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Titles Q-T

THE QUEEN JADE by Yxta Maya Murray Rayo, February 2005 *** Reviewed 5/12/05
RADIO ACTIVITY by Bill Fitzhugh William Morrow, April 2004 **** Reviewed 1/06/04
RAINING CATS AND DOGS by Laurien Berenson Kensington, September 2005 *** Reviewed 10/07/05
RAISE THE DEVIL by Terence Faherty St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2000 *** Reviewed 12/10/00
THE RAMPANT REAPER by Marlys Millhiser St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2002 ** Reviewed 8/02/02
REAP A WICKED HARVEST by Janis Harrison St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2004 *** Reviewed 3/03/04
THE REAPER by Peter Lovesey Soho Press, 2000 *** Reviewed 5/16/01
RED ANGEL by William Heffernan William Morrow, 2000 ** Reviewed 01/17/01
RED LIGHT by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion, 2000 **** Reviewed 7/31/00
RED HOOK by Gabriel Cohen Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 ***** Reviewed 12/17/01
RED, WHITE & BLUE MURDER by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2003 **** Reviewed 2/04/04
THE REINCARNATIONIST by M. J. Rose Mira, September 2007 ** Reviewed 10/07/07
THE RENEGADES by T. Jefferson Parker Dutton, February 2009 **** Reviewed 5/19/09
REQUIEM AT THE REFUGE: A SISTER MARY HELEN MYSTERY by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur (2000) **
RESTORED TO DEATH by Nancy Bell Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2003 ** Reviewed 6/27/03
RETRO by Loren D. Estleman Forge, May 2004 **** Reviewed 8/03/04
REVENGE DAY AND OTHER TALES OF CRIME AND ESPIONAGE by Michael A. Kechula BooksForABuck.com, August 2015 **** Reviewed 8/17/15
THE RIGHT MADNESS by James Crumley Viking, May 2005 *** Reviewed 9/09/05
THE RIGHT MISTAKE by Walter Mosley Basic Civitas Books, October 2008 *** Reviewed 6/01/09
THE RIGHTEOUS MEN by Sam Bourne HarperCollins, August 2006 ** Reviewed 9/25/06
RIPTIDE by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Warner, July 1999 ** Reviewed 5/25/04
THE RIVER GOD'S VENGEANCE: SPQR VIII by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2004 **** Reviewed 3/05/04
A RIVER IN THE SKY by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, April 2010 **** Reviewed 4/19/10
ROAD KILL by Marianne Macdonald Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2000, *** Reviewed 10/29/00
ROGUE ANGEL: DESTINY by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, July 2006 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
ROGUE ANGEL: SOLOMON'S JAR by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, September 2006 *** Reviewed 8/30/06
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOVING PICTURE ASSOCIATION, THE by Loren D. Estleman (Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, 1999) ***
A ROMANTIC WAY TO DIE by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 11/22/01
ROSEWOOD'S ASHES by Aileen Schumacher Intrigue Press, May 2001 **** Reviewed 8/10/01
RUBICON by Steven Saylor Minotaur, May 2010 (original edition, May 1999). *** Reviewed 3/17/11
THE SACRIFICE by William X. Kienzle Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001 *** Reviewed 5/21/01
SAINTLY MURDERS by C. L. Grace St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 10/21/01
SAVANNA BLUES by Mary Kay Andrews Perennial HarperCollins, 2002 **** Reviewed 9/02/03
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME by Ed Gorman Carroll & Graf, 2002 *** Reviewed 1/12/02
SCANDAL TAKES A HOLIDAY by Lindsey Davis Mysterious Press, September 2004 *** Reviewed 1/25/04
THE SCARED STIFF by Judson Jack Carmichael Carroll & Graf, 2002 ** Reviewed 4/14/02
SCAREDY CAT by Mark Billingham William Morrow, June 2003 (U.K. 2002) **** Reviewed 12/02/03
SCHOOL DAYS by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2005 *** Reviewed 12/19/05
SCONE COLD DEAD by Kaitlyn Dunnett Kensington, August 2008 ** Reviewed 12/23/08
DEFY ETERNITY: SCORPION CHILD by Kristina O'Donnelly Rose International, 2000 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
SCREENSCAM by Michael Bowen Poison Pen Press, 2001 ** Reviewed 12/20/01
THE SCYLLA HEXAGRAM by Paul Riva iUniverse, February 2004 ** Reviewed 5/17/04
SEA CHANGE by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2006 ** Reviewed 5/31/06
THE SEDUCTION OF WATER by Carol Goodman Ballantine, January 2003 ***** Reviewed 6/20/05
SEE JANE RUN by Liz Brady Second Story Press, October 2004 **** Reviewed 12/28/04
SEEING IS DECEIVING by Roderic Jeffries Severn House, 2002 **** Reviewed 8/05/02
THE SERPENT ON THE CROWN by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, March 2005 **** Reviewed 4/06/05
SERPENT'S KISS (Rogue Angel #10) by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, January 2008 **** Reviewed 1/17/07
SEVEN DIALS by Anne Perry Ballantine, February 2003 **** Reviewed 2/13/03
SEVEN FOR A SECRET by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, April 2008 **** Reviewed 6/19/10
SEVEN UP by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2001 **** Reviewed 10/24/01
SEVENTH INNING STRETCH by Elizabeth Gunn Walker & Company, 2002 **** Reviewed 8/08/02
SEX, MURDER, AND A DOUBLE LATTE by Kyra Davis Red Dress Ink, May 2005 *** Reviewed 7/03/05
SHADES OF MURDER by Ann Granger St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 *** Reviewed 10/08/01
SHADOW BOXER by Eddie Muller Scribner, January 2003 ** Reviewed 1/22/03
SHADOWS OF SIN by Rochelle Krich William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 1/18/02
SHAKEDOWN by Joel Goldman Pinnacle, April 2008 *** Reviewed 5/05/08
SHAKESPEARE'S COUNSELOR by Charlaine Harris St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 **** Reviewed 11/16/01
THE SHAPE OF WATER by Andrea Camilleri Penguin, 2002 *** Reviewed 2/11/04
SHELL GAMES by Kirk Russell Chronicle Books, September 2003 **** Reviewed 11/02/03
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE MISSING YEARS by Jamyang Norbu Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999 **** Reviewed 8/27/01
SHE'S NOT THERE by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith Henry Holt and Company, 2003 **** Reviewed 2/09/03
SHOULDER THE SKY by Anne Perry Ballantine, October 2004 *** Reviewed 11/04/04
SHRINK RAP by Robert Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 **** Reviewed 10/23/02
SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane William Morrow, April 2003 **** Reviewed 11/22/03
SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY by Deanna Raybourn Mira, January 2008 *** Reviewed 9/13/08
SILENT JOE by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/13/01
SIN CITY REFUGEES by Ken Hattaway iUniverse, April 2005 **** Reviewed 6/30/05
THE SINISTER PIG by Tony Hillerman HarperCollins, May 2003 ** Reviewed 7/03/03
THE SINNER by Tess Gerritsen Ballantine, August 2003 **** Reviewed 10/22/03
SISTER GYPSY MOON by Karen Leabo BooksForABuck.com, May 2003 **** Reviewed 5/18/03
SIZZLING SIXTEEN by Janet Evanovich St. Martins, June 2010 **** Reviewed 4/26/11
SIX FOR GOLD by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, November 2005 **** Reviewed 1/05/06
SIX-GUN TWO-STEP by William C. Duncan PublishAmerica, September 2007 ** Reviewed 6/15/08
SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT by Meg Cabot Avon Trade, January 2006 **** Reviewed 5/20/06
SIZE 14 IS NOT FAT EITHER by Meg Cabot Avon Trade, November 2006 *** Reviewed 6/02/07
SKELETON AT THE FEAST by Patricia Hall St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000/January 2002 (U.S.) ** Reviewed 2/22/02
THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET by M. C. Beaton St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001*** Reviewed 5/7/01
SKELETON MAN by Tony Hillerman HarperCollins, December 2004 *** Reviewed 4/22/05
SKINNY-DIPPING by Claire Matturro William Morrow, November 2004 **** Reviewed 4/28/05
SLAYER OF GODS by Linda S. Robinson Warner Books, June 2001 **** Reviewed 8/01/01
THE SLAYERS OF SETH by P. C. Doherty St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001/2002 *** Reviewed 10/29/02
THE SLAYING OF THE SHREW by Simon Hawke FORGE, December 2001 **** Reviewed 1/23/02
SLEEPYHEAD by Mark Billingham Avon, April 2003 **** Reviewed 7/22/06
SLIGHTLY ABRIDGED by Ellen Pall St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2003 **** Reviewed 5/20/03
SLIP & FALL by Nick Santora State Street Press, June 2007 ** Reviewed 7/21/07
SLOW DOLLAR by Margaret Maron Mysterious Press, August 2002 **** Reviewed 10/09/02
A SMALL CASE OF MURDER by Lauren Carr IUniverse, May 2004 *** Reviewed 7/26/04
SMALL TOWN by Lawrence Block William Morrow, 2003 ** Reviewed 3/04/03
A SMILE ON THE FACE OF THE TIGER Mysterious Press, August 2000 ****
THE SMOKE by Tony Broadbent Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur September 2002 **** Reviewed 12/11/02
SMOKE FILLED ROOMS by Kris Nelscott St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 8/24/01
SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN by Janet Evanovich Bantam, June 2011 ** Reviewed 2/29/12
THE SNACK THIEF by Andrea Camilleri Penguin, 2003 **** Reviewed 6/18/04
SNOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE by Marion Chesney St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2003 **** Reviewed 8/13/03
SOLOMON VS. LORD by Paul Levine Bantam Books, October 2005 **** Reviewed 10/07/05
SOMEBODY IS KILLING THE TROPHY WIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS by John Kane BooksForABuck.com, July 2012 **** Reviewed 7/05/12
SOMETHING'S DOWN THERE by Mickey Spillane Simon & Schuster, December 2003 ** Reviewed 1/11/04
SOUTHERN FIRED by Cathy Pickens Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 **** Reviewed 6/05/04
SPARE CHANGE by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, June 2007 ** Reviewed 10/01/07
THE SPIDER STONE: ROGUE ANGEL by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, November 2006 **** Reviewed 10/18/06
THE SPIES OF SOBECK by P. C. Doherty Minotaur, February 2010 *** Reviewed 3/07/10
STANDOFF by Sandra Brown Warner Books, May 2000 *** Reviewed 10/12/00
STEPIN' ON A RAINBOW by Kinky Friedman Simon & Schuster, 2001 ** Reviewed 9/03/01
STEPS TO THE ALTAR by Earlene Fowler Berkley Prime Crime, April 2002 **** Reviewed 6/30/02
THE STERLING INHERITANCE by Michael Silverling Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2004 *** Reviewed 11/20/04
STOLEN by Jordan Gray Harlequin, August 2010 **** Reviewed 7/17/10
STONE COLD: A JESSE STONE NOVEL by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2003 ** Reviewed 11/26/03
STORM OF '76 by John W. Salvage Valhalla Productions *** Reviewed 3/16/06
STORM RUNNERS by T. Jefferson Parker William Morrow, February 2007 **** Reviewed 4/13/07
STRANGERS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb Berkley, August 2008 *** Reviewed 9/03/08
STRAWMAN'S HAMMOCK by Darryl Wimberley Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 1/07/02
STREET FAME by K. Elliot Urban LifeStyle Press *** Reviewed 7/16/06
STREETS ON FIRE by John Shannon Carroll & Graf, 2002 **** Reviewed 5/20/02
STUDIO SEX by Liza Marklund ATRIA BOOKS, 1999/August 2002 (English translation) **** Reviewed 11/07/02
SUCKER BET by James Swain Ballantine, April 2003 **** Reviewed 6/05/03
SUB ROSA by Ralph McInerny Five Star, 2001 *** Reviewed 1/28/02
THE SUGAR HOUSE by Laura Lippman William Morrow, 2000 ****
SUGARPLUM DEAD by Carolyn Hart William Morrow, 2000 *** Reviewed 01/13/01
THE SUNDAY PHILOSOPHY CLUB by Alexander McCall Smith Pantheon, September 2004 * Reviewed 1/13/04
A SUNSET TOUCH by Marjorie Eccles Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000/December 2001 (U.S.) ** Reviewed 2/01/02
THE SUPERINTENTENT'S DAUGHTER by Marjorie Eccles Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2000 ** Reviewed 01/15/01
SURFACE TENSION by Christine Kling Ballantine Books, December 2002 *** Reviewed 1/16/03
SURVIVOR IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2005 *** Reviewed 5/22/05
SWAN FOR THE MONEY by Donna Andrews Minotaur, July 2009 **** Reviewed 12/14/09
THE TAIL OF THE TIP-OFF by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown Bantam, 2003 *** Reviewed 3/26/03
TAKE by Bill James Foul Play Press, 2000 *** Reviewed 9/16/05
TAKING THE WRAP by Dolores Johnson Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2004 **** Reviewed 3/18/05
TELL NO ONE by Harlan Coben Dell, 2001 **** Reviewed 8/03/04
TEN BIG ONES by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2004 **** Reviewed 7/17/04
TERMINAL ISLAND by John Shannon Carroll & Graff, March 2004 **** Reviewed 8/26/04
THE TERRA-COTTA DOG by Andrea Camilleri Penguin, 2003 **** Reviewed 2/07/04
THE TESTAMENT by Eric Van Lustbader Forge-Tom Doherty, September 2006 ** Reviewed 9/28/06
THEIR WILDEST DREAMS by Peter Abrahams Ballantine, August 2003 ** Reviewed 9/01/03
THERAPY by Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine, May 2004 **** Reviewed 5/03/04
THEY FALL HARD by Alistair Boyle Allen A. Knoll Publishers, August 2004 ** Reviewed 6/01/09
THE THIEF TAKER by T. F. Banks Delacorte Press, October 2001 **** Reviewed 11/03/01
THIN WALLS by Kris Nelscott St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2002 **** Reviewed 10/11/02
THIS PEN FOR HIRE by Laura Levine Kensington, June 2002 *** Reviewed 9/13/02
THIS OLD SOUSE by Mary Daheim William Morrow, August 2004 * Reviewed 11/20/04
THOU SHALT NOT GRILL by Tamar Myers New American Library, February 2004 *** Reviewed 3/30/04
THREE DEADLY SHADOWS by Teel James Glenn BooksForABuck.com, June 2015 **** Reviewed 6/27/15
THREE FOR A LETTER by Mary Reed & Eric Mayer Poison Pen Press, 2001 **** Reviewed 3/14/02
TIES THAT BIND by Phillip Margolin HarperTorch, 2003 *** Reviewed 6/24/04
TIP A CANOE by Peter Abresch Write Way Publishing, 2001 **** Reviewed 5/18/01
TISHOMINGO BLUES by Elmore Leonard William Morrow, 2002 **** Reviewed 4/12/02
TO DIE FOR by David Champion Allen A. Knoll Publishers, November 2005 *** Reviewed 6/05/09
TO KILL A JUDGE by Paul Nelson BooksForABuck.com, August 2010 **** Reviewed 8/01/10
TO KILL A THIEF by Kenneth E. Ingle BooksForABuck.com, August 2010 **** Reviewed 8/30/10
TO THE BONE by Neil McMahon HarperCollins, September 2003 *** Reviewed 11/02/03
TO THE NINES by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, July 2003 **** Reviewed 8/10/03
TO THE POWER OF THREE by Laura Lippman William Morrow, July 2005 *** Reviewed 7/06/05
TOASTING TINA by Evan Marshall Kensington Books, November 2003 ** Reviewed 2/19/04
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS (TOM SWIFT #7 *** Reviewed 1/21/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIP by Victor Appleton Gross and Dunlap, 1915 ** Reviewed 1/27/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER by Victor Appleton Grosset & Dunlap, 1912 *** Reviewed 3/25/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1911 ** Reviewed 12/07/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE by Victor Appleton (TOM SWIFT #10) Grossett & Dunlap, 1911 * Reviewed 1/22/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 *** Reviewed 12/30/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON (Swift #16) by Victor Appleton Grosset & Dunlap, 1913 ** Reviewed 8/19/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT (Swift #15) by Victor Appleton Grosset & Dunlap, 1912 ** Reviewed 6/06/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-BOAT by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 ** Reviewed 10/18/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 ** Reviewed 10/05/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONE by Victor Appleton Grosset & Dunlap, 1914 ** Reviewed 10/10/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER by Victor Appleton (Tom Swift #9) Grossett & Dunlap, 1911 *** Reviewed 1/22/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 *** Reviewed 12/13/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE (TOM SWIFT #6) ** Reviewed 1/21/07
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA by Victor Appleton Groset & Dunlap, 1912 * Reviewed 5/19/07
TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY (TOM SWIFT #13) by Victor Appleton Groset & Dunlap, 1912 ** Reviewed 4/30/07
TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE (TOM SWIFT #8) Grosset & Dunlap, 1911 ** Reviewed 1/21/07
TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD by Victor Appleton (Tom Swift #11) Grosset & Dunlap, 1912 ** Reviewed 1/22/07
TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, March 2006 *** Reviewed 9/16/06
TOO HIGH by Corson Hirschfeld Forge, September 2001 **** Reviewed 11/26/01
TORNADO BAIT by Amy Eastlake A BooksForABuck.com $1 Exclusive, July 2002 **** Reviewed 7/26/02
TORPEDO JUICE by Tim Dorsey William Morrow, February 2005 ** Reviewed 3/22/05
TO WEAR THE WHITE CLOAK by Sharan Newman Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, October 2000 ** Reviewed 12/29/00
THE TRAITOR by Stephen Coonts St. Martin's Press, March 2007 *** Reviewed 4/10/09
A TRAITOR TO MEMORY by Elizabeth George Bantam, August 2002 ** Reviewed 6/07/04
THE TRIBUNE'S CURSE by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2003 **** Reviewed 5/31/03
TRICKY BUSINESS by Dave Barry G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 **** Reviewed 1/05/03
TRIPLETREE by Derek Wilson St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2004 ** Reviewed 9/05/04
THE TRISTAN BETRAYAL by Robert Ludlum St. Martin's Press, October 2003 *** Reviewed 11/15/03
TROGLODYTES by Ed Lynskey Mundania Press, 2010 **** Reviewed 3/10/10
TROUBLE BECOMES HER by Laura Van Wormer MIRA, November 2001 ** Reviewed 12/05/01
A TRUST BETRAYED by Candace Robb Warner, April 2001 ** Reviewed 5/14/01
THE TUMBLER by Peter Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 **** Reviewed 4/07/04
TWELVE SHARP by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2006 ** Reviewed 8/19/06
TWO COOKS A-KILLING by Joanne Pence Avon Books, October 2003 ** Reviewed 11/20/03
TWO FOR JOY by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, 2000 **** Reviewed 3/09/01
THE TWYLIGHT TOWER by Karen Harper Delacorte Press, March 2001 ** Reviewed 4/22/01