UPSCALE MYSTERIES Lot of 9 - Michael Harvey + Martin Walker + Fred Vargas +++

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UPSCALE MYSTERIES Lot of 9 - Michael Harvey + Martin Walker + Fred Vargas +++:
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UPSCALE– CLASSIER SORT OF MYSTERY

By Various Authors

The listing is for 9 mystery novels. The intent by the publisherwas to present these books as a classier sort of mystery than the regular run-of-the-millmystery. See titles

CONDITION - books are used and are basically in Very Good condition:lightly creased w/ light edge wear. 1book is only in GOOD condition – Cover shows mild edge wear w/ light to mildcreasing.

All books are the larger Trade-size paperback, they varyfrom 8 to 9 inches tall by 5 to 6 inches wide.

All these books I have picked up in various usedbookstores at various times. I am usually sensitive to smoke smell but I can’tclaim with absolute certainty that these books were from homes of non-smokers –But I am fairly confident that these books were not in the presence of someonesmoking.

Some Non-porous book surfaceshave been wiped with a disinfectant cleaning solution. (generally LysolAll-purpose cleaner)

THE CHICAGO WAY by Michael Harvey ISBN - 9780307386281

THE FIFTH FLOOR by Michael Harvey ISBN - 9780307386298

THE ROMEO Flag by Caroyn Hougan ISBN – 9781933397139 condition: GOOD

SHAMAN PASS by Stan Jones ISBN - 9781569474136

THE OXFORD MURDERS by Guillermo Martinez ISBN - 9780143037965

SHELTER FROM THE STORM by Michael Mewshaw ISBN - 0425193756

AN UNCERTAIN PLACE by Fred Vargas ISBN - 9780143120049

BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE by Martin Walker ISBN - 9780307454690

KILLER by Dave Zeltserman ISBN - 9781846686443

TITLE WITH SYNOPSES

· THE CHICAGO WAY

Private detective MichaelKelly is hired by his former partner to solve an eight-year old rape andbattery case long gone cold. But when the partner turns up dead, Kelly enlistsa team of his savviest colleagues to connect the dots between the recent murderand the cold case it revived: a television reporter whose relationship withKelly is not strictly professional; his best friend from childhood, a forensicDNA expert; and an old ally from the DA\'s office. To close the case, Kelly willhave to face the mob, a serial killer, his own double-crossing friends, and themean streets of the city he loves.

· THE FIFTH FLOOR

Private detective MichaelKelly returns in a lightning-paced, intricately woven mystery. When Kelly ishired by an old girlfriend to tail her abusive husband, he expects trouble of adomestic rather than a historical nature. Life, however, is not so simple.Thetrail leads to a dead body in an abandoned house on Chicago\'s North Side andthen to places Kelly would rather not go: specifically, City Hall\'s fabledfifth floor, where the mayor is feeling the heat. Kelly becomes embroiled in ascam that stretches from current politics back to the night Chicago burned to theground. Along the way, he finds himself framed for murder, before finallyfacing a killer bent on rewriting history.

· THE ROMEO Flag

Nicola Ward is a divorcedschoolteacher living in Maine when a mysterious (and long-delayed) trunkarrives from Shanghai. Inside are family papers, photographs, and severalpieces of priceless Russian art. To authenticate the art (and translate thediary bundled with it), Nicola hires Neil Walker, a burnt-out former CIAoperative. Neil\'s spy-world training comes in handy when Nicola startsreceiving death threats clearly connected with the contents of the trunk. Whatstirred up the hornets\' nest? The Russian collection, which seems to identifyNicola as the heir to the Romanov throne? Or could something in her familypapers point to a Soviet mole in the U.S. government?

· SHAMAN PASS

Alaska State TrooperNathan Active is regarded as “half-white” by the Inupiats of the village wherehe is stationed. He was born in Chukchi but was adopted by Anglos and raised inAnchorage. Now he is called upon to investigate the murder of a tribal leaderwho was stabbed to death with an antique harpoon, which had been recentlyreturned to the community under the Indian Graves Act.

· THE OXFORD MURDERS

Twomathematicians must join forces to stop a serial killer in this spellbindinginternational bestsellerApaperback sensation in Argentina, Spain, and the United Kingdom,TheOxford Murdershas been hailed as \"a remarkable feat\"(Time OutLondon) and its author as \"oneof Argentina\'s most distinctive voices\" (TheTimes Literary Supplement). Itbegins on a summer day in Oxford, when a young Argentine graduate student findshis landlady-an elderly woman who helped crack the Enigma Code during World WarII -murdered in cold blood. Meanwhile, a renowned Oxford logician receives ananonymous note bearing a circle and the words \"the first of a series.\"As the murders begin to pile up and more symbols are revealed, it is up to thisunlikely pair to decipher the pattern before the killer strikes again.

· SHELTER FROM THE STORM

When his son-in-law iskidnapped in Central Asia, Zack decides to pick up the trail. But there are tworansom notes. One demands a million dollars. The other offers to free thecaptive in exchange for a medical airlift to the United States for a mysteriousferal boy. And as he wades into a world where law has collapsed, the localcurrency has no value, drug lords and Islamic fundamentalists jostle for power,and reality is as shifting and frightening as the graffiti on every wall, Zackcomes face to face with his last chance for redemption-or his final, fatalmistake.

· AN UNCERTAIN PLACE

When CommissaireJean-Baptiste Adamsberg, the chief of police in Paris\'s seventh arrondissement,is called to the scene of a ghastly and highly unusual murder, he thinks itcan\'t have anything to do with the nine pairs of shoes and severed feetdiscovered outside of London\'s Highgate Cemetery just a few days earlier. Withthe help of the murdered man\'s gifted physician, Adamsberg delves into thevictim\'s disturbed psyche and unexpectedly finds himself on a path that takeshim deep into the haunted past of Eastern Europe, where a centuries-old horrorhas come to life and is claiming victims far and wide.

· BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE

Meet Benoît Courrèges, akaBruno, a policeman in a small village in the South of France. He’s aformer soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life.He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never usesit. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in theFrench army changes all that. Now Bruno must balance his belovedroutines—living in his restored shepherd’s cottage, shopping at the localmarket, drinking wine, strolling the countryside—with a politically delicateinvestigation. He’s paired with a young policewoman from Paris and thetwo suspect anti-immigrant militants. As they learn more about the deadman’s past, Bruno’s suspicions turn toward a more complex motive.

· KILLER

Leonardis released to public outrage and media furor. He spends his time working as ajanitor while looking over his shoulder, fearful of a vigilante attack orrevenge hit from his former colleagues. At sixty-two and with plenty of time onhis hands, he is at an age when most men grow reflective and attempt tounderstand their mark on the world. But for Leonard, while the threats to hissafety are not imagined, his self-reflection may pose the greatest threat ofall.

Noteabout shipping: I usually package the books, 1st in plastic bagsand then in previously used boxes. I cut up the old boxes, wipe them down andform fit them around the books to make sure they will be safe for shipping.

SHIPPING:

WITHIN THE UNITEDSTATES

MEDIA MAIL: The combined weight of the books and packaging is about 8 pounds.

I will combine shipping on multiple salewins which will cut shipping charges - email me to make me aware of my otherlisting that you are interested in.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

·For international shipping the weight will beconsidered 8 pounds via PRIORITY International mail.