Sam Holt Books in Order

A long-lost friend draws actor Sam Holt into talk of conspiracies, suspicious cargo ships, and hired killers. When the man is poisoned at a party among Holt's closest friends, the former television detective begins investigating a real murder.

Actor Sam Holt cannot escape his identification with Packard, the television detective who made him famous. An apparent attempt to kill him on the San Diego Freeway forces Holt to investigate who wants him dead and why.

Sam Holt reluctantly joins actors famous for playing detectives to film a charity commercial on an isolated island. When a real murder occurs and a storm cuts off the police, the performers must attempt some genuine sleuthing.

An actor resembling Sam Holt is impersonating his famous television detective in grocery-store commercials. When the double is killed near Holt's home, professional irritation becomes a dangerous mystery, and Holt must investigate to protect himself.