Soft-boiled Seattle sleuth John Denson, a connoisseur of screw-top wine and hot dogs, agrees to pose as detective Pamela Yew's fiancé until he discovers he is the decoy in a deadly trap

Easy-going private detective John Denson, on the trail of an extortionist newspaper reporter, comes up against a complex network of international corruption and brutal murder

The clearest, coldest wafers imaginable are found in Oregon’s North Umpqua river in springtime. Here, ex-intelligence agent John Denson goes to hook steelhead trout. But instead, he finds himself entangled in a deadly net of international intrigue and conspiracy. It all starts when the naked body of a girl with a bullet hole between her eyes goes rushing past Denson in the rapids. He embarks on a search to find the girl's identity and bring her killer to justice. Strange clues lead to three more corpses, bringing the body-count to four. Could Denson be in danger of becoming the fifth? What connects the bodies? And who is killer? As Denson embroils himself further into a web of deadly intrigue he realises everything is not as it seems... To free himself, he will need all of his ingenuity and resourcefulness. He will also need a whole lot of luck just to stay alive... ‘Cold Water’ is a thrilling private investigation starring John Denson. It was originally published as ‘Siskiyou’. “One of the hottest mystery and suspense novelists to come down the gunbarrel in a decade.” — Oregon Magazine “A pace as swift as the Umpqua.” — Publishers Weekly “Nicely done.” — Houston Chronicle “The Denson books … sophisticated, well-written and excellent examples of the genre.” — The New York Times Book Review Richard Hoyt has a B.S. and M.S. in journalism from the University of Oregon and a PhD in American studies from the University of Hawaii. He was a fellow in national and international editing and reporting at the Washington Journalism Center. He served as a counterintelligence agent for the U.S. Army before becoming a reporter for both the morning and afternoon daily newspapers in Honolulu; he was also the Honolulu correspondent for Newsweek magazine. He later taught journalism and writing courses at the University of Maryland and at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.

When a federal judge disappears, and pieces of human flesh begin to appear in a downtown park, private eye John Denson finds himself embroiled in the most bizarre case of his eccentric career

When private eye John Denson travels to Washington State to clear a client of a small-time marijuana charge, he finds himself in the midst of a turf war between the mighty logging industry and the imperiled spotted owl. When a spotted owl is found murdered—strangled, to be precise—Denon's sometime partner Willie Prettybird, a Cowlitz Indian, thinks that the Spirit Animals want Denson to investigate the killing. That's when things start to get cosmic. First the Corpus Deecti is misplaced...then the beautiful Jennie Maclvar of the Fish and Wildlife Service, who was determined to fin the killer, is murdered... One thing's for this is much more complicated than a simple marijuana case. In fact, Denson may be the next victim....

Private Detective John Denson believes in logic. He does not believe in Bigfoot. But when he and Willie Prettybird, his sometime partner who may or may not be a shaman, are hired to help a beautiful Russian scientist, Dr. Sonja Popoleyev, in her search for the legendary sasquatch, a $100,000 reward persuades him to suspend his disbelief. In the Northwest Bigfoot is big business. Their David Addison, land developer, Professor Bonduraunt of the British Museum, Alford and Elford Pollard, local bigfoot hunters, Roger Whitcomb, network personality, and a group of Canadian mountain climbers. Before the expedition can begin, Elford is murdered. With cold hard cash on the line, the searchers are soon scrambling for traces of the elusive creature. But the murderer isn't finished yet, and Denson and his party are on the endangered species list.

Seattle-based private eye John Denson and his partner, an Indian shaman named Willie Prettybird, confront a man-made outbreak of anthrax in the Pacific Northwest that threatens to kill hundreds. Reprint.

In The Weatherman's Daughters, Richard Hoyt returns to his highly acclaimed John Denson mystery series with a natty new twist. Frustrated by his inability to trace a criminal monster, Denson sets down his skepticism and accepts, provisionally, the shamanistic ways of his Native partner, Willie Prettybird. Out-of-body flying? Entering the spirit of an animal? Can it be true? Can Denson solve murders by playing Carlos Castaneda to Willie's Don Juan? Two daughters of a Portland weatherman have been killed for no apparent reason. Denson and Willie are called from their remote cabins on Whorehouse meadow in the Cascade Mountains to help. But for once Denson is stumped-this is a trail he can't seem to follow. An exotic dancer wants to join the investigation, and Denson cannot resist her. But does she really intend to help? Or is she a spy or saboteur? Willie offers Denson a challenge. Since your rational ways aren't working, open the door to shamanism. Leave your body and seek to join the spirit of an animal who might be a guide. Fearing that he will never come back, Denson takes the risk. The trail revealed smells of bear galls, ancient Chinese medicine, and right-wing malcontents. Denson, the tracker, is profoundly changed by his discoveries.

Strange European jumping horses have died mysteriously. Now prime Spanish mustang stallions are being killed all over the West. A beautiful young television newswoman is chasing the story, and some weirdo is posting obscene clues on the net. John Denson, Annie Dancer, and Willie Sees the Night are retained to find the horse killers. Denson prefers logic, Annie her computer skills, and they share a lively bed. The shaman Willie reaches beyond He again sends Denson flying into mysterious realms to find the truth. Are the animal spirits Denson sees real? Has Willie Sees the Night been fighting the shape-changing Koonran since the beginning of time? Is this the true source of all evil? Or is the monster part of us all, coursing through our blood? Pony Girls is John Denson's wildest adventure.