Drake - The Man With Nobody's Face Series

12 primary works • 12 total works
Books 1 and 2 revised later to make Drake more “socially acceptable” as he was turned into series secret agent character. See Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller, 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado’s Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction (1986), at 551-52.

Earl Drake, a bank robber, killer, and part-time tree surgeon, later a secret agent:

Book 1

The Name of the Game Is Death
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4.20 · 992 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1962 · 1 edition
"Two guys with guts and a go-to-hell-with-you-Jack…

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    Book 2

    One Endless Hour
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    3.94     · 212 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 1969 · 12 editions
    I have a new face, a new name, and I had buried th…

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    Book 3

    Operation Fireball
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    3.44     · 70 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1969 · 13 editions
    Five strangers ...Two million bucks ...One lusty r…

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    Book 4

    Operation Flashpoint
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    3.36     · 44 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1970 · 9 editions
    I had lived so long on the wrong side of the law I…

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    Book 5

    Operation Breakthrough
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    3.63     · 30 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1971 · 14 editions
    Drake had the assignment. He was sent to steal con…

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    Book 6

    Operation Drumfire
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    3.00     · 15 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1972 · 5 editions
    Operation Dan J. Operation Fawcett Gold Medal FIRS…

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    Book 7

    Operation Checkmate
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    3.29     · 7 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1972 · 2 editions
    When Hazel, Drake’s gorgeous redhead, told him tha…

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    Book 8

    Operation Stranglehold
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    3.62     · 21 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1973 · 11 editions
    Drake wasn't expecting visitors... Which is why he…

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    Book 9

    Operation Hammerlock
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    4.00     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1974 · 6 editions
    Drake watched in fury as the beautiful young Mexic…

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    Book 10

    Operation Whiplash
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    3.85     · 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 12 editions
    It wasn't at all like Hazel to go off without a wo…

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    Book 11

    Operation Deathmaker
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    4.07     · 14 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1975 · 9 editions
    I was driving Hazel's niece, Melissa, to the airpo…

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    Book 12

    Operation Counterpunch
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1976 · 4 editions
    From the moment Hazel's business manager told Ear …

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