Private Detective

Murder and the Wanton Bride by Brett Halliday

A beachside slaying threatens to put Mike Shayne behind bars. more...

The Corpse That Never Was by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne finds strange secrets hidden beneath the cover of a grisly double suicide. more...

The Uncomplaining Corpses by Brett Halliday

The honeymoon is over—and it’s time for Mike Shayne to prepare for Miami’s killing season. more...

Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday

A disappearing corpse draws Mike Shayne into political guerilla warfare. more...

This Is It, Michael Shayne by Brett Halliday

A reporter anticipates her own death, and Mike Shayne hunts the killer. more...

Target: Mike Shayne by Brett Halliday

Out of jail and hungry for revenge, a career criminal comes after Mike Shayne. more...

Shoot to Kill by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne investigates the connection between a flirtatious wife, a husband blinded by jealousy, and a murdered boss. more...

Murder Wears a Mummer's Mask by Brett Halliday

At a Colorado theatre festival, Mike Shayne investigates a miner’s murder. more...

What Really Happened by Brett Halliday

A mysterious woman draws Mike Shayne into a twisted murder plot. more...

Murder Takes No Holiday by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne tackles a smuggling ring while on a Caribbean vacation. more...

Charlie Dell by Brett Halliday

Helplessly drawn to his wife’s much younger sister, an engineer goes to terrible lengths for passion. more...

Michael Shayne's Long Chance by Brett Halliday

A search for a missing girl takes grief-stricken Mike Shayne to New Orleans. more...

One Night with Nora by Brett Halliday

A naked intruder leads Mike Shayne to one of the strangest cases of his career. more...

Killers from the Keys by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne takes a dip in the deadly Florida Keys for a dancer named Sloe Burn. more...

Before I Wake by Brett Halliday

A teenage girl and her wicked stepmother battle to the death for a hefty inheritance. more...

Death Has Three Lives by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne leaps into danger after a fugitive collapses on his secretary’s floor. more...

The Careless Corpse by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne battles blackmailers to recover a valuable missing bracelet. more...

The Blonde Cried Murder by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne has 2 hours to solve a murder—or else watch his lover die. more...

Murder by Proxy by Brett Halliday

A beautiful woman vanishes while on vacation in Miami, and it’s up to Mike Shayne to find her. more...

Blood on Biscayne Bay by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne tangles with a Miami Beach blackmailer on behalf of a long-forgotten friend. more...