Famous crime books weave intricate tales of deception, intrigue, and suspense, captivating readers with gripping narratives and unforgettable characters. From Agatha Christie’s classic whodunits like “Murder on the Orient Express” to Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, these novels transport readers into the heart of criminal investigations, challenging them to unravel the truth alongside intrepid detectives. Diverse in style and setting, from the gritty streets of Raymond Chandler’s noir Los Angeles to the chilling landscapes of Stieg Larsson’s Scandinavian thrillers, these crime books offer thrilling escapades into the darker corners of the human psyche, leaving readers on the edge of their seats until the final revelation.
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Mick Herron – Spook Street – First Edition 2017
£225.00First edition, first printing. Published by John Murray in London, in 2017. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is without wear and has not been price clipped….
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Agatha Christie – Nemesis – First UK Edition 1971 – with original hand-written letter from Joan Hickson discussing Miss Marple on the BBC
£650.00First edition, first printing of ‘Nemesis’. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1971. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some mild scratches throughout and some…
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Agatha Christie – The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side – First UK Edition 1962 – SIGNED Card of Joan Hickson, as well as letter from her son discussing Hickson’s filming of ‘The Mirror’
£600.00First edition, first printing of ‘The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side’, published by Collins in London, 1962. A near fine copy. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped,…
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Richard Osman – The Thursday Murder Club – SIGNED First UK Edition 2020
£475.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ published by Viking Penguin in 2020. The Waterstones Exclusive Edition, flat-signed to the half-title page by Osman. A fine book…
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Agatha Christie – Curtain – Poirot’s Last Case – First UK Edition 1975 – SIGNED Hugh Fraser/Pauline Moran/Philip Jackson Photo
£385.00First edition, first printing of ‘Curtain’ by Agatha Christie. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1975. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some mild surface…
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Agatha Christie – Sleeping Murder – First UK Edition 1976 – with SIGNED Photo of Geraldine McEwan
£185.00First edition, first printing of ‘Sleeping Murder’. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1976. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some wear at the corners….
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John Le Carre – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – SIGNED – With John Le Carre’s Snuff Box
£2,500.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974. A very good book without inscriptions – SIGNED without dedication to the title…
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Ian Rankin [Jack Harvey] – Blood Hunt – First Edition 1995
£125.00A first edition, first printing published by Headline in 1995. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper.
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John Le Carre – Our Game – SIGNED by the Author
£95.00A first edition, second printing of ‘Our Game’ published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1995. A very good book with spotting to the edges. No inscriptions. With number line 10…
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Richard Osman – The Thursday Murder Club – First UK Edition 2020
£95.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Thursday Murder Club’, by Richard Osman, published by Viking Penguin. A near fine book in like dust wrapper.
The fastest selling crime debut novel…
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Agatha Christie – Towards Zero – French’s Acting Edition 1957
£95.00Samual French Ltd. London. Samuel French. 1957. First edition thus. Covers slightly soiled, spine creased, pages slightly browned otherwise a sound copy with the later price label to the front…
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Mick Herron – Bad Actors – SIGNED First Edition 2022
£95.00First edition, first printing of Bad Actors by Mick Herron, published by Baskerville, an imprint of John Murray, London, in 2022. This is a near fine copy signed by the…
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Agatha Christie – Elephants Can Remember – First Edition 1972
£65.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Elephants Can Remember’ published by Collins in 1972. A very good book with small cottage address to the front endpaper in a very good…
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Agatha Christie – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – First UK Edition 1926
£2,750.00First edition, first printing of ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’. Published by Collins, London, 1926. This is a very good copy. No inscriptions. Gutters slightly cracked and a small pull…
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Ruth Rendell – Going Wrong – An Uncorrected Proof Copy 1990 – Limited Edition
£25.00An uncorrected proof published by Hutchinson in 1990. A very good book. Number 483 of 500 copies. As is the nature of proof copies, the book is generally worn at…
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Agatha Christie – Sleeping Murder – First UK Edition 1976 – with SIGNED Photo of Joan Hickson
£285.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Sleeping Murder’ published by Collins in 1976. A near fine book with two small digits to the front endpaper – some light spotting to…
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