Inspired by the murder of millionaire financier and banker Ted Ammon: A tax investigator races against time to save the love of his life-and the man who stole her from himEvery tax cheat needs a lawyer, and every lawyer needs an investigator like Max Smoller.
An ex-cop from Philly investigates the deaths of elderly women in a poor Florida community in this "e;gritty, vivid, and suspenseful"e; thriller (Harlan Coben).
Book three of the bestselling Max Freeman mystery series: Max seeks to uncover the twisted truth behind an eighty-year-old triple homicideIn the 1920s, three of Mark Mayes's ancestors left to help build the first road through the Everglades backbreaking labor from which they never returned.
The Edgar Award-winning debut of the bestselling Max Freeman mystery series: A tormented ex-cop's mission to solve a grisly murder and earn redemption for his dark pastAfter a shootout during a convenience store holdup led to the accidental death of a twelve-year-old, Max Freeman left behind the Philadelphia police department for a life in exile in the Florida Everglades.
A PI's vacation in the Everglades is disrupted by a deadly hurricane-and dangerous criminals-in this riveting read by an Edgar Award-winning author whose "e;writing is gritty, vivid, and suspenseful"e; (Harlan Coben).
In three stories, Lord Peter Wimsey confronts land barons, killers-and fatherhood: "e;One of the most skillful of mystery writers"e; (The New York Times).
In this installment of the "e;literate and delightful"e; Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane's honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder (Chicago Tribune).
Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane investigate a dead body on the beach in this "e;nearly perfect detective story"e; by the author of Busman's Honeymoon (Saturday Review).
When the nation's political elite descends on a small Northern California town, murder follows-and only Vejay Haskell can get to the bottom of the shocking crimeEach year the Bohemian Club a clique of powerful conservatives whose ranks include Nixon, Reagan, and Kissinger gathers for a confidential meeting in the backwoods town of Henderson, California.
To escape arrest for her best friend's murder, Vejay must find the real killer-before it's too lateIn the small woodsy town of Henderson, California, the electric company is strict about sick days.
When a young gymnast dies performing a world-famous stunt, Kiernan suspects foul playAs a young girl in Baltimore, Kiernan O'Shaughnessy lived for gymnastics, where strict discipline and endless practice kept her centered even as her life fell apart.
When two immigrant boys die of a brutal and mysterious illness, Kiernan must fight to prevent an outbreakDeaf and incapable of speech, the two children from Panama are unable to voice their suffering, but Grady can tell they are dying.
Three years after a hit-and-run, Kiernan searches the sea for the missing suspectAs Robin Matucci sails under the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific, the sea is calm and her deckhand, Carlos, is sober.
Inspired by the murder of millionaire financier and banker Ted Ammon: A tax investigator races against time to save the love of his life-and the man who stole her from himEvery tax cheat needs a lawyer, and every lawyer needs an investigator like Max Smoller.
Vejay investigates the poisoning death of one of the town's most powerful citizens during its oddest annual eventThough it sounds violent, Henderson's annual slugfest is less vicious than it is slimy.
A PR man investigates the tortured life of a mysterious acquaintance-and winds up knee-deep in the wrong kind of troubleFor a public relations guru like Al Brody, witnessing death is not part of the job description.
A faded film star asks Detroit PI Amos Walker to get her out of a relationship with a deadly mobster When Amos Walker was a teen, he had a poster of Gail Hope on his wall.
An ex-con hires Detroit PI Amos Walker to find the people who put him behind barsCountless tragedies occurred in the three days of the 1967 Detroit riots, and one of them belonged to Richard DeVries.
A chance encounter with an old flame sends Detroit PI Amos Walker on a hunt for her long-lost fatherIris was a great beauty when Amos Walker first saw her a Jamaican goddess striding stark naked through an unworthy whorehouse.
A missing boy forces Detroit PI Amos Walker to investigate a long-cold caseIt is hardly unusual for an elderly woman to ask Amos Walker to search for her grandchild.
A PI scours Detroit for a newscaster's missing son: "e;[Estleman] remains among the top echelon of American private-eye specialists"e; (The New York Times).
The first book in the long-running Amos Walker Mysteries introduces the hard-boiled Detroit detective as he searches for an aging mobster's missing adopted daughterPrivate eye Amos Walker is a Vietnam veteran who was thrown out of the Police Academy for punching a fellow cadet.
When a serial killer takes PI Fred Carver's son, the ex-cop goes hunting for vengeance in this "e;classic page-turner"e; by the New York Times-bestselling author (The Houston Post).
The New York Times-bestselling author of Single White Female introduces hard-boiled Florida PI Fred Carver: "e;Lutz has never written leaner prose"e; (USA Today).
Ex-cop Fred Carver investigates a death at a Florida funeral home whose residents don't always die of natural causesRetirement is a word that has always frightened Fred Carver.
After an explosion causes his lover to miscarry, Fred Carver hunts for the man who planted the bomb Fred Carver's lover, Beth, is not a woman who wants to be tied down.
When he is accused of stalking a woman he swears he's never met, a local businessman asks Fred Carver for help clearing his name Joel Brandt swears he's never met the woman before.
When a nervous husband asks him to track down his heroin addict wife, Fred Carver learns that not every client can be trusted When he meets Bob Ghostly, it's hardly the first time that Fred Carver has been asked to find a missing spouse.
Fred Carver investigates a series of suspicious deaths in a stately Florida retirement community Hattie Evans, a retired schoolteacher, isn't one to fuss.
Investigating cocaine smuggling in the Florida Keys, Fred Carver stumbles on a crime far worse than drug pushing When Henry Tiller barges into Fred Carver's office, the old man seems crazy.
When a client dies in a car explosion, Orlando detective Fred Carver learns the man may not have been who he said he wasFor Bert Renway, it starts out as a simple proposition: a fat bundle of money to spend a few weeks impersonating Frank Wesley, a local tycoon.
A vacation in the Greek islands becomes complicated when a private eye is drawn into the murky waters of international hashish smugglingHis name is Frank Davies, but friends and clients call him Lobo.