Private Detective
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At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. Mason
The debut of Inspector Hanaud, France’s most dazzling deductive mind. more...
Legendary author of the 87th Precinct series Ed McBain presents six hardboiled detective stories starring Curt Cannon, one of the toughest sleuths ever created. more...
A homicide detective tries to stop an ex–FBI agent’s murderous rampage. more...
The Great Detectives, edited by Otto Penzler
The origins of literature’s finest crime fighters, told by their creators themselves. more...
Perdition, U.S.A. by Gary Phillips
Three men are shot a few blocks apart, and Ivan Monk looks for a connection. more...
Bad Night is Falling by Gary Phillips
After a fatal firebombing, gangsters hire Ivan Monk to prove them innocent. more...
Violent Spring by Gary Phillips
In the wake of the Rodney King riots, Ivan Monk investigates a cold murder. more...
Only the Wicked by Gary Phillips
Ivan Monk chases a mystery deep into America’s shameful past. more...
The Expressman and the Detective by Allan Pinkerton
Pinkerton sends an agent to catch a thief on the Southern railway. more...
The Molly Maguires and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
To keep the peace in the coal mines, the Pinkerton agency goes to war. more...
Uncle Abner by Melville Davisson Post
The adventures of a true American original—a detective who puts equal faith in his Bible and his brains. more...
Calendar of Crime by Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen must solve one mystery per month in a year of chilling crime. more...
Chuck Baer and Tim Corrigan chase a sultan’s assassin to recover a million-dollar ruby. more...
A Fine and Private Place by Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen investigates a mobster whose bizarre death is marked by the number 9. more...
Where is Bianca? by Ellery Queen
The 1-eyed cop Tim Corrigan tears New York apart in search of a vanished beauty. more...
Beware the Young Stranger by Ellery Queen
When his daughter’s fiancé is suspected of murder, a diplomat fights to learn the truth. more...
The Fourth Side of the Triangle by Ellery Queen
A murdered fashion designer draws Ellery Queen into a tangled family plot. more...
The Last Woman in His Life by Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen leaps into action when a jet-setter is murdered in Wrightsville. more...
How Goes the Murder? by Ellery Queen
The 1-eyed detective Tim Corrigan tears New York apart in search of an assassin. more...
The King is Dead by Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen and his father discover a baffling murder on a private island. more...
