Nick Charles searches for a wealthy inventor who is the prime suspect in a New York City murder case.

The grand master of suspense has created an engaging thriller about a bumbling petty thief caught up in an international jewel heist.

In the fourth in the classic series of Chandler novels, a well-heeled Pasadena matron sends LA's toughest private eye on a search for a priceless gold coin. Philip Marlowe finds the coin-- but not before he uncovers a couple of dead bodies and a nasty blackmail scheme.

"Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the New England mob. When a high-stakes card game is heisted by unknown hoodlums, Cogan is called in to 'handle' the problem. Moving expertly and ruthlessly among a variety of criminal hacks, hangers-on, and bigger-time crooks--a classic cast of misfits animated by Higgins's hilarious, cracklingly authentic dialogue--Cogan gets to the root of the problem and, with five consecutive shots from a Smith & Wesson thirty-eight...

Miami homicide detective Hoke Mosely matches wits with a psychopathic killer, career criminal "Junior" Frenger, an elusive and unpredictable crook capable of blending into any environment.