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Ross H. Spencer
Full Series List in Order
Chance Purdue
1 - The Dada Caper ()2 - The Stranger City Caper (Feb-1980)
3 - The Regis Arms Caper ()
4 - The Abu Wahab Caper (Oct-1980)
5 - The Radish River Caper (Feb-1981)
Book List in Order: 15 titles
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The Stranger City Caper
- Feb-1980
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From the author of The Dada Caper: Chicago private detective Chance Purdue learns that nothing good comes from working for the mob -- except cold hard cash. A quick and easy buck sounds good to PI Chance Purdue. But the paycheck seems to be a ...
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The Abu Wahab Caper
- Oct-1980
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All bets are off when Chicago detective Chance Purdue protects a gambler with a target on his head in this PI parody from the author of The Dada Caper. “Bet-a-Bunch” Dugan is being hunted by International DADA (Destroy America, Destroy Ame...
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The Radish River Caper
- Feb-1981
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From the author of The Dada Caper: Even an anti-American conspiracy can’t keep Chicago PI Chance Purdue from falling prey to his personal femme fatale. Private Investigator Chance Purdue and Brandy Alexander work in tandem on a case that fin...
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Echoes of Zero
- Jul-1981
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Rip Deston is not only a newspaper reporter, retired pro baseball player, WW II vet, confirmed bachelor, and natural wit--he is also involved in a murder investigation that reveals painful surprises about his own life...
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Kirby's Last Circus
- May-1987
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Birch Kirby is a middle-aged private eye with a penchant for drinking too much, singing Irish barroom songs, and befriending $25-a-night ladies-of-the-night. He is not exactly the smoothest private eye in Chicago. But the CIA has noticed Kirby. They...
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Death Wore Gloves
- Feb-1988
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A Chicago PI faces a deadly world of femme fatales and not-so-saintly nuns in this crime novel from a “wild, shrewd, mad, and unexpectedly funny” author (The New York Times). When Sister Rosetta’s niece goes missing, the nun (whose favor...
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The Fifth Script
- May-1989
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In this “pugnacious, feisty” mystery series debut from the author of Death Wore Gloves, a devious killer has it in for a poison penned beauty (Kirkus Reviews). Chicago Detective Lacey Lockington has never been squeamish about taking out a ...
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The Devereaux File
- May-1990
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Wisecracking Chicago PI Lacey Lockington gets caught in a dangerous game of international espionage in this gritty, “truly hilarious” mystery (Kirkus Reviews). Former Chicago police detective Lacey Lockington isn’t much for small talk. B...
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Fedorovich File
- Sep-1991
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The Chicago PI is out to find a Russian defector with dangerous Soviet secrets in this hardboiled mystery from the author of Death Wore Gloves. When business gets too hot in the Windy City, private detective Lacey Lockington hangs out his shin...
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The Reggis Arms Caper
- Mar-2015
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In the fast and funny sequel to The Dada Caper, former Chicago PI Chance Purdue comes out from behind the bar to get back in the game. Try as he may, Chance Purdue can’t seem to escape the world of private investigation. The now tavern owner...
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The Dada Caper
“The hero is a private eye who is always tailing the wrong people and hitting the wrong guys. The Dada Caper is wild, shrewd, mad and unexpectedly funny” (The New York Times). Chance Purdue may be better at a lot of things than he is at de...
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The Regis Arms Caper
Try as he may, Chance Purdue can't seem to escape the world of private investigation. The now tavern owner returns to action to protect Princess Sonia of Kaleski, who claims to be the wife of an old Army buddy. Convinced he'll get to the bottom of th...