13 The Archy McNally Series books in order

Archy McNally, Florida dilettante private investigator, is asked to make some discreet inquiries when the much-married Lady Horowitz loses some valuable stamps. He doesn't take the case seriously until the first suspect dies. From the author of "The Seventh Commandment" and "Capital Crimes".

It all began with the search for a purloined pet: Peaches. One spoilt pussy.

But then a harmless heiress is murdered.

Arch McNally, at ease among the rich and wicked of Palm Beach, is not easily shocked but as he crosses paths and swords with mediums, murderers, imposters and adulterers,… show more.

A butterfly tattoo in a very private place could be the key to helping Archy McNally solve a murder spree in the sweaty, seedy, society of Palm Beach

While trying to find out which of the Forsythe clan has been stealing the family jewels, Archie McNally must fend off all the Forsythe women who have been throwing themselves at him.

At the request of the nubile treasurer of a posh funeral home, Archy McNally and his partner, Binky Watrous, investigate suspicious goings-on and uncover family scandal, criminal conspiracy, business intrigue, and other sinister surprises. 175,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

Palm Beach private detective Archy McNally is hired by the wealthy owner of a bird store to investigate threats against his life, but the case soon becomes complicated by the murder of McNally's client and the kidnapping-killings of two store clerks. 175,000 first printing. $120,000 ad/promo.

While investigating a wealthy widow's possible purchase of an Imperial Faberge+a7 egg, the strange behavior of family advisors, her children, and an aged antiques dealer plunges Archy McNally into a mess of greed, passion, and murder. 200,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo.

After confessing to killing her playboy husband, Melva Williams implores Archy McNally to protect her gorgeous and spirited daughter Veronica from the probing eyes of the press, but McNally discovers that nothing is what it seems in the world of high society. 225,000 first printing.

As a local theater group prepares its production of Arsenic and Old Lace, a tense off-stage drama threatens to bury the play before opening night., and it is up to suave sleuth Archy McNally to uncover the culprit. 175,000 first printing.

Palm Springs sleuth Archy McNally becomes caught up in a confusing web of paternity, blackmail, and murder when he is hired by best-selling author Sabrina Wright to find her missing husband, who vanished while searching for Sabrina's runaway daughter, but the case soon becomes complicated by the murder of his… show more.

Hired to locate the complete text of Truman Capote's Answered Prayers, Archy McNally encounters a series of dead ends involving a pair of scorned lovers and a shady antiques dealer before finding the manuscript's owner murdered in a sleazy motel. 150,000 first printing.

In the wake of a murder during a prestigious tennis benefit, Archy McNally investigates the identity of Lance Talbot, who he suspects may not be a true heir to a recently deceased Palm Beach dowager duchess and whose questionable relationships draw links to a double murder. 150,000 first printing.

When the wife of a former carnival performer is found murdered at the center of her husband's newly constructed garden maze, Palm Beach private investigator Archy McNally finds the case complicated by the performer's dramatic personality. 125,000 first printing.