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A private investigator, who had been a successful lawyer, solves crimes almost anywhere in the world, although he is based in New York City.

Markham goes undercover as a carpenter at a Hollywood studio to catch a saboteur.

A young English girl has a large account in a Swiss bank and is anxious to withdraw the money without letting the British treasury department know about it.

Markham is enjoying a Hawaiian vacation on Oahu when he meets up with an old friend who believes his young wife is trying to kill him.

Eight-year-old Judy Frost hasn't spoken a word or walked a step since her father died in a car accident. A poodle named "Sampson" is coaxing her out of her state of shock. But, one night, Sampson runs off. Can Markham find him?

A young wife is cleared of foul play in the disappearance of her abusive husband. But what happened to the husband? And why are objects suddenly disappearing from the house?

An American tourist in Europe is heard to boast of his resemblance to a notorious criminal who's been deported from the United States. Not long after, the tourist mysteriously disappears.

Markham must find out what connects three crank bombings?

A refined gentleman meets a young blonde on an NYC street when they suddenly witness a murder. The gentleman is also quickly dispatched while the blonde flees. The gentleman's wife calls in Markham to find her missing husband.

A young woman contacts Markham after moving in with an elderly aunt she hadn't seen since childhood. The niece fears that the old lady is being robbed by an unscrupulous medium whose séances bring back the spirit of the woman's long-dead son. Markham attends one of the sittings and immediately pegs the spiritualist as a phony; he also finds the aunt to be a little too theatrical to be a sheltered old hermit.

An unknown disease infects the crew of a research ship.

Nicky Schueller, a supposedly successful financier, kills himself while hosting a party in his home the night before his wedding. His employer hires Markham to find the money he embezzled.

Markham can easily see that the little country mouse whom the police have arrested for the murder of a night club owner could not possibly have done so. But he'll need to find the real killer himself since the police obviously won't.

Several months after an expert stamp counterfeiter is found dead, counterfeit stamps are still being found that resemble his work. Also, two men are found murdered at his former boarding house.

During a revolution in Costa Dora, a casino magnate was murdered by a crime syndicate because they thought he had half a million dollars in cash. Afterwards, his daughter attracts the attention of the U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue by spending money lavishly in Paris. Markham is approached by the Bureau to investigate and find the money.

Upon hearing that Roy Markham's (Ray Milland's) good friend, Jim Donovan, has been shot and killed on the steps of U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Markham and his partner John Riggs (Simon Scott) fly to Washington to investigate. Markham believes Boris Vascou (Anthony Eustrel), the "Vanishing Assassin," murdered his friend over information Donovan planned to share with the U.S. government about the country where he had been working as an oil engineer: "Kaleda," a small, oil-rich kingdom on the Persian Gulf. Its ruler, Prince Hassan III, is due to arrive in Washington shortly on a diplomatic visit. After crashing the right cocktail party, Roy meets the Prince's emissary, Ramik Sarid (Arnold Moss), and deduces that an assassination is in the works. He guesses it will take place at a riverside home where a beautiful French actress named Renee Compante (Jacqueline Beer) awaits the Prince. With the help of a friendly socialite boater, Diana Rogers (Betsy Jones-Moreland), Markham, Riggs and Sarid waylay Vascou and kill him.

Markham is engaged by an insurance firm to investigate a series of jewel robberies. The thieves appear to be following directions given in a newspaper gossip column, which gives Markham a solid lead until his potential informant falls victim to the criminals.

A modest clerk working for an international mining company is stalked and beaten on the streets of Montreal. She accuses one of the executives in her office of doing it. Did he?

A consigliere has retired from the mob -- which you can't do -- and has been in hiding for years. Consequently, he has missed out on his daughter growing up. Now, he wants to see her one last time before his former clients catch up to him.

A beautiful woman comes to Markham's hotel room at night toting a gun and offering him a wad of cash to prove she didn't kill a man. Next day, Markham is arrested for murder. To prove his innocence, he will have to find the real killer.

A priceless painting by "van Goff" is stolen from a New York museum and a watchman is killed. The insurance company hires Markham to find it, and a mysterious letter lures him to a town called Santa Maria. Will he find the painting there?

Markham is asked to protect a young girl.

Markham travels to Portugal to investigate the death of a young American woman.