Nick Polo Books in Order

Imprisoned private investigator Nick Polo receives an offer of freedom if he investigates a blackmail scheme involving San Francisco's mayor. Working alone, he follows a compromising film into a criminal world where his release carries dangerous conditions.

Nick Polo investigates a Silicon Valley executive suspected of cheating his wealthy poker companions. What begins as a gambling sting exposes a larger criminal operation, leaving the San Francisco private detective facing opponents with more than money at stake.

A visit to the racetrack puts Nick Polo at the center of a murder investigation when a thug turns up dead. Another killing strengthens the police's suspicions, forcing the private detective to untangle the case himself.

Nick Polo protects an investigative journalist attending a golf tournament at Pebble Beach. When his client dies in a suspicious plane crash, the detective searches for a missing manuscript whose revelations may explain the threats against him.

A poker game draws Nick Polo into the search for stolen paintings connected to a wealthy financier. Rival investigators, family disputes, and competing law enforcement agencies complicate a case that soon threatens the private detective's life.

After a fellow investigator apparently kills himself, Nick Polo inherits part of his estate and discovers valuable Colombian emeralds. With reporter Jane Tobin, he retraces the dead man's work and finds disturbing questions about his final client.

Nick Polo travels to London to deliver money, a letter, and a recording for a wealthy friend. Tracking down the intended recipient exposes a trafficking operation that carries the detective back to San Francisco and onward to Canada.

A winery celebration becomes a case for Nick Polo when its owner reports sabotage and arson. Family tensions and criminal connections cloud the investigation, while kidnapping and murder put Polo and reporter Jane Tobin in danger.

While volunteering at a soup kitchen, Nick Polo agrees to investigate the benefactors of a homeless acquaintance. The man's murder sends Polo toward a shipping fortune, intelligence connections, and organized crime behind an apparently charitable arrangement.

A Russian antiques dealer hires Nick Polo to locate a woman and a valuable Mongol artifact. The murder of another investigator draws Polo into a tangle of military, diplomatic, and intelligence interests surrounding the missing treasure.

A wealthy vintner hires Nick Polo to recover a jeweled historic dagger. The search pits the detective against family rivalries, hired killers, and a dishonest investigator, with an elderly woman offering unconventional help along the way.

Nick Polo protects an elderly artist whose right to occupy a valuable mansion ends with her death. Threats against her intersect with a long-missing lover, an expensive painting, and relatives eager to claim their inheritance.