John Farris – Baby Moll
Mallory is forced back in the fold when his former boss is threatened. Not the best in this series.
Donald E. Westlake – Somebody Owes Me Money
Everybody thinks the cabbie did it in this comic Westlake mystery novel.
Max Allan Collins – The First Quarry
First in the hard boiled Quarry series makes you want to read the rest.
John Lange – Zero Cool
Convoluted story about an innocent guy being chased by three different bad guys for an emerald.
Robert Bloch – Spiderweb
Self-help guru and confidence man rebels against his handler
Max Allan Collins – Deadly Beloved – A Ms. Tree Mystery
Ms. Tree graphic novel makes great transition to real book format.