Dick DeWitt Mysteries Series

Private eye Dick DeWitt - called Dick Dimwit by some - needs a case badly during the dark days of the Great Depression. He gets more than he bargains for when he encounters the notorious Black Llama and his gang, and faces corrupt cops. Murder and mayhem soon follow.

If you're looking for a hard-boiled detective in the mold of Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade, Dick DeWitt is not your hero. He's not very bright, oozes insensitivity, lacks class, and epitomizes what we now recognize as political incorrectness. A Tinseltown starlet wannabe needs help. She has become involved with two sleazes - a fast-talking lecherous movie agent and a mean, corrupt cop. She's kept two little black books that could ruin the men, and that's why she needs an intelligent, tough-as-nails guy to protect her.

Best known in peacetime for his bumbling ways as a private eye, Dick DeWitt finds himself inducted into the US Army during World War II. Somehow, the military sends him to the West Coast to uncover spies, fifth columnists, and saboteurs. What poor DeWitt is not aware of is that while he is looking for the enemy, the enemy is looking for him.