• THE BURNING SEASON (1988) - nominated for PWA Shamus/Best 1st Novel
The Burning Season (1988 - St. Martin's/hardcover; 1990 - Dell/paperback)
On a bounty hunt in rural southern Illinois, PI Joe Hannibal apprehends his man Junior Odum but then discovers his troubles in Hatchaloo County are only beginning. Joe is convinced by gun-toting kin of Odum's that there are worse things going on locally than the harboring of a bail skip, and it doesn't take much digging by him to decide they're right. Greed, treachery, arson … and murder, are all there to be uncovered.

At the breakneck pace of a moonshine runner barreling down a country back road, Hannibal races to prevent the killer from getting away with what he has done. But only after blazing death strikes again will Joe be able to close the case.



• THE SKINTIGHT SHROUD (1989) - nominated for PWA Shamus/Best Novel
The Skintight Shroud (1989 - St. Martin's/hardcover; 1991 - Dell/paperback)
When someone starts turning blue movies bright red with the blood of murdered porn stars, Joe Hannibal is called behind the scenes to prevent more killings. His investigation takes him places that are both shocking and dangerous and in no time at all he finds himself at odds with the mob, the police, a savage local pimp, and in the arms of another man's woman.

As the case hurtles toward a startling, blood-spattered climax, Hannibal will experience pleasure -and pain-like he has never known before. His life will hang in the balance more than once before the last dirty secret is exposed and the final desperate killer is cut down!



• THE BRUTAL BALLET (1992) - nominated for PWA Shamus/Best Paperback Original
The Brutal Ballet (1992 - Dell Books/paperback)
Reluctantly agreeing to try and help an old friend either prove or disprove her suspicions of a cheating spouse, Hannibal is drawn into the violent and bizarre world of professional wrestling. Almost immediately, however, he finds himself grappling with issues far more serious than infidelity when his investigation slams him up against a vicious murder. And where there is one murder there is always the seed for more.

Double-dealings, illicit sex, blackmail and kidnapping are all on the card as Joe battles to un-cover the truth. He will taste hot sweet kisses and bitter rage and his own blood before he is through. But innocent lives are being threatened with death... and the kind of unbelievable degradation that can be even worse. Hannibal won't stop until the predators and killers are revealed and made to pay.



• AND FLESH AND BLOOD SO CHEAP (2001)
And Flesh And Blood So Cheap (2001 - Design Image Group/trade paperback)
PI Joe Hannibal delves into an ominous mystery in a southern Wisconsin summer resort center where he discovers deception and death lurking behind the town's idyllic facade. A shocking murder has taken place and Hannibal has convincing reason to believe the confessed killer couldn't have done the deed!

But it will take more than Joe's conviction to navigate through the underbelly of tacky tourist traps, gambling dens and gin mills to get to the truth. It will take his guts, his fists, and his willingness to risk his own neck in order to shed light on the darkest secrets of the lakeside paradise. Before he's done, not only Hannibal but everyone he cares for will be placed in life-threatening jeopardy and when the explosive climax comes it will have international repercussions reaching all the way back to a bloody jungle war that scarred a generation.



• THE FIGHT IN THE DOG (2005)
The Fight In The Dog (2005 - Five Star Books/hardcover)
When his reporter girlfriend, Jan Mosby, is viciously threatened in an attempt to keep her from investigating a wave of mysterious dognappings, Joe Hannibal becomes both personally and professionally involved. He is enlisted as a bodyguard to ensure Jan's safety as she digs deeper into the thefts to find out why they are occurring and who is behind them.

Together, Hannibal and Jan sift through a series of diverse leads that take them from secret animal-research labs to the dark dealings of a Satanic cult. They are aided by representatives of an animal rights group who educate them on the practices of brutal dog fighters and the "bunchers" who supply them with animals to be sacrificed as expendable sparring partners for the training of pit fighters being conditioned to engage in bloody matches to the death. They also encounter a menacing motorcycle gang, the Hellraisers, led by a cold-blooded, dangerous psychopath.

Gradually, the specter of someone wielding power and big money begins to emerge as the organizer behind much of the activity Hannibal and Jan are investigating. Before they arrive at the final startling answers, they will uncover more than the slaughter of dogs-human bodies are also cropping up as someone tries to hide the truth. With their own lives literally on the line, Hannibal and Jan hurtle toward a shattering climax that once again begs the question of whether or not the most savage of animals is truly man.



• THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY (2007)
The Day After Yesterday (2007 - Five Star Books/hardcover)
When his two closest friends die in a freak car crash on a lonely stretch of highway in west central Nebraska, PI Joe Hannibal is devastated. His grief soon becomes re-focused, however, when certain circumstances surrounding the crash cause suspicion as to whether or not it was entirely an accident.

Determined to find out the truth, Hannibal begins to dig deeper into what the police and others seem too willing to write off as merely an unfortunate tragedy. The more he digs the more he becomes convinced there was foul play involved. He starts to burn with a cold rage, hell bent on seeing that justice -and maybe a measure of personal revenge-is meted out to those responsible.

Before he's through, Hannibal will uncover a conspiracy and a murderous plot of startling proportions. With the aid of his late pal's feisty young niece and a rogue government agent, Joe races to prevent the loss of more innocent lives. In order to succeed, he must counter the agenda of an obsessed madman who is willing to kill and kill again on a ruthlessly terrifying scale.

• "The Fancy Case" - 1982; SpiderWeb Magazine
• "Death Of An Iron Maiden" - 1985; Hardboiled Magazine
• "Body Count" - 1986; Mean Streets (PWA Anthology) - nominated for MWA Edgar, PWA Shamus, and Anthony Awards
• "Harsh Light Of Day" - 1987; Hardboiled Magazine
• "Dirty Business" - 1988; Hardboiled Magazine
• "The Judas Target" - 1988; An Eye For Justice (PWA Anthology) - nominated for PWA Shamus Award
• "Naughty, Naughty" - 1990; Justice For Hire (PWA Anthology) - nominated for PWA Shamus Award
• "The Slicer" - 1990; Hardboiled Magazine
• "Black Lake" - 1992; Gryphon Double Novel
• "Hitback" - 1994; Murder Is My Business (Spillane/Collins Anthology)
• "Moneybags" - 1996; Gryphon Double Novel
• "Tuck Tip" - 1999; Gryphon Double Novel
• "Hole In The Wall" - 2003; Hardboiled Magazine

• "Chain Reaction" - 1986; Hardboiled Magazine
• "The Paradise Lake Monster - 1990; Dick Tracy: The Secret Files (Anthology)
• "The Raffle" - 1994; 100 Crooked Little Crimes (Anthology)
• "Trackdown" - 1996; Hardboiled Magazine

"Mike Hammer is alive and well, operating out of Rockford, Illinois."

"Joe Hannibal, Wayne Dundee's tough but human detective, brings a blue-collar sensibility to the genre that is as refreshing as it is real."

"If you're a fan of the private eye genre, then Wayne Dundee's Joe Hannibal is for you."

"In Joe Hannibal, Wayne Dundee has created a tough, relentless, no frills hero-a blue-collar private eye … fast, hard, explosive, and satisfying."

"Wry, tough, poignant … Dundee writes with abiding skill, and heartbreaking accuracy."

"Dundee's style is swift action interspersed with down-home humor and ironic asides. His man Hannibal is a … god old boy with guile and brains."

"Tautly paced … filled with keenly drawn characters, good dialogue, and violence leavened with humor."

"Hannibal is the type of private investigator-tough and hard-edged, but also sexy and sensitive-that many mystery buffs will take to their hearts."

"Interesting characters, good prose, sexuality minus violence and brutality, and strongly independent men and women."

"Readable … engaging … an old-fashioned private eye who hews to an old-fashioned code of ethics."

"Fans will appreciate Wayne D. Dundee's talent... Joe Hannibal is as fun as he is hard-boiled."

"The Hannibal tales have a sort of wild, rough energy and two-fisted swagger to them that just hits the spot."

"Joe Hannibal is back in another fine PI novel from Wayne Dundee. A couple of Joe's friends are dead and he's going to find out who's responsible even if he has to take on terrorists, ant- terrorists, and the FBI. Don't bet against him."

"Wayne Dundee writes with his customary explosive elegance … Wherever Joe Hannibal goes, the action is sure to follow and nobody does action scenes better than Big Wayne."