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Babula, William.
St. John’s baptism. Secaucus, N.J.: Lyle Stuart Inc., 1988. [Summary]
According to St. John. New York: Carol Communications, 1989.
St. John and the seven veils. New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1991.
St. John’s bestiary. Aurora, Colo.: Write Way, 1994.
St. John’s bread. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Domhan Books, 1999.
Badger, Joseph E.
Prince John, detective special, or, Unmasking the Frisco fire-fiends. New York: Beadle and Adams, August 2, 1893. [Summary]
The Frisco detective’s thug-tangle, or, The junk-dealer’s double-deal. New York: Beadle and Adams, January 24, 1894. [Summary]
Baer, Will Christopher.
Hell’s half acre. San Francisco: MacAdam/Cage Publishing, 2004.
Baer, Howard.
O, huge angel. New York: Roy Publishers, 1949.
Bain, Donald, and Jessica Fletcher.
Martinis & mayhem: a Murder, she wrote mystery. New York: Signet, 1995. [Summary]
Baker, Lucinda.
Walk the night unseen. New York: Putnam, 1977.
Baker, Marc.
The hilltop murders. New York: Avalon, 1965.
Baker, Will. [see Webb, Victoria]
Banks, Jacquelline Turner.
Maid in the shade. Sacramento, Calif.: ReGeJe Press, 1998. [Summary]
Barger, Ralph “Sonny.”
Dead in 5 heartbeats. New York: William Morrow, 2003. [Summary]
Barish, Steven.
Reasonable doubt. College Park, Md.: Hybar Books, 1985.
Barker, Wade.
Vengeance is his. New York: Warner Books, 1981.
Mountain of fear. New York: Warner Books, 1981.
Borderland of hell. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
Black magician. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
Death’s door. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
Barlow, Linda.
Intimate betrayal. New York: Warner Books, 1995.
Barnes, Linda.
Bitter finish. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983.
Barry, Mike.
Bay prowler. New York: Berkley, 1973.
Bartholomew, Cecilia.
Second sight. New York: Putnam, 1980.
Bates, Barclay.
The last of the white guys. San Francisco: Bloomsbury Press, 1999.
Beal, M. F.
Angel dance. New York: Daughters Publishing Co., Inc., 1977. [Summary]
Beale, Elaine.
Murder in the Castro. Norwich, Vt.: New Victoria, 1997.
Beck, K. K.
Murder in a mummy case. New York: Walker Publishing, Inc., 1986. [Summary]
Young Mrs. Cavendish & the Kaiser’s men. New York: Walker Publishing, Inc., 1987. [Summary]
Unwanted attentions. New York: Walker Publishing, Inc., 1988. [Summary]
Bedford-Jones, H.
The trail of the Shadow. [United States]: Hurst, 1924.
Benét, James.
A private killing. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. [Summary]
The knife behind you. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.
Bennett, Dorothy.
Murder unleashed. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. [Summary]
Come and be killed. New York: Select Publications, 1942.
Berger, Arthur Asa.
Postmortem for a postmodernist. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1997. [Summary]
Murder ad nauseum. San Jose, Calif.: Writers Club Press, 2000.
The Hamlet case: the murders at the MLA. San Jose, Calif.: Writers Club Press, 2000.
Berlinski, David.
A clean sweep. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
Less than meets the eye. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994. [Summary]
The body shop. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1996. [Summary]
Bethancourt, T. Ernesto.
Doris Fein: phantom of the casino. New York: Holiday House, 1981.
Bezzerides, A. I.
Thieves’ market. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1949. [Summary]
Bianchi, Eugene C., with James L. Hickey.
The bishop of San Francisco: romance, intrigue and religion. Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, 2005. [Summary]
Bicos, Olga.
Shattered. Don Mills, Ont.: MIRA, 2003. [Summary]
Biderman , Bob.
The Genesis files. London: Gollancz, 1988; New York: Walker and Company, 1991.
Judgement of death. London: Gollancz, 1989; New York: Walker and Company, 1992.
Biederman, Marcia.
The makeover. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1984.
Biggers, Earl Derr. [see also Davis, Robert Hart]
Fifty candles. Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1926. [Summary]
Behind that curtain. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928. [Summary]
Charlie Chan carries on. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. [Summary]
Black, Campbell.
The wanting. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986.
Blair, Marcia.
The final ring. New York: Kensington Pub. Corp., 1978.
Blanchard, Richard.
Mounted in the city by the bay. South San Francisco, Calif.: Forever Fine Art, 1998. [Summary]
Blaney, Charles E., and Charles A. Taylor.
The king of the opium ring. New York: J.S. Ogilvie Pub. Co., 1905. [Summary]
Blevins, Meredith.
The Hummingbird Wizard. New York: Forge, 2003. [Summary]
The vanished priestess. New York: Forge, 2005. [Summary]
The red hot empress. New York: Forge, 2005. [Summary]
Booth, Charles G.
Those seven alibis. New York: William Morrow, 1932.
Booth, Edwin.
The broken window. New York: Arcadia House, 1960.
Boray, Paul. [Jerry Kennealy]
Cash out. New York: Onyx, 2002.
Bosse, M. J.
The man who loved zoos. New York: Putnam, 1974.
Boucher, Anthony. [William Anthony Parker White]
The case of the Seven of Calvary. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1937. [Summary]
The compleat werewolf and other stories of fantasy and science fiction. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969. [Summary]
Bowman, Robert J.
The house of blue lights. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1987.
The screaming Buddha. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994. [Summary]
Boyd, Lynn.
Dead language. San Jose, Calif.: Writer’s Showcase presented by Writer’s Digest, 2000.
Boyle, Jack.
Boston Blackie. New York: The H.K. Fly Company, 1919. [Summary]
Bradford, Kelly.
Footprints. Freedom, Calif.: Crossing Press, 1988.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer.
The inheritor. New York: Tor, 1984.
Braly, Malcolm.
Shake him till he rattles. New York: Gold Medal Books, 1963.
On the yard. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1967.
Brasse, William.
The sound of sirens. Oakland, Calif.: Rough Magic Press, 1998.
Brautigan, Richard.
Willard and his bowling trophies: a perverse mystery. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975.
Dreaming of Babylon: a private eye novel, 1942. New York: Delacorte Press/S. Lawrence, 1977.
Bretnor, Reginald.
A killing in swords. New York: Pocket Books, 1978.
Brewer, Steve.
Whipsaw. Madison, Wis.: Intrigue Press, 2006.
Cutthroat. Madison, Wis.: Bleak House Books, 2007.
Bright, John.
It’s cleaner on the inside. London: N. Spearman, 1961. [Summary]
Brooks, Ann.
One enchanted summer. New York: Arcadia House, 1958.
Browne, Gerald A.
18mm blues. New York: Warner Books, 1993. [Summary]
Brownlow, Marie.
The grinder. New York: iUniverse, 2007.
Bruno, Anthony.
Hot fudge. New York: Forge, 2000.
Bryan, Kate.
A record of death. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 1998.
Murder on the Barbary Coast. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 1999.
Bryant, Dorothy.
Killing Wonder. Berkeley, Calif.: Ata Books, 1981.
Brykczynski, Terry.
Caged. New York: Crown, 1980.
Budd, Carol.
Scarlet scandals. New York: Pocket Books, 1990.
Buffa, D. W.
The legacy. New York: Warner Books, 2002.
Trial by fire. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005. [Summary]
Bunting, Eve.
Someone is hiding on Alcatraz Island. New York: Clarion Books, 1984. [Summary]
The hideout. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. [Summary]
Burcell, Robin.
Every move she makes. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1999. [Summary]
Fatal truth. New York: Avon Books, 2002. [Summary]
Deadly legacy. New York: Avon Books, 2003. [Summary]
Cold case. New York: Avon Books, 2004. [Summary]
The face of a killer. New York: Avon Books, 2008.
Burge, Constance M. [see Dokey, Cameron]
Burgess, Gelett, and Will Irwin.
The picaroons: a San Francisco night’s entertainment. New York: McClure, Phillips & Company, 1904. [Summary]
Burnham, Helen.
The telltale telegram. New York: R.M. McBride, 1932.
Burns, Mary F.
The lucky dog lottery: a West Portal mystery. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2006.
Burton, Robert A.
Final therapy. New York: Jove Books, 1994.
Cellmates. San Francisco: Russian Hill Press, 1997.
Bushell, Agnes.
The enumerator. London ; New York: Serpent’s Tail, 1997.
Byrd, Max.
California thriller. New York: Bantam Books, 1981.
Finders weepers. New York: Bantam Books, 1983.
Byrne, Robert.
Mannequin. New York: Atheneum, 1988.
Thrill. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1995. [Summary]
Byrnes, W. P.
The marvelous crucifixion on Twin Peaks. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2000. [Summary]