The third book in the thriller series featuring private eye Happy Doll fits neatly into the landscape of Chandler, Macdonald, ...

The Edingtons created Captain Smith as a hard-boiled detective, veteran of the last war, and formerly of the Los Angeles ...

A middle-aged detective, Kurosaki Ryuji, who can work but is not popular with women, is depicted working hard to marry while solving the mysteries and incidents that come to the office.