William Dufris

Private investigator Smith is led on a high-stakes goose chase when his occasional partner Lydia Chin is kidnapped. Bill has to stay ahead of the police while he uncovers the kidnapper's identity.

When she first hears the news that convict Cage Jones has escaped from prison, Dulcie's fur stands on end. She knows he's after her human companion, Wilma, whom he blames for his stint in jail. She tries to enlist the help of her friend Joe Grey, but the tomcat's got his paws full investigating two local murders. It's only when Wilma disappears after an afternoon shopping trip -- and Cage is found lurking at her house -- that Joe realizes the two...

In New York with his mother and brother to be with their father, who is undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a young boy watches a woman steal his mother's wallet and ventures into the city's dangerous subway system in search of the thief. 750,000 first printing. Lit Guild Main.

Having burgled a truck that he didn't realize contained U.S. mail, Francis Meehan is serving his first stint of federal time. A week into his term, however, a visitor to the prison offers him a reprieve of sorts. To gain his freedom, Meehan has only to steal a videotape that may be of harm to the President, an item currently possessed by someone from the cryptically named "other side." Working with his lawyer and some trusted thieves, Meehan must...

Forty three year old Jeff Winston dies and wakes up twenty five years earlier with the chance to avoid his unhappy marriage and fruitless career but no indication of what the purpose of this replay is, or how many times he will be forced to do it.

Hapless crook John Dortmunder cares nothing about righting ancient wrongs or for the game of chess. He is however, interested in finding a highly valuable, 700-pound chess set which was said to have been a planned gift for the last Russian czar. As he reunites his merry band of crooks, the treasure hunt is troubled from the beginning. There are few leads, so Dortmunder turns to ex-cop Johnny Eppick for help.

A brother of an autistic child profiled in the trilogy that began with A Boy Called Noah describes the challenges he faced growing up in his brother's shadow, in an account that interweaves the social history of autism and its related research with the author's sideline experiences in childhood and adulthood.

Valentino is not sure if he should believe Rankin, a developer who claims he is being blackmailed over a letter proving his late wife was having an affair with actress Greta Garbo, but when Rankin kills a man, Valentino decides to take on the case and uncover the truth, no matter whose reputation it could ruin.

Brothers and bank robbers Jason and Whit Fireson cheat death on a number of occasions, while committing crimes and avoiding capture during the Great Depression.

"Ever since the USS Walker came from another world war to defy the terrifying Grik and diabolical Dominion, Matt Reddy and his crew have given their all to protect the oppressed Lemurians. But with the Walker in desperate need of repairs just as the Grik's First General is poised to strike, Reddy is desperate. With more enemies than ever before arrayed against them, the crew of the Walker needs new allies. That means combing the lethal wilds of Madagascar...