I’m clearing space on the bookshelves, so I’m getting rid of books. Here’s the first group. If you are interested in any of these books either post a comment or e-mail me. If you’re taking a lot of books, my only request is that you pay for shipping.

I’ve got several series, and I’d prefer to give them away together instead of piecing them out, since that’s far more convenient for me.

Anne Perry: Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. I’m keeping the Monk series, but don’t have the desired to read this series again. All paperback.

Candace Robb: Owen Archer mysteries. I read and liked these. One paperback, three hardback.

Lee Harris: Christine Bennett mysteries. I picked these up used for my grandmother, and she enjoyed them. I never felt in the mood to read them and now I want more space on my shelves.

Faye Kellerman: Peter Drecker and Rina Lazarus mysteries. Bought these used for my grandmother, and she really liked them. Never felt in the mood to read them myself.

Stuart M. Kaminsky: Toby Peters mysteries. Bought these for my grandmother to read. Can’t remember what she thought about them.

Alan Gordan: Jester series. Picked these up. Never felt in the mood to read them. Grandmom read them, but never gave an opinion.

Lyn Hamilton: Archeological Mysteries. Never read ’em. Never got an opinion from my grandmother.

Lawrence Block: Bernie Rhodnbarr series. Someone recommended these as a series Grandmom might like. Can’t remember what she thought, but I never got in the mood to read ’em.

William X. Kienzle: Father Koesler Mysteries. Picked these up as recommended for Grandmom. Never was in the mood to read ’em.

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg: Mitigating Circumstances, Interest of Justice, First Offense, Trial by Fire. Picked these up. Put ’em down. Picked ’em up. Put ’em down. Grandmom read ’em, I never did.

Ngaio Marsh: Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Picked these up for Grandmom. Never read ’em myself.

Victoria Thompson: Murder on Astor place. Good, but the heroine felt out of (her historical) time, so I never had the inclination to read more in this series.

Donna Leon: A Venetian Reckoning. I love Donna Leon’s mysteries, as does my grandmother. I was excited to read this book until I discovered it was actually a book I’d already read, Death and Judgment, under a different title. Grr…

Deanna Raybourn: Silent in the Grave. Stupid heroine syndrome. And a heroine that clearly didn’t belong in the Victorian era.

Eliot Pattison: Water Touching Stone. No idea where this book came from.

Edna Buchanan: The Corpse Had a Familiar Face. This book actually moved more than once, and I never bothered to read it. Goodbye.

Kate Mosse: Labyrinth. A New York Times Best Seller. No idea why. Trade paperback.

Tasha Alexander: And Only to Deceive. Miscategorized as “A Novel of Suspense. Not really. This is a Victorian romance. Not my cup of tea, though my grandmother really liked it. Hardback.

Naked Came the Phoenix. I’d probably have read this if it wasn’t hardback.

Murder and Other Acts of Literature. Again, if this was paperback I’d probably have read it.

There you go. Get these books out of my house.