After the death of his partner, private eye Sam Spade is dragged into a quest for a priceless statuette

Private detective Philip Marlowe receives a mysterious assignment to meet the Super Chief and follow one of its passengers, but the case soon leads to murder

William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution. One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent--at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme that goes drastically wrong almost before it even begins. Because the kid they've picked up isn't like other kids: he's diabetic and without insulin, he'll die. Not...

Four Los Angeles con artists struggle to survive in a high-roller world from which there is no escape

Private eye Philip Marlowe, who operates in Los Angeles's seamy underside during the 1930s, takes on his first case, which involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates the theft of imported jade from a Beverly Hills family, which becomes complicated with murder

Private detective Philip Marlowe's search for two lost wives leads him into a world of evil, corruption, and murder

The mysterious shooting of a man found dead in a locked room sends Martin Beck searching for clues through Sweden

A private detective known as the Continental Op is assigned to solve the murder of the son of the owner of a corrupt company town

Socialites Nick and Nora Charles solve homicides between wisecracks and martinis