Richard Hoyt: 3 books

The author of the critically-acclaimed John Denson Pacific Northwest Mysteries introduces Jake Hipp, a modern-day Henry David Thoreau as sleuth, and his American Indian partner Willow Blackwing. Jake and Willow pursue a girl with the same zeal that digital brains are killing paper books. "Hoyt has a...

Soft-boiled Seattle sleuth John Denson, first introduced in Decoys, is hot on the trail of crime once again in this second Denson mystery. 30 for a Harry takes its inspiration from a bit of newspaper lore—the legend of Harry Karafin, who after three decades on The Philadelphia Inquirer was...

John Denson has always admired the classic hardboiled detectives Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, but in his own private-eye work he is more of a soft-boiled sleuth—favoring screw-top wines and refusing to carry a gun. The moment Pamela Yew walks into Denson’s office and introduces herself...