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Paetro, Maxine. [see Patterson, James]
Palmer, Stuart, and Fletcher Flora.
Hildegarde Withers makes the scene. New York: Random House, 1969.
Park, Owen.
The Chinatown connection. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1977.
Parker, Robert B.
A Catskill eagle. New York: Delacorte Press, 1985. [Summary]
Hugger Mugger. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2000. [Summary]
Parkinson, T. L.
The man upstairs. New York: Dutton, 1991.
Parnell, Michael.
Shannon. [London?]: Granada, 1982.
Patterson, James.
1st to die. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 2001. [Summary]
Violets are blue. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. [Summary]
Patterson, James, and Andrew Gross.
2nd chance. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2002. [Summary]
3rd degree. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. [Summary]
Patterson, James, and Maxine Paetro.
4th of July. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. [Summary]
The 5th horseman. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2006. [Summary]
The 6th target. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2007.
7th heaven. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. [Summary]
Patterson, Richard North.
Private screening. New York: Villard Books, 1985.
Degree of guilt. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Eyes of a child. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
Silent witness. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
Protect and defend. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
Conviction. New York: Random House, 2005. [Summary]
Exile. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2007. [Summary]
Patterson, Robert.
Man with a past. London: Frederick Muller, 1963.
Peak, John A.
Spare change. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994. [Summary]
Mortal judgments. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. [Summary]
M and M. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2002. [Summary]
Pease, Howard.
Foghorns: a story of the San Francisco water front. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1937. [Summary]
Long wharf: a story of young San Francisco. Garden City, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1939.
Thunderbolt House. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1944.
The dark adventure. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1950.
Mystery on Telegraph Hill. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1961.
Pella, Judith.
Blind faith. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1996.
Pence, Joanne.
Something’s cooking. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1993.
Too many cooks. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1994.
Cooking up trouble. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1995.
Cooking most deadly. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1996.
Cook’s night out. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1998.
A cook in time. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1999.
To catch a cook. New York: Avon Books, 2000. [Summary]
Bell, cook, and candle. New York: Avon Books, 2002. [Summary]
If cooks could kill. New York: Avon Books, 2003.
Courting disaster. New York: Avon Books, 2004. [Summary]
Pender, Laura.
Music of the mist. Toronto ; New York: Harlequin Books, 1993.
Pendleton, Don.
California hit. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1972. (The Executioner #11)
Perison, Eben Paul.
The seventh sin. New York: Onyx, 2000.
Perkins, Michael.
Dark matter. New York: Blue Moon Books, 1996.
Perry, Kent.
Quarter moon rising. Portland, Or.: FireWord Publishing, 2000.
Perry, Lynn.
Murder in red. Baltimore: PublishAmerica, 2003.
Perry, Thomas.
Death benefits. New York: Random House, 2001. [Summary]
Peterson, Linda Lee.
Edited to death. Henderson, Nev.: 21st Century Publishing, 2005.
Phelan, Margaret.
Mandy: a bizarre thriller. Raleigh, N.C.: Pentland Press, 1997.
Phillips, Clyde.
Fall from grace. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1998. [Summary]
Blindsided. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 2000.
Sacrifice. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 2003. [Summary]
Pickens, Lynne D.
Taking chances. New York: M. Evans & Company, 1991.
Pineiro, R.J.
Breakthrough. New York: Forge, 1997. [Summary]
Pike, Robert L. [Robert L. Fish]
Reardon: a police procedural novel. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1970.
The gremlin’s grampa: a police procedural novel. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1972.
Bank job. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1974.
Deadline 2 A.M. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1976.
Pincus, Elizabeth.
The two-bit tango. San Francisco: Spinsters Book Co., 1992.
The solitary twist. Minneapolis: Spinsters Ink, 1993.
The hangdog hustle. Duluth, Minn.: Spinsters Ink, 1995. [Summary]
Plate, Peter.
Sleepwalkers. San Francisco: [self-published], 1985. [Summary]
The final chapter. San Francisco: [self-published], 1986.
An exploded view. San Francisco: [self-published], 1987. [Summary]
Black wheel of anger. San Francisco: [self-published], 1989.
One foot off the gutter. San Diego, Calif.: Incommunicado Press, 1995. [Summary]
Snitch factory. San Diego, Calif.: Incommunicado Press, 1997. [Summary]
Police and thieves. New York: Seven Stories Press, 1999. [Summary]
Angels of catastrophe. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2001. [Summary]
Fogtown. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2004. [Summary]
Soon the rest will fall. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2006. [Summary]
Platt, Kin.
The pushbutton butterfly. New York: Random House, 1970.
Polster, James.
Brown. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1995.
Potter, Jerry Allen.
A talent for dying. New York: Fawcett Popular Library, 1980.
If I should die before I wake. New York: Fawcett Popular Library, 1981.
Prather, Richard S. [see Ring, Douglas]
Pronzini, Bill. [see also Foxx, Jack]
The stalker. New York: Random House, 1971.
The snatch. New York: Random House, 1971. [Summary]
The vanished. New York: Random House, 1973.
Undercurrent. New York: Random House, 1973.
Blowback. New York: Random House, 1977.
Labyrinth. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1980.
Hoodwink. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1981.
Dragonfire. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1982.
Scattershot. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1982.
Bindlestiff. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983.
Case file. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983. [short stories]
Cat’s-paw. Richmond-in-Virginia: Waves Press, 1983. [Summary]
Nightshades. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984.
Quicksilver. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984. [Summary]
Bones. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1985.
Quincannon. New York: Walker and Company, 1985.
Jackpot. New York: Delacorte Press, 1990. [Summary]
Breakdown. New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. [Summary]
Epitaphs. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992.
Quarry. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992.
Demons. New York: Delacorte Press, 1993.
Blue lonesome. New York: Walker and Company, 1995. [Summary]
Hardcase. New York: Delacorte Press, 1995. [Summary]
Sentinels. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1996.
Spadework: a collection of “Nameless Detective” stories. Norfolk, Va.: Crippen & Landru, 1996. [short stories] [Summary]
Illusions. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1997.
Boobytrap. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1998. [Summary]
Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services. Norfolk, Va.: Crippen & Landru, 1998. [short stories]
Crazy bone. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 2000.
In an evil time. New York: Walker and Company, 2001.
Step to the graveyard easy. New York: Walker and Company, 2002. [Summary]
Bleeders. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 2002.
Spook. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Scenarios: a Nameless Detective casebook. Waterville, Me.: Five Star, 2003. [short stories]
The alias man. New York: Walker and Company, 2004.
Nightcrawlers. New York: Forge, 2005.
Mourners. New York: Forge, 2006.
The crimes of Jordan Wise. New York: Walker and Company, 2006. [Summary]
Savages. New York: Forge, 2007.
Fever. New York: Forge, 2008.
Pronzini, Bill, and Collin Wilcox.
Twospot. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1978.