brutally tested beyond measure, she has to figure out how to stay undetected by the enemy and make it to her crew before they're exfiltrated from the country.

But Levi never leaves a soldier behind, especially the brave woman he's fallen for. He's bringing back the woman they left behind, dead or alive.

The Woman Left Behind

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Small triangle sliced out of dust jacket, on inside flap, likely to hide price from a previous gift recipient (see photo).

It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment. And there's a strange man in her kitchen. Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their way to her front door. But this guy is different. This guy is mysterious, sexy-and he has his own agenda. His name is Diesel and he is a man on a mission. And Diesel is unlike anyone Stephanie has ever met before in her life. The question is, what does he want with her? Can he help her find a little old toy maker who has skipped out on his bail right before Christmas? Can he survive the Plum family holiday dinner? Can he get Stephanie a tree that doesn't look like it was grown next to a nuclear power plant? These questions and more are keeping Stephanie awake at night. Not to mention the fact that she needs to find a bunch of nasty elves, her sister Valerie has a Christmas "surprise" for the Plums, her niece Mary Alice doesn't believe in Santa anymore, and Grandma Mazur has a new stud muffin. So bring out the plastic reindeer, strap on your jingle bells, and get ready to celebrate the holidays-Jersey style. Visions of Sugar Plums-the world of Plum has never been merrier!

Visions of Sugar Plums

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Laurie R. King

Writing on first page, book has a bit of a lean. 

Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes are back in Laurie R. King’s highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling mystery series. And this time the first couple of detection pair up to unlock the buried memory of a shocking crime with the power to kill again–lost somewhere in Russell’s own past. After departing Bombay by ship, Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes are en route to the bustling modern city of San Francisco. There, Mary will settle some legal affairs surrounding the inheritance of her family’s old estate. But the closer they get to port, the more Mary finds herself prey to troubling dreams and irrational behavior–a point not lost on Holmes, much to Russell’s annoyance. In 1906, when Mary was six, San Francisco was devastated by an earthquake and a raging fire that reduced the city to rubble. For years, Mary has denied any memory of the catastrophe that for days turned the fabled streets into hell on earth. But Holmes suspects that some hidden trauma connected with the “unforgettable” catastrophe may be the real culprit responsible for Mary’s memory lapse. And no sooner do they begin to familiarize themselves with the particulars of the Russell estate than it becomes apparent that whatever unpleasantness Mary has forgotten, it hasn’t forgotten her. Why does her father’s will forbid access to the house except in the presence of immediate family? Why did someone break in, then take nothing of any value? And why is Russell herself targeted for assassination? The more questions they ask of Mary’s past, the more people from that past turn out to have died violent, unexplained deaths. Now, with the aid of a hard-boiled young detective and crime writer named Hammett, Russell and Holmes find themselves embroiled in a mystery that leads them through the winding streets of Chinatown to the unspoken secrets of a parent’s marriage and the tragic car “accident” that a fourteen-year-old Mary alone survived–an accident that may not have been an accident at all. What Russell is about to discover is that even a forgotten past never dies…and it can kill again. From the Hardcover edition.

Locked Rooms

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Sara Paretsky

Small rip on back cover, light liquid stain pg 3-7 (see photo).

V. I. Warshawski Stories

V.I. Warshawski, "undoubtedly one of the best-written characters in mystery fiction" (The Baltimore Sun), returns in a collection of stories that bring new meaning to "ties that bind." Decked out in her silk shirts and no-nonsense Attitude, V.I. is out to make a living--by the skin of her teeth.

In "Grace Notes," V.I. has barely finished her morning coffee when she sees an ad in the paper asking for information about her own mother, long dead.  The paper leads V.I. to her newfound Italian cousin Vico, who's looking for music composed by their great-grandmother.  What's the score?  Clearly it's something to kill for. . . .

"The Pietro Andromache" finds V.I.'s friend Dr. Lotty Herschel with motive and means to dispatch her professional rival and steal his priceless statue.  Lotty didn't do it--but does she know who did?  V.I. soon cuts to the art of the case--and it's not a pretty picture at all!

Summoned by an old high school friend to a race "At the Old Swimming Hole," V.I. ends up swimming with the sharks--the FBI and a ruthless gambling kingpin--in a pool of blood. . . . And it's only "Skin Deep" when a relaxing facial transformation transforms a client into a stiff.  V.I.'s pal Sal needs help.  Her beautician sister Evangeline is prime suspect--and V.I. has only eighteen hours to crack the case before it's headline news. . . .

"Three-Dot Po" proves there's nothing like a dog.  Especially a dog on the trail of her mistress's killer, with V.I. in tow. . . .

In "Strung Out," love means nothing and V.I.'s quick to learn the score as her old friend's tennis-champion daughter is under suspicion for strangling her father with a racket string.  And there's more, nine stories in all, in this masterful collection of short fiction starring V.I. Warshawski, "the most engaging woman in detective fiction since Dorothy Sayers's Harriet Vane" (Newsweek).

Windy City Blues

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Judith Van Gieson

Former library book, has plastic cover on dust jacket (but not taped, can be easily removed if you prefer) and borrower card in the back (with pocket). Remainder mark on bottom edge and some staining to outer edge that occasionally reaches into the face of the pages, but just barely (worst is pg 47, shown in photo).

A Neil Hamel Mystery

Lawyer/sleuth Neil Hamel explores the vibrant Hispanic enclaves of Albuquerque and takes a stab at romance in this terrific new mystery about a troubled teenaged girl, a gang leader, and murder.

Ditch Rider

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Danielle Steel

In one tragic moment everything changed. Her daughter's life. Her marriage. Her world.

Accident

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Katy Munger

Slight damage to both covers, spine cracks, numerous light dogears throughout the book (3 shown, there are many more similar ones, usually at ~20 page intervals).

Casey Jones's latest assignment is to guard politician Mary Lee Masters, but when the corpse of a real-estate magnate is found in her client's car, Casey must clear the senatorial candidate's name before election time. Original.

Legwork

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Some damage to both covers, dogear on pg 53/54, pen scribbling on pg 278-281 (all text still legible - see photos).

While working for her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum finds herself hot on the trail of a revenge-seeking waitress who seems to be leaving a wide swath of murder and mayhem wherever she goes. Reprint. Tour.

Four to Score

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Susan Elia MacNeal

Front cover bent a little, spine cracked, a few multi-page dogears, writing on inside back cover. 

A Maggie Hope Mystery

The Paris Spy

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Damage to front cover, slight dogear on pg 57, slight edge damage on pg 75/76, slight bend on pg 371/372 and 373/374.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Takes off with a bang--literally...V. I. remains a paragon among PIs, and Fire Sale is one of Paretsky's best books yet."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch 

A conscience can weigh a PI down more than the heaviest firearm--and get her into more trouble too. It's that nagging conscience that makes V. I. Warshawski agree to fill in as coach for the girls' basketball team at her South Chicago alma mater--which in turn leads her to the headquarters of By-Smart, the global retail empire where V. I. hopes to get some desperately needed funds for the struggling squad.

But conscience seems to be in short supply at By-Smart...with the exception of Billy Bysen, the earnest teenage grandson of the chain's gruff, tightfisted founder. And when Billy disappears--along with a mysterious document much desired by By-Smart's management team--V. I. is hurled onto a twisted, body-strewn path that runs through Chicago's dirtiest places and reveals some of its dirtiest secrets...

Fire Sale

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Owner of a struggling art gallery and newly separated from her boyfriend, Francesca Thayer does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders, and soon her Greenwich Village house becomes a whole new world.

44 Charles Street

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Philip Schmidt

Jessie Walker

Dog ear on pg 133/134.

Includes many full-color photographs and an entire chapter dedicated to bookshelves. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Decorating with Architectural Details offers the latest inspirational ideas for the most popular design trend in today's market. See how classic design elements such as mantels, window seats, shelving, and more can turn a humdrum room into a distinctive living space. Expanding on the trim and molding design ideas found in our best-selling book Decorating with Architectural Trimwork, this new title offers homeowners the ability to create a custom look for any room.Hundreds of lavish photographs by renowned photographer Jessie Walker capture the inspiration and excitement of details and design elements in real-world settings.

Decorating with Architectural Details

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Slight rip on back cover, small pencil mark on first page, slight water damage to a few early pages, dog ear on pg 171/172.

Trenton native Stephanie Plum is out of work, out of money, and her car's in repo-hell.So how does a hardly working girl turn to when the going gets tough? Meet cousin Vinnie, bail bondsman. Stephanie figures it's nice work if you can get it -- shagging bail jumpers for $10,000 a pop. So she joins up. Not that she knows the first thing about it. But hey, beggars can't be choosers.

But now the bad news -- there's a cranky ex-prize fighter dogging her, unfinished business with Maestro Morelli himself, and a nasty habit she has of leaping first and looking later. If Stephanie doesn't wise up fast, the first dead body she sees could be her own.



One for the Money

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Peter Hepplewhite

Neil Tonge

Heavy damage to back cover near spine (from dog), inside pages unaffected.

Profiles five reported UFO sightings, discussing the circumstances of the encounters and presenting possible explanations for each phenomenon.

Alien Encounters

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Eugene L. Heyden

Vitamin D deficiency is not benign. It has devastating consequences. It exists, not in the few, but in the many. In this book we will take a good hard look at the damage caused by what should be regarded as a hormonal deficiency. Over a thousand genes are regulated by vitamin D-genes that promote health and defend against disease. The risk of cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease, and many others including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, is elevated when vitamin D is in short supply. Here we will explore the risks and the issues surrounding vitamin D deficiency. We will listen to what the experts have to say, as well as the advice they have to offer. Come with me and I will take you on a journey that may alter the course of your life. You will learn so much in the pages of this book.

The Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency

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Mike Newman

Vitamin B12 Deficiency is now being revealed as one of the most misunderstood conditions of the 21st century. The potential for it to result in permanent nerve damage and varying levels of disability irrespective of the amount of B12 replaced in the blood is slowly being recognized by modern clinicians. Yet this is knowledge which is not emerging, but re-emerging, because physicians who dealt with this illness a century ago were well aware of the long-term implications. They were also aware of an underlying cause - low stomach acid. In addition, they understood that patients suffering from the condition would also have stomach atrophy, gut dysbiosis and intestinal permeability - in themselves conditions which could give rise to further ailments relating to mental health issues, autoimmune conditions and a broad range of what we today recognize as chronic diseases. Yet for decades these issues, once well recognized, have been forgotten, and patients of the 21st century are often given advice and treatment which fails to combat not only the injuries caused by a deficiency of Vitamin B12, but which may well be misinterpreted as other, often untreatable conditions, or, as is possibly the case, that the underlying cause of the B12 deficiency may also be the cause of other illnesses. This book aims to pave the way in setting the record straight. It aims to help both patients and clinicians to deepen their understanding in respect of a condition which was once feared and which, it would seem, still exists but is simply not recognized for what it is. It also aims to explain to those with other chronic and neurological conditions that a deficiency of B12 might prove to be a cause of at least some of their symptoms, and that the cause of any deficiency, even outside of B12 may well be impacting their health.

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Janet Evanovich

Seven Up

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Moonlight Becomes You

Gwynne Forster

Blues from Down Deep

Melanie Dickerson

The Piper's Pursuit

Anita Richmond Bunkley

Relative Interest

Linda Howard

The Woman Left Behind

Janet Evanovich

Visions of Sugar Plums

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Judith Van Gieson

Ditch Rider

Danielle Steel

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Legwork

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Four to Score

Susan Elia MacNeal

The Paris Spy

Sara Paretsky

Fire Sale

Danielle Steel

44 Charles Street

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One for the Money

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Alien Encounters

Eugene L. Heyden

The Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Chronic Illness

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