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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


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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
1939The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Extortion, Hardboiled Detective, Mystery, Private Eye, Philip Marlowe
1949The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald Kidnapping, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1950The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald Murder Mystery, Private Eye, Lew Archer, Los Angeles
1951The Way Some People Die by Ross Macdonald Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1952The Ivory Grin by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1954Find a Victim by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1956The Barbarous Coast by Ross Macdonald Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1958The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1959The Galton Case by Ross Macdonald Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer, California, Canada, Reno
1960Collected Millar: Legendary Novels of Suspense by Margaret Millar Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye
1961The Wycherly Woman by Ross Macdonald Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1962The Zebra-Striped Hearse by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1963The Chill by Ross Macdonald Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye, Suspense, Lew Archer
1964A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald Private Eye, Travis McGee
1964Corpus Delectable by Talmage Powell Private Eye, Ed Rivers
1964The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald Private Eye, Travis McGee
1965A Deadly Shade of Gold by John D. MacDonald Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Travis McGee, Cuba, Los Angeles , Mexico
1965The Far Side of the Dollar by Ross Macdonald Kidnapping, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1966Black Money by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1968The Instant Enemy by Ross Macdonald Kidnapping, Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1969The Goodbye Look by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1971A Tan and Sandy Silence by John D. MacDonald Missing Person, Private Eye, Travis McGee
1971The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald Private Eye, Lew Archer
1973Sleeping 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
1976The Blue Hammer by Ross Macdonald Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye, Lew Archer
1977Blowback by Bill Pronzini Private Eye, Nameless Detective
1977Edwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller Murder Mystery, Private Eye, Sharon McCone, San Francisco
1980Looking for Rachel Wallace by Robert B. Parker Kidnapping, Private Eye, Spenser
1981A Savage Place by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1982A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton Mystery, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1982Ask the Cards A Question by Marcia Muller Murder Mystery, Private Eye, Sharon McCone, San Francisco
1982Ceremony by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1982Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky Missing Person, Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski, Chicago
1984Deadlock by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski, Chicago
1984Games to Keep the Dark Away by Marcia Muller Missing Person, Murder Mystery, Private Eye, Sharon McCone
1984Nightshades by Bill Pronzini Private Eye, Nameless Detective
1985A Catskill Eagle by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1985B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1985Killing Orders by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
1986C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1986Taming a Sea-Horse by Robert B. Parker Missing Person, Private Eye, Spenser
1987D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1987Pale Kings and Princes by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1987The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
1988Blood Shot by Sara Paretsky Missing Person, Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
1988Crimson Joy by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Serial Killer, Spenser, Boston
1988E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1989F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1989Stalking the Angel by Robert Crais Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
1990Burn Marks by Sara Paretsky Arson, Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
1990G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1990Stardust by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1991H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1991Where Echoes Live by Marcia Muller Private Eye, Mining Town, Sharon McCone
1992A Walk Among the Tombstones by Lawrence Block Private Eye, Matthew Scudder
1992Double Deuce by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1992I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1992Lullaby Town by Robert Crais Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, New York City
1992Pennies on A Dead Woman's Eyes by Marcia Muller Private Eye, Sharon McCone
1993Free Fall by Robert Crais Private Eye, Corruption, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Los Angeles
1993J is for Judgement by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1993Paper Doll by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1993Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller Kidnapping, Private Eye, Sharon McCone
1994A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
1994Hardboiled by Bill Pronzini Crime Fiction, Hardboiled Detective, Private Eye, Short Stories
An Anthology of American Crime Stories
1994K is for Killer by Sue Grafton Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1994Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
1994Walking Shadow by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1995L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1995Thin Air by Robert B. Parker Missing Person, Private Eye, Spenser
1995Voodoo River by Robert Crais Cold Case, Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Louisiana
1996Chance by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser, Las Vegas
1996Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
1996M is for Malice by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1996Sunset Express by Robert Crais Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
1997Sacred by Dennis Lehane Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
1997Small Vices by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1998Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane Missing Person, Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie, Boston
1998N is for Noose by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1998Sudden Mischief by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1999Family Honor by Robert B. Parker Missing Person, Private Eye, Sunny Randall
1999Hard Time by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
1999Hush Money by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
1999L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais Murder Mystery, Police Procedural, Private Eye, Vengeance, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Los Angeles
1999O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
1999Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane Private Eye, Psychological Thriller, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
2000Hugger Mugger by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser, Georgia
2000Perish Twice by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Sunny Randall
2001P is for Peril by Sue Grafton Missing Person, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2001Potshot by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser, Arizona
2001Total Recall by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
2002Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton Cold Case, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2002Shrink Rap by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Authors, Sunny Randall
2002Widow's Walk by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
2003Back Story by Robert B. Parker Cold Case, Private Eye, Jesse Stone, Spenser
2003Blacklist by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
2003The Last Detective by Robert Crais Kidnapping, Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
2004Bad Business by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
2004Melancholy Baby by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Sunny Randall
2004R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2005Cold Service by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Vengeance, Spenser
2005Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
2005S is for Silence by Sue Grafton Cold Case, Missing Person, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2005School Days by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
2006Blue Screen by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall
2006Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker Extortion, Private Eye, Spenser
2007Fools Rush In by Ed Gorman Private Eye, Sam McCain
2007Now and Then by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
2007Spare Change by Robert B. Parker Cold Case, Private Eye, Serial Killer, Sunny Randall
2007T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2008Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker Family Secrets, Kidnapping, Private Eye, Spenser
2009The Professional by Robert B. Parker Extortion, Private Eye, Spenser
2009The Wrecker by Clive Cussler Private Eye, Isaac Bell
2009Ticket to Ride by Ed Gorman Private Eye, Sam McCain
2009U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton Cold Case, Kidnapping, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2010Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane Missing Person, Private Eye, Angela Gennaro, Patrick Kenzie
2010Split Image by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall
2010The First Rule by Robert Crais Private Eye, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
2010The Spy by Clive Cussler Private Eye, Espionage, Isaac Bell
2011Bad Moon Rising by Ed Gorman Private Eye, Sam McCain
2011Sixkill by Robert B. Parker Private Eye, Spenser
2011V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2012The Thief by Clive Cussler Kidnapping, Private Eye, Isaac Bell
2013Kinsey and Me by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2013The Striker by Clive Cussler Private Eye, Sabotage, Isaac Bell
2013W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2014Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King Private Eye, Supernatural, Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney
2014Strangers by Bill Pronzini Private Eye, Innocence, Nameless Detective
2014The Bootlegger by Clive Cussler Private Eye, Prohibition, Isaac Bell
2015Finders Keepers by Stephen King Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Supernatural, Authors, Books About, Bookstores, Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney
2015The Assassin by Clive Cussler Historical, Private Eye, Assassins, Isaac Bell
2015X by Sue Grafton Private Eye, Serial Killer, Kinsey Millhone
2016End of Watch by Stephen King Private Eye, Supernatural, Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney
2016Someone Always Knows by Marcia Muller Private Eye, Sharon McCone
2016The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly Missing Person, Private Eye, Harry Bosch
2017The Wanted by Robert Crais Private Eye, Stolen Goods, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Los Angeles
2017Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly Cold Case, Private Eye, Harry Bosch
2017Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton Extortion, Private Eye, Kinsey Millhone
2018Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich Missing Person, Private Eye, Stephanie Plum
2018Shell Game by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski
2018The Breakers by Marcia Muller Missing Person, Private Eye, Serial Killer, Sharon McCone
2019Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich Private Eye, Stephanie Plum
2020Dead Land by Sara Paretsky Private Eye, V.I. Warshawski, Chicago

 

 

 

 

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