HAUTHORS

HACKENBERRY, CHARLES

Ex-con Willie Goodwin goes to work as a Pinkerton to track down Jesse James in the old West.

I rode with Jesse James. Harper 101049-9, 1p:9/96. N:PBO. Goodwin #1. $8.

I rode with Jesse James. Harper 101049-9, 1p:9/96. N:PBO. Goodwin #1. $8.

HAGER, JEAN

P. I. Samantha Preston stars in this Candlelight Ecstasy Romance.

The passionate solution. Dell 16777-9, 1p:7/86. VG:PBO. Preston #1. $5.

ROB HAINES (Comic Book Character)

Justice International is a private investigative agency in this series of comic book adventures.

The Rob Haines archives. WCG, 1p:2/96. N:tpbo, collects the comic books. $14.00.

HAIRBUTT THE HIPPO (Comic book)

Yes, he is a hippo but (no pun intended) he is also a P. I.

Hairbutt the Hippo crime files. Rat Race Comix 1, 12/95p. N: comic book. Hippo #1. $3.50.

HALEY, RICHARD

John Goss is the son of a cop, but his lot in life is to be a British P. I.

Thoroughfare of stones. Headline 5073-1, 1p:1996. N: Brit tpb reprint. Goss #1. $14.

HALL, PARNELL

Stanley Hastings lives in New York, and while he would prefer to be an actor or a creative writer, he survives by being an ambulance chaser for a lawyer in this very funny series.

Actor. Mysterious 40364-4, 1p:3/94. VGF:pb. Hastings #8. $5.

Blackmail. Mysterious 40365-2, 1p:3/95. VG:pb. Hastings #9. $4.

Client. Onyx 40249-9, 1p:5/91. VGF:pb. Hastings #5. $5.

Detective. Onyx 40070-4, 1p:7/88. G:pb. Hastings #1. $3.

Favor. Onyx JE161, 1p:11/89. VG:pb. Hastings #3. $4.00.

Juror. Onyx JE316, 1p:5/92. G:pb. Hastings #6. $3.

Movie. Mysterious 40395-4, 1p:2/96. VG:pb. Hastings #10. $4.

Murder. Onyx JE110, 1p:1/89. F:pb. Hastings #2. $6.

Murder. Onyx JE110, 1p:1/89. VG:pb. Hastings #2. $4.

Murder. Onyx JE110, 1p:1/89. G:pb. Hastings #2. $3.

Shot. Onyx 40354-1, 1p:2/93. VG:pb. Hastings #7. $4.

Strangler. Onyx JE217, 1p:10/90. VG:pb. Hastings #4. $4.

HALLERRAN, TUCKER

Ex-NFL hero Cam MacCardle is trying to make a living as a P. I. in Florida.

A cool clear death. St. Martins 90091-0, 1p:5/86. VGF:pb. MacCardle #1. $5.

A cool clear death. St. Martins 90091-0, 1p:5/86. R:pb. MacCardle #1. $1.

Sudden death finish. St. Martins 90484-3, 1p:12/86. F:pb. MacCardle #2. $6.

HALLIDAY, BRETT (pseud. of Davis Dresser, from #30 and on--a house name)

Mike Shayne is one of the best series created and for those who don’t know, it is mostly set in Florida.

Armed...dangerous...(by Robert Terrall). Dell 299, new1p:12/74. G:pb. Shayne #53. $2.

Blood on Biscayne Bay. Dell 268, npi{1948}. G:pb. Shayne #14. $8.

Blood on the stars (also: Murder is a habit). Dell 891, npi{1956}. VGF: pb. Shayne #16. $4.

Blood on the stars (also: Murder is a habit). Dell 626, 1p:6/62. VG:pb. Shayne #16. $2.

Bodies are where you find them. Popular Library 192, npi{1949}. R:pb. Shayne #5. $1.

Bodies are where you find them. Dell 668, new1p:2/71. G:pb. Shayne #5. $2.

Bodies are where you find them. Dell D327, new1p:12/59. VGF:pb. Shayne #5. $4.

Bodies are where you find them. Dell 668, new1p:2/71. G:pb. Shayne #5. $2.

The body came back (ghostwritten). Dell D672, 1p:11/64. VGF:pb. Shayne #46. $5.

Call for Michael Shayne. Dell 428, npi{1950}. VGF:pb mapback. Shayne #18. $5.

Call for Michael Shayne. Dell 428, npi{1950}. VG:pb mapback. Shayne #18. $4.

Call for Michael Shayne. Dell 972, new1p:1/64. F:pb. Shayne #18. $5.

The careless corpse (ghostwritten). Dell 1064, 1p:11/62. VG:pb. Shayne #40. $4.

The careless corpse (ghostwritten). Dell 1064, new1p:11/72. VG:pb. Shayne #40. $3.

The corpse came calling (also: TCOT walking corpse). Dell 324, npi{1949} VG:pb mapback. Shayne #6. $4.

The corpse came calling (also: TCOT walking corpse). Dell 324, npi{1949} R:pb mapback. Shayne #6. $1.

The corpse came calling (also: TCOT walking corpse). Dell D401, new1p:1/61. VG: pb. Shayne #6. $3.

Count backwards to zero (ghosted by Robert Terrall). Dell 1507, 1p:2/71. G:PBO. Shayne #61. $4.

Counterfeit wife. Dell 280, npi{1949}. VG:pb. Shayne #15. $10.

Counterfeit wife. Dell 590, npi{1952}. VG:pb. Shayne #15. $3.

Counterfeit wife. Dell D358, new1p:6/60. VG:pb. Shayne #14. $3.

Counterfeit wife. Dell 1528, new1p:11/66. G:pb. Shayne #14. $2.

Counterfeit wife. Dell 1528, new1p:12/70. VG:pb. Shayne #14. $3.

Date with a dead man. Dell D374, 1p:9/60. G:pb, expansion of Dead man’s diary (#13). Shayne #32. $3.

Date with a dead man. Dell 1664, new1p:2/67. VG:pb. Shayne #33. $3.

Dead man’s diary and A taste for cognac (orig: Michael Shayne’s triple mystery). Dell D427, npi{1950}. VG:pb. Shayne #13. $4.

Death has three lives. Dell 865, npi{1956}. VG:pb. Shayne #25. $4.

Dolls are deadly. Dell D424, 1p:6/61. VGF:pb, ghosted by Ryerson Johnson. Shayne #36. $5.

Fit to kill (by Robert Terrall). Dell D314, 1p:10/59. VG:pb. Shayne #31. $4.

Framed in blood. Dell 578, npi{1952}. VG:pb. Shayne #20. $7.

Framed in blood. Dell 2714, new1p:11/62. VGF:pb. Shayne #20. $4.

Guilty as hell (by Robert Terrall). Dell 3291, new1p:8/71. G:pb. Shayne $55. $2.

Guilty as hell (by Robert Terrall). Dell 13291, 1p:12/77. VGF:pb. Shayne $55. $4.

Heads you lose (orig: Blood on the black market). Dell 987, 1p:9/58. G:pb. Shayne #8. $2.

Heads you lose (orig: Blood on the black market). Dell 3515, new1p:1/65. VG: pb. Shayne #8. $3.

Heads you lose (orig: Blood on the black market). Dell 3515, new1p:1/65. G: pb. Shayne #8. $2.

The homicidal virgin (ghosted). Dell 3698, new1p:5/72. VGF:pb. Shayne #37. $4.00.

In a deadly vein (orig: Murder wears a mummer’s mask). Dell 905, npi{1956}. VGF:pb. Shayne #7. $4.

In a deadly vein (orig: Murder wears a mummer’s mask). Dell 905, npi{1956}. VG:pb. Shayne #7. $3.

Mermaid on the rocks. Dell 5581, new1p:12/71. VG:pb, ghosted by Robert Terrall. Shayne #54. $3.

Michael Shayne’s long chance. Dell 325, npi{1949}. G:pb. Shayne #9. $3.

Mike Shayne’s 50th case. Dell 5603, 1p:9/65. VG:pb, ghosted. Shayne #49. $4.

Million dollar handle. Dell 5380, 1p:3/76. G:PBO, ghosted by Robert Terrall. Shayne #68. $4.

Murder by proxy. Dell 5949, 1p:8/63. VG:pb, ghosted. Shayne #42. $4.

Murder in haste (ghosted by Robert Terrall). Dell 5970, 1p:9/62. VGF:pb. Shayne #39. $5.

Murder is my business. Dell 184, npi{1947}. VG:pb mapback. Shayne #11. $4.

Murder is my business. Dell 326, npi{1949}. G:pb. Shayne #11. $2.

Murder spins the wheel (by Robert Terrall). Dell 6123, 1p:4/66. VGF:PBO. Shayne #52. $6.

Murder takes no holiday (ghosted). Dell D379, 1p:3/61. VG:pb. Shayne #35. $4.

Murder takes no holiday (ghosted). Dell 6126, new1p:9/67. F:pb. Shayne #35. $5.

Murder takes no holiday (ghosted). Dell 6126, new1p:9/67. VG:pb. Shayne #35. $3.

Nice fillies finish last. Dell 6361, new1p:8/70. VG:pb, ghosted by Robert Terrall. Shayne #51. $3.

Pay-off in blood. Dell 6858, 1p:5/63. VG:pb. Shayne #42. $4.

A redhead for Mike Shayne. Dell 7329, 1p:3/65. VGF:pb, ghosted. Shayne #47. $5.

She woke to darkness. Dell 867, npi{1956}. VG:pb. Shayne #24. $4.

Shoot to kill. Dell 7843, 1p:5/65. G:pb, ghosted. Shyane #48. $3.

Six seconds to kill (by Robert Terrall). Dell 8001, 1p:9/70. VG:PBO. Shayne #59. $5.

Stranger in town. Dell D425, new1p:6/61. VGF:pb. Shayne #26. $4.

Stranger in town. Dell D425, new1p:6/61. VG:pb. Shayne #26. $3.

Stranger in town. Dell 8332, new1p:12/69. VG:pb. Shayne #26. $3.

Target: Mike Shayne (by Robert Terrall). Dell D355, 1p:6/60. VG:pb. Shayne #33. $4.

Target: Mike Shayne (by Robert Terrall). Dell 8492, new1p:11/74. F:pb. Shayne #33. $5.

A taste for cognac. Dell 15, npi{1951}. VGF:pb. One story in Shayne #13. $15.

A taste for violence. Dell 426, npi{1950}. VG:pb. Shayne #17. $4.

A taste for violence. Dell D463, new1p:3/62. VG:pb. Shayne #17. $3.

This is it, Michael Shayne. Dell 8794, new1p:11/62. VG:pb. Shayne #19. $3.

Tickets for death. Dell 387, npi{1950}. G:mapback. Shayne #4. $3.

Tickets for death. Dell 989, new1p:9/58. VG:pb. Shayne #4. $3.

Tickets for death. Dell 8884, new1p:12/70. R:pb. Shayne #4. $1.

The uncomplaining corpse. Dell 981, new1p:6/58. VG:pb. Shayne #3. $3.

Weep for a blonde. Dell 978, 1p:4/58. G:pb. Shayne #28. $3.

What really happened. Dell 768, npi{1954}. VG:pb. Shayne #21. $4.

What really happened. Dell 9458, new1p:7/63. G:pb. Shayne #21. $2.

When Dorinda dances. Dell 723, npi{1953}. VG:pb. Shayne #22. $4.

HALLINAN, TIMOTHY

Los Angeles P. I. Simeon Grist has six books in the series so far.

The bone polisher. Avon 71372-1, 1p:6/96. VGF:pb. Grist #6. $5.

Everthing but the squeal. Onyx 261, 1p:7/91. F:pb. Grist #2. $6.

Everthing but the squeal. Onyx 261, 1p:7/91. VG:pb. Grist #2. $4.

The four last things. Signet AE6600, 1p:7/90. F:pb. Grist #1. $6.

The four last things. Signet AE6600, 1p:7/90. VG:pb. Grist #1. $4.

The man with no time. Avon 71371-5, 1p:5/95. F:pb. Grist #5. $6.

Skin deep. Onyx 40309-6, 1p:8/92. VGF:pb. Grist #2. $5.

HAMILL, PETE

Famous report Hamill creates Sam Briscoe, a former report and freelance investigator.

The deadly piece. Bantam 12073-5, 1p:3/79. G:PBO. Briscoe #2. $4.

The deadly piece. Golden Apple 19834-3, 1p:6/85. VG: pb. Briscoe #2. $3.

Dirty laundry. Golden Apple 19832-7, 1p:6/85. F:pb. Briscoe #1. $5.

Dirty laundry. Golden Apple 19832-7, 1p:6/85. VG:pb. Briscoe #1. $3.

Dirty laundry. Golden Apple 19832-7, 1p:6/85. G:pb. Briscoe #1. $2.

The guns of heaven. Golden Apple 19833-5, 1p:6/85. VG:pb. Briscoe #3. $3.

HAMILTON, STEVE

Alex McKnight is an Upper Michigan P. I. who reluctantly keeps plugging away despite a bullet near his heart.

A cold day in paradise. St. Martin’s 96919-8, 3p:nd. VGF:pb. McKnight #1. $4.

A cold day in paradise. St. Martin’s 96919-8, 8p:nd. G:pb. McKnight #1. $2.

A cold day in paradise. St. Martins Minotaur advance reading copy distributed at Bouchercon99 for paperback edition. McKnight #1. N:review copy. McKnight. $8.

A cold day in paradise. St. Martins Minotaur advance reading copy distributed at Bouchercon99 for paperback edition. McKnight #1. N. McKnight. $8.

A cold day in paradise. St. Martins Minotaur advance reading copy distributed at Bouchercon99 for paperback edition. McKnight #1. F. McKnight. $5.

North of nowhere. St. Martin’s Minotaur 98381-6, 1p:5/03. F:pb. McKnight #4. $6.

A cold day in paradise. St. Martins Minotaur advance reading copy distributed at Bouchercon99 for paperback edition. McKnight #1. VGF. McKnight. $4.

Winter of the wolf moon. St. Martin’s Minotaur 97475-2, 1p:2/01. VG:pb. McKnight #2. $4.

HAMMETT, DASHIELL

Hammett is one of the kings of the genre, whether its retired P.I. Nick Charles, the supreme detective The Continental Op, and the classic archtype, Sam Spade.

The big knockover. Dell 628, 1p:7/67. VG:pb, 4 Op ss and 1 non coll. Op #11. $4.

The big knockover. Vintage V829, 1p:10/72. F: pb, 9 Op ss and 1 non coll. Op #11. $5.

The Continental Op. Dell 1468, 1p:12/67. G:pb, 5 ss coll. Op #11 (partial). $3.

The Continental Op. Vintage V2013, 1p:11/75. VGF:7 ss coll. Op #12. $5.

The Continental Op. Vintage V2013, 1p:11/75. VG:7 ss coll. Op #12. $4.

The creeping Siamese. Jonathan J48, 1950p. G:trade PBO, 6 ss coll, intro by Ellery Queen, slight water damaged. Op #9. $25.

The Dain curse. Pocket 295, 1p:5/45. VG:pb. Op #2. $20.

The Dain curse. Pocket 295, 1p:5/45. G::pb. Op #2. $6.

The Dain curse. Pocket 295, 1p:5/45. R:pb. Op #2. $2.

The Dain curse. Vintage V827, 10/75p. VG:pb. Op #2. $3.

The Maltese falcon. Permabook M4200, 2p:1/61. VG:pb. Spade #1. $3.

The Maltese falcon. Dell 5175, 1p:7/66. VG:pb. Spade #1. $3.

The Maltese falcon. Vintage V772, 1p:5/72. F:pb. Spade #1. $5.

The Maltese falcon. Vintage V772, 1p:5/72. VG:pb. Spade #1. $3.

The Maltese falcon. Vintage V772, 1p:5/72. G:pb. Spade #1. $2.

The Maltese falcon. Vintage V772, 5/84p. VG:pb. Spade #1. $3.

A man called Thin. Mercury Mystery 233, 1961p. VGF:pbt. Thin #1. $50.

Red brain: and other thrillers selected and with a special introduction by Dashiell Hammett from Creeps By Night. Belmont 239, 1p:1961. VGF:PBO(thus), one slight cover crease, 10 ss antho. $20.

Red harvest. Pocket M4201, 3p:1/61. G:pb. Op #1. $2.

Red harvest. Dell 7291, 1p:6/68. VG:pb. Op #1. $3.

The thin man. Armed Services Edition/Readers League of America nn, nd. VG: uses Pocket pb cover. Charles #1. $10.

The thin man. Permabook M4202, 1p:1/61. VG:pb. Charles #1. $3.

The thin man. Vintage V774, 1p:5/72. VG:pb. Charles #1. $3.

HANSEN, JOSEPH

Best known for his gay insurance investigator Dave Branstetter, Hansen has also a series about a retired sheriff with a P. I. license, Hack Bohannon.

Bohannon’s book. Penguin 12053-X, 1p:1989. VGF:pb. Bohannon #1. $5.

Bohannon’s book. Penguin 12053-X, 1p:1989. R:pb, F ex. only ½ cover. Bohannon #1. $2.

Bohannon’s country. Penguin 23355-5, 1p:1994. F:pb. Bohannon #2. $6.

Brandstetter and others. Penguin 7738-3, 1p:1986. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #8. $5.

Death claims. Holt Rinehart Winston 57484-6, 1p:1980. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #2. $4.

Death claims. Holt Rinehart Winston 57484-6, 1p:1980. VG:pb. Brandstetter #2. $3.

Fadeout. Bantam 56730, 1p:10/71. VG:pb. Brandstetter #1. $4.

Fadeout. Holt Rinehart Winston Owl 57486-2, 1p:1980. F:pb. Brandstetter #1. $5.

Gravedigger. Owl 3682-8, 1p:1985. F:pb. Brandstetter #6. $5.

Gravedigger. Owl 3682-8, 1p:1985. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #6. $4.

The little dog laughed. Holt Rinehard Winston Owl 627-3, 1p:1987. G:pb. Brandstetter #9. $3.

The man everybody was afraid of. Holt Rinehart Winston 59894X, 1p:1981. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #4. $4.

The man everybody was afraid of. Holt Rinehart Winston 59894X, 1p:1981. G:pb. Brandstetter #4. $2.

The man everybody was afraid of. Holt Rinehart Winston 59894X, 2p:nd. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #4. $4.

Nightwork. Holt Rinehart Winston Owl 3679-8, 1p:1985. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #7. $5.

Obedience. Mysterious 40844-8, 1p:11/89. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #11. $5.

Skinflick. Holt Rinehart Winston 57641-5, 1p:1980. VG:pb. Brandstetter #5. $4.

Troublemaker. Holt Rinehart Winston 57487-0, 1p:1981. VGF:pb. Brandstetter #3. $4.

Troublemaker. Holt Rinehart Winston 57487-0, 1p:1981. VG:pb. Brandstetter #3. $4.

HARDIN, J. D.

Doc and Raider are Pinkertons, in this adult Western series that ran 73 titles, before staring over in numbering to reach a total of 108 adventures.

The Black Hill showdown. Berkley 9568-1, 1p:2/87. VG: PBO. Raider #69. $5.

Vengeance valley. Berkley 7114-6, 1p:8/84. VG: PBO. Raider #39. $5.

HARRIS, TIMOTHY (Brit eds. under name Hyde Harris)

Two Thomas Kyd P. I. novels and one about one Bobby Paradise make up the efforts of this author.

Good night and good-bye. Dell 13238-X, 1p:9/80. R:pb. Kyd #2. $2.

Kyd for hire. Dell 11670, 1p:2/78. VGF:US PBO. Kyd #1. $6.

Kyd for hire. Dell 11670, 1p:2/78. VG:US PBO. Kyd #1. $5.

HARRISON, CHIP (pseud. of and also Lawrence Block)

Both the author and character are named Chip Harrison in this four book series by Block that has two coming of age novels and two P. I. adventures.

Chip Harrison scores again. Fawcett Gold Medal T2421, 1p:6/71. VGF:PBO. Harrison #2. $20.

Make out with murder (also: Five little rich girls). Fawcett Gold Medal M3029, 1p:8/74. VG:PBO. Harrrison #3 (first as P. I.). $15.

Make out with murder (also: Five little rich girls). Fawcett Gold Medal M3029, 1p:8/74. G:PBO. Harrrison #3 (first as P. I.). $10.

Make out with murder (also: Five little rich girls). Signet 8798, 1p:9/97. F:pb. Harrison #3 (first as P. I.). $5.

No score. Fawcett Gold Medal T2285, npi{1970}. G:PBO. Harrison #1. $15.

The topless tulip caper. Fawcett Gold Medal P3274, 1p:8/75, VG:PBO. Harrison #4. $20.

HAWAIIAN EYE (Television Series)

Here is the novelization about the security service that caters to the island’s big corporations.

Hawaiian Eye by Frank Castle. Dell First Ed K112, 1p:3/62. G:PBO. Hawaiian Eye #1. $4.

HAYWOOD, GAR ANTHONY

Aaron Gunnar has won Gar a few awards, but here he appears in a short story magazine.

All the lucky ones are dead. Berkley 17778-5, 1p:12/00. F:pb. Gunner #6. $6.

Fear of the dark. Penguin 13153-1, 1p:1990. VGF:pb. Gunner #1. $4.

It’s not a pretty sight. Berkley Prime Crime 16196-X, 1p:1/98. F:pb. Gunner #4. $6.

Not long for this world. Penguin 15265-2, 1p:1991. F:pb. Gunner #2. $6.

You can die trying. Penguin 23946-4, 1p:1994. F:pb. Gunner #3. $6.

HEALY, JEREMIAH F.

John Francis Cuddy is a great Boston P. I. whose author always tries to create a play-fair mystery. Make sure you read all the way to the end of INVASION where my buddy Ted Hertel and I, the two creators of EYECON’95, appear as characters.

Act of God. Pocket 79559-7, 1p:2/95. F:SIGNED. Cuddy #9. $6.

Act of God. Pocket 79559-7, 1p:2/95. F. Cuddy #9. $6.

Blunt darts. Pocket 73742-2, 2p:nd. VGF:pb. Cuddy #1. $4.

Blunt darts. Popular Library 20210-6, 1p:6/86. VGF:pb, SIGNED.. Cuddy #1. $5.

Blunt darts. Popular Library 20210-6, 1p:6/86. VG:pb, SIGNED.. Cuddy #1. $4.

Blunt darts. Popular Library 20210-6, 1p:6/86. G:pb. Cuddy #1. $3.

Foursome. Pocket 79557-0, 1p:5/94. VGF:pb. Cuddy #8. $5.

Invasion of privacy. Pocket 89874-4, 1p:10/97. VGF:pb. Cuddy #11. $5.

Rescue. Pocket 89875-2, 1p:6/96. F:pb, includes review copy. Cuddy #10. $6.

Rescue. Pocket 89875-2, 1p:6/96. VG:pb. Cuddy #10. $4.

Right to die. Pocket 70810-4, 1p:6/92. F:pb. Cuddy #6. $6.

Right to die. Pocket 70810-4, 1p:6/92. VGF:pb. Cuddy #6. $5.

Shallow graves. Pocket 70812-0, 1p:8/93. VG:pb. Cuddy #7. $4.

So like sleep. Pocket 64912-4, 1p:7/88. VGF:pb, SIGNED. $5.

So like sleep. Pocket 64912-4, 1p:7/88. VGF:pb. $5.

So like sleep. Pocket 64912-4, 1p:7/88. VG:pb. $4.

So like sleep. Pocket 74328-7, 2p:nd. F:pb, SIGNED. Cuddy #3. $5.

The staked goat. Pocket 63677-4, 1p:5/87. VGF:pb. Cuddy #2. $5.

Swan dive. Pocket 67185-5, 1p:6/89. VGF:pb. Cuddy #4. $5.

Swan dive. Pocket 67185-5, 1p:6/89. G:pb. Cuddy #4. $3.

Yesterday’s news. Pocket 69584-3, 1p:9/90. VG:pb, SIGNED. Cuddy #5. $4.

Yesterday’s news. Pocket 69584-3, 1p:9/90. VG:pb. Cuddy #5. $4.

Yesterday’s news. Pocket 69584-3, 1p:9/90. VG:pb. Cuddy #5. $3.

Yesterday’s news. Pocket 69584-3, 2p:nd. F:pb, SIGNED. Cuddy #5. $5.

HEARN, DANIEL

New York P. I. Joe Noonan is one of the great characters, and sadly, there are only two adventures.

Bad August. Avon 70665-2, 1p:3/89. VGF:pb. Noonan #1. $5.

Black light. Avon 70665-2, 1p:3/89. F:PBO. Noonan #1. $7.

HEBERDEN, M(ary) V(iolet) (also: Charles Leonard)

Desmond Shannon, ace P. I., was featured in seventeen novels by this woman writer.

They can’t all be guilty. Dell 401, npi{1950}. G:pb, mapback. Shannon #12. $5.

HELGERSON, JOEL

Minneapolis ex-fireman Chet Johnson is now a P. I., but he can’t avoid fire.

Slow burn. Bantam 26108-8, 1p:12/87. F:PBO. Johnson #1. $7.

Slow burn. Bantam 26108-8, 1p:12/87. VG:PBO. Johnson #1. $5.

HENDERSON, C(hristopher) J(ohn) (also: Robert Morgan)

New York P. I. Jack Hagee is the modern extension of one of the Kings, Mike Hammer.

No free lunch. Diamond 756-8, 1p:8/92. VGF:PBO. Hagee #2. $6.

Nothing lasts forever. Berkley 142090-4, 1p:4/94. F:PBO. Hagee #4. $7.

Nothing lasts forever. Berkley 142090-4, 1p:4/94. VGF:PBO. Hagee #4. $6.

Something for nothing. Jove 11235-6, 1p:11/93. F:PBO. Hagee #3. $7.

Something for nothing. Jove 11235-6, 1p:11/93. VGF:PBO. Hagee #3. $6.

HERBER, WILLIAM

Chicago P. I. Jim Rehm has two cases from the 1950s.

Some die slow (orig: King-sized murder). Bantam 1476, 1p:7/56. G: pb. Rehm #1. $3.

Some die slow (orig: King-sized murder). Bantam 1476, 2p:nd. VG: pb. Rehm #1. $3.

HEYES, DOUGLAS

I am not sure, but I believe it the same man who has a 1950, 60 and 80’s entry in the P. I. genre.

The kill. Ballantine 32501, 1p:9/85. VGF:PBO. Ripley #1. $6.

The kill. Ballantine 32501, 1p:9/85. VG:PBO. Ripley #1. $5.

The kiss-off. NAL Signet 949, 1p:8/52. G:pb. Mallory #1. $3.

The kiss-off. Signet 1329, 2p:8/56. F:pb. Mallory #1. $5.

The kiss-off. Signet 1329, 2p:8/56. VG:pb. Mallory #1. $3.

HIAASEN, CARL

Very funny, but don’t let the humor make you miss a great regional writer. Settings are Florida.

Double whammy. Warner 35276-4, 1p:3/89. VGF:pb. Decker #1. $5.

Double whammy. Warner 35276-4, 9p:nd. F:pb. Decker #1. $5.

Tourist season. Warner 34345-5, 1p:2/87. VG:pb, pink cover. Keyes #1. $4.

Tourist season. Warner 34345-5, 1p:2/87. VG:pb, blue cover. Keyes #1. $4.

Tourist season. Warner 34345-5, 8p:nd. VGF: pb. Keyes #1. $4.

HIGHTOWER, LYNN S.

Haunted by her sister’s death, Lena Padget is a P. I who specializes in women’s cases.

Satan’s lambs. Berkley 14557-3, 1p:1/95. VG;pb. Padget #1. $4.

HILARY, RICHARD (pseud. of Richard Rodins and Hilary Connors)

Ex-fighter and ex-cop Ezell Barnes works the mean boardwalks of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Behind the fact. Bantam 27966-1, 1p:6/89. F:PBO. Barnes #4. $7.

Behind the fact. Bantam 27966-1, 1p:6/89. VGF:PBO. Barnes #4. $6.

Pieces of cream. Bantam 26666-7, 1p:10/87. F:PBO. Barnes #2. $7.

Pieces of cream. Bantam 26666-7, 1p:10/87. VGF:PBO. Barnes #2. $6.

Pieces of cream. Bantam 26666-7, 1p:10/87. VG:PBO. Barnes #2. $5.

Pieces of cream. Bantam 26666-7, 1p:10/87. G:PBO. Barnes #2. $4.

Pillow of the community. Bantam 27172-5, 1p:5/88. F:PBO. Barnes #3. $7.

Pillow of the community. Bantam 27172-5, 1p:5/88. VGF:PBO. Barnes #3. $6.

Pillow of the community. Bantam 27172-5, 1p:5/88. VG:PBO. Barnes #3. $5.

Snake in the grasses. Bantam 26470-2, 1p:5/87. F:PBO. Barnes #1. $7.

Snake in the grasses. Bantam 26470-2, 1p:5/87. VGF:PBO. Barnes #1. $6.

Snake in the grasses. Bantam 26470-2, 1p:5/87. VG:PBO. Barnes #1. $5.

HILL, REGINALD

Better known for his cop series, Hill has created an African-British detective named Joe Sixsmith.

Blood sympathy. HarperCollins 21851-3, 1p:1994. N:Brit pb. Sixsmsith #1. $7.

HITCHENS, DOLORES

Sader and Scarborough Investigations is an office created by one of the lesser known female contributors.

Sleep with slander. Permabook M4243, 1p:5/62. G:pb. Sader #2. $3.

HJORTSBERG, WILLIAM

Harry Angel battles the Devil in this slightly warped but riveting P. I. alternative tale.

Falling angel. St. Martin’s Dead Letter 95795-5, 1p:7/96. VG:pb. Angel #1. $3.

HOMES, GEOFFREY (pseud. of Daniel Mainwaring)

Red Bailey and Humphrey Campbell are two creations from this British writer’s pen.

Finders keepers. Bantam 89, 1p:4/47. G:pb. Campbell #3. $3.

HORNIG, DOUG

P. I. Loren Swift is featured in four adventures.

The dark side. Mysterious 40635-6, 1p:10/87. VGF:pb. Swift #3. $5.

The dark side. Mysterious 40635-6, 1p:10/87. VG:pb. Swift #3. $4.

Deep dive. Mysterious 40788-3, 1p:4/89. Swift #4. $4.

HORWITZ, MERLE

Committed gambler Ace Chaney needs to work as a P. I. in order to keep the ponies happy.

Bloody silks. Knightsbridge 2-7, 1p:1990. VGF:PBO. Ace #1. $6.

Bloody silks. Knightsbridge 2-7, 1p:1990. G:PBO. Ace #1. $4.

Dead heat. Knightsbridge 48-5, 1p:1990. VGF:PBO. Ace #1. $6.

Dead heat. Knightsbridge 48-5, 1p:1990. VG:PBO. Ace #1. $5.

HOUSEWRIGHT, DAVID

St. Paul’s P. I. is Holland Taylor.

Penance. Berkley 15942-6, 1p:8/97. F:pb. Taylor #1. $6.

Penance. Berkley 15942-6, 1p:8/97. VGF:pb. Taylor #1. $5.

Penance. Berkley 15942-6, 1p:8/97. G:pb. Taylor #1. $3.

Practice to deceive. Berkley 17312-7, 1p:1/00. F:pb. Taylor #2. $6.

HOWARD, HARTLEY (pseud. of Leopold Horace Ognall)

British author Howard writes about New York P. I. Glenn Bowman.

Bowman at a venture. Fontana 284, 1p:1958. VG:pb. Bowman #7. $10.

Bowman strikes again. Collins 384m, npi. VG: pb, repaired. Bowman #6. $4.

The last appointment. Collins 326m, npi. VG. Bowman #1. $4.

The other side of the door. Collins 364m, npi. VG: pb, repaired? Bowman #5. $4.

HOWARD, VECHEL (pseud. of Howard Rigsby)

Mexico is the setting for the one adventure featuring Johnny Church.

Murder on her mind. Gold Medal 878, 1p:5/59. VG:PBO. Church #2. $5.

Murder with love. Gold Medal 854, 1p:2/59. G:PBO. Church #1. $4.

HOWE, MELODIE JOHNSON

P. I. Claire Conrad and her assistant Maggie Hill are featured in this series.

Beauty dies. Penguin 2356-5, 1p:1996. F:pb. Conrad #2. $6.

Beauty dies. Penguin 2356-5, 1p:1996. VG:pb. Conrad #2. $4.

HOYT, RICHARD

John Denson works his cases in the Great Northwest, with his base being Seattle, Washington.

Bigfoot. Forge 51948-5, 1p:10/95. VGF:pb. Denson #1. $5.

Decoys. Penguin 7217-9, 1p:1984. F:pb. Denson #1. $6.

Decoys. Penguin 7217-9, 1p:1984. VGF:pb, RM. Denson #1. $5.

Decoys. Penguin 7217-9, 1p:1984. VG:pb. Denson #1. $4.

Decoys. Penguin 7217-9, 1p:1984. VG:pb. Denson #1. $4.

Fish story. TOR 50491-7, 1p:8/87. F:pb. Denson #4. $6.

Fish story. TOR 50491-7, 1p:8/87. VGF:pb. Denson #4. $5.

Siskiyou. TOR 50-487-9, 1p:6/84. F:pb, supposedly revised from hardcover. Denson #3. $6.00.

Snake eyes. Forge 55072-2, 1p:12/96. F:pb. Denson #7. $6.

Snake eyes. Forge 55072-2, 1p:12/96. VGF:pb. Denson #7. $5.

30 for a Harry. Penguin 7216-0, 1p:1984. VGF:pb, RM. Denson #2. $5.

30 for a Harry. Penguin 7216-0, 1p:1984. VG: pb. Denson #2. $4.

HUFF, TANYA

Ex-cop Vickie Nelson is up to her neck in vampires, werewolves and Canadians.

Blood debt. DAW 1056, 6p:nd. VGF:pb. Nelson #5. $4.

Blood lines. DAW 901, 1p:1/93. VGF:PBO. Nelson #3. $6.

Blood lines. DAW 901, 6p:nd. VGF. Nelson #3. $4.

Blood pact. DAW 931, 1p:11/93. VGF:PBO. Nelson #4. $6.

Blood pact. DAW 931, 8p:nd. VG. Nelson #4. $3.

Blood price. DAW 850, 4p:nd. VG:pb. Nelson #1. $3.

Blood price. DAW 850, 11p:nd. VGF:pb. Nelson #1. $4.

Blood trail. DAW 873, 1p:2/92. VG:PBO. Nelson #2. $5.

Blood trail. DAW 873, 4p:nd. VGF. Nelson #2. $4.

HUGGINS, ROY

Great hardboiled stuff from a master graduate of the pulp school of writing.

The double take. Pocket 2524, 2p:7/59. VG:pb. Bailey #1. $3.

77 Sunset Strip. Dell First Ed A176, 1p:2/59. VG:PBO. Bailey #2. $20.