Thomas B. Dewey Page

Thomas B. Dewey, not to be confused with the politician Thomas E. Dewey (“Dewey wins”), wrote crime fiction from 1947 through 1970, a period of some 24 years. He wrote three series. This included the seventeen-volume Mac Series about a hardboiled detective. It included the Peter Schofield series also about a detective, but one who was a little more softboiled, and whose investigations were often interrupted by the light-hearted banter between Pete and his red-haired sexy wife, Jeannie. Finally, there were four Singer Batts novels and at least five standalones. A biography and analysis of his work can be found at the killercoversoftheweek blog.

Mac series

  1. Draw the Curtain Close, 1947 (Dame in Danger)
  2. Every Bet’s a Sure Thing, 1953
  3. Prey for Me, 1954 (The Case of the Murdered Model)
  4. The Mean Streets, 1955
  5. The Brave, Bad Girls, 1956
  6. You’ve Got Him Cold, 1958
  7. The Case of the Chased and the Chaste, 1959
  8. The Girl Who Wasn’t There, 1960
  9. How Hard to Kill, 1962
  10. A Sad Song Singing, 1963
  11. Don’t Cry for Long, 1964
  12. Portrait of a Dead Heiress, 1965
  13. Deadline, 1966
  14. Death and Taxes, 1967
  15. The King Killers, 1968]
  16. The Love-Death Thing, 1969
  17. The Taurus Trap, 1970

Pete Schoefield series

  1. And When She Stops, 1957
  2. Go To Sleep, Jeannie, 1959
  3. Too Hot For Hawaii, 1960
  4. The Golden Hooligan, 1961
  5. Go Honeylou, 1962
  6. The Girl with the Sweet Plump Knees, 1963
  7. The Girl in the Punchbowl, 1964
  8. Only on Tuesdays, 1964
  9. Nude in Nevada, 1964

Singer Batts

  1. Hue And Cry, 1944
  2. As Good as Dead, 1946
  3. Mourning After, 1950
  4. Handle With Fear 1951

Non-Series (Standalones)

  1. Kiss Me Hard, 1954
  2. A Season for Violence
  1. Run, Brother, Run 1954
  2. My Love Is Violent, 1956
  3. Hunter at Large, 1961
  4. Can A Mermaid Kill 1965