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"Cleverly crafted and enormously enjoyable."-Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine When the security director of the posh Hotel California abruptly departs, assistant manager Am Caulfield steps into the role. The newbie hotel detective is quickly overwhelmed when a murder-mystery weekend descends on the hotel at the same time as a Bob Johnson convention (yes, the attendees are all named Bob Johnson)-and that's before a bra thief strikes, a contractor leaps to his death, and two more dead bodies turn up. Mayhem has checked in to the Hotel California. So, as it turns out, has a murderer. Like the little Dutch boy, Am must try and plug one leak after another. Will he be able to get the job done before yet another hotel guest checks out forever? "Recommended with absolutely no reservations."-Orange County Register "Exuberantly entertaining."-Denver Post "This witty novel is the next best thing to spending a weekend in a posh hotel."-Southbridge Evening News

Winner of the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Critics' Choice Award Winner The fog isn't the only thing wreaking havoc at La Jolla's landmark Hotel California. A prankster has been hiring employees for nonexistent jobs, a decomposing whale interrupts a grunion run, and a group of swingers has arrived at the property for a love-in. Not for the first time, hotel detective Am Caulfield is overheard saying, "Hotels are like a circus without the tent." In addition to those headaches, Am has more than a few mysteries on his hands: Which one of the guests murdered the famed paranormal debunker in room 374? What changes does the hotel's new owner-aka the Fat Innkeeper-have in store? And can Am juggle a new romantic interest and the increasing animosity of the local police while still nabbing a killer? "A rollicking good time."-San Diego Union-Tribune "Booked solid with humor."-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Alan Russell is] one of the best of the comic detective novelists."-Virginian-Pilot

A detective and his K-9 partner are caught in a serial killer's twisted game.LAPD detective Michael Gideon and his German shepherd K-9 partner, Sirius, walked through fire to catch an infamous serial killer, and Gideon is still paying the price with his PTSD fire dreams. To assist the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, Gideon has agreed to monthly prison visits with Ellis Haines, aka the Weatherman. This time, a homicide case the FBI wants Haines to analyze sparks a chilling discovery: A new serial killer has struck, and he's lacing his crime scenes with hidden messages intended for Haines. Haines isn't the only killer whose twisted game Gideon must try to break up. A missing man's love poems are delivered to his fianc e with the message: So sorry for your loss. And when a sweet pit bull named Emily is rescued after being left for dead, Gideon and Sirius pull out all the stops to try and bring down the dogfighting ring that abused her.

"Chilling...satisfying...offers up tasty tidbits of San Francisco lore... Russell] has a gift for dialogue, slyly using it to reveal character."-New York Times Book ReviewSan Francisco P.I. Stuart Winter looks into the death of a young, deaf heiress who volunteered as a sign language instructor-for a gorilla who may have witnessed her murder."Polished and provocative...a California mystery of the hard-boiled school...very well written, with a corking good plot and fine characters."-Booklist"Remarkable... hops] from avant-garde theater to a deaf school, from winos' alleys to an artist's studio, to a double-twist conclusion."-Armchair Detective"An exemplary debut. Highly recommended."-Kirkus Reviews "A shocker...a genuinely original PI novel."-Jeremiah Healy, Shamus Award-winning author"A wise book, distilled from a life's understanding of the human animal: its limits, excesses, and, on occasion, its surpassing beauty."-Loren D. Estleman, author of the Amos Walker Mysteries Three Tails Press editions have been revised and updated by the author.

"Smoothly plotted, deftly written, and thought provoking."-San Diego Union-TribuneWhen P.I. Stuart Winter investigates the death of an environmental activist in a redwood forest, he encounters a radical ecocommune, a fundamentalist preacher, and a trio of marijuana moguls."Highly competent mystery-mongering, generously stuffed with red herrings, subplots, and woodsy background."-Kirkus Reviews"A well-written, excellently paced mystery."-Rendezvous Reviews"The Forest Prime Evil is an excellent book...You'll love the mystery."-Macon Beacon "A fine second outing for Russell."-Library JournalThree Tails Press editions have been revised and updated by the author.

"A rocket ride of action, political intrigue, and suspense."-San Diego Magazine"A sharp thriller. Russell has us in the palm of his hand."-Chicago Tribune"Ingeniously imagined and skillfully told, Political Suicide must be included in any list of this year's best thrillers."-San Diego Union-Tribune"Political Suicide takes off at light speed and doesn't slow down until the unbelievably exciting climax."-Midwest Book Review"One of the best writers in the mystery field today."-Publishers Weekly"Russell makes it seem new all over again. He's a skillful writer."-Booklist"Russell understands action and dialogue."-Charlotte Observer"A crime fiction rara avis."-Los Angeles TimesThree Tails Press editions have been revised and updated by the author.