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last updated 12/15/06

LAMB, J. J.

Las Vegas coolest P. I. is Zach Rolfe in this PBO series.

The Chinese straight. Ballantine 25014, 1p:5/76. VGF:PBO. Rolfe #2. $6.

The Chinese straight. Ballantine 25014, 1p:5/76. G:PBO. Rolfe #2. $4.

Losers take all. Carlyle CS7043-T, npi{1979}. VG:PBO. Rolfe #3. $5.

Losers take all. Carlyle CS7043-T, npi{1979}. G:PBO. Rolfe #3. $4.

A nickel jackpot. Ballantine 24921, 1p:3/76. G:PBO. Rolfe #1. $4.

LANG, BRAD

Crockett is the long haired private detective in this 1970s homage to Chandler.

Crockett on the loose. Leisure 283ZK, 1975p. VGF:PBO. Crockett #1. $6.

Crockett on the loose. Leisure 283ZK, 1975p. VG:PBO. Crockett #1. $5.

Crockett on the loose. Leisure 283ZK, 1975p. G:PBO. Crockett #1. $4.

LANTIGUA, JOHN

Cuban-American P. I. Willie Cuesta calls Little Havana his home.

Player’s vendetta. Signet 19846-8, 1p:8/99. N:PBO. Cuesta #1. $8.

Player’s vendetta. Signet 19846-8, 1p:8/99. F:PBO. Cuesta #1. $7.

LAPLANTE, LYNDA

The author of Prime Suspect (Brit TV) turns to the P. I. field with this series.

Cold blood. Jove 12479-6, 1p:4/99. VG:pb. Page #2. $4.

LARSGAARD, CHRIS

Nick Merchant now runs his Dad's business: P. I.s who are heir hunters.

The heir hunter. Dell 23462-X, 1p:1/01. F:pb. Merchant #1. $6.

LATHAM, BRAD

The 1930s are the time for these PBOs featuring the gentleman insurance investigator, Bill Lockwood.

Corpses in the cellar. Warner 90-985, 1p:6/82. VGF:PBO. Hook #5. $6.

Corpses in the cellar. Warner 90-985, 1p:6/82. VG:PBO. Hook #5. $5.

The death of Lorenzo Jones. Warner 90-987, 1p:3/82. F:PBO. Hook #4. $7.

The death of Lorenzo Jones. Warner 90-987, 1p:3/82. VG:PBO. Hook #4. $5.

The death of Lorenzo Jones. Warner 90-987, 1p:3/82. G:PBO. Hook #4. $4.

The gilded canary. Warner 90-882, 1p:9/81. 1p:9/81. VGF:PBO. Hook #1. $6.

The gilded canary. Warner 90-882, 1p:9/81. 1p:9/81. VG:PBO. Hook #1. $5.

Hate is thicker than blood. Warner 90-986, 1p:12/81. VG:PBO. Hook #3. $5.

Hate is thicker than blood. Warner 90-986, 1p:12/81. G:PBO. Hook #3. $4.

Sight unseen. Warner 90841-X, 1p:9/81. VG:PBO. Hook #2. $5.

Sight unseen. Warner 90841-X, 1p:9/81. G:PBO. Hook #2. $4.

LATIMER, JONATHAN

Here is a can’t miss author with his humorous alcohol driven novels featuring New York P. I. Bill Crane and the classic Karl Craven novel, SOLOMON’S VINEYARD (also: THE FIFTH GRAVE), which is a hardboiled classic.

Headed for a hearse (also: The Westland case). Dell D196, 1p:5/57. G:pb, abridged. Crane #2. $2.

The lady in the morgue. Pocket 2246, 9p:2/58. G:pb. Crane #3. $2.

LAUMER, KEITH

One off P. I. Joe Shaw was turned into a movie starring Michael Caine.

Fat chance (orig: Deadfall). Pocket 78899, 1p:3/75. VG:pb., Michael Caine movie cover. Shaw #1. $4.

LAURENCE, GERALD

Natalie Dauntless Fisher leaves her agency job to openB her own agency in this one book effort.

One bang-up job. Berkley 11390-6, 1p:2/89. VGF:PBO. Fisher #1. $6.

One bang-up job. Berkley 11390-6, 1p:2/89. VG:PBO. Fisher #1. $5.

LAW, JANICE

International cases are no problem for the female investigator, Anna Peters.

Backfire. Worldwide Library 26201, 1p:5/96. F:pb. Peters #8. $6.

Backfire. Worldwide Library 26201, 1p:5/96. VGF:pb. Peters #8. $5.

Backfire. Worldwide Library 26201, 1p:5/96. G:pb. Peters #8. $3.

Cross-check. Worldwide 26291-4, 1p:11/98. VGF:pb. Peters #9. $5.

A safe place to die. Worldwide 26179-9, 1p:10/95. F:pb. Peters #7. $6.

Time lapse. Worldwide 26267-1, 1p:3/98. F:pb. Peters #6. $5.

Time lapse. Worldwide 26267-1, 1p:3/98. VG:pb. Peters #6. $3.

LAWRENCE, HILDA

Her hero is Nathan East.

Death of a doll. Avon PN239, 1p:11/69. VG:pb. East #3. $3.

Death of a doll. Penguin 63072, 1p:1982. VG: pb. East #3. $3.

A time to die. Avon PN355, 1p:5/71. VG:pb. East #2. $3.

LAWRENCE, JAMES D.

A female Shaft takes shape in the books about African-American female P. I. Angela Harpe.

The dream girl caper. Pyramid V3470, 1p:1/75. G:PBO. Harpe #1. $4.

The emerald oil caper. Pyramid V3629, 1p:3/75. VG:PBO. Harpe #2. $5.

The emerald oil caper. Pyramid V3629, 1p:3/75. G:PBO. Harpe #2. $4.

The gilded snatch caper. Pyramid V3713, 1p:5/75. VG:PBO. Harpe #3. $5.

The gilded snatch caper. Pyramid V3713, 1p:5/75. R:PBO. Harpe #3. $3.

The Godmother caper. Pyramid V3826, 1p:7/75. VG:PBO. Harpe #4. $5.

LAWRENCE, MARTHA C.

Dr. Elizabeth Chase is a psychic P. I., and if you can handle it, this is a solid effort.

Aquarius descending. St. Martins Minotaur 97284-9, 1p:1/00. F:pb. Chase #3. $6.

The cold heart of Capricorn. St. Martins Dead Letter 96294-0, 1p:1/98. VGF:pb. Chase #2. $5.

Murder in Scorpio. St. Martins Dead Letter 95984-, 1p:11/96. G:pb. Chase #1. $3.

LEE, WENDI (also: W. W. Lee)

Boston has another P. I. in ex-Marine Angela Matelli.

Deadbeat. Worldwide Library 26339, 1p:2/00. F:pb. Matelli #3. $6.

Deadbeat. Worldwide Library 26339, 1p:2/00. VG:pb. Matelli #3. $4.

The good daughter. St. Martins Dead Letter 95696-7, 1p:1/96. VGF:pb. Matelli #1. $5.

Habeas campus. Worldwide 26447-X, 1p:2/03. F:pb. Matelli #5. $6.

He who dies. Worldwide Library 26386, 1p:6/01. Matelli #4. $6.

Missing Eden. Worldwide 26301-5, 1p:2/99. VGF:pb. Matelli #2. $6.

Missing Eden. Worldwide 26301-5, 1p:2/99. VG:pb. Matelli #2. $5.

LEHANE, DENNIS

Boston is the home for this new series about the tough Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro.

Darkness, take my hand. Avon 72628-9, 1p:7/97. F:pb. Gennaro & Kenzie #2. $6.

A drink before the war. Avon 72623-8, 1p:7/96. VG:pb. Gennaro & Kenzie #1. $4.

A drink before the war. HarperTorch 72623-8, 18p:nc. VG:pb. Gennaro & Kenzie #1. $3.

Gone, baby, gone. Avon 73035-9, 1p:4/99. G:pb. Kenzie & Gennaro #4. $3.

Sacred. Avon 72629-7, 1p:6/98. VGF:pb. Kenzie & Gennaro #3. VGF:pb. $5.

LEMONE, CHARLES SHEA

Simon Priester is a L. A., cab-driving, Rasta-Man—and a licensed P. I.!

A dance in the street. Avon 76713-9, 1p:3/93. F:PBO. Priester #1. $7.

LEONARD, ELMORE

Jack Ryan, thief gone straight, is now a process server.

Unknown man no. 89. Dell 19135, 1p:12/78. VG:pb. Ryan #2. $4.

LESLIE, JOHN

Leslie has given us Tony Harwood and Gideon Lowry in two series.

Blue moon. Pocket 53515-3, 1p:2/99. F:pb. Lowry #4. $6.

Havana hustle. Pocket 78166-9, 1p:4/94. F:pb. Harwood #1. $6.

Havana hustle. Pocket 78166-9, 1p:4/94. VG:pb. Harwood #1. $4.

Kill me softly. Pocket 86421-1, 1p:3/95. F:pb. Lowry #1. $6.

Kill me softly. Pocket 86421-1, 1p:3/95. VGF:pb. Lowry #1. $5.

Love for sale. Pocket 51126-2, 1p:12/97. VGF:pb. Lowry #3. $5.

Night and day. Pocket 86423-8, 1p:3/96. F: pb. Lowry #2. $6.

Night and day. Pocket 86423-8, 1p:3/96. VGF: pb. Lowry #2. $5.

LEWIN, MICHAEL Z.

Albert Samson represents the modern regional P. I., but don’t forget the new series with the Lunghis family set in jolly old England, Lewin’s adopted home.

Ask the right question. Berkley 4027-5, 1p:2/79. VGF:pb. Samson #1. $4.

Ask the right question. Berkley 4027-5, 1p:2/79. VG:pb. Samson #1. $3.

Ask the right question. Berkley 4027-5, 1p:2/79. G:pb. Samson #1. $2.

Ask the right question. Perennial P711, 1984p. F:pb. Samson #1. $5.

Called by a panther. Mysterious 40159-5, 1p:6/92. VGF:pb, SIGNED. Samson #9. $5.

The enemies within. Berkley 4029-1, 1p:8/79. F:pb. Samson #3. $5.

The enemies within. Berkley 4029-1, 1p:8/79. VGF:pb. Samson #3. $4.

The enemies within. Berkley 4029-1, 1p:8/79. VG:pb. Samson #3. $3.

The enemies within. Berkley 4029-1, 1p:8/79. G:pb. Samson #3. $2.

Missing woman. Berkley 5391-1, 1p:7/82. VG:pb. Samson #6. $4.

Missing woman. Berkley 5391-1, 1p:7/82. R:pb. Samson #6. $2.

Missing woman. Mysterious 40026-2, 1p:7/91. VGF:pb. Samson #6. $4.

Night cover. Berkley 4030-5, 1p:2/80p. VG:pb. Samson #4. $3.

Out of season. Perennial P774, 1p:1985. F:pb. Samson #7. $6.

Out of season. Perennial P774, 1p:1985. VG:pb. Samson #7. $4.

The silent salesman. Berkley 4031-3, 1p:7/81. VG:pb. Samson #5. $3.

The way we die now. Berkley 4028-3, 1p:5/79. F:pb. Samson #2. $5.

The way we die now. Berkley 4028-3, 1p:5/79. VG:pb. Samson #2. $3.

LEWIS, ELLIOTT

L. A.’s P. I. Fred Bennett was featured in this PBO series aimed at the male action set.

Bennett’s world. Pinnacle 41-593-1, 1p:4/82. G:PBO. Bennett #6. $4.

Death and the single girl. Pinnacle 41477-3, 1p:9/83. VG:PBO. Bennett #7. $5.

Dirty linen. Pinnacle 40-653-3, 1p:8/80. G:PBO. Bennett #2. $4.

Double trouble. Pinnacle 41-438-2, 1p:9/81. VGF:PBO. Bennett #4. $6.

Double trouble. Pinnacle 41-438-2, 1p:9/81. VG:PBO. Bennett #4. $5.

Double trouble. Pinnacle 41-438-2, 1p:9/81. G:PBO. Bennett #4. $4.

Here today, dead tomorrow. Pinnacle 41-439-0, 1p:4/83. VG:PBO. Bennett #5. $5.

Here today, dead tomorrow. Pinnacle 41-439-0, 1p:4/83. G:PBO. Bennett #5. $4.

People in glass houses. Pinnacle 41-437-4, 1p:4/81. F:PBO. Bennett #3. $7.

People in glass houses. Pinnacle 41-437-4, 1p:4/81. VGF:PBO. Bennett #3. $6.

People in glass houses. Pinnacle 41-437-4, 1p:4/81. VG:PBO. Bennett #3. $5.

Two heads are better. Pinnacle 40-652-5, 1p:6/80. VG:PBO. Bennett #1. $5.

LINZEE, DAVID

Inquiries, Inc., guarantees discretion in its investigation by this male and female team.

Discretion. Dell 12054, 1p:9/79. VG:pb. Rockwell and Saber #1. $4.

LIPINSKI, THOMAS

Carroll Dorsey is a specialist in investigating false insurance claims.

The fall-down artist. Avon 73062-6, 1p:10/97. F:pb. Dorsey #1. $5.

The fall-down artist. Avon 73062-6, 1p:10/97. VGF:pb. Dorsey #1. $4.

LIPPMAN, LAURA

Tess Monaghan is a former newspaper reporter trying to survive as a P. I. in Baltimore. This is one great series, with the feisty detective growing with each case to become a better detective each time.

Baltimore blues. Avon 78875-6, 1p:2/97. VGF:PBO, SIGNED. Monaghan #1. $30.

Baltimore blues. Avon 78875-6, 1p:2/97. VG:PBO, SIGNED. Monaghan #1. $25.

Butchers Hill. Avon 79846-8, 1p:7/98. VF:PBO, SIGNED. Monaghan #3. $10.

Charm City. Avon 78776-4, 3p:nd. VG:pb. Monaghan #2. $3.

The last place. Avon 81024-7, 1p:9/03. VG:pb. Monaghan #7. $4.

LIVINGSTON, JACK

Made deaf in the Korean Conflict, Joe Binney comes back to New York to be a P. I.

Die again, Macready. Signet 4011, 1p:12/85. VG:pb. Binney #2. $4.

Die again, Macready. Signet 4011, 1p:12/85. G:pb. Binney #2. $3.

Hell-bent for homicide (orig: Hell-bent for election). Signet 6915, 1p:1/91. VGF:pb. Binney #4. $4.

Hell-bent for homicide (orig: Hell-bent for election). Signet 6915, 1p:1/91. VG:pb. Binney #4. $3.

The nightmare file. Onyx 40040-2, 1p:7/87. VGF:pb. Binney #3. $5.

The nightmare file. Onyx 40040-2, 1p:7/87. VG:pb. Binney #3. $4.

A piece of the silence. Signet 4313, 1p:6/86. VGF:pb. Binney #1. $4.

A piece of the silence. Signet 4313, 1p:6/86. G:pb. Binney #1. $2.

LLOYD, MACDONALD (pseud. of and also: Don Winslow)

Walter Withers is a former CIA spook who is now working for a corporate P. I. firm.

A winter spy. Signet 9174, 1p:4/97. VGF:pb. Withers #1. $5.

LOCHTE, DICK

Lochte has created two wonderful series: Leo Bloodworth can’t work without finding Serendipity Dahlquist under his feet, and the finely crafted books featuring New Orleans P. I. Terry Manion, who first appears Bloodworth’s Laughing Dog, is not to be missed.

Blue bayou. Ivy 1145-6, 1p:1/94. VGF: pb. Manion #2. $5.

Blue bayou. Ivy 1145-6, 1p:1/94. G: pb. Manion #2. $3.

Laughing dog. Warner 35724-3, 1p:10/89. F:pb. Bloodworth #2. $6.

Laughing dog. Warner 35724-3, 1p:10/89. VGF:pb. Bloodworth #2. $5.

The neon smile. Ivy 1405-6, 1p:5/96. F:pb. Manion #3. $6.

The neon smile. Ivy 1405-6, 1p:5/96. VGF:pb. Manion #3. $5.

Sleeping dog. Warner 32661-5, 1p:12/96. VGF:pb. Bloodworth #1. $5.

Sleeping dog. Warner 32661-5, 2p:nd. VGF:pb. Bloodworth #1. $4.

LOGAN, CAROLYN and MALCOLM

Justus Drum specializes in business investigations.

One of these seven. Handi 59, npi{1947}. VG: pb, abridged. Drum #1. $12.

LORD, GABRIELLE

Gemma Lincoln is a British investigator for a Ned Kelly winning author.

Baby did a bad bad thing. Hodder 1592-9, 2003p. N:pb. Lincoln #2. $16.

LORDON, RANDYE

New York female P. I. Sydney Sloane has two cases to her credit.

Father forgive me. Avon 79165-X, 1p:5/97. F:PBO. Sloane #3. $7.

Father forgive me. Avon 79165-X, 1p:5/97. VGF:PBO. Sloane #3. $6.

LORE, PHILLIPS (pseud. of Terence Lore Smith)

Chicago area millionaire playboy Leo Roi decides it would be fun to be a P. I.

The looking glass murders. Playboy 16694-5, 1p:8/80. G:PBO. Roi #3. $4.

Murder behind closed doors. Playboy 16652, 1p:5/80. VGF:PBO. Roi #2. $6.

Murder behind closed doors. Playboy 16652, 1p:5/80. G:PBO. Roi #2. $4.

Who killed the pie man? Playboy 16587, 1p:1/80. F:pb. Roi #1. $5.

Who killed the pie man? Playboy 16587, 1p:1/80. VG:pb. Roi #1. $3.

Who killed the pie man? Playboy 16587, 1p:1/80. G:pb. Roi #1. $2.

LOVE, WILLIAM F.

This series is a homage to Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe, with Davey Goldman as the Archie character and the wheelchair bound Bishop Francis X. Regan as Nero Wolfe.

Bloody ten (also: The ruby red clue). Worldwide Library 26140, 1p:3/94. F:pb. Goldman #3. $6.

Bloody ten (also: The ruby red clue). Worldwide Library 26140, 1p:3/94. VGF:pb. Goldman #3. $5.

The Chartreuse clue. Onyx JE273, 1p:8/91. G:pb. Goldman #1. $3.

The ruby-red clue (orig: Bloody ten). Onyx JE329, 1p:11/92. VG:pb. Goldman #3. $4.

LUCE, CAROL DAVIS

Nevada is the setting for the undercover surveillance P. I. Kasey Atwood.

Night game. Zebra 5287-1, 1p:4/96. N:PBO. Atwood #1. $8.

Night game. Zebra 5287-1, 1p:4/96. VGF:PBO. Atwood #1. $6.

LUTZ, JOHN

One of the nicest men in mystery fiction, John Lutz has progressed through the Aldo Nudger saga set in St. Loius, and created the high powered Fred Carver series set in Florida.

Flame. Avon 71070-6, 1p:4/91. VGF:pb. Carver #4. $5.

Hot. Avon 71447-7, 1p:7/93. VGF:pb. Carver #6. $5.

Kiss. Avon 70934-1, 1p:3/90. VGF:pb. Carver #3. $5.

Kiss. Avon 70934-1, 1p:3/90. VG:pb. Carver #3. $4.

Ride the lightning. TOR 50642-1, 1p:1/90. VGF:pb. Nudger #4. $5.

The right to sing the blues. St. Martins, 1986. 1st, DJ, F:SIGNED. Nudger #3. $22.

The right to sing the blues. TOR 50646-4, 1p:10/88. VGF:pb. Nudger #3. $5.

The right to sing the blues. TOR 50646-4, 1p:10/88. VG:pb. Nudger #3. $4.

Scorcher. Avon 70526-5, 1p:7/88. VG:pb. Carver #2. $4.

Tropical heat. Avon 70309-2. 1p:6/87. VGF:pb. Carver #1. $5.

Tropical heat. Holt 3828-0, 1p:1995. VGF:pb. Carver #1. $4.

LYNCH, JACK

Peter Bragg is a solid character who works in the San Francisco area as a P. I.

Bragg’s hunch. Fawcett Gold Medal 14449-6, 1p:1/82. G:PBO. Bragg #1. $4.

The missing and the dead. Fawcett Gold Medal 14462-3, 1p:4/82. G:PBO. Bragg #2. $4.

Monterey. Warner 32087-0, 1p:5/85. G:PBO. Bragg #6. $4.

Pieces of death. Fawcett Gold Medal 1-4473-9, 1p:6/82. G:PBO. Bragg #3. $4.

San Quentin. Warner 32085-4, 1p:11/84. VG:PBO. Bragg #4. $5.

Sausalito. Warner 32083-8, 1p:6/84. VGF:PBO. Bragg #4. $6.

Sausalito. Warner 32083-8, 1p:6/84. VG:PBO. Bragg #4. $5.

Sausalito. Warner 32083-8, 1p:6/84. G:PBO. Bragg #4. $4.

Seattle. Warner 32749-2, 1p:10/85. VGF:PBO. Bragg #7. $6.

Seattle. Warner 32749-2, 1p:10/85. VG:PBO. Bragg #7. $5.

LYNN, SHERYL (pseud. of Jaye W. Manus)

Austin Tack is a hunky P. I. in this romantic intrigue from Harlequin.

Dark Star. Harlequin Intrigue 336, npi. VG:PBO. Tack #1. $5.

LYONS, ARTHUR

Jacob Asch is a Southern California P. I. with a Jewish heritage and a great series of books.

All God’s children. Ballantine 25020, 1p:4/76. VG:pb. Asch #2. $4.

All God’s children. Ballantine 25020, 1p:4/76. G:pb. Asch #2. $3.

All God’s children. Owl 60394-3, 1p:1982. F: pb. Asch #2. $5.

All God’s children. Owl 60394-3, 1p:1982. VG: pb. Asch #2. $3.

All God’s children. No Exit 66-X, 1p:1990. F: Brit pb. Asch #2. $5.

At the hands of another. Holt 8533-0, 1p:1985. G:pb. Asch #7. $3.

At the hands of another. No Exit 83-X, 1p:1990. F: Brit pb. Asch #7. $5.

Castles burning. Owl 62417-7, 1p:1982. F:pb. Asch #5. $5.

Castles burning. Owl 62417-7, 1p:1982. VG:pb. Asch #5. $3.

Castles burning. No Exit 36-8, 1989p. F: Brit pb. Asch #5. $5.

The dead are discreet. Ballantine 24974, 1p:3/76. VG:pb. Asch #1. $4.

The dead are discreet. Holt Rinehart Winston 60393-5, 1p:1983p. F:pb. Asch #1. $5.

The dead are discreet. Holt Rinehart Winston 60393-5, 1p:1983p. VG:pb. Asch #1. $3.

The dead are discreet. No Exit 72-4, 1p: 1990. 1p:1990p. F: Brit pb. Asch #1. $5.

Dead ringer. Owl 60396-X, 1p:1983p. F: pb. Asch #4. $5.

Dead ringer. Owl 60396-X, 1p:1983p. VGF: pb. Asch #4. $4.

Dead ringer. No Exit 37-6, 1p:1989. F: Brit pb. Asch #4. $5.

Fast fade. Mysterious 40703-4, 1p:7/88. VG:pb. Asch #9. $4.

Hard trade. Owl 63333-8, 1p:1983. VGF:pb. Asch #6. $5.

The killing floor. Holt 60397-8, 1p:1982. F:pb. Asch #3. $5.

The killing floor. Holt 60397-8, 1p:1982. G:pb. Asch #3. $3.

The killing floor. No Exit 35-X, 1p:1988. F: Brit pb. Asch #3. $5.

Other people’s money. Mysterious 40903-7, 1p:8/90. VGF: pb. Asch #10. $5.

Other people’s money. Mysterious 40903-7, 1p:8/90. VG: pb. Asch #10. $4.

Three with a bullet. Owl 8539-X, 1p:1986. F:pb. $6.

Three with a bullet. Owl 8539-X, 1p:1986. VGF:pb. $5.