New York: Penguin, (1989). A novel of psychological suspense, originally published in 1947, set in New York city, complete with a psychiatrist/friend who considers himself a crime solver and doesn't seem to know the meaning of patient confidentiality. - Philip Banter, who is working as an account executive at his father-in-law's ad agency finds himself drinking too much to drown out a voice in his head, and his marriage is in trouble. Then Philip finds a manuscript entitled 'Confession' in his office, "a 'confession' which turns out to be a prophecy, accurate in almost every detail. Is he the victim of a conspiracy to drive him mad, or did he type the manuscript himself? As the 'confession' grows lengthier and more destructive, can he find the willpower to resist its terrifying inevitability?" A title in the Penguin Classic Crime series. 218 pp. ISBN: 0-140107355.

New York: A. L. Burt, (c.1926). Hardcover - Set in 1907 San Francisco, this features Jerry Boyne who investigates the mysterious disappearance, in the middle of his re-election campaign, of District Attorney Ross Garrett, and in doing so, he uncovers a web of crooked cops and corrupt politicians. The fourth T collaboration between Alice MacGowan and Perry Newberry. MacGowan was a prolific author of novels, children's books - and with Newberry of mystery stories. In 1908, she and her sister Grace (her first co-author) were among the first to live in the bohemian village of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Among others there were Jack London, Mary Austin, George Sterling, Sinclair Lewis and many more. Her co-author Perry had been mayor of Carmel. This novel is set in the Sierra foothills, where a man has been arrested for the murder of five people seven years earlier, but even though many of the townspeople have identified him as the fugitive, he insists that he is not that man. One comment about the MacGowan sisters was that while other members of the colony at Carmel might have had higher literary reputations, probably none were as financially sucessful. 311 pp.