The Ham Reporter / The Disappearance of Penny

by Robert J. Randisi

Two 1980's mysteries back in print! The Ham Bat Masterson has left the Wild West for New York City, where he has become a sports writer--until he is called upon to bring a little Western justice to the pursuit of a missing fellow-newspaperman. The Disappearance of Horse race investigator Henry Po is hired to find a missing girl--but finds more than one mystery at Staten Island Downs.

333 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 2005

About the author

Robert Joseph Randisi was a prolific American author, editor, and screenwriter, best known for his work in detective and Western fiction. He wrote over 650 books, including The Gunsmith series under the pen name J.R. Roberts, and edited more than 30 anthologies. A co-founder of Mystery Scene magazine, the American Crime Writers League, and Western Fictioneers, he also established The Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. Randisi collaborated on novels with Eileen Davidson and Vince Van Patten, and created memorable characters such as Miles Jacoby, Joe Keough, and The Rat Pack. He received multiple lifetime achievement awards and the John Seigenthaler Humanitarian Award.