Lawrence Lariar

• Feb-2019
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It’s a bad case of stage fright for a stand-up comic with killer material and blood on his hands.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also crafted a line of ...

• Feb-2019
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A young man with nothing left to lose makes a bargain with death -- only to welsh on the bet.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also crafted a line of lean a...

• Feb-2019
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Frist in a series: A comic book artist is drawn into an elaborate game of murder when he visits an isolated country estate in Woodstock.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through ...

• Feb-2019
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A Manhattan skip tracer’s job takes a dangerous detour when he discovers his duplicitous wife has a double life.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also cra...

• Feb-2019
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The search for a vanished beauty leads a Manhattan sleuth from the dark underbelly of the art world to the bared bellies of Broadway burlesque.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s t...

• Feb-2019
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The sudden death of one of Hollywood’s most famous producers looks pretty sketchy to a comic book artist turned amateur sleuth.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 196...

• Feb-2019
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A detective tail on a duplicitous spouse leads to murder, explosive secrets, and atomic-age paranoia in 1950s Manhattan.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he al...

• Feb-2019
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As Word War II comes to a close, a Manhattan detective uncovers a link between a series of brutal murders and a Nazi propogandist.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 19...

• Feb-2019
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When a Manhattan madame makes a date with death, a detective must expose the sordid secrets of her clientele.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also crafted ...

• Feb-2019
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First in a series: The mysterious life of a gorgeous stiff leads a Manhattan detective from Broadway to Coney Island to find her killer.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through ...

• Feb-2019
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It’s dead heat at the horse track for a thriller writer determined to solve a real-life murder case.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also crafted a line ...

• Feb-2019
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Framed for murder, a private eye and a lounge singer are running for their lives on the mean streets of 1950s Manhattan.   Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he al...

• Apr-2019
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Mon dieu! American detective Steve Conacher’s pursuit of a missing heiress in Paris becomes a case of murder -- with a Gallic twist.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book artist...

• Apr-2019
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Bruising Manhattan PI Johnny Amsterdam finds a twisty link between a debauched artist, a Hollywood glamour girl, a beatnik singer, and murder.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic bo...

• Apr-2019
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When the heir to a comic strip empire is rubbed out, Manhattan private eye Steve Conacher is drawn into a colorful spread of nasty secrets.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book a...

• Apr-2019
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It’s a game of cat-and-mouse between PI Steve Conacher and an irresistible mankiller making her mark on Madison Avenue.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book artist turned amate...

• Apr-2019
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Private detective Steve Conacher tails a runaway wife to a luxury Catskills resort for a weekend of fun, sun, and murder.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book artist turned amate...

• Apr-2019
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Johnny Amsterdam, Manhattan’s toughest private dick, takes it hard when his favorite nightclub chanteuse books a playdate with murder.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book arti...

• Apr-2019
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A hep female reporter combs the back-alley Bohemian bistros of Greenwich Village looking for a beatnik killer -- Can you dig it?   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book artist turn...

• Apr-2019
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It’s a heady cocktail of business, pleasure, and murder for Manhattan PI Steve Conacher, who’s cruising into danger in the Caribbean.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book art...

• Apr-2019
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After television’s hottest singing star goes missing, detective Steve Conacher follows a trail of glitter, glamour, bodies, and blood to find her.   When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating com...