The People from the Sea; Smooth Justice; Wilderness

A little discolored from age, but otherwise unblemished. The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. All the books in this volume are stand alone novels, with no series characters.

About the authors:
Velda Johnston: Writer of romantic suspense, Johnston published 38 stand alone novels. She did not have any series characters. Johnston died in 1997.

Michael Underwood: Michael Underwood was the pen name of British writer John Michael Evelyn, who passed away in 1992. He penned 48 novels, of which eight were stand-alone novels and the rest featured one of five recurring investigators. The largest series featured Rose Epton as the sleuth (16).

Robert B. Parker: Parker has had a significant impact on television, having created detectives Spenser (played by Robert Urich) and Jesse Stone (played by Tom Selleck). Parker also created two other detective series, and as a tribute to their quality, all four series have been continued by other authors since Parker's death in 2010. All together, Parker published over 70 books.