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Mystery and Suspense Reviews--2001
Reviews of mysteries reviewed in, and mostly written in 2001.
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December 2001 Reviews
- MURPHY'S LAW by Rhys Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 ** Reviewed 12/30/01
- MURDER ON THE TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS by Stuart M. Kaminsky Warner Books, October 2001 **** Reviewed 12/28/01
- AUNT DIMITY: DETECTIVE by Nancy Atherton Viking, 2001 **** Reviewed 12/20/01
- SCREENSCAM by Michael Bowen Poison Pen Press, 2001 ** Reviewed 12/20/01
- THE CAT WHO SANG FOR THE BIRDS by Lilian Jackson Braun G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998 *** Reviewed 12/18/01
- RED HOOK by Gabriel Cohen Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 ***** Reviewed 12/17/01
- DEAD WALK by Bonita Wagner Writers Club Press, 2000 ** Reviewed 12/16/01
- DEATH FROM THE SNOWS by Brigitte Aubert Welcome Rain Publishers, September 2001 (2000 in the French version). *** Reviewed 12/08/01
- TROUBLE BECOMES HER by Laura Van Wormer MIRA, November 2001 ** Reviewed 12/05/01
November 2001 Reviews
- AMBROSE BIERCE AND THE DEATH OF KINGS by Oakley Hall Viking, 2001 **** Reviewed 11/29/01
- MUTE WITNESS by Charles O'Brien Poisoned Pen Press, 2001 * Reviewed 11/28/01
- EMERALD AISLE by Ralph McInerny St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 11/26/01
- TOO HIGH by Corson Hirschfeld Forge, September 2001 **** Reviewed 11/26/01
- HOPE TO DIE by Lawrence Block William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 11/23/01
- BREAKING AND ENTERING by H. R. F. Keating Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 11/23/01
- A ROMANTIC WAY TO DIE by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 11/22/01
- SHAKESPEARE'S COUNSELOR by Charlaine Harris St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 **** Reviewed 11/16/01
- THE GOLDEN MILE TO MURDER by Sally Spencer Severn House, 2001 **** Reviewed 11/14/01
- O GENTLE DEATH by Janet Neel St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 * Reviewed 11/14/01
- P IS FOR PERIL by Sue Grafton G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 *** Reviewed 11/07/01
- THE THIEF TAKER by T. F. Banks Delacorte Press, October 2001 **** Reviewed 11/03/01
- THE GREAT GAME by Michael Kurland St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 11/02/01
October 2001 Reviews
September 2001 Reviews
- DEATH OF THE LAST VILLISTA by Allana Martin Thomas Dunne, August 2001 *** Reviewed 9/29/01
- HARD ROAD by Barbara D'Amato Scribner, 2001 ** Reviewed 9/29/01
- LAURENCE SANDERS McNALLY'S CHANCE by Vincent Lardo G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 *** Reviewed 9/26/01
- BIGGIE AND THE QUINCY GHOST by Nancy Bell Thomas Dunne, September 2001 *** Reviewed 9/24/01
- THE MANHATTAN HUNT CLUB by John Saul Ballantine, August 2001 ** Reviewed 9/24/01
- HOSTAGE by Robert Crais Doubleday, August 2001*** Reviewed 9/17/01
- MONEY, MONEY, MONEY by Ed McBain Simon & Schuster, 2001 *** Reviewed 9/12/01
- DEAD AND BURIED by Howard Engel The Overlook Press, 1990/2001 *** Reviewed 9/10/01
- STEPIN' ON A RAINBOW by Kinky Friedman Simon & Schuster, 2001 ** Reviewed 9/03/01
- ICE HUNTER by Joseph Heywood The Lyons Press, 2001 **** Reviewed 9/01/01
August 2001 Reviews
- SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE MISSING YEARS by Jamyang Norbu Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999 **** Reviewed 8/27/01
- SMOKE FILLED ROOMS by Kris Nelscott St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 8/24/01
- PARADISE LOST by J. A. Jance William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 8/22/01
- CORPSE DE BALLET by Ellen Pall St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2001 **** Reviewed 8/18/01
- BETTER THAN SEX by Susan Holtzer Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 *** Reviewed 8/17/01
- ROSEWOOD'S ASHES by Aileen Schumacher Intrigue Press, May 2001 **** Reviewed 8/10/01
- WHAT NOW, KING LEAR? By Alistair Boyle Allen A. Knoll Publishers, 2001 *** Reviewed 8/08/01
- GRIFT SENSE by James Swain Pocket Books, June 2001 *** Reviewed 8/05/01
- DIAMOND EYE by Arthur Rosenfeld FORGE, Tom Doherty Associates, July 2001 *** Reviewed 8/02/01
- SLAYER OF GODS by Linda S. Robinson Warner Books, June 2001 **** Reviewed 8/01/01
July 2001 Reviews
- THE BISHOP AND THE BEGGAR GIRL OF ST. GERMAIN by Andrew M. Greeley Forge, July 2001 *** Reviewed 7/30/01
- MURDER AT MONTICELLO by Jane Langton Viking, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/30/01
- ASHES OF THE ELEMENTS by Alys Clare St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2001 ** Reviewed 7/23/01
- POTSHOT by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/18/01
- GREEN GROW THE VICTIMS by Jeanne M. Dams Walker & Company, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/16/01
- FORTUNE LIKE THE MOON by Alys Clare St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2000 *** Reviewed 7/16/01
- THE HOUSE OF DEATH by Paul Doherty Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001 **** Reviewed 7/10/01
- THE FERRYMAN WILL BE THERE by Rosemary Aubert Bridge Works Publishing, 2001 ** Reviewed 7/10/01
- FEARLESS JONES by Walter Mosley Little, Brown and Company, 2001 **** Reviewed 7/03/01
June 2001 Reviews
- THE ORANGE CURTAIN by John Shannon Carroll & Graf, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/29/01
- DEAD SECRET by Roy Lewis Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001 ** Reviewed 6/25/01
- THE DEATH OF AN IRISH SINNER by Bartholomew Gill William Morrow, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/25/01
- LORD OF THE SILENT by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/22/01
- PANICKING RALPH by Bill James W.W. Norton, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/19/01
- SILENT JOE by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/13/01
- CAT IN A LEOPARD SPOT by Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, April 2001 ** Reviewed 6/10/01
- HIGH LONESOME ROAD by Betsy Thornton Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/08/01
- VANISHING POINT by Judith Van Gieson University of New Mexico Press, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/06/01
- WHATEVER DOESN'T KILL YOU by Gillian Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2001 *** Reviewed 6/04/01
- DEATH OF A DUSTMAN by M. C. Beaton Mysterious Press, March 2001 **** Reviewed 6/02/01
May 2001 Reviews
- UNSIGNED by Julie Kaewert January, 2001, Bantam **** Reviewed 5/28/01
- THE AMBIGUITY OF MURDER by Roderic Jeffries St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2001 **** Reviewed 5/24/01
- THE SACRIFICE by William X. Kienzle Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001 *** Reviewed 5/21/01
- HECKLER by Dan Barton Minotaur, April 2001 *** Reviewed 5/20/01
- MURDER AT BERTRAM'S BOWER by Cynthia Peale Doubleday, March 2001 **** Reviewed 5/19/01
- TIP A CANOE by Peter Abresch Write Way Publishing, 2001 **** Reviewed 5/18/01
- THE REAPER by Peter Lovesey Soho Press, 2000 *** Reviewed 5/16/01
- A TRUST BETRAYED by Candace Robb Warner, April 2001 ** Reviewed 5/14/01
- AN UNHALLOWED GRAVE by Kate Ellis St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2001 **** Reviewed 5/10/01
- THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET by M. C. Beaton St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001*** Reviewed 5/7/01
- HOARE AND THE MATTER OF TREASON by Wilder Perkins Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2001 **** Reviewed 5/2/01
April 2001 Reviews
- DEATHTRAP by Peter Turnbull Severn House, 2000 **** Reviewed 4/29/01
- KILLER MATERIAL by Dan Barton Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur 2000 ** Reviewed 4/29/01
- THE TWYLIGHT TOWER by Karen Harper Delacorte Press, March 2001 ** Reviewed 4/22/01
- CRUZATTE AND MARIA by Peter Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001 **** Reviewed 4/15/01
- A PERSONAL DEVIL by Roberta Gellis Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, March 2001 *** Reviewed 4/14/01
- THE LAST BLUE PLATE SPECIAL by Abigail Padgett Warner Books, March 2001 **** Reviewed 4/10/01
- THE WILDCATS OF EXETER by Edward Marston St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2001 *** Reviewed 4/02/01
- THE DEMON ARCHER by P. C. Doherty St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999/March 2001 *** Reviewed 4/01/01
- DEATH OF A HIRED MAN by Eric Wright Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001 ** Reviewed 4/01/01
March 2001 Reviews
- EXILE by Denise Mina Carroll & Graf, 2001 *** Reviewed 3/29/01
- THE MERCHANT OF VENUS by Ellen HartMinotaur Books, February 2001 ** Reviewed 3/21/01
- IF 6 WERE 9 by Jake Lamar Crown Publishing, 2001 ** Reviewed 3/14/01
- THE CAT WHO SMELLED A RAT by Lilian Jackson Braun G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 ** Reviewed 3/11/01
- THE HEAT OF LIES by Jonathan Stone St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2001 *** Reviewed 3/11/01
- TWO FOR JOY by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, 2000 **** Reviewed 3/09/01
- POOR TOM IS DEAD by Maureen Jennings Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2001, *** Reviewed 3/06/01
- THE DETECTIVE IS DEAD by Bill James W. W. Norton, 1995/2001, **** Reviewed 3/04/01
- PARADISE INTERRUPTED by Penny Michelbury Simon & Schuster, 2001 * Reviewed 3/01/01
February 2001 Reviews
January 2001 Reviews
- A MYSTERY OF ERRORS by Simon Hawke Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, December 2000 **** Reviewed 01/28/01
- MURDER AT MANASSAS by Michael Kilian Berkley Prime Crime, 2000 ** Reviewed 01/22/01
- JESTER LEAPS IN by Alan Gordon St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2000 **** Reviewed 01/17/01
- RED ANGEL by William Heffernan William Morrow, 2000 ** Reviewed 01/17/01
- THE SUPERINTENTENT'S DAUGHTER by Marjorie Eccles Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2000 ** Reviewed 01/15/01
- SUGARPLUM DEAD by Carolyn Hart William Morrow, 2000 *** Reviewed 01/13/01
- LESTRADE AND THE SIGN OF THE NINE by M. J. Trow Gateway Editions, September 2000 ** Reviewed 01/10/01
- HIT LIST by Laurence Block William Morrow, November 2000 *** Reviewed 01/07/01
- FLASHFIRE by Richard Stark The Mysterious Press, November 2000 *** Reviewed 01/07/01
- DUST TO DUST by Tami Hoag Bantam Books, September 2000 **** Reviewed 01/04/01
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