Dan J Marlowe: 14 books

In the penitentiary back East, there were four of us slated for parole. And we had plenty more on our minds than just freedom. We had a plan. If it worked, it would be the first time a successful heist had ever been pulled in this gambling town—a town where every cop had eyes in the...

Murder struck first in Hotel Duarte, where Johnny Killain ruled the roost. Here’s Killain, smooth as a ripsaw and gentle as a jackhammer, the happiest avalanche you’ll ever meet, who spends his quiet moments riding herd on the hoods and hopheads, the hard guys and devilish dolls of New...

The Kingdom of Killain- -that’s the Duarte, a big-city hotel at the crossroads of the world. The grifters, tough lads, girls on the make-all learn to stay away from Hotel Duarte because Johnny Killain’s in charge there. That’s his turf-a flick of his fist makes broken guys and dolls. So...

I had lived so long on the wrong side of the law I felt out of place as a special undercover agent for Uncle Sam. But I had no choice. One of the top brass in U.S. Intelligence had my number. So we made a deal - his silence for my services in tracking down and infiltrating a gang of Mid-Eastern terrorists....

How can a man’s own wife be mixed up in one tawdry scheme after another, right under her husband’s nose, and keep the secret? Ask me—I’m the husband. It was four years too late when I discovered Louisa was a woman who made her own rules. For everything, including what every discontented little housewife needs—a foolproof method for becoming a wealthy young widow.

It wasn’t at all like Hazel to go off without a word to Drake. But she did. He tried calling her at the motel, but they said she’d just checked out. No, no messages. Drake figured he’d better do a little checking on his own. Which is why he went to see Hazel’s business manager,...

Drake wasn’t expecting visitors … Which is why he was so wary when Hazel told him about the two strangers pulling into their drive. Drake watched as the two men got out of their car and walked toward them. They were Easterners; the cut of their business suits announced that. They...

Drake had the assignment. He was sent to steal confidential files of the Mafia that had been stashed somewhere in a bank vault on an island in the Bahamas. Drake got the files. He also got himself trapped into a deadly private war—with the Syndicate, the local police, and a gang of...

I was driving Hazel’s niece, Melissa, to the airport when it happened. The car right behind me in the parking lot stopped and two men burst out. Crouched low, they came at me in a rush. The next thing I knew I was hit in the face with a stream of acid spray. I fell backward into the car. And that’s...

Five strangers … Two million bucks … One lusty redhead … And no holds barred. Staying out of trouble might be relaxing for some guys. But too much peace and quite make me very nervous. Hazel—the luscious lady who keeps me busy and happy during long winter...

Meet Pete Karma, the man who broke jail and wound up neck-deep in a gangland bloodbath. Pete had a lot of hate stored up inside. He hadn’t committed the murder he’d been sent up for, and it didn’t take him long to figure out who’d framed him and how. After two and a half years in the slammer,...

The statue was knee-high, but it carried a fortune in gold and gems, plus centuries of fame in the art world. Everyone wanted it, and for some no price was too high—love, money, or murder … Then Killain barged in. The redhead made the first pitch, and she had Killain twanging like a hopped-up...

On the streets of a big city people smile and the lights are bright. But there is an alley world of darkness, double-dealing and death; in this world you need muscles and brains to take a step—and only the lucky ones live long. These two worlds meet in Hotel Duarte. Johnny Killain had a fistful...

It happened in Hotel Duarte, a bullet length from the Great White Way, where life begins at eight-forty - and often ends by midnight with a couple of murders. For instance, the murder of a dumb welterweight who took his dive - and got paid off in lead. He was the brother of Johnny Killain’s...