Mannix found himself drawn into a separate matter—a kidnapping.

Mannix took the assignment to investigate Governor-elect Adam Pierson, seeking any compromising information—and that’s where the complications began. His ties to a shadowy organization meant deaths were escalating rapidly.

Mannix found himself framed for the killing of his former lover’s husband.

The disappearance of a leading researcher coincided with the loss of a groundbreaking scientific formula.

Mannix agreed to represent a prisoner facing execution.

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A student vanished without a word, and a star athlete was found dead.

Mannix was engaged to investigate a man hoping to marry, tasked with assessing his suitability as a husband.

While looking into an insurance matter, Mannix discovered he was under close observation.

The disappearance of a young boy, and the unsettling attempts to conceal it.

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A defamation lawsuit involving a newspaper has surfaced in the state capital, entwining local politics with shadowy figures from the underworld.

The death of an officer working deep within a clandestine network revealed a thriving underworld of illicit activity.

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Mannix observed the actress, acutely aware of the animosity directed toward her.

The chilling possibility lingered: his wife could become his next target.

The deep bond of friendship shared by Lew Wickersham and Mannix fractured, dissolving into a brutal and deadly feud. The bitter conflict ignited when Mannix initiated an inquiry into the theft of a closely guarded formula—the key to develop…

The diverging lines of the inquiry converge by the water’s edge.

Mannix refused to pursue a stolen necklace and its connection to a notorious gangster, instead resigning from the pursuit. In doing so, he inadvertently found himself embroiled in a far more serious matter—a tangled web of murder and financ…

The disappearance of a million dollars prompted Mannix’s departure from Intertect, setting him up as a lure to ensnare a dangerous drug network.

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A decades-old dispute over working conditions has resurfaced following an attack intended to take a life.

A lingering mystery of violence shadowed the life of a writer who had made powerful adversaries.

Suspicion has fallen on a purported Renoir, and the woman who posed for it finds herself at risk.