Ed Noon Books in Order

Ed Noon investigates the Wexler twins, whose unusual inheritance arrangement gives one a million-dollar reason to eliminate the other. Repeated attempts at murder leave the private detective caught between two nearly identical suspects and the demands of a dangerous will.

A towering burlesque performer hires Ed Noon to locate her missing lover, but the search changes when he is found stabbed to death. Missing diamonds draw Noon through New York landmarks as a routine assignment becomes a murder investigation.

A baseball player is murdered during an exhibition game with the New York Giants, while a previously unknown Edgar Allan Poe diary disappears. Ed Noon encounters an obsessive antiques dealer and two women entangled in the dangerous pursuit of the rare manuscript.

The young daughter of a Broadway star hires Ed Noon to investigate her mother's murder, with her own father among the suspects. The case takes him backstage and brings him close to the actor's agent, Helen Tucker.

A strange alarm clock arrives at Ed Noon's office with a message that draws him into a conspiracy against an American atomic test. Former Nazis and a reunion with Alma Wheeler complicate the detective's efforts to prevent sabotage.

Ed Noon's laundry becomes an unexpected clue in a case involving a corpse that appears to have been murdered more than once. A stripper, a cruel millionaire and assorted criminals obstruct his attempt to explain the bewildering evidence.

A threat in Manhattan draws Ed Noon into the schemes of Count Calypso and a voodoo cult with ambitions for worldwide power. The murder of a close friend makes the investigation personal as the trail carries him toward Haiti.

Director Marcus Manton hires Ed Noon after threats and a suspicious elevator accident endanger his Broadway musical's cast. A baron's apparently accurate predictions complicate the investigation, especially his claim that Noon himself will murder the man who hired him.

A luxury train bound for Chicago brings Ed Noon into a hunt for the missing Violent Virgin statue and a valuable diamond. Unusual fellow passengers and two ruthless killers make identifying the truth a dangerous undertaking inside the confined journey.

Questions about a wartime dollar bill signed by Ed Noon's cavalry comrades lead to his old army friend's murder. An attack on Noon draws him and secretary Melissa Mercer toward an international conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the United Nations.

Five murdered women are discovered in red-painted rooms with Ravel's Bolero playing repeatedly. Captain Mike Monks asks Ed Noon to help unravel the pattern, drawing the detective toward a show-business figure known as the Evil Evelyn.

The president hires Ed Noon to find nuclear scientist Homer Conroy, who has disappeared with the formula for a powerful cobalt weapon. International assassins and competing interests obstruct the search as Noon pursues a threat reaching far beyond a missing-person case.

Ed Noon investigates a missing Shakespeare manuscript and an attempt on the life of his old friend Memo Morgan. A famous actor, a puzzling tattoo and brutal rival detective Vince Devlin complicate the effort to establish whether the lost work is genuine.

Stranded by a flat tire in Wyoming, Ed Noon is attacked by a small airplane and encounters a murdered man's niece. A gang's pursuit of Civil War gold draws him into a conflict further complicated by the pilot's separate ambitions.

Leaflets over Manhattan announce a campaign led by the mysterious Slim Savior, ostensibly intended to make Americans more conscious of their diets. Ed Noon discovers that the movement hides dangerous activity, drawing him into the worlds of fashion and clothing manufacture.

The president's security aide disappears with the satchel containing America's nuclear launch codes. Ed Noon receives an urgent assignment to locate both man and bag, knowing the missing information could place the machinery of worldwide destruction in hostile hands.

A famous guru's murder and a bombing lead Ed Noon into Greenwich Village's counterculture. Searching for a killer, he enters an underground world of drugs, con artists and occult activity where the promise of flower power has turned violent.

The president sends Ed Noon south of Florida to investigate reports of an underwater realm populated by man-eating women. The detective's unlikely assignment draws him into submarine danger and a conspiracy that threatens American security around the Bermuda Triangle.

Murders at a celebrated violinist's concerts leave the musician near collapse and draw Ed Noon into a campaign of terror. A seductive woman's attention complicates his hunt for the killer and threatens to make him another victim.

Escorting his favorite movie star's corpse to California turns into a nightmare for private investigator Ed Noon. A shocking coffin-side incident leads to kidnapping and brainwashing, with Noon being prepared to assassinate the President.

Former First Lady Helen Friday's glamorous public life conceals a scheme with potentially global consequences. Ed Noon is assigned to intervene, confronting a woman whose influence and dangerous plans threaten far more than newspaper headlines.

Hollywood star Violet Paris asks admiring private investigator Ed Noon for help at her mansion. His enthusiasm gives way to a dangerous investigation into the film world's hidden appetites, where a killer has made the actress a target.

A murderer known as the Gingerbread Man targets strippers, prompting star performer Ada Ven to seek Ed Noon's protection. Confined in a hotel suite with Ada and her hostile ex-husband, Noon waits for a dangerous killer.

The President sends Ed Noon to London to track an aging scientist and a child prodigy. His search through the city's back streets becomes increasingly dangerous, complicated by a woman whose attraction hides a taste for violence.

The death of wealthy Giovanni Ricco sends his son and gang in search of revenge. Ed Noon becomes the intended victim of a deadly trap, with Ricco's alluring daughter Terry playing a dangerous role in the scheme.

The President sends Ed Noon to Rome to retrieve an apparently ordinary package. Its contents plunge him into espionage and sudden violence, bringing him into contact with a formidable armed woman, an Italian policeman and a terrorist group.

An aging Ed Noon confronts what appears to be an alien invasion, but uncertainty surrounds the reality of the threat. The private investigator's experience collides with questions about his own exhausted mind and the dangers facing him.

Mattress tester Betty attracts bullets and mysterious pursuers, drawing private investigator Ed Noon into her predicament. A gangster and a growing trail of bodies complicate a case in which understanding her unusual work may explain the danger.

The President assigns Ed Noon to protect elder statesman Henry Hallmark during a European peace tour. Aboard an ocean liner crowded with colorful travelers, he must identify a potential assassin before the diplomatic mission becomes a murder scene.

A formidable elderly woman, professional killers and a sadist create an unusually dangerous lineup for Ed Noon. Working for the President, the detective faces opponents whose plans threaten both his own life and the wider world.

Playboy Tommy Spanner's death turns his body into a prize that dangerous people want to claim. Under orders from above, Ed Noon must keep the corpse out of enemy hands while navigating desire, deception and murder.