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ABELLA, ALEX

Cuban-American author’s books about Cuban-American court-apppointed P. I. Charlie Morell are set in the Hispanic community of Los Angeles. The first features one of the most hardboiled criminals of all-time.

The killing of the saints. Penguin 7419-2, 1p:1993. VGF:pb. Morell #1. $5.

ABSHIRE, RICHARD

Ex-Dallas cop and P. I. writes this series about Dallas, TX, P. I. Jack Kyle.

The Dallas deception. Penguin 7407-9, 1p:1993. F:pb. Kyle #3. $6.

The Dallas deception. Penguin 7407-9, 1p:1993. VGF:pb. Kyle #3. $5.

Dallas drop. Penguin 13347-X, 1p:1990. VGF:pb. Kyle #1. $5.

Turnaround Jack. Penguin 15836-7, 1p:1992. VGF:pb. Kyle #2. $5.

ADAMS, CLEVE F. (also: John Spain)

Adams is the author of the series about L. A. P. I. Rex McBride. Adams had one of his novella completed by Robert Leslie Bellem (NO WINGS ON A COP) that is a prequel to the P. .I. novel THE PRIVATE EYE featuring John J. Shannon.

The private eye. Signet 1405, 2p:5/57. G:pb. Shannon #2 (first as P. I.). $2.

ADAMS, DOUGLAS

English fantasy writer creates a whacky mixture of fantasy with the career of P.I. Dirk Gently.

Dirk Gently’s holistic detective agency. Pocket 69267-4, 4p:nd. VGF: pb. Gently #1. $4.

The long dark tea-time of the soul. Pocket 74251-5, 2p:nd. VGF:pb. Gently #2. $4.

ADAMS, HAROLD

Carl Wilcox is an ex-con who finds himself involved with crimes. Not licensed, but worth reading.

When rich men die. Avon 70539-7, 1p:7/88. VG:pb. Wilcox. $4.

ALBERT, MARVIN H. (also writes as J. D. Christilian, Anthony Rome and Nick Quarry)

Pete Sawyer first appeared in the hardcover THE DARK GODDESS, but in the paperback series that began with STONE ANGEL, he is partners in a Paris, France, P. I. agency with Fritz Donhoff.

Back in the real world. Fawcett Gold Medal 12917-9, 1p:12/86. F:PBO. Sawyer #3. $7.

The midnight sister. Fawcett Gold Medal 13163-7, 1p:6/89. F:PBO. Sawyer #7. $7.

The midnight sister. Fawcett Gold Medal 13163-7, 1p:6/89. VG: PBO. Sawyer #7. $5.

ALBERT, NEIL

Dave Garrett, a disbarred lawyer now a P.I., works the mean streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Burning March. Signet 7860, 1p:3/95. G:pb. Garrett #3. $3.

Cruel April. Signet 17861-0, 1p:4/96. F: pb. Garrett #4. $6.

Cruel April. Signet 17861-0, 1p:4/96. VGF: pb. Garrett #4. $5.

The February trouble. Signet 417, 1p:2/94. VGF:pb. Garrett #2. $5.

The January corpse. Onyx JE377, 1p:1/93. VGF:pb. Garrett #1. $5.

ALEAS, RICHARD

The first original text from the new PB house HardCase features NY P. I. John Blake.

Little girl lost. HardCaseCrime advance reading copy. Blake #1. $5.

ALEXANDER, KARL

A female P.I. created by a man in this one book appearance by Sara Scott.

A private investigation. Dell 17141, 1p:12/81. G: pb. Scott #1. $3.

ALLEGRETTO, MICHAEL

Denver P. I. Jake Lomax is featured in this fine regional series.

Blood stone. Avon 71119-2, 1p:10/90. F: pb. Lomax #2. $6.

Blood stone. Avon 71119-2, 1p:10/90. VGF:pb. Lomax #2. $5.

The dead of winter. Avon 71120-6, 1p:3/91. F: pb. Lomax #3. $6.

The dead of winter. Avon 71120-6, 1p:3/91. VGF: pb. Lomax #3. $5.

The dead of winter. Avon 71120-6, 1p:3/91. VGF:pb. Lomax #3. $5.

ALLEN, HARPER

Gabriel O’Shaunessy is the hunky hero of this Harlequin Intrigue.

The man that got away. Harlequin Intrigue 468, npi{1998}. VG:PBO. O’Shaunessy #1. $5.

Welcome to Wolf Country. Five Star, 2001. 1st, DJ(embossed as issued), N. Cruz #1. $25.00.

ALVERSON, CHARLES

San Francisco ex-cop now P. I. Joe Goodey appears in two novels.

Goodey’s last stand. Playboy 16530, 1p:10/79. G:pb. Goodey #1. $3.

Not sleeping, just dead. Playboy 16603, 1p:3/80. VGF: pb. Goodey #2. $5.

Not sleeping, just dead. Playboy 16603, 1p:3/80. VG:pb. Goodey #2. $4.

ANAYA, RUDOLFO

The Southwest of America is the stalking grounds of P. I. Sonny Baca.

Rio Grande fall. Warner 60486-0, 1p:11/87. VG:reprint. Baca #2. $4.

ANDREWS, SUSAN

Florida P. I. Andrews presents a recreation of one of her own cases in Hard Impact featuring female Florida P. I. Kelley Kavenaugh.

Hard impact. Sinclair Herndon 0-5, 1p:4/96. N:PBO. $10.

ANTHONY, DAVID (pseud. of William Dale Smith)

Anthony is the author of two series: Stan Bass is a gambler and freelance investigator, and Morgan Butler.

The organization. Pocket 77570, 1p:9/72. F:pb. Bass #1. $6.

The organization. Pocket 77570, 1p:9/72. VG: pb. Bass #1. $4.

ARDEN, WILLIAM (pseud. of Dennis Lynds: also writes as Michael Collins, John Crowe, Carl Dekker and Mark Sadler)

The Kane Jackson series is just one of the many efforts in the P. I. field by the man known most prominently as Michael Collins.

Deal in violence. Berkley S1819, 1p:10/70. F:pb. Jackson #2. $6.

ARJOUNI, JAKOB

German author creates a series about Turkish P. I. operating in Frankfurt.

One man, one murder (orig: Ein Mann, ein Moni). c1991. No Exit 29-7, 1p:1997. N: 1st Brit. Kayankaya #3. $10.

ATKINS, LEO (pseud. of Clay Harvey)

This is a hard-boiled action adventure about a North Carolina African-American P. I. who used to be in the CIA.

Dead run. Berkley Prime Crime 17777-7, 1p:12/00. F:PBO. Gibbs #3. $7.

Deadbeat. Berkley Prime Crime 16781-X, 1p:3/99. N:PBO. Gibbs #1. $8.

Deadbeat. Berkley Prime Crime 16781-X, 1p:3/99. F:PBO. Gibbs #1. $7.

Deadbeat. Berkley Prime Crime 16781-X, 1p:3/99. VGF:PBO. Gibbs #1. $6.

Play dead. Berkley Prime Crime 17362-3, 1p:3/00. F:PBO. Gibbs #2. $7.

AVALLONE, MICHAEL

Ed Noon, New York P. I. and later investigator for the President, is one colorful creation. His series mirrors the post-WWII hardboiled period, then the sixties spy era, mixing soft-core porn with film lore. Goofy.

Assassins don’t die in bed. Signet P3689, 1p:12/68. VG:PBO. Noon #17. $5.

Assassins don’t die in bed. Signet P3689, 1p:12/68. G:PBO. Noon #17. $4.

Death dives deep. Signet T4490, 1p:3/71. VG:PBO. Noon #21. $5.

The doomsday bag (also: Killer’s highway). Signet P4096, 1p:12/69. VG:PBO. Noon #20. $5.

The doomsday bag (also: Killer’s highway). Signet P4096, 1p:12/69. G:PBO. Noon #20. $4.

The February doll murder. Signet P3152, 1p:4/67. G:PBO. Noon #16. $4.

The flower-covered corpse. Curtis 7241, 1p:1969. R:PBO. Noon #19. $3.

AXLER, LEO

This funeral director is studing to become a P. I.

Double plot. Berkley 14407-0. 1p:10/94. F:PBO. Hawley #2. $7.

Final viewing. Berkley 14244-2, 1p:6/94. F:PBO. Hawley #1. $7.

Grave matters. Berkley 14581-6, 1p:2/95. F:PBO. Hawley #3. $7.

Grave matters. Berkley 14581-6, 1p:2/95. VGF:PBO. Hawley #3. $6.

Separated at birth. Berkley 15257-X, 1p:4/96. F:PBO. Hawley #4. $7.

Separated at birth. Berkley 15257-X, 1p:4/96. VGF:PBO. Hawley #4. $6.

AYRES, E. C.

HOUR OF THE MANATEE won the 1992 St. Martins/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Contest. This is another Florida P. I. series.

Hour of the Manatee. St. Martins 95406-9, 1p:1/95. VG:pb. Lowell #1. $4.