Mystery and Suspense Reviews by Author

Mystery and Suspense Reviews--By Author

Author Last Name M-P

This page lists BooksForABuck.com Mystery Reviews, for Authors with last names starting between M and P.

Authors M-P

Macdonald, Marianne (see her website)
- BLOOD LIES Thomas Dunne, 2001/August 2002 (U.S.) *** Reviewed 9/29/02
- DIE ONCE Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2003 **** Reviewed 8/28/03
- ROAD KILL Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2000, *** Reviewed 10/29/00
Mackay, Scott
- OLD SCORES St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2003 *** Reviewed 11/08/03
Maitland, Barry
- THE CHALON HEADS Arcade Publishing, 1999/2001 (U.S.) **** Reviewed 10/26/01
- THE MALCONTENTA Arcade Publishing, 1995/2000 *** Reviewed 12/15/00
Margolin, Phillip (see his website)
LOST LAKE HarperCollins, March 2005 **** Reviewed 3/21/05
TIES THAT BIND HarperTorch, 2003 *** Reviewed 6/24/04

Markel, Mike

BIG SICK HEART BooksForABuck.com, April 2010 **** Reviewed 4/22/10

Marklund, Liza

STUDIO SEX ATRIA BOOKS, 1999/August 2002 (English translation) **** Reviewed 11/07/02

Maron, Margaret (see her website)

SLOW DOLLAR Mysterious Press, August 2002 **** Reviewed 10/09/02
STORM TRACK The Mysterious Press, April 2000 **** Reviewed 02/01/01

Marshall, Evan

TOASTING TINA Kensington Books, November 2003 ** Reviewed 2/19/04

Marston, Edward

THE BAWDY BASKET St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2002 *** Reviewed 9/13/02
THE WILDCATS OF EXETER St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2001 *** Reviewed 4/02/01

Martin, Allana

DEATH OF THE LAST VILLISTA Thomas Dunne, August 2001 *** Reviewed 9/29/01
DEATH OF A MYTH MAKER: A TEXANA JONES MYSTERY Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2000 **

Martin, David Lozell

PELIKAN, LOVE, REDEMPTION, AND FELONY THEFT (Simon and Schuster, 1999) **

Massey, Sujata

THE PEARL DIVER HarperCollins, August 2004 *** Reviewed 10/26/04

Matturro, Claire (see her website)

SKINNY-DIPPING William Morrow, November 2004 **** Reviewed 4/28/05

McBain, Ed

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Simon & Schuster, 2001 *** Reviewed 9/12/01

McBride, Susan (see her website)

BLUE BLOOD Avon Mystery, January 2004 *** Reviewed 3/19/04

Mcdonald, Gregory (see his website)

FLYNN'S WORLD

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McInerny, Ralph

THE BOOK OF KILLS St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2000 *** Reviewed 9/13/00
CELT AND PEPPER St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2002 *** Reviewed 1/16/03
EMERALD AISLE St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 11/26/01
THE GREEN REVOLUTION Minotaur, September 2008 *** Reviewed 10/05/09
HEIRS AND PARENTS St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 *** Reviewed 02/19/01
IRISH TENURE (St. Martin's Minotaur, December, 1999) **
SUB ROSA Five Star, 2001 *** Reviewed 1/28/02

McClelland, Michael

OYSTER BLUES ibooks, October 2002 *** Reviewed 1/07/03

McGarrity, Michael

THE BIG GAMBLE Dutton, July 2002 ** Reviewed 10/19/02

McKevett, G. A.

CEREAL KILLER Kensington, January 2004 *** Reviewed 3/17/04
PEACHES AND SCREAMS Kensington Books, January 2002 *** Reviewed 5/15/02

McMahon, Neil

TO THE BONE HarperCollins, September 2003 *** Reviewed 11/02/03

Meredith, D. R.

BY HOOK OR BY BOOK Berkley Prime Crime, Penguin Putnam, May 2000 ** Reviewed 7/20/00

Michaels, Kasey

MAGGIE NEEDS AN ALIBI (see her website) Kensington, July 2002 **** Reviewed 11/01/02

Michod, Alec

THE WHITE CITY St. Martin's Press, January 2004 * Reviewed 5/11/04

Mickelbury, Penny

PARADISE INTERRUPTED Simon & Schuster, 2001 * Reviewed 3/01/01

Miles, Keith

BERMUDA GRASS Poisoned Pen Press, 2002 ** Reviewed 7/07/02

Millett, Larry

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Viking, 2002 ** Reviewed 1/28/03

Millhiser, Marlys

KILLER COMMUTE St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2000 ** Reviewed 02/11/01
THE RAMPANT REAPER St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2002 ** Reviewed 8/02/02

Mina, Denise

EXILE Carroll & Graf, 2001 *** Reviewed 3/29/01

Mitchell, James C. (see his website)

CHOKE POINT St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2004 **** Reviewed 1/07/04

Mitchell, Michelle (see her website)

THE LATEST BOMBSHELL Henry Holt & Company, June 2003 **** Reviewed 7/07/03

Moody, Susan

DEATH TAKES A HAND Otto Penzler Books, January 1994 ** Reviewed 10/20/09

Mosley, Walter (see his website) (see also reviews of science fiction novels by this author)

BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN Little, Brown, and Company, 2002 **** Reviewed 9/07/02
CINNAMON KISS Little, Brown & Company, September 2005 **** Reviewed 11/11/05
FEAR ITSELF Little, Brown and Company, July 2003 **** Reviewed 7/14/03
FEAR OF THE DARK Little, Brown & Co., September 2006 *** Reviewed 12/01/06
FEARLESS JONES Little, Brown and Company, 2001 **** Reviewed 7/03/01
LITTLE SCARLET Little, Brown and Company, July 2004 **** Reviewed 2/6/04
THE RIGHT MISTAKE Basic Civitas Books, October 2008 *** Reviewed 6/01/09

Mullan, Pat

THE CIRCLE OF SODOM 1st Books Library, March 2002 *** Reviewed 1/31/04

Muller, Eddie

SHADOW BOXER Scribner, January 2003 ** Reviewed 1/22/03

Muller, Marcia

LISTEN TO THE SILENCE The Mysterious Press, July 2000 **** Reviewed 11/11/00

Murphy, Shirley Rousseau (see her website)

CAT BREAKING FREE HarperCollins, December 2005 ** Reviewed 5/17/06
CAT CROSS THEIR GRAVES HarperCollins, January 2005 **** Reviewed 4/15/05
CAT FEAR NO EVIL HarperCollins, March 2004 *** Reviewed 12/19/03
CAT SEEING DOUBLE HarperCollins, 2003 ** Reviewed 4/19/03

Murray, Yxta Maya

THE QUEEN JADE Rayo, February 2005 *** Reviewed 5/12/05

Myers, Tamar (see her website)

THOU SHALT NOT GRILL New American Library, February 2004 *** Reviewed 3/30/04

Neel, Janet

O GENTLE DEATH St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 * Reviewed 11/14/01

Nelson, Paul (see his website)

IN THE FLESH BooksForABuck.com, August 2009 **** Reviewed 8/25/09
TO KILL A JUDGE BooksForABuck.com, August 2010 **** Reviewed 8/01/10

Nelscott, Kris

SMOKE FILLED ROOMS St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 8/24/01
THIN WALLS St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2002 **** Reviewed 10/11/02

Newman, Sharan

HERESY Forge, December 2002 ** Reviewed 9/16/04
TO WEAR THE WHITE CLOAK Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, October 2000 ** Reviewed 12/29/00

Norbu, Jamyang

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE MISSING YEARS by Jamyang Norbu Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999 **** Reviewed 8/27/01

O'Brien, Charles

MUTE WITNESS Poisoned Pen Press, 2001 * Reviewed 11/28/01

Odom, Mel (see his website) (see also fantasy novels by Odom)

APOCALYPSE UNLEASHED Tyndale Fiction, October 2008 *** Reviewed 11/01/08
BLOOD EVIDENCE Tyndale, April 2007 **** Reviewed 5/18/07
BLOOD LINES Tyndale House, December 2008 **** Reviewed 2/05/08
PAID IN BLOOD Tyndale House, August 2005 **** Reviewed 7/02/06

O'Donnelly, Kristina (see her website) (see also fantasy novels by O'Donnelly)

CLARION OF MIDNIGHT: MEGALI IDEA Rose International, September 2004 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
DEFY ETERNITY: SCORPION CHILD Rose International, 2000 **** Reviewed 7/02/06

Olson, Neil

THE ICON HarperCollins, May 2005 *** Reviewed 2/06/06

O'Marie, Sister Carol Anne

REQUIEM AT THE REFUGE: A SISTER MARY HELEN MYSTERY Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur (2000) **

O'Neil, Vincent H.

MURDER IN EXILE Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 ** Reviewed 9/06/06

O'Toole, S. K.
- FRAG LIMIT BooksForABuck.com, March 2009 **** Reviewed 3/05/09
- Padgett, Abigail
  - THE LAST BLUE PLATE SPECIAL Warner Books, March 2001 **** Reviewed 4/10/01
- Page, Katherine Hall (see her website)
  - THE BODY IN THE ATTIC William Morrow, April 2004 ** Reviewed 5/16/04
  - THE BODY IN THE LIGHTHOUSE William Morrow, 2003 ** Reviewed 10/08/03
- Paige, Robin
  - DEATH AT DARTMOOR Berkley Prime Crime, February 2002 **** Reviewed 2/27/02
- Pall, Ellen
  - CORPSE DE BALLET St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2001 **** Reviewed 8/18/01
  - SLIGHTLY ABRIDGED St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2003 **** Reviewed 5/20/03
- Palmer, William J.
  - THE DONS AND MR. DICKENS St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2000 ** Reviewed 12/31/00
- Parker, Robert B.
  - BAD BUSINESS G. P. Putnam's Sons, March 2004 ** Reviewed 3/20/04
  - BACK STORY G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003 *** Reviewed 6/20/03
  - BLUE SCREEN G. P. Putnam's Sons, June 2006 ** Reviewed 11/22/06
  - COLD SERVICE G. P. Putnam's Sons, March 2005 *** Reviewed 5/26/05
  - DEATH IN PARADISEG. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 **** Reviewed 1/02/02
  - HIGH PROFILE G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2007 ** Reviewed 6/15/07
  - HUGGER MUGGER A Spenser Novel G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000 **** Reviewed 8/11/00
  - MELANCHOLY BABY G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2004 *** Reviewed 1/11/05
  - NOW AND THEN Putnam, October 2007 ** Reviewed 1/29/07
  - POTSHOT G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/18/01
  - SEA CHANGE by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2006 ** Reviewed 5/31/06
  - SCHOOL DAYS G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2005 *** Reviewed 12/19/05
  - SHRINK RAP G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 **** Reviewed 10/23/02
  - SPARE CHANGE G. P. Putnam's Sons, June 2007 ** Reviewed 10/01/07
  - STONE COLD: A JESSE STONE NOVEL G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2003 ** Reviewed 11/26/03
- Parker, T. Jefferson (see his website)
  - BLACK WATER Hyperion, 2002 **** Reviewed 5/14/02
  - THE BLUE HOUR Hyperion 1999/2000 ****
  - CALIFORNIA GIRL William Morrow, September 2004 **** Reviewed 11/04/04
  - COLD PURSUIT Hyperion, 2003 **** Reviewed 7/09/03
  - THE FALLEN William Morrow, March 2006 **** Reviewed 4/20/06
  - IRON RIVER Dutton, January 2010 **** Reviewed 3/23/10
  - RED LIGHT Hyperion, 2000 **** Reviewed 7/31/00
  - THE RENEGADES Dutton, February 2009 **** Reviewed 5/19/09
  - SILENT JOE Hyperion, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/13/01
  - STORM RUNNERS William Morrow, February 2007 **** Reviewed 4/13/07
- Paulson, Michael
  - DEAD ON BooksForABuck.com, May 2006 **** Reviewed 5/15/06
  - DEADLY AGE BooksForABuck.com, January 2007 **** Reviewed 1/06/07
  - DEADLY STING BooksForABuck.com, May 2009 **** Reviewed 5/19/09
  - DEADLY TRADE (or Dead Men Don't Make Housecalls) BooksForABuck.com, October 2007 **** Reviewed 10/18/07
  - DEADLY TURN BooksForABuck.com, July 2008 **** Reviewed 7/28/08
  - I, PHILIBERT Q. WINSLOW BooksForABuck.com, September 2006 **** Reviewed 9/11/06
  - WHO KILLED MICHAEL DOUGLAS BooksForABuck.com, January 2010 **** Reviewed 1/23/10
- Peale, Cynthia
  - MURDER AT BERTRAM'S BOWER Doubleday, March 2001 **** Reviewed 5/19/01
- Pearson, Ridley
  - KILLER SUMMER Putnam, June 2009 *** Reviewed 6/16/09
- Pease, Maria
  - MALICIOUS INTENT December 2005, Sweetpea Press **** Reviewed 2/08/07
- Pence, Joanne (see her website)
  - TWO COOKS A-KILLING Avon Books, October 2003 ** Reviewed 11/20/03
- Penman, Sharon Kay
  - DRAGON'S LAIR Marian Wood/G. P. Putnam's Sons, October 2003 **** Reviewed 12/23/03
- Perkins, Wilder
  - HOARE AND THE MATTER OF TREASON Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2001 **** Reviewed 5/2/01
- Perry, Anne (see her website)
  - NO GRAVES AS YET Ballantine, September 2003 *** Reviewed 10/17/03
  - SEVEN DIALS Ballantine, February 2003 **** Reviewed 2/13/03
  - SHOULDER THE SKY Ballantine, October 2004 *** Reviewed 11/04/04
- Perry, Thomas
  - PURSUIT Random House, December 2001 **** Reviewed 1/09/02
- Peters, Elizabeth (see her website)
  - AMELIA PEABODY'S EGYPT: A COMPENDIUM by Elizabeth Peters (ed.) William Morrow, October 2003 **** Reviewed 11/12/03
  - CHILDREN OF THE STORM William Morrow, 2003 ** Reviewed 6/16/03
  - THE GOLDEN ONE William Morrow, 2002 **** Reviewed 6/12/02
  - GUARDIAN OF THE HORIZON William Morrow, April 2004 **** Reviewed 3/11/04
  - HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY: AN AMELIA PEABODY MYSTERY William Morrow, HarperCollins June 2000 ****
  - LORD OF THE SILENT William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/22/01
  - A RIVER IN THE SKY William Morrow, April 2010 **** Reviewed 4/19/10
  - THE SERPENT ON THE CROWN William Morrow, March 2005 **** Reviewed 4/06/05
  - TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD William Morrow, March 2006 *** Reviewed 9/16/06
- Pickens, Cathy (see her website)
  - SOUTHERN FIRED Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 **** Reviewed 6/05/04
- Pollero, Rhonda (see her website)
  - KNOCK OFF Kensington, March 2007 *** Reviewed 5/18/07
- Poulson, Christine
  - MURDER IS ACADEMIC Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 ** Reviewed 7/10/04
- Preece, Rob (see also romance novels by Rob Preece) (see also Science Fiction/Fantasy novels by Rob Preece)
  - VEIL OF THE GODDESS BooksForABuck.com, April 2006 **** Reviewed 4/17/06
- Preston, Douglas
  - RIPTIDE with Lincoln Child Warner, July 1999 ** Reviewed 5/25/04
- Pronzini, Bill
  - CRAZYBONE Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2000 *** Reviewed 11/05/00
  - MOURNERS Forge, March 2006 *** Reviewed 5/09/06