Conrad Allen (pseudonym of Keith Miles, a/k/a Edward Marston)

Murder on the Lusitania [with all seven successive "Murder on the..." titles, see full list below]

New York: St. Martin S Minotaur [St. Martin's Minotaur], 1999-2007. First Edition. Hardcover. All eight volumes octavo size, averaging 280 pp., the first volume ("Lusitania") signed by "Conrad Allen" on the title page. Fine / fine. Item #23023116

An author of mystery stories since the mid-1980s, Keith Miles (b. 1940) has written several series using various pseudonyms. "As [Conrad] Allen, he wrote about the private detectives George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, who operated aboard ocean liners of the early 20th century. There were eight books in this series, starting with Murder on the Lusitania (1999) and concluding with Murder on the Celtic (2007)" (n.b., quote from Wiki). The series stars George Porter Dillman, a Former Pinkteron agent turned detective, who - concidentally - builds yachts; along with Genevieve Masefield.

___DESCRIPTION: The set is comprised of: [1.] "Murder on the Lusitania" published in 1999, 266 pp., this volume ONLY signed by "Conrad Allen" on the title page; [2.] "Murder on the Mauretania" published in 2000, 277 pp.; [3.] "Murder on the Minnesota", pub. 2002, 295 pp.; [4.] "Murder on the Caronia", pub. 2003, 290 pp.; [5.] "Murder on the Marmora", pub. 2004, 295 pp.; [6.] "Murder on the Salsette", pub. 2005, 263 pp.; [7.] "Murder on the Oceanic", pub. 2006, 281 pp.; and [8.] "Murder on the Celtic", pub. 2007, 278 pp.; octavo size (uniformly measuring 8 7/16" by 5 5/8"), all volumes are stated first editions with full number lines.

___CONDITION: All volumes are overall fine in fine jackets, the jackets all with their original printed price and with bright colours (not sunned), the volumes with strong, square text blocks with solid hinges, the interiors clean and bright, and the set entirely free of prior owner markings; extremely minor issues we see include some light bumping to several of the heads/tails of the spines and a modicum of edgewear to a few of the jackets; the set is overall clean and crisp, the books still with that "tight" feel.

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Price: $150.00