Background
Lawrence Sanders was born on March 15, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
Lawrence Sanders with a cat
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Lawrence Sanders received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wabash College in 1940.
(This novel represents the first appearance of Lawrence Sa...)
This novel represents the first appearance of Lawrence Sanders' most famous character, Edward X. Delaney, and the masterpiece of murder and suspense that launched Sanders' career.
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1970
(New York Police Department Captain Edward Delaney is call...)
New York Police Department Captain Edward Delaney is called to the scene of a brutal murder. A Brooklyn councilman was struck from behind, the back of his skull punctured and crushed with an unknown weapon. The victim wasn't robbed, and there's no known motive. The commissioner appoints Delaney to head up a clandestine task force, but soon this effort ignites an internecine war of departmental backstabbing.
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1973
(A month ago, world-renowned artist Victor Maitland was fo...)
A month ago, world-renowned artist Victor Maitland was found dead in his Mott Street studio - stabbed repeatedly in the back. With no clear leads or suspects, the New York Police Department calls Chief Edward Delaney out of retirement. Delaney is still adjusting to life on the outside, and he's bored by his free time. He welcomes the chance to put his well-honed investigative skills to the test once again. To investigate the case, Delaney plunges into Maitland's rarefied orbit.
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1977
(A powerful thriller about the doctor who broke all the la...)
A powerful thriller about the doctor who broke all the laws of God and Humanity - from the writer who wrote all the rules of great suspense.
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1978
(Even Jannie can't imagine what will happen when she and h...)
Even Jannie can't imagine what will happen when she and her pal Dick Fleming plan a major jewelry heist and getaway, only to have everything go horribly, murderously wrong. Soon Jannie's running from the cops and the mob. This fight for her life could be the perfect fodder for her next book...if she lives to tell the tale.
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1980
(The Tenth Commandment is a masterpiece of murder and intr...)
The Tenth Commandment is a masterpiece of murder and intrigue, featuring a detective's hunt for a team of killers who've turned religion into a racket for revenge.
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1980
(The first victim - a convention guest at an upscale Manha...)
The first victim - a convention guest at an upscale Manhattan hotel - is found with multiple stab wounds to the neck and genitals. By the time retired police detective chief Edward Delaney hears about the case from an old colleague, the Hotel Ripper has already struck twice. Unable to resist the puzzle, Delaney follows the clues and soon realizes he's looking for a woman. As the grisly slayings continue, seizing the city in a chokehold of panic, Delaney must stop the madwoman before she kills again.
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1981
(On a rainy November night, Dr. Simon Ellerbee stares out ...)
On a rainy November night, Dr. Simon Ellerbee stares out the window of his Upper East Side psychiatry office, miserably wishing he could seek counseling for the problems in his seemingly perfect life. He hears the door buzzer and goes to answer it, but flinches when he sees his unexpected guest. Minutes later, he's dead, his skull crushed by repeated blows from a ball-peen hammer.
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1985
(Appraising rare coins for Grandby & Sons, a venerable Mad...)
Appraising rare coins for Grandby & Sons, a venerable Madison Avenue auction house, is a dream come true for Mary Lou Bateson. She even gets a chance to inspect the Havistock Collection of priceless coins, which includes the Demaretion, a rare, ancient Greek silver piece. But when the Demaretion disappears just after her assessment, the young numismatist becomes the number-one suspect.
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1986
(Haldering & Co., a team of private investigators, goes in...)
Haldering & Co., a team of private investigators, goes into a tailspin when Ed Griffon, one of their own, dies at the Union Square subway station, crushed under the wheels of an oncoming train. Timothy Cone, one of the Haldering PIs, believes that Griffon was trailing a target when he plunged to his death.
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1987
(Timothy Cone, the unforgettable detective introduced in T...)
Timothy Cone, the unforgettable detective introduced in The Timothy Files, is back in action. The place is New York City - deep in the underworld of big business. The game is greed - a high-powered hotbed of scandals, scams and gangland massacres. And Timothy Cone is the player who plans to blow it all wide open.
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1988
(Inveterate playboy Archy McNally gets paid to make discre...)
Inveterate playboy Archy McNally gets paid to make discreet inquiries for Palm Beach's power elite. But keeping their dirty little secrets buried will take some fancy footwork in McNally's latest case. A block of priceless 1918 United States airmail stamps has gone missing from a high-society matron's wall safe.
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1990
(A beautiful cop goes undercover - and under the sheets - ...)
A beautiful cop goes undercover - and under the sheets - to catch one of the biggest con artists in Florida in a sexy, steamy bestseller from the master of the erotic thriller.
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1990
(A scorching masterwork of love, lust and murder, The Seve...)
A scorching masterwork of love, lust and murder, The Seventh Commandment is the story of a fabulously wealthy jeweler who is stabbed in the streets of New York. Insurance investigator Dora Conti must decide whether or not to honor the family's claim. The family is rife with scandal: corruption, addiction, adultery - and the investigation takes a startling turn when Dora herself becomes tempted.
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1991
(Playboy Archy McNally is back - and the secrets of the fi...)
Playboy Archy McNally is back - and the secrets of the filthy rich in Florida's Palm Beach have never been filthier. What begins with a kidnapped cat leads to ransom and homicide. And if a sensuous psychic makes a believer out of McNally, he'll learn that humans don't have nine lives ... but scandals do.
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1992
(Sex, scandal and suspicion. Palm Beach playboy sleuth Arc...)
Sex, scandal and suspicion. Palm Beach playboy sleuth Archy McNally is seduced by the very temptress he's been hired to investigate. Theodosia Johnson has a past as provocative as her butterfly tattoo. And a future as questionable as her shocking flirtations with marriage, McNally and murder.
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1993
(In a low-down, high society caper, suave and sexy sleuth ...)
In a low-down, high society caper, suave and sexy sleuth Archie McNally investigates a family as mysterious as the House of Usher - but twice as twisted.
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1994
(As an investigator for his father's Palm Beach law firm, ...)
As an investigator for his father's Palm Beach law firm, Archy McNally has discreetly handled scores of unusual cases for the firm's upscale clientele. But when Sunny Fogarty, the attractive comptroller for Whitcomb Funeral Homes, approaches them regarding an unexplained rise in her company's fortunes, Archy has a most peculiar situation.
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1995
(Hiram Gottschalk is a wealthy widower with a paranoid son...)
Hiram Gottschalk is a wealthy widower with a paranoid son and heir, twisted twin daughters, and shady employees. Owner of bird store Parrots Unlimited, he hires Archy McNally and sidekick Binky for protection. But he is stabbed in his sleep; two clerks are killed in the Everglades. Who has the motive?
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1996
(Playboy sleuth Archy McNally, returns in an enticing nove...)
Playboy sleuth Archy McNally, returns in an enticing novel of sun and sin in Palm Beach - where the rich count their schemes before they're hatched. Well-to-do widow Edythe Westmore has announced her intent to invest a large part of her fortune in a Faberge Imperial egg. Horrified, her children argue against the financial risk - and enlist Archy's services to put the kibosh on the deal. But when the sleuth sticks his nose in the widow's business - closely watched by family and friends - the whole case begins to smell like a rotten egg...but much harder to crack.
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1997
Lawrence Sanders was born on March 15, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
Lawrence Sanders received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wabash College in 1940.
Early in his career, from 1940 to 1943, Sanders worked at Macy's department store. Then he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. Lawrence spent some twenty years as a journalist and editor at magazines, such as Mechanix Illustrated and Science and Mechanics. He wrote for men's magazines with Magnum-Royal Publications in the late 1960's, then broke into the literary scene with The Anderson Tapes. His second novel was The First Deadly Sin, featuring Edward X. Delaney, a detective from New York City. He followed with three other "Deadly Sin" books and a series of urban crime novels with "commandment" in the title (i.e., The Sixth Commandment).
In his later career, he featured Archy McNally, a private investigator from Palm Beach, Florida, in a new series. The volumes included McNally's Secret, McNally's Caper, McNally's Trial, McNally's Risk, McNally's Puzzle and McNally's Gamble, among others.
His other mystery novels included The Tangent Objective and The Tangent Factor. Sanders also wrote books, such as Handbook of Creative Crafts (with Richard Carol), The Pleasures of Helen and Love Songs. He used the pseudonym Mark Upton for Dark Summer and the pen name Lesley Andress for Caper. His Guilty Pleasures was in press with Putnam at the time of his death.
(A beautiful cop goes undercover - and under the sheets - ...)
1990(Even Jannie can't imagine what will happen when she and h...)
1980(The Tenth Commandment is a masterpiece of murder and intr...)
1980(A scorching masterwork of love, lust and murder, The Seve...)
1991(In a low-down, high society caper, suave and sexy sleuth ...)
1994(As an investigator for his father's Palm Beach law firm, ...)
1995(Playboy sleuth Archy McNally, returns in an enticing nove...)
1997(A powerful thriller about the doctor who broke all the la...)
1978(The first victim - a convention guest at an upscale Manha...)
1981(Appraising rare coins for Grandby & Sons, a venerable Mad...)
1986(A month ago, world-renowned artist Victor Maitland was fo...)
1977(Playboy Archy McNally is back - and the secrets of the fi...)
1992(Hiram Gottschalk is a wealthy widower with a paranoid son...)
1996(Inveterate playboy Archy McNally gets paid to make discre...)
1990(This novel represents the first appearance of Lawrence Sa...)
1970(Timothy Cone, the unforgettable detective introduced in T...)
1988(New York Police Department Captain Edward Delaney is call...)
1973(On a rainy November night, Dr. Simon Ellerbee stares out ...)
1985(Sex, scandal and suspicion. Palm Beach playboy sleuth Arc...)
1993(Haldering & Co., a team of private investigators, goes in...)
1987