The Peyton-Allan Files by Phil Stanford is a real-life whodunit about the most sensational murder case in Portland history. Straight from the files of the detectives who worked the case.  The Man with the Hook visits Portland.  Enter the site.

 
Portland Confidential, also by Stanford, is the gritty and frequently hilarious story of the great Portland Vice Scandal of 1956-57. It was winner of the Independent Publisher's Best True Crime Award for 2005.  Click here. 
 

Phil Stanford, publisher of ptown books, was a columnist for the Oregonian and Portland Tribune. He has worked as a magazine writer and editor in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, and as a private investigator.  Learn more.

     
 

The Peyton-Allan Files and Portland Confidential are available for purchase at local bookstores.  Both books make ideal holiday gifts.  Pick up your copy today.  Purchase now.

 

Phil Stanford is on tour promoting The Peyton-Allan Files at bookstores across the Northwest.  Meet Phil in person and obtain personalized copies of his books.  Meet Phil.

 
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