 Benjamin Merrill Schutz was born in Washington. He was a forensic and clinical psychologist. He is the creator of 'Leo Haggerty', a private detective in Washington. In 1993, he won a Shamus and Edgar Award for his short story Mary, Mary, Shut the Door. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Leo Haggerty' Novels | |
| 1) All the Old Bargains | 1985 |
| 2) Embrace the Wolf | 1985 |
| 3) A Tax in Blood (Shamus Award) | 1987 |
| 4) The Things We Do for Love | 1989 |
| 5) A Fistful of Empty | 1991 |
| 6) Mexico Is Forever | 1994 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Mongol Reply | 2004 |
| 2) Mary, Mary, Shut the Door and Other Stories (short stories with three Haggerty stories) | 2005 |