The day the music died : a mystery by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
6
editions published
between
1999
and
2006
in
English and French
and held by
1,130
libraries
worldwide
The day after seeing his idol Buddy Holly perform for the last time before his fatal plane crash, Black River Falls, Iowa, private investigator Sam McCain investigates the apparent murder-suicide of a wealthy husband and wife, which is also linked to the death of a pregnant teenage girl and to a failed black football star.
Wake up little Susie : a mystery by Edward Gorman
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Book
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8
editions published
between
1999
and
2006
in
English
and held by
1,100
libraries
worldwide
In Black River Falls, the baton-twirling celebrations to introduce the small Iowa town to Ford Motor Company's new Edsel come to a halt when a dead body is found in the trunk of one of the brand-new autos.
Everybody's somebody's fool by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
11
editions published
between
2002
and
2009
in
English
and held by
1,078
libraries
worldwide
No one is surprised when a local hot rod hero slams into a bridge at ninety miles per hour, but when his brake cable turns up cleanly severed, lawyer and part-time investigator Sam McCain is on the case.
Will you still love me tomorrow? : a mystery by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
4
editions published
between
2001
and
2002
in
English
and held by
1,035
libraries
worldwide
The day after Soviet Union premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Black River Ralls, Iowa, Richard Conners is murdered. Few doubt that the murder has political overtones, but when both suspects also turn up murdered, fledgling lawyer Sam McCain turns to the theory that the murders might be more personal than political.
Save the last dance for me by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
4
editions published
between
2002
and
2003
in
English
and held by
956
libraries
worldwide
When the Reverend John Muldaur, who has been stirring up the town with anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic circulars, is murdered, Judge Esme Whitney enlists the help of Sam McCain, a struggling lawyer and occasional sleuth, to catch a killer.
Breaking up is hard to do by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
10
editions published
between
2004
and
2007
in
English
and held by
922
libraries
worldwide
Private investigator Sam McCain struggles to defend the daughter of his nemesis from charges of murder.
Fools rush in : a Sam McCain mystery by Edward Gorman
(
Book
)
8
editions published
between
2001
and
2009
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
751
libraries
worldwide
Attorney Sam McCain investigates the murder of a young black man in his 1960s Iowa hometown, suspecting a link between the murder and Senator Lloyd Williams, a political official facing a tough re-election campaign, whose daughter is rumored to have been dating the victim.
Ticket to ride by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
4
editions published
between
2009
and
2010
in
English
and held by
734
libraries
worldwide
Struggling with his father's illness and the end of a relationship, small-town Iowa lawyer Sam McCain witnesses the return of his community's first Vietnam casualty while reuniting with old friends at a Labor Day party that is shattered by a double murder.
Fools rush in by Edward Gorman
(
Book
)
7
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
422
libraries
worldwide
There are mixed feelings in Black River Falls, Iowa, in 1963 when Sam McCain goes looking for a blackmailer and finds him dead alongside one of his blackmail victims, a black college student who has been dating the white daughter of a senator.
Everybody's somebody's fool. Large Print by Edward Gorman
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Book
)
1
edition published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
26
libraries
worldwide
First David Egan is charged with the murder of the seriously disturbed daughter of the wealthy Griffin family. Then he is killed after someone tampers with his car brakes. Private eye Sam McCain investigates and finds plenty of suspects.
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