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Dark Horse takes place in Huntington Beach, California. Surf City, USA. Written in the tradition of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, Dark Horse introduces a new hard-hitting, wise-cracking hero with a modern… more

“An addictively satisfying, deeply amusing, dirty-ass masterpiece.”—William Gibson“A sharp-edged urban fantasy, drenched in blood and cynicism, tipping its hat to Sam Peckinpah, Raymond Chandler, and the anti-heroes of Hong Kong cinema….A b… more

Two knife wounds—one to the groin, one to the hand impaling him to the desk—suggested somebody definitely wanted the guy dead. In this Amanda Carlisle Mystery set in posh Del Mar, California, empath Amanda Carlisle and detective Nick Cas… more

Written in the tradition of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, the Jim Knighthorse series introduces a new hard-hitting, wise-cracking hero with a modern twist.Now in THE MUMMY CASE, private investigator Jim K… more

A missing girl.  A ruthless killer. A rookie P.I.Jake Abraham is a child of the 80s, brought up by Jim Rockford, Thomas Magnum and three beautiful girls who worked for a man named Charlie. He’s loving his new job as a Private Investigator a… more

Three bestselling novels together in one omnibus, including:MOON DANCEMother, wife, private investigator…vampire. Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and subu… more

When rookie private detective, Errol Black, gets mixed up in the killing of gangster Dutch Schultz, he vows to clean up his act. But when former partner Dyke Spanner is shot to death, Black is drawn into a violent and bloody quest for a myt… more

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2011 Edgar and Macavity Nominee Hallinan throws his erudite Los Angeles private eye into the middle of a global human trafficking operatiion in the fifth book in the series. Simeon Grist does a favor for the family of his… more

Fans of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser books should try this one. Hallinan, a 2011 Best Novel Edgar finalist, began his six-book Simeon Grist series with this white-knuckle mystery. Simeon Grist knows L.A. inside and out—the sex for sale, the … more

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONThe six Simeon Grist private-eye novels by 2011 Edgar and Macavity Award nominee Timothy Hallinan have become cult favorites and are now available fot the first time since the 1990s. For a fee so big he can’t turn it down… more

Down River is the winner of the 2008 Edgar Award for Best Novel.Everything that shaped him happened near that river….Now its banks are filled with lies and greed, shame, and murder….John Hart’s debut, The King of Lies, was compelling and ly… more

(No. 1 in the Liturgical Mystery series) Hayden Konig is the police chief in the small Appalachian town of St. Germaine, North Carolina. His part-time job, however, is serving as the choir director and organist at St. Barnabas Episcopal Chu… more

“Who’d want to kill a dumb cartoon bunny?”That’s what Eddie Valiant wants to know. He’s the toughest private eye in Los Angeles, and he’ll handle anything – if you’re human. If you’re a Toon, that’s another story.Eddie doesn’t like Toons … more

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the c… more

ON OVER 14 BEST OF 2011 LISTS “Someone once said ofRaymond Chandler that he wrote ‘as if pain hurt and life mattered.’That’s true of Josh Stallings, too. Hop on, kick the starter, and lethim lead you on a long, painful, but entertaining ri… more

“The Great Detectives, From Vidocq to Sam Spade,” enhances your mystery reading pleasure by showing how the great writers of detective stories invented and polished their craft. These four essays trace the birth and evolution of the detecti… more

A deliciously quirky whodunit by the bestselling author of SUGARLAND and THE HURRICANE LOVER…Recently widowed private dick Shep Hartigate, a dishonored cop reduced to chasing cheating spouses for a ruthless Houston divorce lawyer, teams up … more

Spenser is a wisecracking former boxer turned private investigator and he is just settling into his new office when enters Harv Shepard, a beleaguered businessman who is looking for someone to help locate his runaway wife. So begins Promise… more

(No. 4 in the Liturgical Mystery series) Detective Hayden Konig is a success in anyone’s book. He has a job that he loves as Chief of Police in the small Appalachian town of St. Germaine, North Carolina. He’s employed as the part-time organ… more

In these three short stories a small-town reporter meets a beautiful witch who shows him how mysterious, and dangerous, the world can truly be.When small-town reporter Ry Tully meets the woman of his dreams, he has no idea what he’s getting… more