Thomas Black series
Poverty Bay, one of the first P.I. novels of the Reagan Era to focus on the problems of the homeless, won a Shamus award for Best Private Eye Novel in 1985.Thomas Black is featured in:
- The Rainy City (1985)
- Poverty Bay (1985)
- Nervous Laughter (1985)
- Fat Tuesday (1987)
- Deviant Behavior (1988)
- Yellow Dog Party (1991)
- The Portland Laugher (1994)
- The Vanishing Smile (1995)
- The Million-Dollar Tattoo (1996)
- Deception Pass (1997)
- Catfish Cafe (1999)
- Cape Disappointment (2009)
Mac Fontana series
The Mac Fontana novels are:
- Black Hearts and Slow Dancing (1988)
- Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred (1990)
- Morons and Madmen (1993)
- Going Crazy in Public (1996)
- The Dead Horse Paint Company (1997)