The author of Phantom Lady and Deadline at Dawn, both made into smash motion picture hits, presents here a superb collection of spine-chillers, each a polished example of the art of detection, in which Mr. Irish again proves his unique ability to...
Ten years ago, Spenser helped a teenage girl named Mattie Sullivan find her mother’s killer and take down an infamous Southie crime boss. Now Mattie — a college student with a side job working for the tough but tender private eye — dreams of...
Jack Taylor wakes up from a coma to discover that much of the world has changed since he last walked the streets of Galway. The pandemic had hit while he was under, devastating the lives of many in his beloved city and beyond. Now, as Jack tries to...
That suave fly in the ointment of the underworld, Paul Pry, never guessed how close he’d come to pushing up daisies when he Started to chisel in on a suitcase full of hot ice. His one-armed camera-eye side-kick, Mugs Magoo, tried to warn him he...
Mr. L. A. G. Strong’s new story of murder and sudden death has many striking and unusual qualities. It is in essence a novel of high distinction. Mr. Strong concentrates on what is psychologically the most interesting part of every murder...
In the wake of a huge nor’easter, three bodies are discovered in the rubble of an abandoned factory building in an industrial part of Paradise known as The Swap. One body, a man’s, wrapped in a blue tarp, is only hours old. But within feet of...
Dolly Rawlins is out. The unforgettable heroine of the most popular and exciting TV drama of the 1980s is free after serving a nine-year sentence for the murder of her husband.
Waiting for Dolly is a group of women who all served time with her....
For the “Nameless Detective,” investigations involving matters of the heart are to be avoided. But when an old poker buddy asks him to help frazzled and distraught Kay Runyon, whose husband, Victor, is having a clandestine affair with a mystery...
When three delinquents hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery, to their great surprise, a letter drops through the mail slot in the store’s shutter. This seemingly simple request for advice sets the trio on a journey...