Louis Joseph Vance's MICHAEL LANYARD, better known as THE LONE WOLF, didn't start out as a private eye, but as a criminal. However, like Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie, thanks to his numerous re-creations in film, radio and television, The Lone Wolf is now best remembered these days, if at all, chiefly as a sort of gentleman thief turned private eye.
The Lone Wolf Returns

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Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his old habits when he is tempted by the emerald...

The Lone Wolf in Paris

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A princess in distress calls upon reformed jewel thief Michael Lanyard to aid her against villainous opposition.

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

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A group of spies is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character implicates his old nemesis by forcing him to crack...

The Lone Wolf Strikes

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Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires Michael Lanyard (aka The Lone Wolf),a retired-and-reformed jewel thief to find the killer and the jewels. He is more than glad to do so, as it is just a...

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

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A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit. Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, and Jamison set out to find the real killer.

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

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Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Miami trying to solve the crime and make a profit.

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

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The Lone Wolf Michael Lanyard takes Inspector Crane's challenge that he can't keep out of trouble for 24 hours. No sooner accepted when Lanyard is sucked into a case of murder and kidnapping in which he is sole suspect. Lanyard pursues the...

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

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Michael Lanyard is hired to safeguard gems intended to finance a foreign nation's battle for liberty.

Counter-Espionage

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The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing.

One Dangerous Night

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A "Lone Wolf" advenure. The Lone Wolf tries to clear himself of a charge of murdering a blackmailer.

Passport to Suez

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The Lone Wolf undercover to foil the Nazis stealing the plans!

The Notorious Lone Wolf

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Michael Lanyard finds himself accused of stealing a valuable gem, and must find the real thief in order to clear his name.

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

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A croupier is murdered in a Mexico City gambling casino and the Lone Wolf is suspected. Sharon Montgomery, wife of diamond merchant Charles Montgomery, becomes involved in a jewel heist, in which again the Lone Wolf is a suspect.

The Lone Wolf in London

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Michael Lanyard (Gerald Mohr) is suspected of stealing two fabulous diamonds from a vault in Scotland Yard, where they were being held for safekeeping, but the Yard can't prove he did it. Later, Lanyard is summoned by a member of the...

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

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Lone Wolf (Ron Randell),a retired thief temporarily working for a newspaper, is accused of gem theft.

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