Books

	The Do-Re-Mi Author: Ken Kuhlken Published: September 4, 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: Hickey family crime novels Category: hardboiled, historical, noir Main Character: Clifford Hickey, Tom Hickey, Wendy Hickey, Alvaro Hickey, Ava McNees THE DO-RE-MI, a small town Northern California folk festival, 1972 Evergreen is a different town than the last time Clifford Hickey visited, only a year ago. Then it was an Eden, a garden of peace and delights, of music and lovely hippies sharing all they had. Now it's the site of a range war. Bikers have descended upon the place to poach from the hippies' marijuana plantations. And a home town boy gets murdered the very night Clifford arrives. Click for more info.

	The Vagabond Virgins Author: Ken Kuhlken Published: February 15, 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: Hickey family crime novels Category: hardboiled, historical, noir Main Character: Alvaro Hickey, Clifford Hickey, Tom Hickey, Ava Hickey, Lourdes Shuler THE VAGABOND VIRGINS, Baja California, 1979 A Holy Virgin, or a convincing fraud, appears in Mexico, dedicating herself to the overthrow of the corrupt and tyrannical Partido Revolucionario Institutional. And a woman who claims to be the Virgin’s sister brings San Diego law student and private investigator Alvaro Hickey a chance to help reform the country of his birth. Click for more info.

	The Angel Gang Author: Ken Kuhlken Published: June 1, 2007 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: Hickey family crime novels Category: hardboiled, historical, noir Main Character: Tom Hickey, Wendy Hickey, Harry Poverman, Cynthia Tucker, Leo Weiss THE ANGEL GANG, Incline Village, Nevada, 1950 Tom and Wendy Hickey are attempting the happily ever after routine, in their shack on the shore of Lake Tahoe. Wendy is pregnant and fragile, and Tom intends to put nothing above caring for her. Then Cynthia Moon calls. She used to sing at Rudy's Hacienda, a San Diego nightclub in which Tom was a partner. She begs him to come and help clear her of an arson charge. Wendy urges him to go. Click for more info.

	The Venus Deal Author: Ken Kuhlken Published: February 1, 2007 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: Hickey family crime novels Category: hardboiled, historical, noir Main Character: Tom Hickey, Cynthia Tucker, Leo Weiss THE VENUS DEAL, San Diego, 1942 Following Pearl Harbor, Tom Hickey and a partner open a supper club, Rudy's Hacienda, in downtown San Diego, a few blocks from the harbor. The club begins to make Tom wealthy. He's glad to be making money. His wife Madeline, part gold-digger, has wearied of living in decent but modest circumstances. Tom's ticket to wealth is Cynthia Moon, the club's jazz singer who enraptures admirals, generals, and tycoons. When she disappears, it's not only concern for the girl that sends him searching. Click for more info.

	The Loud Adios Author: Ken Kuhlken Published: August 1, 2006 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: Hickey family crime novels Category: hardboiled, historical, noir Main Character: Tom Hickey, Wendy Rose, Clifford Rose, Leo Weiss The Loud Adios, San Diego, 1943 Private Investigator Tom Hickey, now an army corporal military assigned to the U.S./Mexico border, accompanies Private Clifford Rose to a Tijuana nightclub where Clifford claims they will find his sister Wendy. The nightclub is aptly named Hell. Wendy, dancing naked on the stage, appears so lost and innocent, Tom agrees to help rescue her from the men her brother claims kidnapped the girl are holding her captive. Click for more info.