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Racina, Thom.
Kojak in San Francisco. New York: Berkley, 1976.
Raffel, Keith.
Dot.dead: a Silicon Valley mystery. Woodbury, Minn.: Midnight Ink, 2006. [Summary]
Raison, Milton M.
The gay mortician. Hollywood, Calif.: Murray & Gee, 1946.
Rand, Lou.
The gay detective. Fresno, Calif.: Saber Books, 1961. [Reprinted as Rough trade. Los Angeles: Argyle Books, 1964]
Rangel, Kimberly.
The homecoming. New York: Leisure Books, 1998.
Rath, Virginia.
An excellent night for murder. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1937.
The dark cavalier. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1938.
Death of a lucky lady. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1940.
Death breaks the ring. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1941.
Epitaph for Lydia. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1942.
Posted for murder. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1942.
A dirge for her. Chicago: Ziff-Davis Pub. Co., 1947.
A shroud for Rowena. Chicago: Ziff-Davis Pub. Co., 1947.
Raymond, Clifford Samuel.
The men on the dead man’s chest. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1930.
Rayter, Joe. [Mary F. McChesney]
The victim was important. New York: Scribner’s, 1954.
Asking for trouble. New York: Mill, Wm. Morrow & Co., 1955.
Reed, Christine. [see Reed, J. D.]
Reed, Christopher.
The big scratch: a Manx McCatty adventure. New York: Ballantine Books, 1988.
Reed, Ishmael.
The last days of Louisiana Red. New York: Random House, 1974.
Reed, J. D., and Christine Reed.
Exposure. New York: Soho Press, 1987.
Reed, Philip.
The Marquis de Fraud. Long Beach, Calif.: Epic Press, 2001.
Reiss, Kathryn.
PaperQuake: a puzzle. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace, 1998. [Summary]
Rhodes, Daniel.
Adversary. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989.
Rich, Kathleen.
Jacqueminot: a gothic novel. New York: Tower, 1967.
Richmond, Michelle.
The year of fog. New York: Delacorte Press, 2007.
No one you know. New York: Delacorte Press, 2008.
Richtel, Matt.
Hooked: a thriller about love and other addictions. New York: Twelve, 2007.
Riesenberg, Felix.
Waterfront reporter. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. [Summary]
Rigsby, Howard.
Kill and tell. New York: Morrow, 1951.
Murder for the Holidays. New York: Morrow, 1951.
Ring, Douglas. [Richard S. Prather]
The peddler. New York: Lion, 1952.
Rivera, William L.
Panic walks alone. Chatsworth, Calif.: Major Books, 1976.
Roan, Tom.
The dragon strikes back. New York: J. Messner, Inc., 1936.
Robb, Maureen.
Patterns in silicon. Clinton, Miss.: Drake Valley Press, 2004.
Robbins, David L.
Twisted. New York: Onyx, 2004. [Summary]
Roberts, Gillian. [Judith Greber]
Time and trouble. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998. [Summary]
Whatever doesn’t kill you. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2001. [Summary]
Roberts, J. R.
Golden Gate killers. New York: Jove Books, 1992. [Summary]
Roberts, Lora. [see also Smith, Lora R.]
Murder in a nice neighborhood. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1994. [Summary]
Murder in the marketplace. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1995.
Murder bone by bone. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1997.
Murder crops up. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1998.
Murder follows money. New York: Fawcett, 2000.
Roberts, Willo Davis.
The Jaubert ring. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, 1976.
Robeson, Kenneth. [Ron Goulart]
The death machine. New York: Warner Paperback Library, 1975. (The Avenger #32)
Robinson, Frank M. [see also Scortia, Thomas N.]
Waiting. New York: Forge, 1999.
Rock, Phillip.
Dirty Harry. New York: Bantam Books, 1971.
Rodgers, M. J.
A taste of death. Toronto ; New York: Harlequin Books, 1989.
Who is Jane Williams? Toronto ; New York: Harlequin Books, 1994.
Roeburt, John.
The unholy wife. New York: Avon, 1957.
Rogers, James Cass.
Foul play. New York: Jove Publications, 1978.
Rogers, Lanny.
Crime has no friends. [Great Britain]: Spencer, 1950.
Roscoe, Mike.
Slice of hell. New York: Crown Publishers, 1954.
Rosenberger, Joseph.
The Silicon Valley connection. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1984. (Death Merchant #58)
The red dragon operation. New York: Critic’s Choice Paperbacks, 1987. (C.O.B.R.A. #3)
Rosenthal, Erik.
The calculus of murder. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1986.
Advanced calculus of murder. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988.
Routt, Fred.
The juggler and the princess. Berkeley, Calif.: Creative Arts Book Co., 2001. [Summary]
Rovin, Jeff.
The game. New York: Boulevard Books, 1997.
Rowan, Ronald R.
Will power. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 1999.
Rudnick, Norman.
The murder of Eleanor Lindquist. Roseville, Calif.: Dry Bones Press, Inc., 2001.
Rush, Lindsey.
Simple sins: the awakening. London: Minerva, 1997.
Rushkoff, Douglas.
Ecstasy Club. New York: Harper Edge, 1997.
Russell, Alan.
No sign of murder. New York: Walker, 1990.
Russell, Kirk.
Shell games. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003.
Night game. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004.
Deadgame. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005.
Russo, Richard Paul.
Destroying angel. New York: Ace Books, 1992.
Carlucci’s edge. New York: Ace Books, 1995.
Carlucci’s heart. New York: Ace Books, 1997.
Carlucci. New York: Ace Books, 2003.
Ruyle, John.
The adventure of the logophagous client: being the first of the adventures of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1971.
The adventure of the retired weatherman: another adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1972.
His last vow: a Christmas reminiscence of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Christmas, 1973.
The adventure of the Soledad cyclist: another adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1974.
The adventure of the five buffalo chips. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1975.
The adventure of the freckled hand: an adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1975.
The adventure of the giant bat of Sonoma: being a new adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1976.
The adventure of the missing third quarter: another adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1977.
The adventure of the dancing hen: a new adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1978.
Silver haze: a new adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1978.
The adventure of the jogging man: the penultimate adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1979.
A scandal in bulimia: a new adventure of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1986.
The adventure of Blue Peter: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1987.
The adventure of the cheesemonger’s bark: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Ross & Mangles, 1988.
The adventure of the Fairfax umpire: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Pequod Press, 1988.
The adventure of the frail codger: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Biddle, Hayward & Moffat, 1988.
The adventure of the cardboard lox. Berkeley, Calif.: Dowson & Miles, 1989.
The Muscatel ritual: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Beaune-Again Press, 1989.
The Napa Valley mystery. Berkeley, Calif.: Pycroft & Doran, 1989.
The prenatal entreaty: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Tonga & Small, 1989.
The adventure of the frying detective: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Trout & Milk, 1990.
The geek interpreter: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Trout-in-the-Milk Press, 1990.
The hesitant patient: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Iron Dyke Co., 1992.
The spinal problem: a memoir of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Reichenbach, Falls & Co., 1992.
The adventure of the peremptory spouse: the recrudescence of Turlock Loams. Berkeley, Calif.: Maynooth & Co., 1994.
Ryan, Jenna.
Bittersweet legacy. Toronto ; New York: Harlequin Books, 1993.
Ryan, Jessica.
The man who asked why. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1945.
Exit harlequin. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, 1947.
Ryan, Shawna.
Destiny’s damned. Snohomish, Wash.: Pilchuck Publishing, Inc., 2006. [Summary]
Ryerson, Florence, and Colin Clements.
Fear of fear. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1931.