RUFUS KING:

This is King's output, with year of publication, alternate titles (if any), Swedish titles, and the detective of the story. There are two uncollected short stories (nos. 9-12). One novel was published anonymously (no. 13).

V = Lieutenant Valcour
BD = Chief Bill Duggan
SD = Stuff Driscoll
CS = Dr. Colin Starr


  1. MURDER DELUXE 1927

  2. MYSTERY DELUXE 1927

  3. MURDER BY THE CLOCK 1929
    (V)

  4. A WOMAN IS DEAD 1929

  5. MURDER BY LATITUDE 1930
    (V)

  6. SOMEWHERE IN THIS HOUSE 1930
    (V)

  7. MURDER IN THE WILLETT FAMILY 1931
    (V)

  8. MURDER ON THE YACHT 1932
    (V)

  9. VALCOUR MEETS MURDER 1932
    (V)

  10. THE LESSER ANTILLES CASE 1934
    (V)

  11. PROFILE OF A MURDER 1935
    (V)

  12. THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT GOD 1936
    (V)

  13. CRIME OF VIOLENCE 1937
    (V)

  14. MURDER MASKS MIAMI 1939
    (V)

  15. HOLIDAY HOMICIDE 1940

  16. DIAGNOSIS: MURDER 1941
    (CS)

    1. The case of the buttoned collar (Three paths to choose)
    2. The case of the imperious invalid
    3. The case of the lonely ladies
    4. The case of the prodigal bridegroom
    5. The case of the radiant refugee
    6. The case of the sudden shot (The tenth case out of ten)
    7. The case of the three baleful brothers
  17. DESIGN IN EVIL 1942

  18. A VARIETY OF WEAPONS 1943

  19. THE CASE OF THE DOWAGER’S ETCHINGS 1944

  20. MURDER CHALLENGES VALCOUR 1944
    (V)

  21. THE DEADLY DOVE 1945

  22. A MURDERER IN THIS HOUSE 1945

  23. MUSEUM PIECE NO. 13 1946

  24. LETHAL LADY 1947

  25. SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR 1947

  26. THE CASE OF THE REDOUBLED CROSS 1949

  27. DUENNA TO A MURDER 1951

  28. NEVER WALK ALONE 1951

  29. MALICE IN WONDERLAND 1958

    1. Agree—or die
       (BD)
    2. The body in the pool
    3. The body in the rockpit
    4. Let her kill herself
       (BD)
    5. Malice in wonderland
       (BD)
    6. Miami papers please copy
    7. The pills of Lethe
    8. To remember you by
  30. THE STEPS TO MURDER 1960

    1. Borderline case
    2. A little cloud... Like a man’s hand
       (SD)
    3. Murder on her mind
    4. The patron saint of the impossible
       (SD)
    5. Rendezvous with death
    6. The steps to murder
    7. The tigress of the Chateau Plage
  31. THE FACES OF DANGER 1964

    1. The Caesar complex
       (SD)
    2. Each drop guaranteed
    3. The faces of danger
       (SD)
    4. Gift for the bride
       (SD)
    5. The gods, to avenge...
       (SD)
    6. Happy ending




  32. The case of the jet black sheep 1939 (Ride with the wind/You must ride with the wind)
    (CS)

  33. The Y-shaped scar 1939
    (CS)

  34. The seven good hunters 1941 (Buck fever)

  35. The man who didn’t exist 1947

  36. The weapon that didn’t exist 1948

  37. The case of the peculiar precautions 1951
    (CS)

  38. Stairway to murder 1957

  39. Damon and Pythias and Delilah Brown 1958

  40. The seeds of murder 1959
    (SD)

  41. The bluebird persuaders 1960

  42. The perfect stranger 1964
    (SD)

  43. Anatomy of a crime 1966
    (SD)



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