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Mike Shayne Series

72 primary works • 72 total works
Davis Dresser [1904-1977] created the pseudonym Brett Halliday and the series character Michael Shayne. After 1958, beginning with Fit to Kill, Brett Halliday was a house name used by several authors. Most were written by Robert Terrall, with some written by Ryerson Johnson and Dennis Lynds.

Mike Shayne, a red-headed hard-boiled private detective, …

Book 1

Dividend on Death
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3.75 · 222 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 1939 · 18 editions
It seemed more a case for a psychoanalyst than a d…

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    Book 2

    The Private Practice of Michael Shayne
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    3.82     · 128 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1940 · 16 editions
    For the sake of his friends, Mike Shayne tangles w…

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    Book 3

    The Uncomplaining Corpses
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    3.67     · 95 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1940 · 23 editions
    The honeymoon is over—and it’s time for Mike Shayn…

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    Book 4

    Tickets For Death
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    3.64     · 74 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1941 · 18 editions
    From the back jacket...

    Mayme never gave anything a…

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    Book 5

    Bodies Are Where You Find Them
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    3.74     · 161 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 1941 · 24 editions
    Shayne isn't one to say no to a gorgeous, rich you…

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    Book 6

    The Corpse Came Calling
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    3.69     · 77 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1942 · 28 editions
    Mike Shayne is accused of homicide after a dying m…

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    Book 7

    In A Deadly Vein
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    3.63     · 71 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1943 · 20 editions
    A private investigator's Colorado vacation is cut …

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    Book 8

    Heads You Lose
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    3.72     · 53 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1943 · 15 editions
    After hearing a murder over the phone, Mike Shayne…

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    Book 9

    Michael Shayne's Long Chance
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    3.98     · 40 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1944 · 20 editions
    From the back She was a full blown brunette in a b…

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    Book 10

    Murder and the Married Virgin
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    3.68     · 38 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1944 · 20 editions
    Mike Shayne investigates an impossible murder in t…

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    Book 11

    Murder is My Business
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    3.51     · 360 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1945 · 32 editions
    MURDER AT THE RIO GRANDE

    Ten years ago, private eye…

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    Book 12

    Marked for Murder
    by
    3.88     · 52 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1945 · 27 editions
    Mike Shayne Mystery

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    Book 13

    Blood on Biscayne Bay
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    3.91     · 58 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1946 · 20 editions
    Cover by Robert McGinnis.

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    Book 14

    Counterfeit Wife
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    3.86     · 50 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1947 · 23 editions
    A chance encounter at the airport leads Mike Shayn…

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    Book 15

    Blood on the Stars
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    3.90     · 48 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1948 · 23 editions
    A girl is left to die on Mike Shayne's bed...an "a…

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    Book 16

    Michael Shayne's Triple Mystery
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    3.75     · 4 Ratings · published 1948 · 1 edition
    Collection of short stories.

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    Book 17

    A Taste for Violence
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    3.76     · 59 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1949 · 9 editions
    From title Mike Shayne, the man with a taste for v…

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    Book 18

    Call for Michael Shayne
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    3.78     · 40 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1949 · 16 editions
    From title A young Miami insurance executive can't…

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    Book 19

    This is It, Michael Shayne
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    3.58     · 50 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1950 · 25 editions
    A scissors-blade slaying rocks Miami, as a torn $5…

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    Book 20

    Framed in Blood
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    3.55     · 38 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1952 · 24 editions
    When a blackmail scheme goes wrong, Mike Shayne is…

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    Book 21

    What Really Happened
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    3.75     · 40 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1952 · 24 editions
    From title Everyone had a tale to tell Michael Sha…

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    Book 22

    When Dorinda Dances
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    3.59     · 54 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1951 · 19 editions
    Suddenly there was an electrifying fanfare from th…

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    Book 23

    One Night With Nora
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    3.64     · 39 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1953 · 26 editions
    A naked intruder leads Mike Shayne to one of the s…

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    Book 24

    She Woke to Darkness
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    3.72     · 40 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1954 · 16 editions
    Who is this girl?
    Loves good times and parties. Aft…

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    Book 25

    Death Has Three Lives
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    3.73     · 37 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1955 · 17 editions
    Mike Shayne needed time to crack his latest case--…

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    Book 26

    Stranger in Town
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    3.91     · 53 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1955 · 20 editions
    In a strange town, Mike Shayne meets a deadly dams…

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    Book 27

    The Blonde Cried Murder
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    3.75     · 36 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1957 · 13 editions
    Mike Shayne has 2 hours to solve a murder—or else …

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    Book 28

    Weep for a Blonde
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    3.62     · 32 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1957 · 17 editions
    Miami Detective in Nite-Club Brawl. In the exclusi…

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    Book 29

    Shoot the Works
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    3.81     · 32 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1957 · 15 editions
    Although few men realized it, Lola wasn't actually…

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    Book 30

    Murder and the Wanton Bride
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    4.17     · 24 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1958 · 17 editions
    She was long-legged, full-breasted and slim-waiste…

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    Book 31

    Fit to Kill
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    3.39     · 38 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1958 · 20 editions
    Private eye Mike Shayne comes to the aid of his ki…

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    Book 32

    Date with a Dead Man
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    3.41     · 39 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1959 · 14 editions
    She was rich but not rich enough, married but hung…

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    Book 33

    Target: Mike Shayne
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    3.68     · 34 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1959 · 14 editions
    Out of jail and hungry for revenge, a career crimi…

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    Book 34

    Die Like A Dog
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    3.51     · 53 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1959 · 13 editions
    Mike Shayne goes grave robbing in a pet cemetery t…

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    Book 35

    Murder Takes No Holiday
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    3.42     · 33 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1960 · 18 editions
    The mild little guy was nervous when he walked int…

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    Book 36

    Dolls Are Deadly
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    3.49     · 37 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1960 · 15 editions
    192 page paperback Mike Shayne book.

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    Book 37

    The Homicidal Virgin
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    3.69     · 35 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1960 · 11 editions
    A desperate want ad draws Mike Shayne into a tangl…

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    Book 38

    Mike Shayne's Torrid Twelve
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    4.25     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    Paperback anthology of stories that originally app…

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    Book 39

    Killers from the Keys
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    3.88     · 32 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1962 · 8 editions
    Mike Shayne takes a dip in the deadly Florida Keys…

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    Book 40

    Murder in Haste
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    3.64     · 33 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1962 · 16 editions
    Triple Jeopardy

    The first time Mike Shayne saw Rose…

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    Book 41

    The Careless Corpse
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    3.57     · 35 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1961 · 14 editions
    From back of the book: "Three unsigned valentines,…

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    Book 42

    Pay-Off in Blood
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    3.68     · 22 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1962 · 13 editions
    A desperate doctor hires Mike Shayne for a case th…

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    Book 43

    Murder by Proxy
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    3.67     · 33 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1963 · 10 editions
    A beautiful woman vanishes while on vacation in Mi…

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    Book 44

    Never Kill A Client
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    3.61     · 36 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1963 · 16 editions
    Mike Shayne finds himself caught up in a strange c…

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    Book 45

    Too Friendly, Too Dead
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    3.72     · 29 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1964 · 10 editions
    An ordinary chump has been murdered—and Mike Shayn…

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    Book 46

    The Corpse That Never Was
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    3.81     · 32 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1963 · 11 editions
    Mike Shayne finds strange secrets hidden beneath t…

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    Book 47

    The Body Came Back
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    3.65     · 17 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1964 · 9 editions
    A call from a killer sends Mike Shayne hurtling to…

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    Book 48

    A Redhead for Mike Shayne
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    3.18     · 38 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1964 · 14 editions
    A warehouse robbery pulls Mike Shayne into a darin…

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    Book 49

    Shoot to Kill
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    3.64     · 33 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1965 · 12 editions
    Mike Shayne's advice to looker Dorothy Larson was …

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    Book 50

    Mike Shayne's 50th Case
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    3.31     · 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1965 · 8 editions
    New look for a private eye.

    How do you reform a det…

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    Book 51

    The Violent World of Michael Shayne
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    2.95     · 21 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1965 · 4 editions
    In "Contract met de dood" wordt Shayne naar Washin…

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    Book 52

    Nice Fillies Finish Last
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    3.32     · 28 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1966 · 2 editions

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    Book 53

    Murder Spins the Wheel
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    3.45     · 20 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Long Shot On A Bad Girl

    This was one case where Mik…

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    Book 54

    Armed... Dangerous...
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    3.53     · 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1966 · 13 editions
    Dell 1977 paperback, fine In stock shipped from ou…

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    Book 55

    Mermaid on the Rocks
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    3.32     · 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1967 · 3 editions

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    Book 56

    Guilty as Hell
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    3.20     · 20 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 8 editions
    Mystery

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    Book 57

    So Lush, So Deadly
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    3.37     · 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1968 · 2 editions
    Luscious Dotty De Rham liked her kicks weird and h…

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    Book 58

    Violence is Golden
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    3.53     · 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1968 · 3 editions
    Originally published in 1968, an entry in the popu…

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    Book 59

    Lady, Be Bad
    by
    3.25     · 4 Ratings · 2 editions
    The party was going full blast when Mike Shayne ar…

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    Book 60

    Six Seconds to Kill
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    3.29     · 17 Ratings · published 1970 · 3 editions
    Camilla was a high-class beauty, but she was on he…

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    Book 61

    Fourth Down to Death
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    3.42     · 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1970 · 3 editions
    She was a locker room fantasy. She said she was a …

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    Book 62

    Count Backwards to Zero
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    3.25     · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1971 · 2 editions

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    Book 63

    I Come To Kill You
    by
    3.23     · 13 Ratings · 7 editions
    Strong spine with light repair. Bright clean cover…

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    Book 64

    Caught Dead
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    3.45     · 11 Ratings · 1 edition

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    Book 65

    Kill All The Young Girls
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    3.30     · 20 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 1 edition

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    Book 66

    Blue Murder
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    3.09     · 23 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1973 · 1 edition

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    Book 67

    Last Seen Hitchhiking
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    2.85     · 13 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1974 · 2 editions
    Mystery

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    Book 68

    At the Point of a .38
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    3.36     · 11 Ratings · published 1974 · 1 edition

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    Book 69

    Million Dollar Handle
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    3.10     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1976 · 1 edition

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    Book 70

    Win Some, Lose Some
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    3.17     · 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1976 · 2 editions

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    Dead Man's Diary and Dinner at Dupree's
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    3.64     · 11 Ratings · published 1945 · 2 editions

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    Dead Man's Diary and A Taste for Cognac
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    3.84     · 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1959 · 9 editions
    A double shot of iconic Miami PI Mike Shayne--"one…

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