The wife of a wealthy L.A. businessman is found murdered in bed with her lover, with the words "Helter Skelter" painted in blood on the walls. Columbo, America's favorite TV detective, must ask himself whether the horror of the Manson Family's massacres could return--and whether Manson himself is ordering a fresh round of atrocities from his San Quentin prison cell.

For over twenty-five years, Columbo has been the most popular , and persistent, detective on television, drawing millions of viewers a week. William Harrington's compelling new novel pits the famous TV detectives against one of the most brilliant and flamboyant lawyers in the country. It may seem like the perfect murder, but if there's the tiniest flaw, the famous Lieutenant Columbo will find it.

When Columbo hit the airwaves in 1971, in quickly became the hottest TV detective series of the decade. Series creators Richard Levinson and William Link received an Emmy Award for their work; Peter Falk received three. The Columbo Phile offers fascinating behind-the-scenes information about the creation of the character, the writing of the devious mystery plots, and the altercations between perfectionist Peter Falk and the bottom-line concerns of Universal Studios. Originally published in 1989 and long out-of-print, this 30th Anniversary Edition of the essential Columbo book features a new preface by author Mark Dawidziak, an overview of post-1989 Columbo developments, including the twenty-four new ABC mysteries, and a personal remembrance of Peter Falk. It remains today the definitive guide to the rumpled Lieutenant Columbo and his career.

To find out who killed a Madonna-like superstar and dumped her body in her Beverly Hills swimming pool, the TV detective must unlock the mystery of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance twenty years earlier.

Detective Columbo tackles a case involving the death of famed motion picture director Gunnar Svan, who appears to have been murdered during a routine robbery, but Columbo senses foul play.

Lt Columbo, star of TV, unravels a mystery that has held the world's attention for 30 years - who killed JFK?

When a racy, beautiful rock star is found floating in her Beverly Hills swimming pool, Columbo launches an investigation that takes him all the way to the coast of Italy, to the birthplace of the mafia. But to solve the case, Columbo must first tackle one of the most publicized and puzzling mysteries to sweep the U.S.