This is the listing of BooksForABuck reviews of mystery novels featuring amateur sleuths.

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Amateur Sleuth Reviews

• ACCESS DENIED by Donna Andrews Berkley Prime Crime, December 2004 ** Reviewed 2/03/04
• THE ACTOR'S GUIDE TO ADULTERY by Rick Copp Kensington, November 2004 **** Reviewed 4/10/05
• THE ACTOR'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Rick Copp Kensington, November 2003 **** Reviewed 3/31/04
• THE ALIENS OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY by Patrick Bone The Overmountain Press, 2002 *** Reviewed 8/25/02
• ALOHA, MR. LUCKY by Corson Hirschfeld Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, March 2000 ***
• THE ALPINE PURSUIT by Mary Daheim Ballantine, April 2004 **** Reviewed 5/27/04
• ANTIQUES ROADKILL by Barbara Allan Kensington, August 2006 *** Reviewed 9/07/06
• APRIL FOOL DEAD by Carolyn Hart William Morrow, 2002 *** Reviewed 7/21/02
• THE ARCHBISHOP IN ANDALUSIA by Andrew M. Greeley Forge Books, November 2008 *** Reviewed 2/26/08
• ASH CHILD by Peter Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2002 *** Reviewed 7/13/02
• AUNT DIMITY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Nancy Atherton Viking, February 2006 *** Reviewed 7/15/06
• AUNT DIMITY: DETECTIVE by Nancy Atherton Viking, 2001 **** Reviewed 12/20/01
• AUNT DIMITY: SNOWBOUND by Nancy Atherton Viking, January 2004 **** Reviewed 4/05/04
• AUNT DIMITY TAKES A HOLIDAY by Nancy Atherton Viking, 2003 ** Reviewed 4/06/03
• BACKSTABBER by Tim Cockey Hyperion, July 2004 *** Reviewed 8/29/04
• BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN by Walter Mosley Little, Brown, and Company, 2002 **** Reviewed 9/07/02
• BAD LIE by John R. Corrigan University of New England Press, November 2005 **** Reviewed 6/02/06
• BAD MOVE by Linwood Barclay Bantam, June 2004 *** Reviewed 9/11/04
• THE BAD WITNESS by Laura Van Wormer MIRA, 2002 **** Reviewed 11/15/02
• BAKED TO DEATH by Dean James Kensington, April 2005 ** Reviewed 9/27/05
• BEAT UNTIL STIFF by Claire M. Johnson Poisoned Pen Press, 2002 *** Reviewed 5/10/03
• BERMUDA GRASS by Keith Miles Poisoned Pen Press, 2002 ** Reviewed 7/07/02
• BEST MURDER OF THE YEAR by Jon P. Bloch St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2002 *** Reviewed 9/06/02
• BEWARE THE SOLITARY DRINKER by Cornelius Lehane Poisoned Pen Press, 2002 **** Reviewed 4/23/03
• BEYOND SUSPICION by James Grippando HarperCollins, 2002 ** Reviewed 9/11/02
• THE BISHOP AND THE BEGGAR GIRL OF ST. GERMAIN by Andrew M. Greeley Forge, July 2001 *** Reviewed 7/30/01
• THE BISHOP AT THE LAKE by Andrew M. Greeley Forge, September 2007 **** Reviewed 2/28/07
• THE BISHOP GOES TO THE UNIVERSITY by Andrew M. Greeley Forge, October 2003 **** Reviewed 11/11/03
• THE BISHOP IN THE WEST WING by Andrew M. Greeley FORGE, July 2002 *** Reviewed 10/15/02
• BITTERROOT by James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2001 **** Reviewed 10/10/01
• A BLIND EYE by G. M. Ford William Morrow, July 2003 **** Reviewed 1/16/04
• BLOOD AT THE BOOKIES by Simon Brett Five Star, August 2008 ** Reviewed 10/05/09
• BLOOD LIES by Marianne MacDonald Thomas Dunne, 2001/August 2002 (U.S.) *** Reviewed 9/29/02
• BLUE BLOOD by Susan McBride Avon Mystery, January 2004 *** Reviewed 3/19/04
• BLUE CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews Harper Collins, November 2006 *** Reviewed 1/23/07
• BLUE MOON by Peter Duchin and John Morgan Wilson Berkley Prime Crime, October 2002 ** Reviewed 11/28/02
• BLUE SUEDE CLUES by Daniel Klein Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2002 *** Reviewed 6/16/02
• THE BODY FROM IPANEMA by J. R. Ripley Long Wind Publishing, 2002 ** Reviewed 3/07/02
• THE BODY IN THE ATTIC by Katherine Hall Page William Morrow, April 2004 ** Reviewed 5/16/04
• THE BODY IN THE LIGHTHOUSE by Katherine Hall Page William Morrow, 2003 ** Reviewed 10/08/03
• BUBBLES A BROAD by Sarah Strohmeyer Dutton, July 2004 **** Reviewed 6/03/04
• BUBBLES ABLAZE by Sarah Strohmeyer Dutton, July 2003 **** Reviewed 8/25/03
• BUBBLES BETROTHED Dutton, April 2005 *** Reviewed 7/01/05
• BURY THE LEAD by David Rosenfelt Mysterious Press, June 2004 **** Reviewed 9/20/04
• THE BURYING FIELD by Kenneth Abel G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 *** Reviewed 7/05/02
• THE CHELSEA GIRL MURDERS by Sparkle Hayter William Morrow, 2000 **** Reviewed 10/24/00
• THE CHICKEN RESCUE LEAGUE by Amy Eastlake BooksForABuck.com, September 2004 **** Reviewed 8/27/04
• CHOPPING SPREE by Diane Mott Davidson Bantam, July 2002 *** Reviewed 8/07/02
• CLICK HERE FOR MURDER by Donna Andrews Berkley Prime Crime, 2003 *** Reviewed 7/11/03
• COCKATIELS AT SEVEN by Donna Andrews St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2008 *** Reviewed 2/26/08
• COLD AND PURE AND VERY DEAD by Joanne Dobson Doubleday, January 2001 **** Reviewed 02/03/01
• CONFESSIONS OF A TEEN SLEUTH by Chelsea Cain Bloomsbury USA, March 2005 **** Reviewed 7/31/06
• CONFLICT OF INTEREST by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg Hyperion, 2002 *** Reviewed 2/19/02
• A CONVENTIONAL CORPSE by Joan Hess St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 ****
• CORPSE DE BALLET by Ellen Pall St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2001 **** Reviewed 8/18/01
• CROUCHING BUZZARD, LEAPING LOON by Donna Andrews Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2003 **** Reviewed 9/06/03
• CROWN OF THORNS by Sigmund Brouwer Tyndale House, 2002 *** Reviewed 1/31/03
• CRUEL INTENT by J. A. Jance Touchstone, December 2008 *** Reviewed 1/12/08
• CRUISE BRIDGE by Don Von Elsner Max Hardy, 1980 *** Reviewed 1/28/04
• CRUZATTE AND MARIA by Peter Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001 **** Reviewed 4/15/01
• THE CUTTING ROOM by Laurence Klavan Ballantine, February 2004 **** Reviewed 5/01/04
• DARK END OF THE STREET by Ace ATkins William Morrow, 2002 *** Reviewed 11/30/02
• DEAD CROWD by Dan Barton Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2002 **** Reviewed 6/14/02
• DEAD MAN DOCKING by Mary Daheim William Morrow, August 2005 ** Reviewed 7/06/05
• DEAD RINGER by Lisa Scottoline HarperCollins, May 2003 *** Reviewed 7/20/03
• DEAD SECRET by Roy Lewis Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001 ** Reviewed 6/25/01
• DEATH AT THE SPRING PLANT SALE by Ann Ripley Kensington Books, October 2003 *** Reviewed 11/25/03
• DEATH FROM THE SNOWS by Brigitte Aubert Welcome Rain Publishers, September 2001 (2000 in the French version). *** Reviewed 12/08/01
• DEATH OF THE LAST VILLISTA by Allana Martin Thomas Dunne, August 2001 *** Reviewed 9/29/01
• DEATH OF A MYTH MAKER: A TEXANA JONES MYSTERY by Allana Martin Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2000 ****
• DEATH OF THE PARTY by Carolyn Hart William Morrow, April 2005 ** Reviewed 3/18/05
• DEATH SPLITS A HAIR by Nancy Bell Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2005 *** Reviewed 6/20/05
• DEATH TAKES A HAND by Susan Moody Otto Penzler Books, January 1994 ** Reviewed 10/20/09
• DEATH TIDIES UP by Barbara Colley Kensington, February 2003 ** Reviewed 3/30/03
• THE DEEP BLUE ALIBI by Paul Levine Bantam, February 2006 *** Reviewed 12/29/05
• DELUSION by G. P. Ephron St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2002 **** Reviewed 11/14/02
• THE DEPTHS OF SOLITUDE by Jo Bannister St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2004 ** Reviewed 3/31/05
• DETAILS AT 10 by Ardella Garland Simon & Schuster, 2000 *** Reviewed 02/23/01
• DEVIL'S CORNER by Lisa Scottoline HarperCollins, June 2005 *** Reviewed 6/16/05
• DIE ONCE by Marianne Macdonald Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2003 **** Reviewed 8/28/03
• DIED BLONDE by Nancy J. Cohen Kensington, December 2004 ** Reviewed 3/01/05
• DIRTY SOUTH by Ace Atkins William Morrow, March 2004 **** Reviewed 1/01/04
• THE DREAM OF THE BROKEN HORSES by William Bayer Pocket Books, February 2002 **** Reviewed 6/26/02
• DO OR DIE by Grace F. Edwards Doubleday, June 2000 *** Reviewed 9/16/00
• DOC IN THE BOX by Elaine Viets Dell, July 2000 ** Reviewed 11/26/00
• DOUBLE EXPOSURE by Susan Ford with Laura Hayden Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2002 *** Reviewed 8/29/02
• DR. DEATH by Jonathan Kellerman Random House, 2000 **** Reviewed 12/28/00
• THE DROWNING TREE by Carol Goodman Ballantine, December 2004 **** Reviewed 7/24/05
• DRUMSTICKS: A NANETTE HAYES MYSTERY by Charlotte Carter The Mysterious Press, 2000 **
• EARTH COLORS by Sarah Andrews St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 ** Reviewed 5/09/04
• THE EDGE OF DOOM by Amanda Cross Ballantine, November 2002 ** Reviewed 11/19/02
• ELECTRIC BLUE by Nancy Bush Kensington, October 2006 ** Reviewed 5/04/07
• ELEVEN ON TOP by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2005 **** Reviewed 7/09/05
• AN ENGLISH MURDER by Louise Doughty Carroll & Graf, 1998/2000 *** Reviewed 10/30/00
• EXILE by Denise Mina Carroll & Graf, 2001 *** Reviewed 3/29/01
• FASHION VICTIM by Chloe Green Kensington, December 2002 **** Reviewed 1/11/03
• FEAR ITSELF by Walter Mosley Little, Brown and Company, July 2003 **** Reviewed 7/14/03
• FEAR OF THE DARK by Walter Mosley Little, Brown & Co., September 2006 *** Reviewed 12/01/06
• FEARLESS FOURTEEN by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2008 *** Reviewed 7/25/08
• THE FERRYMAN WILL BE THERE by Rosemary Aubert Bridge Works Publishing, 2001 ** Reviewed 7/10/01
• FINAL EXAM by Maggie Barbieri Minotaur, December 2009 **** Reviewed 2/23/10
• FINGER LICKIN' FIFTEEN by Janet Evanovich St, Martin's Press, June 2009 *** Reviewed 11/14/09
• A FINE AND BITTER SNOW by Dana Stabenow St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2002 *** Reviewed 8/24/02
• THE FLAMING LUAU OF DEATH by Jerrilyn Farmer William Morrow, March 2005 **** Reviewed 5/02/05
• FUDGE CUPCAKE MURDER by Joanne Fluke Kensington, March 2004 *** Reviewed 4/22/04
• THE FUGITIVE KING by Sarah R. Shaber Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur 2002 *** Reviewed 1/04/03
• THE GLASS FACTORY by k. j. a. Wishnia Dutton, June 2000 ** Reviewed 11/05/00
• GOING OUT IN STYLE by Chloe Green Kensington, July 2000 *** Reviewed 11/26/00
• GOING POSTAL by Amy Eastlake BooksForABuck.com, December 2008 **** Reviewed 12/23/08
• GONE by Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books, March 2006 **** Reviewed 8/12/06
• GOT THE LOOK by James Grippando Harper, January 2006 *** Reviewed 12/16/07
• GRAVE SIGHT by Charlaine Harris Berkley Prime Crime, October 2005 *** Reviewed 12/30/05
• GRAVE SURPRISE by Charlaine Harris Berkley Prime Crime, October 2006 *** Reviewed 12/11/06
• GRAVE UNDERTAKING by Mark de Castrique Poisoned Pen Press, May 2004 **** Reviewed 10/21/04
• HAND OF EVIL by J. A. Jance Touchstone Books, December 2007, ** Reviewed 6/29/08
• HARD EIGHT by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2002 *** Reviewed 7/08/02
• HARD ROAD by Barbara D'Amato Scribner, 2001 ** Reviewed 9/29/01
• HAVE YOU SEEN DAWN? by Steven Saylor Simon & Schuster, 2003 **** Reviewed 9/19/03
• HEAT SHOCK by Robert Greer Warner Books, October 2003 ** Reviewed 12/27/03
• HECKLER by Dan Barton Minotaur, April 2001 *** Reviewed 5/20/01
• HEIRS AND PARENTS by Ralph McInerny St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 *** Reviewed 02/19/01
• HIGH LONESOME ROAD by Betsy Thornton Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/08/01
• HIGH PRIESTESS by David Skibbins Thomas Dunne Press, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 *** Reviewed 8/20/06
• HIGHLIGHTS TO HEAVEN by Nancy J. Cohen Kensington, December 2003 ** Reviewed 4/20/04
• HIT TIME by Yolanda Joe/Ardella Garland Simon & Schuster, 2002 *** Reviewed 5/03/02
• BY HOOK OR BY BOOK by D. R. Meredith Berkley Prime Crime, Penguin Putnam, May 2000 *** Reviewed 7/20/00
• THE HUMMINGBIRD WIZARD by Meredith Blevins Forge, September 2003 **** Reviewed 12/01/03
• HUSH by Kate White Harper, March 2010 ** Reviewed 3/31/10
• I DREAMED I MARRIED PERRY MASON by Susan Kandel William Morrow, May 2004 **** Reviewed 6/04/04
• I, PHILIBERT Q. WINSLOW by Michael Paulson BooksForABuck.com, September 2006 **** Reviewed 9/11/06
• IN THE FLESH by Paul Nelson BooksForABuck.com, August 2009 **** Reviewed 8/25/09
• AN ICE COLD GRAVE by Charlaine Harris Berkley Prime Crime, September 2007 *** Reviewed 11/18/07
• IF 6 WERE 9 by Jake Lamar Crown Publishing, 2001 ** Reviewed 3/14/01
• THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNESTINE by Dorothy Cannell Viking, 2002, **** Reviewed 8/08/02
• IRISH EYES by Andrew M. Greeley Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, February 2000 * Reviewed 8/23/00
• THE IRISH MANOR HOUSE MURDER by Dicey Deere St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2000 **** Reviewed 10/05/00
• THE IRON GIRL by Ellen Hart St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2005 *** Reviewed 11/09/05
• JACKPOT JUSTICE by Marilyn Wooley Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000 ***
• THE JAKE OF DIAMONDS by Don Von Elsner Max Hardy, 1982 *** Reviewed 4/30/04
• JAMAICA BLUE by Don Bruns St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2002 *** Reviewed 11/12/02
• JINGLE BELL BARK by Laurien Berenson Kensington, September 2004 **** Reviewed 3/12/05
• JUMPER by Richard Barth Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2000 *** Reviewed 9/22/00
• KALEIDOSCOPE by Dorothy Gilman Ballantine Books, January 2002 ** Reviewed 3/21/02
• KEEP IT REAL by Bill Bryan Bleak House Books, May 2007 **** Reviewed 8/13/07
• KILL ALL THE LAWYERS by Paul Levine Bantam Books, September 2006 **** Reviewed 8/31/06
• THE KILL FEE by Laura Van Wormer Mira, November 2003 ** Reviewed 12/15/03
• KILLER COMMUTE by Marlys Millhiser St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2000 ** Reviewed 02/11/01
• KILLER MATERIAL by Dan Barton Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur 2000 ** Reviewed 4/29/01
• KILLER SMILE by Lisa Scottoline HarperCollins, June 2004 **** Reviewed 4/23/04
• KILLER STUFF by Sharon Fiffer St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2001 *** Reviewed 1/13/02
• A KILLER'S KISS by William Lashner William Morrow, August 2007 **** Reviewed 11/03/07
• KNOCK OFF by Rhonda Pollero Kensington, March 2007 *** Reviewed 5/18/07
• LAKE OF DEAD LANGUAGES by Carol Goodman Ballantine, January 2003 **** Reviewed 7/24/05
• THE LAST GONDOLA by Edward Sklepowich Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2003 ** Reviewed 10/27/03
• LAST SCENE ALIVE by Charlaine Harris St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2002 ** Reviewed 9/21/02
• LAST TO DIE by James Grippando HarperCollins, July 2003 *** Reviewed 7/24/03
• LAST WRITES by Laura Levine Kensington, July 2003 *** Reviewed 9/08/03
• LEAN MEAN THIRTEEN by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2007 **** Reviewed 8/05/07
• LEAVIN' TRUNK BLUES by Ace Atkins Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2000 **** Reviewed 10/25/00
• LET ME WHISPER IN YOUR EAR by Mary Jane Clark St. Martin's Press, September 2000 * Reviewed 11/14/00
• LET'S ALL KILL CONSTANCE by Ray Bradbury HarperCollins, 2003 *** Reviewed 2/07/03
• LIBERTY OR DEATH by Kate Flora Forge, January 2003 *** Reviewed 2/23/03
• LITTLE MISS EVIL by Lev RaphaelWalker & Company, 2000 **** Reviewed 12/18/00
• MAGGIE NEEDS AN ALIBI by Kasey Michaels Kensington, July 2002 **** Reviewed 11/01/02
• MAKING A KILLING by Warren Dunford Alyson Books, November 2001 **** Reviewed 2/12/02
• MALLOTS AFORETHOUGHT by Sarah Graves Bantam, March 2004 *** Reviewed 5/01/04
• MARRIED TO THE MOP by Barbara Colley Kensington, January 2006 ** Reviewed 5/13/06
• MAXIMUM SECURITY by Rose Connors Scribner, July 2004 *** Reviewed 9/02/04
• THE MERCHANT OF VENUS by Ellen HartMinotaur Books, February 2001 ** Reviewed 3/21/01
• METRO GIRL by Janet Evanovich HarperCollins, November 2004 *** Reviewed 11/20/04
• MIDLIFE MURDER by Amy Eastlake BooksForABuck.com, April 2008 **** Reviewed 4/13/08
• A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SCREAM by Jill Churchill William Morrow, November 2004 ** Reviewed 5/12/05
• THE MILE HIGH CLUB by Kinky Friedman Simon & Schuster, 2000 *** Reviewed 10/22/00
• MOTOR MOUTH by Janet Evanovich HarperCollins, October 2006 ** Reviewed 12/01/06
• MURDER 101 by Maggie Barbieri St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2006 ** Reviewed 3/01/07
• MOVING IS MURDER by Sara Rosett Kensington Publishing, April 2006 *** Reviewed 8/10/06
• MURDER @ MAGGODY.COM An Arly Hanks Mystery--by Joan Hess (Simon & Schuster, 2000) ***
• MURDER AT MONTICELLO by Jane Langton Viking, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/30/01
• MURDER BY COMMITTEE by Veronica Heley Severn House, September 2005 * Reviewed 4/07/06
• MURDER BY DESIGN by Jon P Bloch St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2004 **** Reviewed 6/08/04
• MURDER BY SUICIDE by Veronica Heley HarperCollins, 2002 *** Reviewed 8/23/02
• MURDER IN A HEAT WAVE by Gretchen Sprague Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2003 ** Reviewed 3/31/03
• A MURDER IN MAYFAIR by Robert Barnard Scribner, 1999/2000 ***
• MURDER IN THE HEARSE DEGREE by Tim Cockey Hyperion, 2003 *** Reviewed 4/17/03
• MURDER IN THE ROUGH by J. S. Borthwick St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2002 *** Reviewed 5/13/02
• MURDER IS ACADEMIC by Christine Poulson Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 ** Reviewed 7/10/04
• MURDER WALKS THE PLANK by Carolyn Hart William Morrow, March 2004 *** Reviewed 1/03/04
• MURDER WITH RESERVATIONS by Elaine Viets NAL, May 2007 ** Reviewed 8/22/07
• NAME GAMES by Michael Craft St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 *** Reviewed 10/08/00
• NATIONAL NANCYS by Fred Hunter An Alex Reynolds Mystery. St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2000 **** Reviewed 8/05/00
• NIC NELSON AND THE DIAMONDS OF DENMARK by Dr. Derrik Richard Peebcopublishing.com, December 2005 *** Reviewed 5/11/06
• THE NIGHTWALKER by Roy Lewis Allison & Busby, 2001 ** Reviewed 6/07/02
• NO MURDER BEFORE ITS TIME by Russ Hall Five Star, October 2003 *** Reviewed 6/19/04
• NO NEST FOR THE WICKET by Donna Andrews Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2006 **** Reviewed 9/04/06
• NOT A GIRL DETECTIVE by Susan Kandel William Morrow, May 2005 *** Reviewed 6/21/05
• ON THE SLAM by Honor Hartman Signet, May 2007 ** Reviewed 6/15/08
• OOLONG TEA AT 10:30 by Alice Reed BooksForABuck.com, January 2007 **** Reviewed 1/13/07
• OUT OF BOUNDS by John R. Corrigan University of New England Press, October 2006 **** Reviewed 3/17/07
• OWLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL by Donna Andrews Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2005 **** Reviewed 6/04/05
• PAST DUE by William Lashner William Morrow, May 2004 **** Reviewed 3/14/04
• THE PEARL DIVER by Sujata Massey HarperCollins, August 2004 *** Reviewed 10/26/04
• PELIKAN, LOVE, REDEMPTION, AND FELONY THEFT by David Lozell Martin (Simon and Schuster, 1999) **
• THE PENGUIN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Donna Andrews Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2007 **** Reviewed 10/13/07
• PERFECT SAX by JerrilynFarmer William Morrow, January 2004 *** Reviewed 4/20/04
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION by Maggie Barbieri Minotaur, November 2011 ** Reviewed 1/13/12
• PLUM LOVIN' by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, January 2007 *** Reviewed 3/29/07
• PLUM SPOOKY by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, January 2009 *** Reviewed 10/05/09
• POLISHED OFF by Barbara Colley Kensington Books, February 2004 ** Reviewed 3/08/04
• PRIMITIVE SECRETS by Deborah Turrell Atkinson Poisoned Pen Press, 2002 ** Reviewed 1/26/03
• PRISON BLUES by Anna Salter Pocket Books, January 2002 **** Reviewed 5/01/02
• RADIO ACTIVITY by Bill Fitzhugh William Morrow, April 2004 **** Reviewed 1/06/04
• 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
• 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
• THE RIGHT MISTAKE by Walter Mosley Basic Civitas Books, October 2008 *** Reviewed 6/01/09
• ROAD KILL by Marianne Macdonald Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2000, *** Reviewed 10/29/00
• THE SACRIFICE by William X. Kienzle Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001 *** Reviewed 5/21/01
• 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
• SCONE COLD DEAD by Kaitlyn Dunnett Kensington, August 2008 ** Reviewed 12/23/08
• SCREENSCAM by Michael Bowen Poison Pen Press, 2001 ** Reviewed 12/20/01
• 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
• 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
• SIN CITY REFUGEES by Ken Hattaway iUniverse, April 2005 **** Reviewed 6/30/05
• SISTER GYPSY MOON by Karen Leabo BooksForABuck.com, May 2003 **** Reviewed 5/18/03
• 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
• THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET by M. C. Beaton St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2001*** Reviewed 5/7/01
• SKINNY-DIPPING by Claire Matturro William Morrow, November 2004 **** Reviewed 4/28/05
• SLIGHTLY ABRIDGED by Ellen Pall St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2003 **** Reviewed 5/20/03
• 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
• SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN by Janet Evanovich Bantam, June 2011 ** Reviewed 2/29/12
• 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
• SOUTHERN FIRED by Cathy Pickens Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 **** Reviewed 6/05/04
• 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
• STOLEN by Jordan Gray Harlequin, August 2010 **** Reviewed 7/17/10
• STORM TRACK by Margaret Maron The Mysterious Press, April 2000 **** Reviewed 02/01/01
• STUDIO SEX by Liza Marklund ATRIA BOOKS, 1999/August 2002 (English translation) **** Reviewed 11/07/02
• 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
• SURFACE TENSION by Christine Kling Ballantine Books, December 2002 *** Reviewed 1/16/03
• SWAN FOR THE MONEY by Donna Andrews Minotaur, July 2009 **** Reviewed 12/14/09
• 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
• THEIR WILDEST DREAMS by Peter Abrahams Ballantine, August 2003 ** Reviewed 9/01/03
• THIS OLD SOUSE by Mary Daheim William Morrow, August 2004 * Reviewed 11/20/04
• THIS PEN FOR HIRE by Laura Levine Kensington, June 2002 *** Reviewed 9/13/02
• THOU SHALT NOT GRILL by Tamar Myers New American Library, February 2004 *** Reviewed 3/30/04
• 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
• TOASTING TINA by Evan Marshall Kensington Books, November 2003 ** Reviewed 2/19/04
• 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
• 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
• 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
• TROUBLE BECOMES HER by Laura Van Wormer MIRA, November 2001 ** Reviewed 12/05/01
• 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
• UNFORCED ERROR by Michael Bowen Poisoned Pen Press, April 2004 **** Reviewed 7/19/04
• UNHINGED by Sarah Graves Bantam Books, 2003 ** Reviewed 6/02/03
• THE UNKINDEST CUT by Honor Hartman Signet, June 2008 ** Reviewed 6/29/08
• UNLEASHED by Laurien Berenson Kensington, September 2000 ** Reviewed 11/26/00
• UNSIGNED by Julie Kaewert January, 2001, Bantam **** Reviewed 5/28/01
• VANISHING POINT by Judith Van Gieson University of New Mexico Press, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/06/01
• VIDEO COWBOYS by Yolanda Joe Simon & Schuster, May 2005 *** Reviewed 9/25/05
• THE VIOLENCE BEAT by Eve K. Sandstrom Onyx, Penguin Putnam 1997 ****
• WEARING BLACK TO THE WHITE PARTY by David Stukas Kensington Books, August 2003 ** Reviewed 10/30/03
• WEB OF EVIL by J. A. Jance Touchstone, January 2007 ** Reviewed 3/20/07
• WED AND BURIED by Toni L. P. Kelner Kensington Books, February 2003 **** Reviewed 4/07/03
• WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARROTS by Donna Andrews Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2004 **** Reviewed 4/17/04
• WHITE MALE INFANT by Barbara D'Amato FORGE, June 2002 ** Reviewed 8/14/02
• WIFE OF MOON by Margaret Coel Berkley Prime Crime, Septembe 2004 *** Reviewed 12/27/04
• WINTER OF DISCONTENT by Jeanne M. Dams Forge, December 2004 ** Reviewed 2/24/05

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