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 Harold Adams was born in Clark, South Dakota. He is the creator of 'Carl Wilcox', a sign painter in South Dakota.  | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Carl Wilcox' Novels | |
| 1) Murder | 1981 | 
| 2) Paint the Town Red | 1982 | 
| 3) The Missing Moon | 1983 | 
| 4) The Naked Liar | 1985 | 
| 5) The Fourth Widow | 1986 | 
| 6) The Barbed Wire Noose | 1987 | 
| 7) The Man Who Met the Train | 1988 | 
| 8) The Man Who Missed the Party | 1989 | 
| 9) The Man Who Was Taller Than God (Shamus Award) | 1992 | 
| 10) A Perfectly Proper Murder | 1993 | 
| 11) A Way with Widows | 1994 | 
| 12) The Ditched Blonde | 1995 | 
| 13) Hatchet Job | 1996 | 
| 14) The Ice Pick Artist | 1997 | 
| 15) No Badge, No Gun | 1998 | 
| 16) Lead, So I Can Follow | 1999 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Thief Who Stole Heaven | 1982 | 
| 2) When Rich Men Die | 1987 | 
| 3) The Fourth of July Wake | 2003 |