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last updated 03/08/07

E-MAN (comic book)

E-Man is a typical superhero, but his sidekick is Mike Mauser, the comic private detective.

E-Man 1. First Comics, 4/83. F: comic book contains “Lights! Camera! Cataclysm!” $2.50.

E-Man 3. First Comics, 6/83. VGF: comic book. $5.00.

E-Man 6. First Comics, 9/83. F:comic book. $2.50.

EARLY, JACK (pseud. of and also Sandra Scoppetone)

Under this pseud., Scoppetone created Fortune Fanelli, New York P. I., for one book only.

A creative kind of killer. Ballantine 31857, 1p:4/85. VGF:pb. Fanelli #1. $5.

EDGLEY, LESLIE

Two series with one book in each: Charles Galahad and Jay Rogers.

A dirty business. Berkley Medallion S1841, 1p:5/70. VGF:pb. Galahad #1. $5.

Fear no more. Bestseller B104, npi. F: trade size pb. Rogers #1. $12.

EICHLER, SELMA

The Queen-sized New York P. I. Desiree Shapiro appears in a PBO series.

Murder can cool off your affair. Signet 20518-9, 1p:3/02. N:PBO. Shapiro #9. $8.

Murder can kill your social life. Signet 8139, 1p:1994. VGF:PBO. Shapiro #1. $6.

Murder can kill your social life. Signet 8139, 1p:11/94. VG:PBO. Shapiro #1. $5.

Murder can ruin your looks. Signet 8384, 1p:4/95. VG:PBO. Shapiro #2. $5.

Murder can singe your old flame. Signet 9218, 1p:1/99. VGF:PBO. Shaprio #6. $6.

Murder can singe your old flame. Signet 9218, 2p:nd. VG. Shaprio #6. $3.

Murder can spoil your appetite. Signet 19558-8, 2p:nd. VGF:pb. Shapiro #7. $4.

Murder can spook your cat. Signet 9217, 1p:1/98. VGF:PBO. Shapiro #5. $6.

Murder can spook your cat. Signet 9217, 1p:1/98. VG:PBO. Shapiro #5. $5.

Murder can stunt your growth. Signet 18514-5, 1p:1/96. G:PBO. Shapiro #3. $4.

Murder can wreck you reunion. Signet 8521, 1p:1/97. VGF:PBO. Shapiro #4. $6.

Murder can wreck you reunion. Signet 8521, 1p:1/97. VG:PBO. Shapiro #4. $5.

ELLROY, JAMES

Maddog, the bad boy of the mystery world, wrote this P. I. novel before all the rest.

Brown’s requiem. Avon 78741-5, 2p:nd. VG:pb. Brown #1. $3.

EMERSON, EARL

Thomas Black is Seattle’s P. I. representative, and this series can be highly recommended.

Deception pass. Ballantine 40069-0, 1p:7/98. VGF:pb. Black #10. $5.

Deviant behavior. Ballantine 36028-1, 1p:8/90. F: pb. Black #5. $6.

Deviant behavior. Ballantine 36028-1, 1p:8/90. VGF: pb. Black #5. $5.

Deviant behavior. Ballantine 36028-1, 1p:8/90. VG: pb. Black #5. $4.

Fat Tuesday. Ballantine 35223, 1p:7/88. N:pb. Black #4. $7.

Fat Tuesday. Ballantine 35223, 1p:7/88. F:pb. Black #4. $6.

Fat Tuesday. Ballantine 35223, 1p:7/88. VGF:pb. Black #4. $5.

The million-dollar tattoo. Ballantine 40067-4, 1p:11/97. F:pb. Black #9. $6.

The million-dollar tattoo. Ballantine 40067-4, 1p:11/97. VG:pb. Black #9. $4.

Nervous laughter. Avon 89906-X, 1p:1/86. F:PBO, INSCRIBED, “To Marv Lachman, Earl W. Emerson, 10-11-91” and a caricature. Black #3. $16.

Nervous laughter. Avon 89906-X, 1p:1/86. VG:PBO. Black #3. $20.

Nervous laughter. Avon 89906-X, 1p:1/86. G:PBO. Black #3. $4.

Nervous laughter. Avon 89906-X, 2p:nd. VG: pb. Black #3. $3.

Nervous laughter. Avon 89906-X, 6p:nd. F:pb. Black #3. $5.

Nervous laughter. Avon 89906-X, 7p:nd. VGF:pb. Black #3. $4.

Nervous laughter. Ballantine 41407-1, 1p:10/97. F:pb. Black #3. $5.

The Portland laugher. Ballantine 39782-7, 1p:10/95. VGF:pb. Black #7. $5.

The Portland laugher. Ballantine 39782-7, 2p:nd. VGF:SIGNED, pb. Black #7. $4.

The Portland laugher. Ballantine 39782-7, 2p:nd. VG:pb. Black #7. $3.

Poverty Bay. Avon 89647-8, 1p:3/85. VGF:PBO, INSCRIBED, “To Marv Lachman, Earl W. Emerson, 10-11-91” and a caricature. Black #2. $15.

Poverty Bay. Avon 89647-8, 1p:3/85. G: PBO. Black #2. $4.

The rainy city. Avon 89517-X, 1p:1/85. VG:PBO, bookplate. Black #1. $25.

The rainy city. Avon 89517-X, 2p:nd. VGF:pb. Black #1. $4.

The vanishing smile. Ballantine 40453-X, 1p:10/96. F:pb. Black #8. $6.

The vanishing smile. Ballantine 40453-X, 1p:10/96. VGF:pb. Black #8. $5.

Yellow dog party. Ballantine 37716, 1p:5/92. VGF:pb. Black #1. $5.

ENEFER, DOUGLAS

Marketed as a male adventure series called Triphammer, these PBOs features the tough P.I.Dale Shand.

The dark side. Leisure LB128NK, 1p:1973. VG:pb. Shand #3. $3.

The deadly quiet. World Distributors 5024-7, 1972p. VG:Brit pb. Shand #1. $3.

The deadly quiet. Leisure 137NK, 1973p. VG:pb. Shand #1. $3.

The long chance. World 51616-6, 1p:1972. VG:Brit pb. Shand #2. $3.

The long chance. Leisure LB132NK, 1973p. VG:pb. Shand #2. $3.

The shining trap. World Distributors 5151-0, 1973p. VG:Brit pb. Shand #4. $3.

ENGEL, HOWARD

Canadian author Engel offers P. I. Benny Cooperman who provides a Jewish perspective on the P.I.

A city called July. Penguin 9238-2, 1p:1987. G:pb. Cooperman #5. $3.

A city called July. Penguin 10454-2, 1988p. VG:pb. Cooperman #5. $4.

Dead and buried. Penguin 12920-0, 1p:1991. N:pb. Cooperman #7. $7.

Dead and buried. Penguin 12920-0, 1p:1991. VGF:pb. Cooperman #7. $5.

Murder on location. Penguin 7742-1, 1p:1986. F: pb. Cooperman #3. $5.

Murder on location. Penguin 7742-1, 1p:1986. VG: pb. Cooperman #3. $3.

Murder on location. Penguin 7742-1, 1p:1986. G:pb. Cooperman #3. $3.

Murder sees the light. Penguin 8975-6, 1986p. VGF: pb. Cooperman #4. $5.

Murder sees the light. Penguin 8975-6, 1986p. VG: pb. Cooperman #4. $4.

The ransom game. Penguin 7741-3, 1986p. F: pb. Cooperman #2. $6.

The ransom game. Penguin 7741-3, 1986p. VG: pb. Cooperman #2. $4.

The suicide murders. Penguin 7740-5, 1p:1985. F:pb. Cooperman #1. $5.

The suicide murders. Penguin 7740-5, 1p:1985. VG:pb. Cooperman #1. $4.

A victim must be found. Penguin 11205-7, 1p:1989. VG:pb. Cooperman #6. $4.

ENGLEMAN, PAUL

Chicago’s Engleman presents the NY P. I. Renzler and his sometimes-partner Nate Moore.

Catch a fallen angel. Mysterious 40600-3, 1p:11/87. VGF:pb. Renzler #2. $5.

Catch a fallen angel. Mysterious 40600-3, 1p:11/87. VG:pb. Renzler #2. $4.

Murder-in-law. Mysterious 40746-8, 1p:11/88. VG:pb. Renzler #3. $4.

Who shot Longshot Sam? Mysterious 40004-1, 1p:3/91. VGF:pb. Renzler #4. $5.

ENGLING, RICHARD

Gregory Blake works Chicago in 1999, and this one book effort is about trading in human body parts.

Body mortgage. Onyx JE119. 1p:3/89. VG: PBO. Blake #1. $5.

ESTLEMAN, LOREN D.

The much praised series of novels featuring Detroit P. I. Amos Walker are traditional hardboiled fare, but I also enjoyed the comic one book effort about the slob-around-town, Ralph Poteet.

Angel eyes. Pinnacle 42185-0, 1p:1/84. VG:pb. Walker #2. $4.

Angel eyes. Fawcett Crest 21134-7, 1p:1/87. VGF:pb. Walker #2. $4.

Downriver. Fawcett Crest 21623-3, 1p:4/89. VGF:pb. Walker #8. $5.

Every brilliant eye. Fawcett Crest 21137-1, 1p:3/87. F: pb. Walker #6. $6.

Every brilliant eye. Fawcett Crest 21137-1, 1p:3/87. G:pb. Walker #6. $3.

General murders. Fawcett Crest 21696-9, 1p:10/89. N: pb. Walker #9. $8.

General murders. Fawcett Crest 21696-9, 1p:10/89. VGF:pb. Walker #9. $5.

General murders. Fawcett Crest 21696-9, 1p:10/89. VG:pb. Walker #9. $4.

The glass highway. Pinnacle 42263-6, 1p:12/84. VG:pb. Walker #4. $4.

The glass highway. Pinnacle 42263-6, 1p:12/84. G:pb. Walker #4. $3.

The glass highway. Fawcett Crest 21136-3, 1p:8/87. F: pb. Walker #4. $5.

The glass highway. Fawcett Crest 21136-3, 1p:8/87. VG: pb. Walker #4. $3.

The hours of the virgin. Warner 60868-8, 1p:8/00. F:pb. Walker #14. $6.

The hours of the virgin. Warner 60868-8, 1p:8/00. VGF:pb. Walker #14. $5.

Lady yesterday. Fawcett Crest 21467-2, 1p:5/88. F:pb. Walker #7. $6.

Lady yesterday. Fawcett Crest 21467-2, 1p:5/88. G:pb. Walker #7. $3.

The midnight man. Pinnacle 42186-9, 1p:7/84. VGF:pb. Walker #3. $4.

The midnight man. Pinnacle 42186-9, 1p:7/84. VG:pb. Walker #3. $3.

The midnight man. Fawcett Crest 21135-5, 1p:4/87. VGF:pb. Walker #3. $4.

The midnight man. Fawcett Crest 21135-5, 1p:4/87. G:pb. Walker #3. $2.

Motor City blues. Pinnacle 41-706-3, 1p:7/83. VG:pb. Walker #1. $4.

Motor City blues. Pinnacle 41-706-3, 1p:7/83. G:pb. Walker #1. $3.

Never Street. Warner 60596-4, 1p:5/98. VF:pb. Walker #12. $4.

Peeper. Bantam 28605-6, 1p:10/90. F:pb. Poteet #1. $6.

Peeper. Bantam 28605-6, 1p:10/90. VGF:pb. Poteet #1. $5

Peeper. Bantam 28605-6, 4p:10/90. VGF:pb. Poteet #1. $4.

Silent thunder. Fawcett Crest 21854-6, 1p:6/90. F:pb. Walker #10. $6.

Silent thunder. Fawcett Crest 21854-6, 1p:6/90. VGF:pb. Walker #10. $5.

Sugartown. Fawcett Crest 20998-9, 1p:2/86. VG:pb. Walker #5. $4.

Sweet women lie. Fawcett Crest 21944-5, 1p:2/92. F:pb. Walker #11. $6.

Sweet women lie. Fawcett Crest 21944-5, 1p:2/92. VGF:pb. Walker #11. $5.

ESTOW, DANIEL

Two PBOs appeared from the pen of this writer.

The moment of fiction. Carlyle CS7025-t, npi. VGF:PBO. Schaefer #1. $6.

The moment of fiction. Carlyle CS7025-t, npi. VG:PBO. Schaefer #1. $5.

EVANOVICH, JANET

Bounty hunter Stefannie Plum appears in this humourous series.

Four to score. St. Martins 96697-0, 1p:6/99. F:pb. Plum #4. $6.

EVANS, LIZ

British female P. I. Grace Smith appears in this series from England.

Don’t mess with Mrs. In-between. Orion 297-8, 1p:2001. N:pb. Smith #3. $7.

EVERSON, DAVID

Robert Miles works for the head of the Illinois House, and this gives a great political twist to each case.

A Capital killing. Ivy 541-3, 1p:8/90. VGF:SIGNED PBO. Miles #4. $11.

A Capital killing. Ivy 541-3, 1p:8/90. VGF: PBO, review copy. Miles #4. $6.

A Capital killing. Ivy 541-3, 1p:8/90. VGF: PBO. Miles #4. $6.

A Capital killing. Ivy 541-3, 1p:8/90. VG: PBO. Miles #4. $5.

Rebound. Ivy 177-9, 1p:9/88. VG:PBO, INSCRIBED “to Bob Keefer, David Everson, 11-11-89”. Miles #2. $10.00.

Rebound. Ivy 177-9, 1p:9/88. VG:PBO. Miles #2. $5.

Recount. Ivy 133-7, 1p:11/87. F:SIGNED, PBO. Miles #1. $12.

Recount. Ivy 133-7, 1p:11/87. VGF:PBO. Miles #1. $6.

Recount. Ivy 133-7, 1p:11/87. VG:PBO, INSCRIBED “to Bob Keefer, David Everson, 11-11-89”. Miles #1. $10.

Recount. Ivy 133-7, 1p:11/87. G:PBO. Miles #1. $4.

Rematch. Ivy 411-5, 1p:6/89. F:SIGNED, PBO. Miles #3. $12.

Rematch. Ivy 411-5, 1p:6/89. F:PBO. Miles #3. $7.

Rematch. Ivy 411-5, 1p:6/89. VGF:PBO, INSCRIBED “to Bob Keefer, David Everson, 11-11-89”. Miles #3. $11.

Rematch. Ivy 411-5, 1p:6/89. VGF:PBO, review copy. Miles #3. $6.

Rematch. Ivy 411-5, 1p:6/89. F:PBO. Miles #3. $7.

Suicide squeeze. Ballantine 1007-7, 1p:3/95. VGF:pb. Miles #5. $4.00.

EVERSZ, ROBERT

Paul Marston, a freelance corporate investigator, has two cases, and the brand new Nina Zero novel seems to be in the 1990s hot new category, the bounty hunting female.

The bottom line is murder. Penguin 10757-6, 1p:1989. VG:RM. Marston #1. $4.

False profit. Penguin 12085-8, 1p:1991. Marston #2. VGF:pb. $5.