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Adirondack Detective
John H. Briant. In Private Investigator Jason Black, retired State Police member John Briant has given us a man at the prime of middle age who works for his world of small towns,long lakes, and large forests, where honest people care about and reach out to help one another. While Adirondack Detective is an engaging novel of frightening crime adventures, it is also a tribute to a very special place on earth and a testimony of enduring love for the connected communities that thrive there. 6 X 9 . 272 pages. . Paper. AD02. 14.95
Adirondack Detective Returns
John H. Briant. By John H. Briant. Jason Black, private detective and retired NY State Policeman, is back in his second adventure solving crime in the North Country. Once again, author John Briant's love of the Adirondacks and the people who populate them, are evidenced in the continuing exploits of this very likable detective. 6x9 366 pages Paper . 366 pages. . Paper. ADR01. 14.95
AFTER THE SUMMER PEOPLE LEAVE
William T. Lowe. Twelve baffling Adirondack mystery stories - good reading. . 246 Pages. . Paperback. ATS01. 11.95
Backflash - A Parker Novel
Richard Stark. The author of Point Blank delivers another hard-boiled thriller as his steel nerved thief rips off a Hudson River gambling casino. As the heist falls to pieces the bodies pile up, and Parker has to punch, claw and kill his way out of the night. Classic noir crime fiction. 5x8 . 292 pages. . Hardcover. BAP01. 20.00
BREAKFAST AT MADELINE’S fiction
Matt Witten. Mystery, intrigue, and murder keep Saratoga Springs writer and amateur sleuth Jacob Burns very busy.Witten’s first novel has won awards and been well received by mystery fans everywhere. 4¼x6¾ . 246 pages. . Paper. BAM02. 5.99
DANCEHALL
Bernard F. Connors. Fast-paced, gripping novel about a violent murder in Lake Placid. 4 x . 345 pages. . Paper. D01. 5.99
DEATH IN THE PANTRY
Donald J. Stinson. The death of Eva Sheldon in 1896 and the spectacular trial that followed. 6 x 9. 416 pages. hotos - Maps - Illus. Paper. DIT01. 18.50
Frontier Justice The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang
E. Fuller Torrey MD. A fascinating and well-documented account of the infamous family whose criminal activity terrorized the residents of Central New York in the nineteenth century. The author conducted an exhaustive study of contemporary sources to produce the final and fullest study of the Loomis Gang. Back-in-print and there are 2 other Loomis Gang books Available - search loomis. 263 pages. index, notes, b&w illus. Paper. FJ01.
FLAT LAKE IN WINTER
Joseph T. Klempner. A murder story buried deep in the heart of New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. 6x9. 306 pages. . Cloth. FLI01. 24.95
FROM BLOOD TO VERDICT: THREE WOMEN ON TRIAL
Deborah Homsher. Ithaca, New York is still recovering from the shock of three violent crimes-all involving female defendants-that happened in 1990. This book explores the lives and criminal trials of the accused: Shirley King, arrested for her involvement in her son's almost certain murder of a family of four (he died in a police raid). Christine Lane, accused of killing her child and then hiding the body. and Debra Dennett, who shot and killed her husband in what she termed self-defense. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. 228 pages. Photos. Paper. FBT01. 12.95
GRAND DELUSION fiction
Matt Witten. Writer and amateur sleuth Jacob Burns is the suspect for a recent murder in his hometown of Saratoga Springs. 4¼x6¾. 244 pages. . Paper. GD02. 5.99
ICE SPY
Norman L. Miller. A fast-paced thriller about sports espionage based on real life experiences of the U.S. Bobsled Federation in Lake Placid. 6 x 9. 276 pages. . Cloth. IS02. 24.95
LIBRARY BOUND: A Saratoga Anthology
edited by Linda Bullard. A collection of writings from the Saratoga Springs Public Library writers' series. . . . Paper. LBA01. 18.00
Maggie's Revenge
Dr. Hollis Palmer. by Dr. Hollis Palmer. Murder/True Crime and maybe a ghost story! The true story of the unfortunate death of a young Irish maid in an Adirondack pond, and the coincidental deaths of her male companions. 5.5x8.5. 192 pages. b&w photos. Paper. MR02. 14.95
MAJORSKI'S GHOST
Bob Cohen. The main character of this novel, Marty Fenton, is certainly not your typical sleuth. As a graduate student in psychology, he is far more comfortable with the challenge of a crossword puzzle than with violence or danger. However, in Majorski's Ghost, set in Central New York, Marty's curiosity and concern draw him into the most complex and dangerous puzzle he has ever encountered. When Fred Majorski disappears during a research interview, Marty is left with more questions than he began with. In his search to find out what has happened to Majorski, he is aided by Lou DeSantis, a police lieutenant with the vocabulary of a college professor, and by Olivia Tolliver, a sculptor who works in an art museum when not engaged in serious body building activities. 6 x 9. 195 pages. . Paper. MG01. 14.95
Mayhem in the Catskills
Van Valkenburgh's.. Second in the series! A wonderful characterization of the mysteries encountered by this Catskill Mt surveyor. (see Murder In The Catskills). 110 pages. no illus. Paper. MIT03. 12.50
Mischief in the Catskills
Norman J. Van Valkenburgh. A Ward Eastman Mystery with five short stories: Put Out the Fire, Paddle Your Own Canoe, The Deer Hunt, Revenge is Sweet? and Brothers. Surveyor-sleuth Ward Eastman, the hero of Murder in the Catskills and Mayhem in the Catskills is back to tackle the case of a missing hunter in a novella-length mystery (together with five short stories) This time Eastman and his survey crew are the first on the scene to search for a hunter reported missing in a blinding snow storm. They are soon joined by law enforcement and conservation officers, volunteer firemen, and community members. Long after the search has been called off, people looked for the body spurred on by a large reward offered by the victim's father. But did the hunter perish in the snow or cleverly disappear to start a new life or was he murdered? Only Ward Eastman is able to solve the mystery. 6 x 9,. 159 pages. . paper,. MIT05. 12.5
MURDER IN THE ADIRONDACKS An American Tragedy Revisited
M Brandon, Graig. The true story of the Gillette/Brown murder case, which was the basis for Throdore Dreiser's book An American Tragedy and the movie A Place In The Sun with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Upstate New York's most famous murder case -- as seen on TV's Unsolved Mysteries -- this meticulously researched book sets the record straight after nearly 90 years. . 380 Pages. b&w photos, index. Paper. MIT04. 20.00
Murder In The Catskills Back
Norman J Van Valkenburgh. Second Edition! First in the series - GREAT STORY! - and praised for the Livingston Genealogy woven through the text. . 109. . paperback. MIT02. 12.50
Murder in the Shawangunks
Norman Van Valkenburgh. WARD EASTMAN IS BACK! The popular surveyor-slueth (the only one in American mystery fiction) returns after successfully solving three murders in Murder in the Catskills, Mayhem in the Catskills, and Mischief in the Catskills. Our fourth story finds Eastman deep in the Shawangunk Mountains following old survey lines for a nature preserve. An earlier surveyor fell to his death from one of the craggy cliffs along the line, and as he reviewed the surveyor's notes, Eastman became intrigued with the circumstances of the accident. Reconstructing the event, he discovers answers to questions that should have been asked at the time of the tragedy. ALSO INCLUDED - Airilee Ellyn Blessing (Norman Van Valkenburgh's daughter) has crafted a mystery novella set in Greene County's Mountain Top area. In Class of '68, a bookshop owner discovers that bad things can happen in beautiful places, when she returns to a high school reunion and finds murder, bank robberies, and suicide. Both stories in one book! 6x9 . 166 pages. . Paper. MIT06. 12.50
MYSTERIES FROM THE FINGER LAKES
Six Lakes Arts. An interesting selection of short stories from the Six Lakes Arts Magazine. 5-1/4 X 8. 152 pages. Illus.. Paper. MFT01. 8.95
MYSTERIES FROM THE FINGER LAKES - Vol. II
Six Lakes Art. Six all new stories set in the Finger Lakes area. 5-1/4 x 8. 120 pages. . Paper. MFT02. 8.95
NEW BOOTS - fiction
Louis J. Fagan. Romance and intrigue in the Adirondacks during the early 20th century. . . . Paper. NB01. 11.95
NORTH STAR CONSPIRACY
Miriam Grace Monfredo. Historical novel recreating atmosphere of Seneca Falls during mid-1800's. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. 332 pages. . Cloth. NSC01. 21.95
Placid's View A Mike Diamond Mystery
Murray Heller. There's a new mystery writer on the scene with a gift for putting dialog on the page the way real people speak it. An Olympic sized mystery set in Lake Placid involving the murder of a figure skater. This offers escapism, entertainment and suspense, but the ride is made memorable by the high sheen of the language. 6x9.5 . 179 pages. . Hardcover. PV01. 22.50
RIDE WITH THE LOOMIS GANG
E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. An exciting account of the legendary Loomis Gang which terrorized central New York during the mid-1800's. The gang, at the peak of its activities, consisted of over 200 members spread throughout New York State. This is an adaptation of Frontier Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang for grades four through seven. 6 x 9. 80 pages. Illus.. Paper. RWT01. 12.50
SWEETFEED
R. Austin Healy. It's post time again for R. Austin Healy after all the excitement he generated with The Ninth Race, his first Mike Flint murder mystery. Flint's back in Saratoga because some of the most expensive horseflesh in the world has been poisoned, as has Clare Valova, the former Russian ballerina who is the doyenne of the August social whirl. Following all the critical praise for The Ninth Race, this fast-paced sequel will be the hit of this summer's scene. 6 x 9. 224 pages. . Cloth. S03. 24.95
The Alienist
Caleb Carr. First in the series, (but second chronologicaly) this creates the characters and presents the rudimentary beginnings of the science of pathology and forensic medicine in an accurate recreation of turn-of-the-century New York City. Sounds dull, but it is a surprisingly GREAT read - historically factual, brilliantly detailed and constructed, and a freighteningly graphic murder mystery - incredible! See the description of his eagerly awaited second mystery, Angel of Darkness for more information. . . . Paper. TA01. 7.50
The Angel of Darkness fiction
Caleb Carr. (By the author of the Alienist) Once again this historian and NYC native recreates the world of New York around the turn-of-the-century with such exacting detail that you can almost smell the manure in the streets and hear the horses hooves on the cobblestones. The same cast of characters (including Theodore Roosevelt) join with a new list of famous people, such as Clarence Darrow and Elisabeth Cady Stanton, to plumb the depths of the criminal mind in another murder mystery and mayhem tour-de-force. This one culminates in an explosive courtroom scene in Saratoga. If you like great writing, murder mysteries and old New York - you'll love this author's work. 6.5x9.5 . 630 pages. . Hardcover. TAO03. 25.95
THE COLD TRUTH
Jonathan Stone. A fast and furious murder story with a solution as chilling as an Adirondack winter. 6.5x 9¼. 288 pages. . Cloth. TCT01. 23.95
THE GREEN MOSAIC
Stephen F. Wilcox. A captivating mystery set in the present day central Adirondacks 5-1/2 x 8-1/2. 280 pages. . Cloth. TGM01. 20.95
THE GRIEG AFFAIR An 1859 Tragedy
Matthew J. Conway. Libel, arson, assault, murder are all part of the trials of Heverend Henry Budge of Grieg, Lewis County, New York. 6x9. 136 Pages. photos, illus. Hardcover. TGA02. 19.95
The Murder of Helen Jewett
Patricia Cline Cohen. This life and death of a prostitute in 19th century New York is a vivid work of detection and history that goes behind the lurid details to recreate the people and their morality in turbulent 1830s New York City. 6 1/2x9 1/2 . 432 pages. indexed. Hardcover. TMO04. 27.50
THE NINTH RACE
R Austin Healy. A detective thriller set in Saratoga, New York. 5-1/2 x 7-1/2. 224 pages. . Paper. TNR01. 12.95
The Rasputin Club - fiction
Galen Kelly. The author draws on his intelligence background and knowledge of Hudson Valley locations to craft this thriller. Reads like the first in a series, with good pacing and suspense. 6x9. 198 pages. . Paper. TRC02. 7.95
THE TRIAL OF BAT SHEA
Jack Casey. A fact based novel about iron-fisted politics and murder in Troy, NY in 1894. 6 x 9. 386 pages. Photos - Illus. . TTO01. 19.95
The Woodstock Murders A Mystery
Jon Froscher. Introducing the sexy, gay Senior Investigator Tom Wilder. One by one a local family is murdered and nearly everyone in town seems to be a suspect. Set in Woodstock, New York, and packed with all the camp of a Broadway musical, as bitingly funny as the books of Robert Rodi, and with all the intrigue of a Joseph Hansen novel. . 247 pages. . Hardcover. TWM01. 23.95
WHIRLPOOL: A MYSTERY
Barry Estabrook. An intriguing and genuinely entertaining caper set in a cozy little town nestled in the Adirondack Mountains. 5-1/2x 8-1/2. 284 pages. . Cloth. WAP01. 21.95
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