Danny Boyd Books in Order
Part ofCarter Brown Books in OrderExplore the Danny Boyd series by Carter Brown with the books in reading order, short plot summaries, and a clear guide to finding your next mystery.
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Danny Boyd books in publication order
30 books
The Ever-loving Blues / Death of a Doll
by Carter Brown
1956
A search for a wandering film star takes a detective to Florida and a wealthy man's yacht. A party turns deadly, leaving him to untangle the trouble surrounding Gloria Van Raven and her glamorous companions.
Terror Comes Creeping
by Carter Brown
1959
Danny Boyd takes a case from a woman convinced her father is killing his children for money. Her father's conflicting account leaves the detective uncertain whom to trust as the family's tensions become increasingly dangerous.
Nymph to the Slaughter
by Carter Brown
1960
Danny Boyd is hired to find a kidnapped young woman, but his client's exotic surroundings hide more than theatrical eccentricity. Caught between rival criminal groups, he must work out who is using him and why.
The Dream Is Deadly
by Carter Brown
1960
A publisher hires Danny Boyd to locate a Broadway actress who has been missing for two years. The supposed magazine assignment hides a more personal motive, and the detective soon faces threats to his life.
The Savage Salome
by Carter Brown
1960
An opera singer hires Danny Boyd to find whoever killed her dog. When a human victim follows, the private detective investigates jealousies, blackmail, and competing interests among the people involved in a production of Salome.
Wayward Wahine
by Carter Brown
1960
Danny Boyd travels to Hawaii to find a wealthy businessman's missing wife. A dead woman, buried treasure, and a dangerous local beauty turn the private detective's search into something far more complicated than he expected.
Sad-Eyed Seductress
by Carter Brown
1961
Danny Boyd catches sight of a blonde woman through a partly open bedroom door. Entering the room, he discovers she has been strangled with a stocking, turning an enticing encounter into a grim murder case.
Lover Don't Come Back!
by Carter Brown
1962
A starlet hires Danny Boyd to investigate her murder before it happens. After her death, recorded instructions send him to Australia, where a conspiracy, dangerous suspects, and sharks threaten to keep him from collecting his reward.
Silken Nightmare
by Carter Brown
1963
Private detective Danny Boyd encounters Midnight, a criminal leader whose seductive challenge hides a larger plan. Taken prisoner as she prepares a major crime, he must find a way out of her dangerous control.
The Passionate Pagan
by Carter Brown
1963
Laka Tong travels from Hawaii to offer New York detective Danny Boyd money to kill someone. He refuses the murderous assignment, but his attraction to the prospective client keeps him entangled in her dangerous affairs.
Catch Me a Phoenix
by Carter Brown
1965
Danny Boyd travels to London to help a woman obtain two Chinese antiques. His assignment turns deadly, drawing the New York private detective into a murder case far from his usual territory and familiar surroundings.
The Sometime Wife
by Carter Brown
1965
Danny Boyd is hired to find a missing wife whose husband wants her home to pay the household bills. The search takes him between New York and Long Island, into dangerous marital secrets and murder.
The Black Lace Hangover
by Carter Brown
1966
Danny Boyd wakes after a party with a hangover and a wrecked apartment. Severed legs and a man bleeding into a bathtub make the morning far worse, drawing the private detective into a dangerous murder mystery.
house of Sorcery
by Carter Brown
1967
Maxine Lord hires Danny Boyd to investigate a stolen perfume formula worth millions. Suspicions involving her rival, her brother and their personal relationships turn the business theft into a tangled case of greed and deception.
The Mini Murders
by Carter Brown
1968
Private eye Danny Boyd investigates sabotage aimed at dress designer Dion Freidel's secret collection. The designer's models and associates offer plenty of suspects, but the case becomes more dangerous when damaged clothes give way to murder.
Ice Cold Nude
by Carter Brown
1969
Danny Boyd investigates a valuable tiara replaced with a fake during a California beauty contest. Questioning contestants and the sponsoring company leads him through threats and deception, while a corpse turns the jewel theft into murder.
Murder Is the Message
by Carter Brown
1969
Danny Boyd is hired to investigate a millionaire's murder before it happens. A recording naming suspects disappears, leaving the private eye caught between a spy, a hostile policeman and accusations that threaten his own freedom.
The Ice Cold Nude
by Carter Brown
1969
A beauty contest gives Danny Boyd a puzzling theft to investigate when a valuable tiara is exchanged for a copy. His search among contestants and their sponsors becomes a murder inquiry after another fake appears on a corpse.
The Coffinbird
by Carter Brown
1970
Danny Boyd agrees to pose as Marcia Burgess's fiancé in Sydney after her previous two engagements ended in death. With an inheritance depending on her marriage, he investigates whether those losses were accidents before he becomes the next victim.
The Sex Clinic
by Carter Brown
1971
Danny Boyd investigates trouble surrounding an isolated sex clinic where employee Paul Baker disappears with patients' case histories. The missing records create opportunities for blackmail, drawing the private eye into a case built around wealthy clients' secrets.
Manhattan Cowboy
by Carter Brown
1973
Danny Boyd follows a cowgirl's plea for help into the hills around Santo Bahia. Three violent men have stolen her family's treasures, leaving the Manhattan private eye to pursue them in unfamiliar territory with danger ahead.
The Early Boyd
by Carter Brown
1975
In Santo Bahia, private investigator Danny Boyd is hired to locate a missing woman who may have been murdered. His assignment becomes stranger when the supposed victim herself asks him to investigate, putting his own life in danger.
Les Frangines en folie
by Carter Brown
1976
Danny Boyd becomes involved with a woman who draws him into an unfamiliar group. With identities uncertain and bodies appearing, the private investigator has to work out who is who while navigating the trouble surrounding his new acquaintance.
Savage Sisters
by Carter Brown
1976
A seductive blonde draws private investigator Danny Boyd into a strange group whose members are difficult to read. As bodies appear, the mystery surrounding their identities turns his involvement into a dangerous investigation.
The Pipes Are Calling
by Carter Brown
1976
Danny Boyd is drawn into a wealthy woman's high-powered social circle, where extravagant parties and investments conceal a murder case. The private investigator must untangle the connections between money, pleasure, and violence as his involvement deepens.
Rip Off
by Carter Brown
1978
Danny Boyd is hired by Lisa to find her missing husband and money. The appearance of her twin, Kelly, complicates the assignment, leaving Boyd uncertain about his client's identity as he tries to discover what has happened.
The Strawberry Blonde Jungle
by Carter Brown
1978
Widow Ellie Morgan hires Danny Boyd to find money her murdered husband hid in Santo Bahia. His attempt to leave organized crime has left Ellie exposed to the mob, and Boyd's search brings him into the same danger.
Death to a Downbeat
by Carter Brown
1980
Danny Boyd dismisses a rock singer's death threats as a publicity stunt until her tour manager is strangled. His investigation into the people surrounding the performer becomes urgent as the threat of another killing grows.
Cash-sex
by Carter Brown
1981
Danny Boyd follows five names while searching for Michelle on behalf of a woman who has been murdered. The missing-person assignment draws him into intimate encounters and opposition from people whose plans make the search increasingly dangerous.
Kiss Michelle Goodbye
by Carter Brown
1981
Danny Boyd is hired by Zandra Lyn to find her friend Michelle, who has vanished in Santo Bahia. Zandra's murder makes the assignment more dangerous, forcing him to pursue a missing woman while investigating his client's death.
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