A killing had occurred within the close-knit world of competitive climbing.

The demand arrived as a chilling invitation: a ransom note instructing the family to meet the kidnapper not with money, but by risking everything at a high-stakes card game.

Emerging from a coma, he found himself once again facing danger.

A misunderstanding led people to believe Peggy was an informant.

Nearly everyone seeks out Leonardo, a counterfeiter of money.

A whirlpool of paranoia tightened around Mannix; he found himself both imperiled and ensnared in a web of false accusations.

A longtime acquaintance was killed during a gang operation; suspicion has fallen upon Mannix.

Dealing with Japanese diplomatic affairs has unexpectedly drawn in a private investigator and required Mannix’s assistance.

Mannix accepted the assignment: a murder investigation sparked by a single photograph.

Beneath the surface of quiet village life, the strictest codes can encompass acts of violence.

His wife insists another person returned from the wreckage.

The possibility lingers that a killing in Hollywood was unintended.

A familiar face pushed Mannix to his breaking point.

A coworker, living on a less reputable part of town, met with an untimely death.

An unexpected encounter between two Vietnam veterans ended tragically when one was recognized by a former comrade – a man who had deserted and harbored no desire to face accountability.

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An old kidnapping case unexpectedly resurfaced within the archives.

A high-rise heist has landed Mannix and his friend in a precarious situation.

The passing of an inventor has stirred speculation regarding the reasons behind it.

Upon an island nestled just offshore from South America, Mannix set about finding the man who had saved his client’s son.

As Mannix delved deeper into his inquiries, an attempt on someone’s life came to light.

The gentle luxury of the padded lining within its case stirred a disquiet in Mannix.

The assassin, operating under deep cover, found his carefully constructed world unraveling. His meticulously planned assignments, the silent eliminations he’d executed with such precision, began to slip through his grasp like sand.

Cornered and betrayed, a drug dealer seized hostages.