Thomas B. Dewey
Список книг автора Thomas B. DeweyDeadline
Deadline sends Mac to a small town on a tight deadline to save a boy from execution for a brutal murder. Mac makes a beautiful job of it despite the townsfolk's violent hostility. <P> #13 in the Mac detective series! <P> "Mac is one of our best private eyes." – San Francisco Chronicle <P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini <P> "Mac has been called one of the most believable and humane PI's in crime fiction. He is reluctant to use either his gun or his fists, but will do so when the situation demands it, or in self-defense; he doesn't merely solve his clients' cases, but provides moral support and sympathy as well; and perhaps most notable of all, Mac feels, and is not afraid to show itópain, loss, sorrow, loneliness." –thrillingdetective.com
Don't Cry For Long (Mac #11)
A slightly shady congressmen… His sulky 18-year-old daughter… A dead bodyguard… And blackmail!<P> It's all in a day's work for Mac, the Chicago detective. Another classic entry in the detective series that could have been ripped from today's headlines – but written in 1964. #11 in the classic series.
A Sad Song Singing
The girl had lost her guitar-playing boyfriend, but he had left her the most deadly legacy of all – fear. And now it was up to me to protect her from the gun-carrying thugs who were relentlessly tracking her down. Hoodlums, hootenannies, and homicide! <P> #10 in the Mac detective series! <P> "Mac is one of our best private eyes." – San Francisco Chronicle <P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini <P> "Mac has been called one of the most believable and humane PI's in crime fiction. He is reluctant to use either his gun or his fists, but will do so when the situation demands it, or in self-defense; he doesn't merely solve his clients' cases, but provides moral support and sympathy as well; and perhaps most notable of all, Mac feels, and is not afraid to show itópain, loss, sorrow, loneliness." –thrillingdetective.com
A Season for Violence
They hopped a boxcar and made a run for it. He was a wanted man – she was a woman who thought she's found her man. It was an outlawed passion, and it was doomed from the start…for crime always has a cost, and a life on the run is no life at all – unless you're willing to risk everything!
Run, Brother, Run!
I had a dossier that made Dillinger look like a petty thief. This information was on a white card in a metal file in the prison records office. Attached to it was a newspaper clipping, describing the trial and the sentence and another describing the robbery itself. Only thing about it – it didn't describe the whole truth. A classic crime novel!
The Crime and Corruption Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Gritty Crime Novels
The Crime and Corruption Novel MEGAPACK® presents 4 great books by two different authors: Thomas B. Dewey and Burt Arthur. Included are:<P> A Season for Violence, by Thomas B. Dewey<P> Run, Brother, Run!, by Thomas B. Dewey<P> Empty Saddles, by Burt Arthur.<P> Kiss Me Hard is copyright © 1953 by Thomas B. Dewey.<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns – and much, much more!
Nude in Nevada: A Pete Schofield Caper
Her name was Shaara, and she was built like a technicolor dream. From tip to toe … from back to front … the lady was intricately tattooed. The designs intrigued Pete Schofield, and so did the background … until he saw that thinking along her lines could get him killed. Because someone had designs on her – and not all the reasons were obvious!<P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini<P> Someone had designs on her … and not all the reasons were obvious! It's up to Pete Schofield to keep her safe…and Nevada may never be the same!
Only on Tuesdays: A Pete Schofield Caper
Carol Ann was very photogenic. Especially in certain pictures… But it was more than just a case of over-exposure. There was also a small matter of murder. For Pete Schofield, it was all in a day's – and night's – work. And very enjoyable work at that. Because Carol Ann was a cooperative subject, both on and off camera…<P> "Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini
The Girl in the Punchbowl: A Pete Schofield Caper
"Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini<P> Pete Schofield had been to art-colony parties before. Usually they were all the same, but this one had an added kick. A giant punchbowl, filled to the rim with champagne, and spiked with the barest, most beautiful mermaid he'd ever seen. He was enjoying every inch of it. So was everyone else, until some joker decided to plunge into the act. That's when the lights went out, the lady disappeared, and Pete got hot as a pistol!
The Girl with the Sweet Plump Knees: A Pete Schofield Caper
"Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" – Bill Pronzini<P> "A neatly contrived and lively mixture of fast action and sex!" – The New York Times<P> Doll Baby just sat there, blinking her long black lashes and drawing on her long white cigarette. «You've got to help me, Petey Boy,» she said. «They're after me. Two of 'em.»<P>If someone had to be tailed, Doll Baby sure made a likely target. But something else about this case didn't stack up. And it wasn't Doll Baby. She was doing just fine…