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Kent Murdock Mystery Series

23 primary works • 23 total works
Kent Murdock, a hard-drinking crime photographer, and frequent co-star, tough guy Jack Fenner, in Boston, Massachusetts:

Book 1

Murder with Pictures
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3.92 · 37 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1935 · 14 editions
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    Book 2

    The Barotique Mystery
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    3.89     · 9 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1936 · 4 editions

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    Book 3

    The Camera Clue
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    4.07     · 15 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1937 · 4 editions
    Returning home for lunch, news photographer Kent M…

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    Book 4

    Four Frightened Women
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    3.60     · 15 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1939 · 7 editions
    Murdock had as soft a job as a photographer could …

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    Book 5

    The Glass Triangle
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    3.95     · 19 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1940 · 7 editions
    Murder strikes twice following the preview of a mo…

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    Book 6

    Mrs. Murdock Takes a Case
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    4.22     · 9 Ratings · published 1941 · 6 editions
    Mrs. Murdock is the wife of the famous photographe…

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    Book 7

    The Charred Witness
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    4.09     · 11 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1942 · 4 editions
    Kent Murdock and his camera, once again sherlockin…

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    Book 8

    The Jade Venus
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    3.63     · 27 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1945 · 13 editions
    A hidden fortune in art, but before he can recover…

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    Book 9

    The Fifth Key: A Classic Mystery Novel
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    4.04     · 50 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1947 · 17 editions
    When Kent Murdock, news cameraman who doubles as a…

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    Book 10

    The Hollow Needle
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    3.90     · 21 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1948 · 15 editions
    One of Kent’s pictures holds the secret to a wealt…

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    Book 11

    Lady Killer
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    3.62     · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1948 · 11 editions
    Smuggling leads to murder, with Kent Murdock caugh…

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    Book 12

    Eye Witness
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    3.70     · 20 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1949 · 16 editions
    Doing a favor for an old friend gets Kent Murdock …

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    Book 13

    The Widow Had a Gun
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    3.90     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1951 · 7 editions

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    Book 14

    The Crimson Clue
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    3.54     · 24 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1952 · 13 editions
    While taking pictures at a society wedding, Kent M…

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    Book 15

    Focus on Murder
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    4.08     · 13 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1954 · 5 editions
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    Book 16

    Murder on Their Minds
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    3.93     · 27 Ratings · published 1957 · 11 editions
    A routine assignment gets a PI killed, and Kent Mu…

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    Book 17

    The Big Gamble
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    3.85     · 20 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1958 · 14 editions
    A day of golf was all Kent Murdock had in mind whe…

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    Book 18

    The Last Commandment
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    4.00     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1960 · 10 editions
    Courtney Alsop's women:

    His daughter had a boyfrien…

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    Book 19

    The Hidden Key
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    4.10     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1963 · 7 editions
    A sportswriter is found dead in his car following …

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    Book 20

    Reluctant Heiress
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    4.00     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1965 · 5 editions

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    Book 21

    An Easy Way to Go
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    4.12     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 6 editions
    Der Kunstmaler Lloyd Farnsworth pflegt seine Honor…

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    Book 22

    Fenner
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    4.00     · 8 Ratings · published 1971 · 6 editions
    Heiress Carol Browning escapes from a mental insti…

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    Book 23

    Silent Are the Dead (A Flash Casey Mystery)
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    3.67     · 39 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1941 · 17 editions
    Flash Casey snaps a photo that holds the key to a …

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