Scott Elliott Mystery Books in Order

In 1947 Hollywood, former actor and soldier Scott Elliott investigates trouble surrounding a sequel to a beloved wartime romance. Accusations of Communism against its screenwriter give way to murder, threatening both the production and Elliott's future.

In 1955, director Carson Drury hires Scott Elliott to protect his attempt to remake an early film. Sabotage follows the production to Indiana, where hostile locals and mounting deaths threaten Drury's long-awaited return to filmmaking.

Scott Elliott rescues a starlet from a gangster in Las Vegas, then investigates after she and her producer die in a plane crash. A film company's isolated California ranch becomes the center of a vengeful killer's campaign.

A 1948 film adaptation of The Tempest is threatened by scandal involving a British actor and a burlesque performer. Scott Elliott must solve the resulting murder while navigating gangsters and complications before his own wedding.

In 1969, Scott Elliott searches for a faded star's runaway daughter. Her trail leads through the pornography business to a gang-controlled rock concert, while his missing soldier son and troubled marriage weigh on him.

Eight stories follow actor-turned-investigator Scott Elliott through Hollywood as its golden age fades. His cases involve missing actresses, stolen jewelry, and a gun with a troubling history, amid people whose ambitions have outlasted their opportunities.

After his former boss is found dead in an alley, Scott Elliott joins his estranged wife to investigate. Their search reopens a cold case rooted in a gangster's past, exposing danger that has survived for years.