John Lutz

Ex-homicide cop Frank Quinn is still reeling in the wake of an elaborate setup that ended his career, but a new case presents a chance to salvage his reputation....

Private eye Fred Carver investigates the slaughter of an ex-cop, the murder of a man who was found stuffed to the gills with cocaine, and other crimes....

A local woman, Marla Cloy, has accused Joel Brandt of harassing her - but, Joel swears they've never et. He turns to Fred Carver to clear his name....

When he meets Bob Ghostly, it’s hardly the first time that Fred Carver has been asked to find a missing spouse....

An amateur ballroom dancer is targeted by a serial killer in this riveting mystery by veteran John Lutz....

Hattie Evans, a retired schoolteacher, isn’t one to fuss. When her husband drops dead of a heart attack, she does her best to move on without too many tears....

A case of mistaken identity gives St. Louis PI Nudger lumps and bruises. A female doctor about the size of an average linebacker leads him to a crooked alcohol rehabilitation clinic....

Listen to mystery stories by today's top writers and the masters who inspired them. The idea for this collection...

He mutilates his victims. Slices their throats. And carves an X into their flesh. Five years ago, he claimed the lives of six women....

Frank Quinn is sure he is hunting for a madman: someone who is shooting young women in the heart, defiling their bodies, leaving only the torsos to be found....

A madman is stalking women in the city. By the time his victims are found, they've been dismembered with careful precision....

She was gagged. Violated. Tortured. Nailing the killer is priority number one and only the best will do - that means Frank Quinn....

Ein Milliardär verschwindet spurlos aus einem Virtual-Reality-Abenteuer. Und quer durch virtuelle Welten nimmt ein bunter Trupp die Verfolgung auf....

Intrigue, crime, and murder create suspense in this edge-of-your-seat collection of cat mystery stories whose plots are all centered on a beloved feline, written by some of the finest, best-selling mystery writers of all time....

From master mystery author John Lutz comes this collection featuring a gripping man-on-the-run novel and four of his best pieces of short fiction. In The Truth of the Matter, Lou Roebuck is a successful advertising man with all the trappings....

Fred Carver, an Orlando cop until a gunman's bullet shattered his kneecap, acquires a cane and a new career, private investigating....

Wilson Capp is an honorable man in a dishonorable profession....

Alo Nudger, the St. Louis ex-cop whose office is just upstairs from Danny's Donuts, is both the most normal of all fictional private eyes and the most surprising....

What was once New York's proudest skyscraper is now a heap of ruins, littered with the bodies of the dead and the dying....

Thirty-five short stories by Edgar-winning novelist Lutz are included here, following a perceptive introduction by Nevins....