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    Thomas Chastain 
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    Max Kauffman, an NYPD inspector, and J.T. Spanner, a private investigator, in New York City: | 
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    Pandora's Box (1974) 
      911 (1976) 
        APA: The Christmas Bomber (1976) 
      Vital Statistics (1977)  | 
    Spanner (1977) 
      High Voltage (1979) 
      The Diamond Exchange (1981)  | 
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    Written with Bill Adler 
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    Who Killed the Robins Family?: And Where and When and How and Why Did They Die? (1983) 
      Revenge of the Robins Family (1984)  | 
    The Picture-Perfect Murders (1987)  | 
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    Perry Mason1, a defense attorney in Los Angeles, California: | 
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    The Case of Too Many Murders (1989)  | 
    The Case of the Burning Bequest (1990)  | 
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    Non-series: | 
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    Judgement Day (1962) 
      Death Stalk (1971) 
      Nightscape (1982)  | 
    Where the Truth Lies2        (1988) 
      The Prosecutor (1992) 
      Directed Verdict3        (1996)  | 
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    Written as Nick Carter | 
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    Assassination Brigade (1973)  | 
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