Private Detective
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Murder for Madame by Lawrence Lariar
When a Manhattan madame makes a date with death, a detective must expose the sordid secrets of her clientele. more...
Blood Stone by Michael Allegretto
After a colleague dies, Lomax get roped into a deadly search for missing gems. more...
Blood Relative by Michael Allegretto
Weary of his work, Lomax reluctantly takes a case defending a man he believes is guilty of murder. more...
Death of the Rocks by Michael Allegretto
Hired to investigate a seemingly accidental death, a PI discovers a perverse secret. more...
The Dead of Winter by Michael Allegretto
In frigid Denver, Lomax braves the mob to find a bookie’s missing daughter. more...
Grave Doubt by Michael Allegretto
Lomax chases an accountant who has come back from the dead to blackmail his widow. more...
The Big Kiss-Off of 1944 by Andrew Bergman
Searching for a chorus girl’s stag film, Jack LeVine stumbles on a sinister political plot. more...
The Jack LeVine Trilogy by Andrew Bergman
Three devilishly witty and thrilling noir mysteries. more...
Tender is LeVine by Andrew Bergman
When their maestro is kidnapped, an orchestra hires Jack LeVine to find him. more...
Hollywood and LeVine by Andrew Bergman
A trip to the West Coast lands Jack LeVine in a tangled Hollywood murder web. more...
Devlin investigates a missing Salvadoran’s gruesome fate. more...
Kirk watches nervously as a new employee goes undercover with a drug ring. more...
Targeted by thugs, a wrestling impresario reaches out to an old friend. more...
To get his agency off the ground, security expert Devlin Kirk takes a dangerous case. more...
Dream of a Falling Eagle by George C. Chesbro
Circus-performer-turned-PI Mongo takes on “the CIA, neo-Nazis, and Haitian voodoo terrorists” in a grand finale that is “even more fun than usual” (Booklist). more...
The Fear in Yesterday's Rings by George C. Chesbro
“The most engaging detective in decades” returns to his big-top roots to solve some bizarre murders—but this time he’s working without a net (Library Journal). more...
Two Songs This Archangel Sings by George C. Chesbro
A detective’s search for a missing friend “careens ahead with the speed and promise of danger of the Indy 500” (The Washington Post Book World).
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An Affair of Sorcerers by George C. Chesbro
When a circus-performer-turned-PI is drawn into the occult underworld, the result is “beautifully plotted and assured” (#1 New York Times–bestselling author Peter Straub). more...
In the House of Secret Enemies by George C. Chesbro
Ten novellas featuring circus-performer-turned-private-eye Mongo—“one of the greatest characters of recent mystery fiction” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine). more...
Shadow of a Broken Man by George C. Chesbro
A former circus performer and criminology professor becomes a PI in “one of the best detective novels of the year” (The New York Times Book Review). more...
