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Waddell, E. Lee. [Eleanor Lee Waddell]
Murder at Drake’s Anchorage. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1949. (A Guilt Edged mystery) [Summary]
Walcott, Earle Ashley.
Blindfolded. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. [Summary]
The open door: a romance of mystery--Time, 1905. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1910.
Waldman, Ayelet.
The cradle robbers. New York: Berkely Prime Crime, 2005. (A Mommy-Track mystery)
Walker, John U.
Killer code. [Charleston, S.C.]: BookSurge LLC, 2006.
Walker, T. Mike.
Voices from the bottom of the world: a policeman’s journal. New York: Grove Press, 1969.
Walker, Walter.
The two dude defense. New York: Harper & Row, Publisher, 1985.
Rules of the knife fight. New York: Harper & Row, Publisher, 1986.
The appearance of impropriety. New York: Pocket Books, 1993.
Wallace, Marilyn.
A case of loyalties. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1986. [Summary]
Primary target. New York: Bantam Books, 1988.
A single stone. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1991.
Wallace, Robert.
Yellow shadows of death. San Diego, Calif.: Corinth, 1965. (The Phantom detective #9)
Ward, Matt.
Blackout. Orlando, Fla.: FirstPublish, 2001.
Ward, Steve.
Odds against Linda. New York: Ace Books, 1960.
Warmbold, Jean.
June mail. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: Permanent Press, 1986.
The white hand. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: Permanent Press, 1988.
The third hand. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: Permanent Press, 1990.
Warne, Philip S.
Silver Riffle Sid, or, A “daisy” bluff: a California romance. New York: Beadle and Adams, July 21, 1886.
Dan Dirk, king of no man’s land, or, Lightning George’s last card: the Frisco detective’s block game. New York: Beadle and Adams, March 7, 1894. [Summary]
Warner, Gertrude Chandler.
The mystery in San Francisco. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Company, 1997. (The Boxcar Children #57)
Warner, Ralph, and Toni Ihara.
Murder on the air. Berkeley, Calif.: Nolo Press, 1984.
Washburn, Stan.
Intent to harm. New York: Pocket Books, 1994.
Into thin air. New York: Pocket Books, 1996.
Webb, Victoria. [Will Baker]
A little ladykilling. New York: The Dial Press, 1982.
Wehen, Joy De Weese.
Stranger at Golden Hill. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1961. (Re-issued as: The Golden Hill mystery. New York: Berkley, 1964)
Weiss, Mike.
No go on Jackson Street. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1987.
All points bulletin. New York: Avon Books, 1989.
A dry and thirsty ground. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1992.
Weissman, Jerry.
The Zodiac killer. Los Angeles: Pinnacle Books, 1979. [Summary]
Welch, Pat.
Murder by the book. Tallahassee, Fla.: The Naiad Press, Inc., 1990.
A proper burial. Tallahassee, Fla.: The Naiad Press, Inc., 1993. [Summary]
Smoke and mirrors. Tallahassee, Fla.: The Naiad Press, Inc., 1996. [Summary]
Fallen from grace. Tallahassee, Fla.: The Naiad Press, Inc., 1998. [Summary]
A time to cast away. Ferndale, Mich.: Bella Books, 2005. [Summary]
West, B. J., ed.
Fog City nocturne: from the casebook of Nick Chambers. Berkeley, Calif.: Apocryphile Press, 2005.
West, Melanie.
Conflict of interest. Madison, Wis.: DLSIJ Press, 2007.
Westlake, Donald E., and Brian Garfield.
Gangway! New York: M. Evans and Company, 1973.
Wheeler, Edward L.
Bonanza Bill, miner, or, Madam Mystery, the female forger: a tale of the city of San Francisco. New York: Beadle and Adams, December 16, 1879. [Summary]
Deadwood Dick, Jr., in San Francisco, or, Kodak Kate, the snap shot. New York: Beadle and Adams, March 3, 1891. [Summary]
Deadwood Dick, Jr., still hunt, or, The second round in San Francisco: a romance of baffling mystery. New York: Beadle and Adams, April 14, 1891.
White, Gloria.
Murder on the run. New York: Dell Publishing, 1991.
Money to burn. New York: Dell Publishing, 1993.
Charged with guilt. New York: Dell Publishing, 1995.
Sunset and Santiago. New York: Dell Publishing, 1997. [Summary]
Death notes. Sutton [England]: Severn House, 2005. [Summary]
Cry baby. Sutton [England]: Severn House, 2006. [Summary]
White, Stewart Edward.
The gray dawn. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1915.
White, Thomas.
The book of Matthew: a novel of suspense. Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press, Inc., 2008. [Summary]
Whitney, Phyllis A.
The trembling hills. New York: Appleton-Century Crofts, 1956.
The mystery of the green cat. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1957.
Wick, Carter. [Collin Wilcox]
The faceless man. New York: Saturday Review Press, 1975.
Wiecek, Michael.
Exit strategy. New York: Jove Books, 2005.
Wiehe, Fred.
The burning. Baltimore: AmErica House, 2002.
Wilcox, Collin. [see also Pronzini, Bill]
The black door. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1967.
The third figure. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1968.
The lonely hunter. New York: Random House, 1969.
The disappearance. New York: Random House, 1970.
Dead aim. New York: Random House, 1971.
Hiding place. New York: Random House, 1973.
Long way down. New York: Random House, 1974.
Aftershock. New York: Random House, 1975.
Doctor, lawyer... New York: Random House, 1976.
The third victim. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1976.
The watcher. New York: Random House, 1978.
Power plays. New York: Random House, 1979.
Mankiller. New York: Random House, 1980.
Stalking horse. New York: Random House, 1982.
Victims. New York: Mysterious Press, 1984.
Night games. New York: Mysterious Press, 1986.
The pariah. New York: Mysterious Press, 1988.
Bernhardt’s edge. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1988.
A death before dying. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1990.
Silent witness. New York: Tor Books: Distributed by St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
Except for the bones. New York: Tor Books, 1991.
Hire a hangman. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991.
Dead center. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992.
Find her a grave. New York: Forge, 1993.
Switchback. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993.
Full circle. New York: Forge, 1994. [Summary]
Calculated risk. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. [Summary]
Wiley, Hugh.
Jade, and other stories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1921.
Manchu blood. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.
The copper mask, and other stories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Murder by the dozen: twelve James Lee Wong detective stories. New York: Popular Library, 1951.
Wilhelm, Gale.
No letters for the dead. New York: Random House, 1936.
Willard, Eliza.
The power of three. New York: Pocket Pulse, 1999. [based on the television series Charmed, created by Constance M. Burge]
Willeford, Charles.
High priest of California. New York: Royal Books, 1953.
Pick-up. New York: Beacon Books, 1955.
Wild wives. New York: Beacon Books, 1956. (Issued in tandem with High priest of California, which had been previously published.)
Williams, Brad, and J.W. Ehrlich.
A conflict of interest. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
A matter of confidence. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
Williams, Charles.
Nothing in her way. New York: Gold Medal Books, 1953.
Williams, H. T.
Mysteries of San Francisco. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1876.
Williams, Mary Floyd.
Fortune, smile once more! Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946.
Williamson, Eric Miles.
East Bay grease. New York: Picador USA, 1999.
Willoughby, Lee Davis.
The Barbary Coasters. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1983. [Summary]
Wilson, Gar.
Welcome to the feast. New York: Worldwide, 1985. (Phoenix Force #17)
Wilson, Lee.
This deadly dark. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1946.
Wilson, John Morgan. [see Duchin, Peter.]
Wings, Mary.
She came too late. London: Women’s Press, 1986; Freedom, Calif.: Crossing Press, 1987.
She came in a flash. London: Women’s Press, 1988; New York: New American Library, 1989.
She came by the book. London: Women’s Press, 1995; New York: Berkley
Prime Crime, 1996. [Summary]
She came to the Castro. London: Women’s Press, 1997; New York: Berkley
Prime Crime, 1997. [Summary]
She came in drag. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 1999. [Summary]
Winslow, Don.
The trail to Buddha’s mirror. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1992.
Winter-Damon, T., and Randy Chandler.
Duet for the devil. Orlando, Fla.: Necro Publications, 2000. [Summary]
Wirt, Mildred A.
Through the Moon-Gate door. New York: Cupples and Leon Co., 1938.
Wolfe, Susan.
The last billable hour. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989.
Wonderling, Larry.
The ultimate evil. San Francisco: Cape Foundation Publications, 2005.
Wood, Simon.
Working stiffs. Plano, Tex.: Blue Cubicle Press, 2006. [Summary]
Paying the piper. New York: Leisure Books, 2007.
We all fall down. New York: Leisure Books, 2008.
Woolrich, Cornell.
Rendezvous in black. New York: Walter J. Black, 1948.
Worley, William.
My dead wife. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948.
Wuamett, Victor.
Teardown. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
Deeds of trust. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991.