Private Detective
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The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone by George C. Chesbro
A circus-performer-turned-PI who’s also “the most engaging criminologist to appear in decades” must save his brother from a cult and a terrorist plot (Booklist). 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...
Dark Chant in a Crimson Key by George C. Chesbro
A circus-performer-turned-PI matches wits with an international assassin in another of Chesbro’s “wild roller-coaster rides” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine). more...
Waiting for Rusty by William Cole
On the run from the law, a gangster’s girl and two hoods stop to wait for the boss. more...
Night Secrets by Thomas H. Cook
Frank Clemons, an ex-cop turned private detective, faces a pair of perplexing cases on the mean streets of New York City. more...
Flesh and Blood by Thomas H. Cook
Now living in New York, ex-cop Frank Clemons investigates a brutal slashing.
Killed in Paradise by William DeAndrea
Death follows TV network sleuth Matt Cobb to Bermuda. more...
Killed in Fringe Time by William DeAndrea
Matt Cobb, troubleshooter extraordinaire, must track a killer when a talk-show host goes off the air permanently. more...
An electric thriller where spies go to battle, and the free world is at stake. more...
Killed in the Ratings by William DeAndrea
An electrifying puzzle, corporate sleuth Matt Cobb is set up in a TV-world murder. more...
Killed with a Passion by William DeAndrea
Matt Cobb goes to bat for a friend accused of murder. more...
Killed on the Ice by William DeAndrea
Matt Cobb deals with love and murder on the rink. more...
Killed on the Rocks by William DeAndrea
At a snowed-in retreat, a corporate takeover turns deadly. more...
Allan Trotter goes head to head with the Angel of Death. more...
Killed in the Act by William DeAndrea
Matt Cobb scrambles to save a celebrity event turned upside down by robbery and murder. more...
