Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge
New York: ReganBooks, 1997. First Edition. Fifth Printing. 24 cm, 531, boldly signed bookplate on front endpaper. Signed by the author. More
New York: ReganBooks, 1997. First Edition. Fifth Printing. 24 cm, 531, boldly signed bookplate on front endpaper. Signed by the author. More
New York: ReganBooks, 1997. First Edition [stated]. Fifth printing. Hardcover. 531 pages; 24 cm. Signed by the author. Boldly signed bookplate on front endpaper. More
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1990. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [6], 167, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads. To Stan Sherman, Best wished K.C. Constantine. This Mario Balzic novel. Rocksburg Police Chief Mario Balzic must probe a tangle of reluctant witnesses, local mob figures, and a not-so-holy minister when a brutal murder occurs in the parking lot of a controversial pornography shop. Carl Constantine Kosak (1934 – March 23, 2023), better known by the pen name K. C. Constantine, was an American mystery author. He was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and served in the Marines in the early 1950s. He was an alumnus of Westminster College. Kosak turned to writing full-time in 1993. His most famous creation is Mario Balzic, police chief in fictional Rocksburg, Pennsylvania. Rocksburg is a by-product of Kosak's hometown McKees Rocks, as well as the nearby cities Greensburg and Johnstown. Kosak is much more interested in the people in his novels than the actual mystery, and his later novels become ever more philosophical. In 1989 Constantine was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for the Mario Balzic novel Joey's Case. In 1999 Booklist ranked Blood Mud among the year's best crime novels. In May 2011, Kosak appeared in person for the first time at the 16th annual Festival of Mystery held at the Greek Orthodox Church in Oakmont, signing his books and giving a live interview. Kosak died on March 23, 2023, at the age of 88. Mysterious Press announced they would be publishing a final novel—more than twenty years after his last publication—entitled Another Day's Pain. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1991. Later printing. Mass market paperback. 542, [2] pages. Map. Illustrations. This is a Dirk Pitt adventure. Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931) is an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler is the founder and chairman of the real-life National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 70 books. Clive Cussler began writing in 1965. His most famous creation is marine engineer, government agent and adventurer Dirk Pitt. The first two Pitt novels, The Mediterranean Caper and Iceberg, were relatively conventional maritime thrillers. The third, Raise the Titanic!, made Cussler's reputation and established the pattern that subsequent Pitt novels would follow: a blend of high adventure and high technology, generally involving megalomaniacal villains, lost ships, beautiful women, and sunken treasure. Cussler's novels, like those of Michael Crichton, are examples of techno-thrillers that do not use military plots and settings. More
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 25 cm. xiii, [1], 450 pages. Illustrations. Notes on sources. Index. There is a barcode overlay sticker on the rear of the DJ that has been partially removed. The author traces the history of the Gambino crime family, from its beginnings in the 1920s through the conviction of John Gotti. John Hagy Davis (June 14, 1929 – January 29, 2012) was an American author who wrote several books on the Mafia, both the Sicilian Mafia and its Italian-American offshoot. Davis was a 1951 graduate of Princeton University as well as Columbia University. While serving in the United States Navy during the 1950s, he was officer with the Sixth Fleet stationed in Naples, Italy. Davis said that he was required to "deal with the mafia hoods who controlled the ports" as part of his duties as shore patrol and legal officer. He stated that during his time there he became interested in the history of Italy and studied the history of the mafia. After the Navy, Davis studied at the Italian Institute for Historical Studies in Naples, and directed a cultural center in southern Italy. HarperCollins published Davis's 1993 book Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. According to Publishers Weekly, the book "explores the history of the Cosa Nostra from its roots in Italy and brilliantly depicts the violent, vicious, vulgar brotherhood." Kirkus wrote that the book was "[a]n authoritative overview of the nation's premier criminal organization, and of the greed and hubris that have toppled its leaders time and again." More
Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books, 2004. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. viii, 291, [5] pages. Illustrations. Cast of Characters. References. Notes. Scott M. Deitche is an author specializing in organized crime and the Mafia. Scott has written numerous books and over 50 articles on organized crime for local and national magazines and newspapers. He has been featured on History Channel, A&E, Discovery Channel, AHC, C-Span, and Oxygen Network. In addition, he has also appeared on dozens of local and national news shows, as well as over 40 radio programs. He is a member of the Mob Museum's advisory council. Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonists, narcotics dealers and gang murders—a variety of characters flourished in the era known as Prohibition, and Tampa, Florida was where they battled for supremacy of the criminal underworld. Deitche has documented the seedy past of Tampa in an interesting and informative book. His impeccable research provides insight into the gangsters and killers that ruled the rackets in Tampa during the Prohibition era up to the modern era. He chronicles the inner workings of of the Mafia and it's constant battle to hold onto the gambling, extortion and drugs trade in Tampa. More
Toronto: Bantam Books, 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, 436 pages. Author's Note. Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads for Doris Schortman, another opus for your collection--warm regards, your pal, Ovid Demaris 3-14-86. Based on interviews and other research, this expose links glamorous Atlantic City gambling to organized crime and political corruption. Ovid Demaris (6 September 1919 – 12 March 1998 as Ovide E. Desmarais) was a native of Biddeford, Maine and an author of books and detective stories. A former United Press correspondent and newspaper reporter, he wrote more than 30 books and hundreds of newspaper articles. He graduated from the College of Idaho in 1948 and Boston University in 1950. Previously, he had served in the United States Army Air Forces. His most important works were of a historical or biographical nature about the Mafia and other gangland characters. He is most noted for The Boardwalk Jungle, about Atlantic City, The Last Mafioso, his biography of Jimmy Fratianno, and for The Green Felt Jungle, his exposé on Mafia operations in Las Vegas. More
New York: L. Stuart, [1969]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 366, edges soiled. More
New York: Harper's Magazine Press, 1975. First Edition. 405, apps, index, lib pocket ins rear flylf, sm stains ins rear bd & flylf, library stamp on fore-edge, DJ in soiled plastic sleevelibrary sticker on rear DJ crossed out in black marker, weakness in binding between p. 264 and p. 265. More
New York: Harper's Magazine Press, 1975. Book Club Edition. 399, appendices, index, ink name inside front flyleaf, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ somewhat soiled: small edge tears/chipsDJ spine discolored. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1955. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 243, index, DJ worn, soiled, & small tears & chips. Introduction by Bruce Smith, Dir., Inst of Pub Admin. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Random House, c1989. First Trade Edition. Fourth Printing. 24 cm, 323, remainder mark on bottom edge. More
New York: Shapolsky Publishers, Inc., 1989. First U.S. Edition. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xii, 243 p. Sources. Notes. More
Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 399, [3] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. References. Author Index. This was published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division. This is part of the NATO Security through Science series, Sub-Series EL Human and Societal Dynamics, Volume 19. Concerns three main topics: Dynamics of effective international cooperation against terrorism: Facilitators and barriers; Law enforcement response to terrorism in different countries and regions; and Emergency management lessons for Homeland Security. The articles in this publication have been categorized in five parts: - International Police Cooperation; National Approaches to Terrorism; Responding to Terrorism; Terrorism Emergency Management; and Closing Remarks. This book can be a useful source to better understand and respond to the terrorism threat. More
New York: Scribner, c1998. First Printing. 25 cm, 224, illus., front DJ flap price clipped, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: W. Morrow, c1989. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 512, illus., bibliography, index, DJ torn at rear flap, some wear, soiling, & sticker residue to DJ, rear endpaper mostly torn out minor porduction flaw at front board: endpaper damaged at top inside cover and front flyleaf, text and index complete. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1993. First Printing. 25 cm, 288, illus. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1993. First Printing. 25 cm, 288, illus. More
New York: Avon Books, 1985. First Printing. pocket paperbk, 386, wraps, illus., appendix, index, pages somewhat darkened, covers somewhat worn and soiled The author was the daughter of Mafia boss Sam Giancana. She includes details of the CIA-Mafia plot to kill Fidel Castro, and Giancana's long relationship with Frank Sinatra, Phyllis McGuire, the Kennedy family, and more. More
New York: Random House, 1995. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. xxii, 357, [5] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by author on fep. Inscribed to Nina Graybill, the author's partner and friend. DJ has minor crease in bottom front corner, with minor crease to board. Ronald Goldfarb is a Washington, D.C. attorney, author, and literary agent. In 1961, Goldfarb was recruited to join the New Frontier. He was a member of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice for almost four years, and conducted grand jury investigations and successful multi-defendant criminal trials in federal courts in Florida, Kentucky, and Ohio. For several months in 1964, the Justice Department delegated Goldfarb to the Presidential Task Force which created the Office of Economic Opportunity under the guidance of Sargent Shriver. When Robert F. Kennedy ran for the U.S. Senate in New York, he recruited Goldfarb to work on that campaign as a speech writer. He resigned from the Justice Department to do so. Goldfarb's book, Perfect Villains, Imperfect Heroes, about those Justice Department experiences was published in 1995. More
New York: Random House, 1995. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. xii, 357, [5] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by author on fep. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has minor crease in bottom front corner, with minor crease to board. Ronald Goldfarb is a Washington, D.C. attorney, author, and literary agent. In 1961, Goldfarb was recruited to join the New Frontier. He was a member of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Department of Justice for almost four years, and conducted grand jury investigations and successful multi-defendant criminal trials in federal courts in Florida, Kentucky, and Ohio. For several months in 1964, the Justice Department delegated Goldfarb to the Presidential Task Force which created the Office of Economic Opportunity under the guidance of Sargent Shriver. When Robert F. Kennedy ran for the U.S. Senate in New York, he recruited Goldfarb to work on that campaign as a speech writer. He resigned from the Justice Department to do so. Goldfarb's book, Perfect Villains, Imperfect Heroes, about those Justice Department experiences was published in 1995. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1971. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 22 cm. viii, [2], 434 pages, Illustrations. Notes. Index. Former owner's stamp has left an impression on flyleaf. Kefauver, who became famous through his attacks on organized crime, monopoly pricing, and drug company abuses, was born into a prosperous old Tennessee family, worked as a corporation lawyer during most of the '30's, and gained a House seat in 1939 as a New Dealer, firmly supporting TVA and Lend-Lease. Kefauver became the major antagonist of the Dixon-Yates move to abolish public power in the early 50's as well as an opponent of the McCarran Act. Kefauver's passion went into his anti-crime and anti-price fixing crusades, his battles with the Memphis-based Crump machine, his struggles with local racist-conservative challengers, and his 1952 and 1956 primary campaigns against Adlai Stevenson. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. First Edition. First Printing. 366, illus., footnotes, selected bibliography, index, some wear, soiling, and edge wear to DJ. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1977. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. [14], 239, [3] pages. Decorative front cover. DJ is worn, torn, chipped, with front flap separated but present. Inscribed by the author on the fep. UNIQUE INSCRIPTION which reads To those loved parents who bred and guided me to be what I am--Love, Fred 8-31-77. Fred Patterson Graham (October 6, 1931 – December 28, 2019) was an American legal affairs journalist, television news anchor, and attorney. He won a Peabody award for his work as a CBS law correspondent. In January 1963, he moved to Washington D.C. to serve as the chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. In October 1963, he then worked as a special assistant to Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. In February 1965, he was the first attorney hired to be a Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times. He also covered the Justice Department. He was a legal correspondent for CBS News from 1972 to 1987, covering the FBI, the Department of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the legal profession. He covered the Watergate scandal, President Richard M. Nixon's resignation, and abortion rights. Graham found a position as a local news anchor of WKRN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Nashville, for two years. During this time he wrote Happy Talk: Confessions of a TV Newsman which was published in 1990. In 1991, cameras were allowed in the courtroom for criminal trials. Graham hired the managing editor, chief anchor, and one of the first four anchors of Court TV, the nickname for the new Courtroom Television Network. He is most known for his coverage of the O. J. Simpson murder case. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute/Army War College Press, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. xvi, 84 p. Figures. Endnotes. More