Trace Books in Order
Part ofWarren Murphy Books in OrderBrowse the Trace books by Warren Murphy in order, with short summaries of Devlin Tracy's insurance investigations, dangerous cases, and life in Las Vegas.
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Trace books in publication order
7 books
Trace
by Warren Murphy
1983
Insurance investigator Devlin Tracy is assigned to discover whether a doctor is killing his patients. With bills mounting and his girlfriend away, he must unravel suspicious deaths before the investigation puts his own life at risk.
And 47 Miles of Rope
by Warren Murphy
1984
A policyholder's murder and missing jewels bring Trace into a Las Vegas insurance case worth millions. A contessa's crowded circle of dubious aristocrats, entertainers, and hangers-on gives him plenty of suspects and few straightforward answers.
When Elephants Forget
by Warren Murphy
1984
Trace and his girlfriend Chico travel to Manhattan to investigate an insured man's mysterious death. The case draws them into cocaine trafficking, forcing the investigator to unravel a crime with more behind it than a claim.
Once a Mutt
by Warren Murphy
1985
Desperate for money, Trace accepts an insurance assignment involving a missing animal-loving tycoon and a two-million-dollar claim. His investigation brings him among dangerous suspects whose interests make proving what happened anything but a routine job.
Pigs Get Fat
by Warren Murphy
1985
Trace's San Francisco vacation ends when his insurer asks him to locate missing real estate agent Thomas Collins. Following the man's extensive romantic entanglements, he must determine what happened before an expensive policy becomes a payout.
Too Old a Cat
by Warren Murphy
1986
Devlin Tracy tackles three mysteries involving a dead cult leader, a Mafia marriage, and a broadcaster's daughter. With Chico threatening to leave him, he needs help from his father and two cops to untangle the cases.
Getting Up with Fleas
by Warren Murphy
1987
Insurance investigator Devlin Tracy is hired to keep accident-prone movie star Tony McCue alive until filming finishes. A crew member's mysterious death turns his babysitting assignment into a search for a killer among the production's troubled personalities.
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