This is the first book to feature Russian-born but now Pittsburgh-based private investigator Yuri Nevsky. The book was a finalist for the 1983 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original PI Novel. The second book in the series (Nevsky’s Demon) was subsequently recalled by the publisher when it was revealed that the story was a plagiarism …
This is the 9th book of the Brock Callahan series and it also serves to effectively bring an end to Gault’s other long-running series featuring PI Joe Puma. The book won the 1983 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original PI Novel.Book DetailsTitle: The Cana DiversionAuthor: William Campbell GaultPages: 219Published Date: 1981Publisher: Raven House 29Series Details: 9th book in the …
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The Old Dick is unusual in that the hero that we are following here is a 78 year old former private investigator who is essentially forced out of retirement. The result is a fast-paced story that hits all of the necessary spots for an entertaining romp. We highlight this book because it was nominated for the …
This is the first crime novel by James Ellroy and it has been written with a decent slice of Ellroy himself inserted into the story. The style is very much the same as his later works and features the violence and staccato delivery that many readers will recognise. It is set in Hollywood and introduces …
This is the first of 2 books to features Ace Carpenter from Los Angeles. Carpenter is a former professional guitar player who drives a VW, smokes a pipe and drinks Stolichnaya. Hamilton T. Caine is the pseudonym for author/musician Steven Smoke who is the founder and editor of Mystery Magazine which was published briefly from 1979 …
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The Shape of Dread is the 9th book in the Sharon McCone series. As with the other books in the series it is set largely in San Francisco and features the highly competent investigator who works for the All Souls Legal Cooperative. The book was nominated for the 1990 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel. …
California Thriller was the winner of the first Shamus Award for Best PI Paperback Novel. The book introduces P.I. Mike Haller in what would become an action-packed thriller trilogy. As the title suggests, the book is set in California or, more specifically, San Francisco. Rather than exhibiting many of the hang-ups of a vast number of …
Gravedigger is the sixth book in the David Brandstetter series. The stories are set in southern California and is distinctive because the main character is a gay investigator and is considered to be the first openly gay detective of the P.I. genre. This book was nominated for the 1983 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel. You …
New York City private investigator Joe Binney exhibits a lot of the attributes that we have become accustomed to with the majority of hardboiled detectives except for one important difference…he’s deaf. The way in which he operates with an obvious disadvantage is one of the fascinations of the series. The first book in the series …
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This is the 9th book in the Spenser private detective series which is set in Boston. This is the first of three books that features the character April Kyle. It was a finalist for the 1983 Shamus Award for Best PI Hardcover Novel.Book DetailsTitle: CeremonyAuthor: Robert B. ParkerPages: 224Published Date: 1982Publisher: Delacorte PressSeries Details: 9th book in the Spenser …
