Vic Varallo Books in Order

When Helene Duncan is murdered, suspicion falls on her former husband Ross, a guest in detective Vic Varallo's home. Varallo investigates the apparent case against his visitor while trying to establish whether Ross is innocent.

Ten-year-old Paul Brandon is found buried at a road excavation after failing to return home. Detective Vic Varallo questions the apparent accident and approaches Paul's quiet friend Gordon, who may have witnessed something that explains the death.

Detective Vic Varallo works through a Glendale caseload that includes an elderly couple's murder, two kidnapped girls, a bank holdup, and robberies. Separate investigations demand attention as he and his colleagues pursue the people responsible.

A series of murders targets elderly housewives in their Glendale homes. Detective Vic Varallo investigates a killer who seems familiar with the victims' routines, searching for a connection among women whose lives initially appear unrelated.

An escaped convict seeks revenge on the policeman who killed his brother. Vic Varallo and his Glendale colleagues handle the threat alongside other investigations, including a case involving high school students discovered with marijuana.

Vic Varallo and Lieutenant O'Connor investigate a hit-and-run that kills a mother and two children. Their Glendale workload also includes a kidnapped dog held for ransom, sexual assault, robbery, and a girl's apparent suicide.

The discovery of three children's bodies begins a demanding investigation for Glendale detectives Vic Varallo and O'Connor. Other cases, including an accountant's murder and a kidnapped baby, compete for attention while both men's families prepare for new arrivals.

New Glendale detective Delia Riordan investigates the killing of a pastor's mother. The pastor confesses to protect his wife, who believes she committed the crime, leaving Riordan to untangle conflicting accounts and discover what actually happened.

Meg Burgess fears her former husband will kill her and their daughter after his release from a psychiatric institution. His earlier murder of his parents, followed by threats and strange accidents, makes her pleas for protection increasingly urgent.

Glendale detectives juggle motel robberies, attacks on nurses, an art theft, and several deaths. Delia Riordan focuses on an elderly woman's unexpected heart attack, questioning whether the apparently natural death conceals another crime.

Apparently random shootings and other killings keep Glendale's police detectives busy across a series of cases. Alongside the violence, unusual burglaries present their own puzzles, including break-ins where nothing is taken and others involving seemingly impossible access.

Christmas approaches while Glendale detectives investigate jewelry-store robberies, attacks on older residents, and two brutal murders. Amid the holiday workload, a pregnant cat moves into the police station, adding an unexpected domestic complication.

A hot summer brings the Glendale Police Department its usual drug cases and an unidentified body. Then a thief stealing hair and a rapist who apologizes to his victims introduce stranger problems into the detectives' crowded caseload.