Wall Street private investigator Timothy Cone is back in this trio of novellas that plunge into the high-stakes worlds of insider trading, corporate espionage, and cold-blooded murder Timothy Cone works for an agency that provides "financial intelligence"-and often investigates murder and mayhem, too. In "Run, Sally, Run!," Timothy Cone investigates insider leaks in a New York investment banking house, and faces the ruthless Sally Steiner, who's willing...

In this installment of Lawrence Sanders's acclaimed Commandment series, a law firm investigator goes up against a cunning adversary who uses religion for retribution Joshua Bigg, an investigator for a Manhattan law firm, usually spends his days tracking down witnesses and verifying clients' alibis. Ironically, Bigg is quite short, and uses his boyish looks to coax information from his targets. The newly promoted agent gets the chance to show his mettle...

Bestselling author Lawrence Sanders breaks new ground with a story about a doctor who plays God - with horrifying results. Bingham Foundation field investigator Samuel Todd has been assigned to approve a grant to Dr. Telford Thorndecker, the current head of Crittenden Hall, a senior care facility. Thorndecker's wealthy first wife died in a drowning accident. The Nobel Prize–winning scientist is now married again, and his second wife is a gamine...

A taut and gripping tale that sets police detective Edward Delaney on the trail of a vicious criminal in New York's art world A month ago, world-renowned artist Victor Maitland was found dead in his Mott Street studio-stabbed repeatedly in the back. With no clear leads or suspects, the New York Police Department calls Chief Edward Delaney out of retirement. Delaney is still adjusting to life on the outside, and he's bored by his free time. He welcomes...

Three novellas about private investigator Timothy Cone, whose business is other people's business... and who believes that no crime should go unpunished. Haldering & Co., a team of private investigators, goes into a tailspin when Ed Griffon, one of their own, dies at the Union Square subway station, crushed under the wheels of an oncoming train. Timothy Cone, one of the Haldering PIs, believes that Griffon was trailing a target when he plunged to...

When a rare coin vanishes, an appraiser tries to clear her name - and exposes one family's lethal secrets. Appraising rare coins for Grandby & Sons, a venerable Madison Avenue auction house, is a dream come true for Mary Lou Bateson. She even gets a chance to inspect the Havistock Collection of priceless coins, which includes the Demaretion, a rare, ancient Greek silver piece. But when the Demaretion disappears just after her assessment, the young...