EV Cunningham Books in Order

Millionaire Frederic Summers hires private investigator Alan Macklin to look into the past of Sylvia, the woman he plans to marry. Macklin's search uncovers a life shaped by hardship and danger, then complicates the case when he begins to care for her.

Former physicist Tom Clancy tries to earn Phyllis Goldmark's trust after an American and a Soviet scientist disappear with alarming claims about atomic bombs. As officials dismiss the threat, the two are caught in a tense race to learn what is real.

John T. Camber witnesses an old man die on a subway platform after begging for help. Before he can understand the plea, thugs come after him, and a frightening conspiracy soon puts both Camber and his daughter in danger.

Harvey Krim takes on the disappearance of a valuable necklace, only to find three bodies in the case's wake. The cynical insurance investigator follows money, fear, and conflicting stories to discover why the Sabine claim became deadly.

Shirley, a quick-witted Bronx working woman, is kidnapped because she resembles a wealthy socialite. Forced into an extortion scheme, she must stay alive long enough to outmaneuver the criminals and help police understand why she was chosen.

A seemingly glamorous crime draws New York police commissioner John Gomaday and assistant district attorney Larry Cohen into an unpredictable case. Penelope's actions blur the line between a clever caper, a personal crisis, and a serious legal threat.

Blake Eddyman, a lawyer with ambitions in the desert gambling city of San Verdo, is assigned to defend Helen Pikarsky, charged with killing a judge. As he investigates, her calm silence and the city's corruption make the case more troubling.

Margie is an ordinary young woman who is mistaken for a thief, then for a wealthy oil heiress. As the mix-up attracts dangerous opportunists, New York officials John Gomaday and Larry Cohen race to untangle the increasingly risky deception.

After being told she has leukemia, schoolteacher Sally Dillman pays to have herself killed before illness takes over. When the diagnosis proves wrong, she must find a way to cancel the contract while an assassin is already closing in.

A Hollywood producer dies at a party after an unseen woman appears to threaten him. Beverly Hills detective Masao Masuto digs into the mogul's past, looking for the secret that frightened him and may lead to another death.

Insurance investigator Harvey Krim is drawn into a case centered on Cynthia, where an appealing surface hides a more dangerous reality. His skepticism and instinct for fraud are tested as the truth grows harder to pin down.

Richard Breckner is a detached professional killer working for a secret political organization. After a target in Geneva dies without fear, he begins to question his role, a dangerous change when his employers expect obedience and his next assignment becomes personal.

Public relations man Al Brody is summoned to the deathbed of Andrew Capestone, a friend from his Harvard days. When Capestone's body disappears, Brody is pulled into a criminal network that threatens his work, relationship with Millie, and sense of himself.

A baffling break-in and a murder appear connected by little more than an odd one-penny orange. Detective Masao Masuto follows the details that do not fit, knowing the smallest clue may expose the person behind both crimes.

A sensitive case involving a Russian diplomat brings international pressure to Detective Masao Masuto's Beverly Hills beat. He has to investigate carefully as private motives, public reputations, and the threat of murder collide.

A death involving poisoned pastries pulls Detective Masao Masuto into another deceptively civilized Beverly Hills case. The evidence points in several directions, and Masuto must uncover which resentments and secrets have turned lethal.

When a Beverly Hills swimming pool collapses, it reveals a skeleton buried beneath its foundation for decades. Detective Masao Masuto must identify the victim and face a clever killer determined to keep an old crime from being solved.

Hollywood star Angel Barton is kidnapped, then returns home unharmed, while her husband disappears after delivering the ransom. Detective Masao Masuto enters a world of illusion, jealousy, and savage violence to learn who benefited from the crime.

Detective Masao Masuto investigates the killing of Mackenzie, a case that exposes secrets beneath an affluent Southern California setting. With witnesses withholding key details, Masuto must separate polished lies from the facts that point to a murderer.

NYPD lieutenant Harry Golding notices a pattern in the supposedly accidental deaths of political figures. His inquiry leads to a ruthless private security empire, police corruption, and a dangerous international plot that puts his family at risk.

This collection brings together Masao Masuto mysteries set in the uneasy world behind Beverly Hills wealth and Hollywood polish. The patient Japanese American detective follows evidence others overlook, uncovering motives that are rarely as respectable as they first appear.