Johnny Killain Books in Order

At the Hotel Duarte, Johnny Killain deals with guests whose respectable appearances hide dangerous secrets. When a salesman turns up dead in the hotel icebox, Killain must navigate the criminal world behind the city’s bright lights.

Johnny Killain keeps the Hotel Duarte’s criminals under control until he discovers a strangled woman in room 609. The victim is his former wife, whom he still loves, making the search for her killer intensely personal.

A boxer who deliberately loses a fight is paid with a bullet, and his death hits close to Johnny Killain. The victim is his girlfriend’s brother, sending Killain after the fight mob to uncover the murderer.

A small statue containing valuable gold and gems draws a crowd of people prepared to kill for it. Johnny Killain becomes entangled in their competing schemes as threats, seduction, and murder surround the coveted treasure.

When visiting mobsters bring murder to the Hotel Duarte and try to frame him, Johnny Killain follows the trouble to Jefferson. There he confronts a town controlled by racketeers determined to stop his search for their boss.