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A Deadly Shade of Gold by John D. MacDonald

Deception. Betrayal. Heartbreak. When Sam left his girlfriend, Nora, and vanished from Fort Lauderdale, no one was surprised. But when he shows up three years later lying in a pool of his own blood, people start to ask questions. And his old friend Travis McGee is left to find answers.

Year: 1965
Genre: Private Eye, Stolen Goods

The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald

The Underground Man is a detective novel of merciless suspense and tragic depth, with an unfaltering insight into the moral ambiguities at the heart of California's version of the American dream.

Year: 1971
Genre: Private Eye

The Last Detective by Robert Crais

While Lucy is away on business and her ten-year-old son, Ben, is staying with Elvis, the boy vanishes without a trace. When the kidnappers call, it's not for ransom, but for a promise to punish Cole for past sins he claims he didn't commit. With LAPD wrestling over the case and the boy's estranged father attempting to take control of the investigation, Cole vows to find Ben first. But Cole's partner, Joe Pike, knows more about this case than he has said.

Year: 2003
Genre: Kidnapping, Private Eye

Titles

Want It	Got It	Read It	Year	Title

				The Girl's Number Doesn't Answer	by Talmage Powell	Private Eye, Ed Rivers
				The Killer is Mine	by Talmage Powell	Private Eye, Ed Rivers
				The Smasher	by Talmage Powell	Private Eye, Ed Rivers
			1939	The Big Sleep	by Raymond Chandler	Extortion, Hardboiled Detective, Mystery, Private Eye, Philip Marlowe
			1949	The Moving Target	by Ross Macdonald	Kidnapping, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1950	The Drowning Pool	by Ross Macdonald	Murder Mystery, Private Eye, Lew Archer, Los Angeles
			1951	The Way Some People Die	by Ross Macdonald	Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1952	The Ivory Grin	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1954	Find a Victim	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1956	The Barbarous Coast	by Ross Macdonald	Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1958	The Doomsters	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1959	The Galton Case	by Ross Macdonald	Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer, California, Canada, Reno
			1960	Collected Millar: Legendary Novels of Suspense	by Margaret Millar	Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye
			1961	The Wycherly Woman	by Ross Macdonald	Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1962	The Zebra-Striped Hearse	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1963	The Chill	by Ross Macdonald	Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye, Suspense, Lew Archer
			1964	A Purple Place for Dying	by John D. MacDonald	Private Eye, Travis McGee
			1964	Corpus Delectable	by Talmage Powell	Private Eye, Ed Rivers
			1964	The Deep Blue Good-By	by John D. MacDonald	Private Eye, Travis McGee
			1965	A Deadly Shade of Gold	by John D. MacDonald	Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Travis McGee, Cuba, Los Angeles , Mexico
			1965	The Far Side of the Dollar	by Ross Macdonald	Kidnapping, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1966	Black Money	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1968	The Instant Enemy	by Ross Macdonald	Kidnapping, Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1969	The Goodbye Look	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1971	A Tan and Sandy Silence	by John D. MacDonald	Missing Person, Private Eye, Travis McGee
			1971	The Underground Man	by Ross Macdonald	Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1973	Sleeping Beauty	by Ross Macdonald	Crime Fiction, Family Secrets, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1976	Collected Millar: The Tom Aragon Novels	by Margaret Millar	Missing Person, Private Eye
			1976	The Blue Hammer	by Ross Macdonald	Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
			1980	Looking for Rachel Wallace	by Robert B. Parker	Kidnapping, Private Eye, Spenser
			1981	A Savage Place	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1982	A is for Alibi	by Sue Grafton	Mystery, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1982	Ceremony	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1982	Indemnity Only	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			1984	Deadlock	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski, Chicago
			1985	A Catskill Eagle	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1985	B is for Burglar	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1985	Killing Orders	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			1986	C is for Corpse	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1986	Taming a Sea-Horse	by Robert B. Parker	Missing Person, Private Eye, Spenser
			1987	D is for Deadbeat	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1987	Pale Kings and Princes	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1987	The Monkey's Raincoat	by Robert Crais	Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
			1988	Blood Shot	by Sara Paretsky	Missing Person, Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			1988	Crimson Joy	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Serial Killer, Spenser, Boston
			1988	E is for Evidence	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1989	F is for Fugitive	by Sue Grafton	Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1989	Stalking the Angel	by Robert Crais	Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
			1990	Burn Marks	by Sara Paretsky	Arson, Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			1990	G is for Gumshoe	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1990	Stardust	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1991	H is for Homicide	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1992	A Walk Among the Tombstones	by Lawrence Block	Private Eye, Matthew Scudder
			1992	Double Deuce	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1992	I is for Innocent	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1992	Lullaby Town	by Robert Crais	Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, New York City
			1993	Free Fall	by Robert Crais	Private Eye, Corruption, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Los Angeles
			1993	J is for Judgement	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1993	Paper Doll	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1994	A Drink Before the War	by Dennis Lehane	Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
			1994	K is for Killer	by Sue Grafton	Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1994	Tunnel Vision	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			1994	Walking Shadow	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1995	L is for Lawless	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1995	Thin Air	by Robert B. Parker	Missing Person, Private Eye, Spenser
			1996	Chance	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser, Las Vegas
			1996	Darkness, Take My Hand	by Dennis Lehane	Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
			1996	M is for Malice	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1996	Sunset Express	by Robert Crais	Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
			1997	Sacred	by Dennis Lehane	Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
			1997	Small Vices	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1998	Gone, Baby, Gone	by Dennis Lehane	Missing Person, Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
			1998	N is for Noose	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1998	Sudden Mischief	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1999	Family Honor	by Robert B. Parker	Missing Person, Private Eye, Sunny Randall
			1999	Hard Time	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			1999	Hush Money	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			1999	L.A. Requiem	by Robert Crais	Action, Mystery, Police Procedural, Private Eye, Vengeance, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
			1999	O is for Outlaw	by Sue Grafton	Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			1999	Prayers for Rain	by Dennis Lehane	Private Eye, Psychological Thriller, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
			2000	Hugger Mugger	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser, Georgia
			2000	Perish Twice	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Sunny Randall
			2001	P is for Peril	by Sue Grafton	Missing Person, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2001	Potshot	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser, Arizona
			2001	Total Recall	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			2002	Q is for Quarry	by Sue Grafton	Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2002	Shrink Rap	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Authors, Sunny Randall
			2002	Widow's Walk	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			2003	Back Story	by Robert B. Parker	Cold Case, Private Eye, Jesse Stone, Spenser
			2003	Blacklist	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			2003	The Last Detective	by Robert Crais	Kidnapping, Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
			2004	Bad Business	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			2004	Melancholy Baby	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Sunny Randall
			2004	R is for Ricochet	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2005	Cold Service	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Vengeance, Spenser
			2005	Fire Sale	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			2005	S is for Silence	by Sue Grafton	Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2005	School Days	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			2006	Blue Screen	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall
			2006	Hundred-Dollar Baby	by Robert B. Parker	Extortion, Private Eye, Spenser
			2007	Fools Rush In	by Ed Gorman	Private Eye, Sam McCain
			2007	Now and Then	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			2007	Spare Change	by Robert B. Parker	Cold Case, Private Eye, Serial Killer, Sunny Randall
			2007	T is for Trespass	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2008	Rough Weather	by Robert B. Parker	Family Secrets, Kidnapping, Private Eye, Spenser
			2009	The Professional	by Robert B. Parker	Extortion, Private Eye, Spenser
			2009	The Wrecker	by Clive Cussler	Private Eye, Isaac Bell
			2009	Ticket to Ride	by Ed Gorman	Private Eye, Sam McCain
			2009	U is for Undertow	by Sue Grafton	Cold Case, Kidnapping, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2010	Moonlight Mile	by Dennis Lehane	Missing Person, Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
			2010	Split Image	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall
			2010	The Spy	by Clive Cussler	Private Eye, Espionage, Isaac Bell
			2011	Bad Moon Rising	by Ed Gorman	Private Eye, Sam McCain
			2011	Sixkill	by Robert B. Parker	Private Eye, Spenser
			2011	V is for Vengeance	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2012	The Thief	by Clive Cussler	Kidnapping, Private Eye, Isaac Bell
			2013	Kinsey and Me	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2013	The Striker	by Clive Cussler	Private Eye, Sabotage, Isaac Bell
			2013	W is for Wasted	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2014	Mr. Mercedes	by Stephen King	Private Eye, Supernatural, Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney
			2014	The Bootlegger	by Clive Cussler	Private Eye, Prohibition, Isaac Bell
			2015	Finders Keepers	by Stephen King	Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Supernatural, Authors, Books About, Bookstores, Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney
			2015	The Assassin	by Clive Cussler	Historical, Private Eye, Assassins, Isaac Bell
			2015	X	by Sue Grafton	Private Eye, Serial Killer, Kinsey Millhone
			2016	End of Watch	by Stephen King	Private Eye, Supernatural, Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney
			2016	The Wrong Side of Goodbye	by Michael Connelly	Missing Person, Private Eye, Harry Bosch
			2017	Two Kinds of Truth	by Michael Connelly	Cold Case, Private Eye, Harry Bosch
			2017	Y is for Yesterday	by Sue Grafton	Extortion, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
			2018	Shell Game	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
			2020	Dead Land	by Sara Paretsky	Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski, Chicago