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• ALL SHALL BE WELL by Deborah Crombie Berkley, January 1994 *** Reviewed 5/20/04
• THE AMBIGUITY OF MURDER by Roderic Jeffries St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2001 **** Reviewed 5/24/01
• ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU by Laurie Lynn Drummond HarperCollins, February 2004 **** Reviewed 1/27/04
• THE ARMADA BOY by Kate EllisThomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur July 2000 **** Reviewed 11/11/00
• ARTFUL DEATH by Roderic Jeffries St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2002 (2000 in the U.K.), **** Reviewed 1/01/03
• AT THE STROKE OF MADNESS by Alex Kava Mira, August 2003 **** Reviewed 11/10/03
• AUSTIN CITY BLUE by Jan Grape Five Star, 2001 *** Reviewed 2/04/02
• BARE BONES by Kathy Reichs Scribner, 2003 *** Reviewed 9/02/03
• BETHLEHEM ROAD MURDER by Batya Gur HarperCollins, December 2004 *** Reviewed 8/17/05
• BETTER THAN SEX by Susan Holtzer Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 *** Reviewed 8/17/01
• THE BIG GAMBLE by Michael McGarrity Dutton, July 2002 ** Reviewed 10/19/02
• THE BIG SILENCE by Stuart M. Kaminsky Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, December 2000 **** Reviewed 12/13/00
• BLACK DOG by Thomas Laird Carroll & Graf, April 2004 *** Reviewed 4/23/04
• BLACK LIKE BLOOD by Russ Hall Five Star, August 2005 *** Reviewed 10/18/05
• BLACK NOTICE by Patricia Cornwell G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999 ***
• BLACK WATER by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion, 2002 **** Reviewed 5/14/02
• BLOOD EVIDENCE by Mel Odom Tyndale, April 2007 **** Reviewed 5/18/07
• BLOOD LINES by Mel Odom Tyndale House, December 2008 **** Reviewed 2/05/08
• THE BLUE HOUR by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion 1999/2000 ****
• BODY TRACE by D. H. Dublin Penguin, September 2006 *** Reviewed 5/10/08
• BORDER LORDS by T. Jefferson Parker Dutton, January 2011 **** Reviewed 6/24/2011
• BREAKING AND ENTERING by H. R. F. Keating Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 11/23/01
• BRYANT & MAY ON THE LOOSE by Christopher Fowler Bantam, November 2009 *** Reviewed 2/06/10
• CALIFORNIA GIRL by T. Jefferson Parker William Morrow, September 2004 **** Reviewed 11/04/04
• THE CHALON HEADS by Barry Maitland Arcade Publishing, 1999/2001 (U.S.) **** Reviewed 10/26/01
• COFFIN'S GHOST by Gwendoline Butler Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999/December 2001 (U.S.) * Reviewed 1/18/02
• COFFIN KNOWS THE ANSWER by Gwendoline Butler Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2003 * Reviewed 5/21/03
• COLD CASE by Robin Burcell Avon Mystery, January 2004 *** Reviewed 3/07/04
• A COLD HEART by Johathan Kellerman Ballantine, May 2003 ** Reviewed 5/08/03
• COLD PURSUIT by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion, 2003 **** Reviewed 7/09/03
• THE CON MAN'S DAUGHTER by Ed Dee Warner Books, November 2003 ** Reviewed 2/26/04
• CREATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, November 2007 **** Reviewed 12/05/07
• DAY OF THE DEAD by J. A. Jance William Morrow, July 2004 *** Reviewed 10/07/04
• DEAD FOR LIFE by Ethan Black Simon & Schuster, 2003 ***** Reviewed 8/07/03
• DEAD MAN'S BAY by Darryl Wimberley Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2000 *** Reviewed 10/15/00
• THE DEAD STAY DEAD by Anthony Perham BooksForABuck.com, February 2007 **** Reviewed 2/11/07
• DEAD WRONG by J. A. Jance William Morrow, July 2006 **** Reviewed 11/11/06
• DEATH DU JOUR by Kathy Reichs Scribner, 1999 *** Reviewed 4/05/02
• DEATH IN PARADISE by Robert B. ParkerG. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 **** Reviewed 1/02/02
• DEATH OF A CELEBRITY by M. C. Beaton Warner Books, January 2002 **** Reviewed 5/08/02
• DEATH OF A DUSTMAN by M. C. Beaton Mysterious Press, March 2001 **** Reviewed 6/02/01
• DEATH OF A HIRED MAN by Eric Wright Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001 ** Reviewed 4/01/01
• DEATH OF A VILLAGE by M. C. Beaton Mysterious Press, February 2003 *** Reviewed 9/30/03
• THE DEATH OF AN IRISH SINNER by Bartholomew Gill William Morrow, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/25/01
• DEATHTRAP by Peter Turnbull Severn House, 2000 **** Reviewed 4/29/01
• A DETECTIVE IN LOVE by H. R. F. Keating Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2002 (U.K. 2001) * Reviewed 1/03/03
• THE DETECTIVE IS DEAD by Bill James W. W. Norton, 1995/2001, **** Reviewed 3/04/01
• DEVIL'S CLAW by J. A. Jance: A JOANNA BRADY MYSTERY William Morrow, 2000 ** Reviewed 9/24/00
• THE DEVIL'S OWN RAG DOLL by Mitchell Bartoy St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2005 *** Reviewed 1/22/06
• DIAMOND EYE by Arthur Rosenfeld FORGE, Tom Doherty Associates, July 2001 *** Reviewed 8/02/01
• DIVIDED IN DEATH by J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts) G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 2004 *** Reviewed 2/14/04
• DOUBLE JEOPARDY by Bill James Severn House, 2002 **** Reviewed 1/09/03
• THE DRAGON MAN by Garry Disher Soho Crime, August 2004 (1999 in Australia) ** Reviewed 11/12/04
• DUST TO DUST by Tami Hoag Bantam Books, September 2000 **** Reviewed 01/04/01
• EASY STREETS by Bill James W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 (U.S. publication July 2005) **** Reviewed 9/25/05
• EXIT WOUNDS by J. A. Jance William Morrow, July 2003 **** Reviewed 8/12/03
• FAINT COLD FEAR by Karin Slaughter William Morrow, September 2003 **** Reviewed 12/31/03
• FALL OF A COSMONAUT by Stuart M. Kaminsky The Mysterious Press, September 2000 **** Reviewed 02/23/01
• THE FALLEN by T. Jefferson Parker William Morrow, March 2006 **** Reviewed 4/20/06
• FIREPLAY by Suzanne Chazin G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003 **** Reviewed 12/23/03
• FLYNN'S WORLD by Gregory Mcdonald Pantheon Books, 2003 *** Reviewed 9/11/03
• FULL DARK HOUSE by Christopher FowlerBantam, 2003 *** Reviewed 8/12/04
• FULL OF MONEY by Bill James Severn House, December 2009 ** Reviewed 4/28/10
• THE FUNERAL BOAT by Kate Ellis Thomas Dunne, July 2002 (2000 U.K.) ** Reviewed 2/04/03
• THE GIRL WITH THE LONG BACK by Bill James W. W. Norton, March 2004 **** Reviewed 5/05/04
• GOOD BLOOD by Aaron Elkins Berkley Prime Crime, February 2004 **** Reviewed 4/02/04
• THE GOLDEN MILE TO MURDER by Sally Spencer Severn House, 2001 **** Reviewed 11/14/01
• GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT by Reginald Hill HarperCollins, October 2005 *** Reviewed 9/05/05
• GRANDMOTHER SPIDER by James D. Doss William Morrow, 2001 *** Reviewed 2/25/01
• THE HARD DETECTIVE by H. R. F. Keating St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2000 **** Reviewed 10/08/00
• THE HEAT OF LIES by Jonathan Stone St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2001 *** Reviewed 3/11/01
• HIGH PROFILE by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2007 ** Reviewed 6/15/07
• HOSTAGE by Robert Crais Doubleday, August 2001*** Reviewed 9/17/01
• HOT FUDGE by Anthony Bruno Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, August 2000 ** Reviewed 11/26/00
• THE HUNDREDTH MAN by Jack Kerley Dutton, June 2004 ***** Reviewed 7/11/04
• ICE HUNTER by Joseph Heywood The Lyons Press, 2001 **** Reviewed 9/01/01
• IN GOOD HANDS by Bill James W. W. Norton & Company, 1994/2000 **** Reviewed 12/31/00
• IN THE ABSENCE OF ILES by Bill James Countryman Press, January 2010 *** Reviewed 5/12/10
• IN THE CLEAR by Steve Lopez Harcourt, Inc. 2002 * Reviewed 7/21/02
• INDELIBLE by Karin Slaughter William Morrow, July 2004 *** Reviewed 6/08/05
• INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: A MOST PECULIAR MALAYSIAN MURDER by Shamini Flint Minoatur, July 2010 *** Reviewed 10/06/10
• IRON RIVER by T. Jefferson Parker Dutton, January 2010 **** Reviewed 3/23/10
• THE KILL CLAUSE by Gregg Hurwitz William Morrow, August 2003 *** Reviewed 1/22/04
• KILLER SUMMER by Ridley Pearson Putnam, June 2009 *** Reviewed 6/16/09
• THE KILLING HOUR by Lisa Gardner Bantam, July 2003 **** Reviewed 3/01/04
• KILLING TIME by Elise Title St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2002 ** Reviewed 9/18/02
• KISSCUT by Karin Slaughter HarperTorch, September 2002 **** Reviewed 12/27/03
• LA DONNA DETROIT: A DETECTIVE SERGEANT MULHEISEN MYSTERY by Jon A. Jackson Atlantic Press, 2000 **
• LAZY BONES by Mark Billingham William Morrow, June 2004 *** Reviewed 6/11/04
• LITTLE GIRL LOST by Susan Kelly Allison & Busby, 2002 ** Reviewed 7/05/03
• LIVE TO TELL by Lisa Gardner Bantam, July 2010 *** Reviewed 9/06/10
• LONG TIME GONE by J. A. Jance William Morrow, August 2005 *** Reviewed 6/04/05
• LYING WONDERS by Susan Rogers Cooper Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2003 ** Reviewed 3/09/03
• THE MALCONTENTA by Barry Maitland Arcade Publishing, 1995/2000 *** Reviewed 12/15/00
• MALPRACTICE IN MAGGODY by Joan Hess Simon & Schuster, January 2006 **** Reviewed 6/14/06
• A MAMMOTH MURDER by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 **** Reviewed 10/07/06
• MEMORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 2006 **** Reviewed 3/09/06
• THE MERRY WIVES OF MAGGODY by Joan Hess Minotaur, January 2010 *** Reviewed 5/07/10
• THE MISTRESS OF ALDERLEY by Robert Barnard Allison & Busby (2002), Scribner (2003) *** Reviewed 7/11/03
• MONEY, MONEY, MONEY by Ed McBain Simon & Schuster, 2001 *** Reviewed 9/12/01
• MULETRAIN TO MAGGODY by Joan Hess Simon & Schuster, February 2004 *** Reviewed 5/30/04
• THE MUMMY'S RANSOM by Fred Hunter St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2002 *** Reviewed 5/06/02
• MURDER AMONG THE OWLS by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2007 **** Reviewed 4/10/07
• MURDER ON THE TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS by Stuart M. Kaminsky Warner Books, October 2001 **** Reviewed 12/28/01
• MURDER ROOM by P. D. James Alfred A. Knopf, 2003 *** Reviewed 12/22/03
• NAKED AT THE WINDOW by Bill James W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 **** Reviewed 2/02/03
• THE NEXT ACCIDENT by Lisa Gardner Bantam, April 2002 **** Reviewed 11/13/04
• OFFER OF PROOF by Robert Heilbrun William Morrow, September 2003 *** Reviewed 11/14/03
• O GENTLE DEATH by Janet Neel St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 * Reviewed 11/14/01
• OLD SCORES by Scott Mackay St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2003 *** Reviewed 11/08/03
• ON THE GRIND by Stephen J. Cannell St. Martin's Press, January 2009 **** Reviewed 3/26/09
• ORIGIN IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, July 2005 *** Reviewed 10/25/05
• OUT AT NIGHT by Susan Arnout Smith Minotaur, March 2009 ** Reviewed 1/16/10
• PANICKING RALPH by Bill James W.W. Norton, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/19/01
• PARADISE LOST by J. A. Jance William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 8/22/01
• PAY DAYS by Bill James W. W. Norton, 2001 **** Reviewed 10/19/01
• PLAYING WITH FIRE by Peter Robinson William Morrow, January 2004 *** Reviewed 6/27/04
• PRAIRIE GOTHIC by J. M. Hayes Poisoned Pen Press, 2003 *** Reviewed 4/03/03
• THE PROGRAM by Gregg Hurwitz William Morrow, August 2004 *** Reviewed 6/13/04
• PURSUIT by Thomas Perry Random House, December 2001 **** Reviewed 1/09/02
• 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 RENEGADES by T. Jefferson Parker Dutton, February 2009 **** Reviewed 5/19/09
• 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
• SCAREDY CAT by Mark Billingham William Morrow, June 2003 (U.K. 2002) **** Reviewed 12/02/03
• SEA CHANGE by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2006 ** Reviewed 5/31/06
• SEEING IS DECEIVING by Roderic Jeffries Severn House, 2002 **** Reviewed 8/05/02
• SEVENTH INNING STRETCH by Elizabeth Gunn Walker & Company, 2002 **** Reviewed 8/08/02
• SHADOWS OF SIN by Rochelle Krich William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 1/18/02
• 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
• SHE'S NOT THERE by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith Henry Holt and Company, 2003 **** Reviewed 2/09/03
• SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane William Morrow, April 2003 **** Reviewed 11/22/03
• SILENT JOE by T. Jefferson Parker Hyperion, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/13/01
• 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
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST by Patricia Hall St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000/January 2002 (U.S.) ** Reviewed 2/22/02
• SKELETON MAN by Tony Hillerman HarperCollins, December 2004 *** Reviewed 4/22/05
• SLEEPYHEAD by Mark Billingham Avon, April 2003 **** Reviewed 7/22/06
• THE SNACK THIEF by Andrea Camilleri Penguin, 2003 **** Reviewed 6/18/04
• 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
• STONE COLD: A JESSE STONE NOVEL by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2003 ** Reviewed 11/26/03
• SUB ROSA by Ralph McInerny Five Star, 2001 *** Reviewed 1/28/02
• 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
• SURVIVOR IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2005 *** Reviewed 5/22/05
• TAKE by Bill James Foul Play Press, 2000 *** Reviewed 9/16/05
• THE TERRA-COTTA DOG by Andrea Camilleri Penguin, 2003 **** Reviewed 2/07/04
• THERAPY by Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine, May 2004 **** Reviewed 5/03/04
• TO THE POWER OF THREE by Laura Lippman William Morrow, July 2005 *** Reviewed 7/06/05
• A TRAITOR TO MEMORY by Elizabeth George Bantam, August 2002 ** Reviewed 6/07/04
• AN UNHALLOWED GRAVE by Kate Ellis St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2001 **** Reviewed 5/10/01
• VEGAS NERVE by Susan Rogers Cooper Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2007 ** Reviewed 6/07/07
• VIGILANTE by Stephen J. Canell St. Martin's Press, December 2012 **** Reviewed 5/09/12
• VISIONS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, August 2004 **** Reviewed 9/25/04
• VOICE OF THE VIOLIN by Andrea Camilleri Viking/Penguin, November 2003 **** Reviewed 12/11/03
• VOODOO MOON by Ed Gorman St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2000 ** Reviewed 10/18/00
• THE WAILING WIND by TONY HILLERMAN HarperCollins, 2002 **** Reviewed 5/29/02
• WALKING MONEY by James O. Born G. P. Putnam's Sons, June 2004 ** Reviewed 8/25/04
• WHEN THE STORM BREAKS by Heather Lowell Harper Torch, July 2003 ** Reviewed 12/03/03
• WHISKEY SOUR by J. A. Konrath Hyperion, June 2004 *** Reviewed 8/21/04
• WHISPERS IN THE DARK by Eleanor Taylor Bland St. Martin' Minotaur, November 2001 *** Reviewed 1/29/02
• WHITE SHELL WOMAN by James D. Doss William Morrow, 2002 **** Reviewed 5/01/02
• WITH A VENGENCE by Eileen Dreyer St. Martin's Press 2003 **** Reviewed 9/19/03
• WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS by Elizabeth George Harper Collins, March 2005 *** Reviewed 4/07/05
• WOLVES OF MEMORY by Bill James (A Harpur & Iles Mystery) W. W. Norton, July 2006 *** Reviewed 9/13/06
• THE WOODEN LEG OF INSPECTOR ANDERS by Marshall Browne Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999 **** Reviewed 5/17/02

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