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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
THE MALCONTENTA by Barry Maitland Arcade Publishing, 1995/2000 *** Reviewed 12/15/00
MALICIOUS INTENT by Maria Pease December 2005, Sweetpea Press **** Reviewed 2/08/07
MALLOTS AFORETHOUGHT by Sarah Graves Bantam, March 2004 *** Reviewed 5/01/04
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
THE MANHATTAN HUNT CLUB by John Saul Ballantine, August 2001 ** Reviewed 9/24/01
MAP OF BONES by James Rollins William Morrow, May 2005 *** Reviewed 7/03/05
MARRIED TO THE MOP by Barbara Colley Kensington, January 2006 ** Reviewed 5/13/06
MATCHSTICK MEN by Eric Garcia Villard Books, 2002 ** Reviewed 12/29/02
MAXIMUM SECURITY by Rose Connors Scribner, July 2004 *** Reviewed 9/02/04
A MAZE OF MURDER by C. L. Grace St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2003 *** Reviewed 2/08/03
McNALLY'S ALIBI by Vincent Lardo G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 **** Reviewed 8/05/02
McNALLY'S DARE by Vincent Lardo G. P. Putnam's Sons, July 2003 **** Reviewed 7/20/03
Laurence Sanders McNALLY'S FOLLY by Vincent Lardo G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000 *** Reviewed 11/16/00
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH by Kinky Friedman Simon & Schuster, 2002 *** Reviewed 11/07/02
MELANCHOLY BABY by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, September 2004 *** Reviewed 1/11/04
THE MEMOIRS OF CHRISTINA MORRIS by Stella Sole TurnKey Press, 2002 ** Reviewed 5/05/03
MEMORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 2006 **** Reviewed 3/09/06
THE MEPHISTO CLUB by Tess Gerritsen Ballantine Books, September 2006 **** Reviewed 11/27/06
THE MERCHANT OF VENUS by Ellen HartMinotaur Books, February 2001 ** Reviewed 3/21/01
MERCY STREET by Mariah Stewart Ballantine, May 2008 *** Reviewed 7/18/08
THE MERRY WIVES OF MAGGODY by Joan Hess Minotaur, January 2010 *** Reviewed 5/07/10
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
A MIST OF PROPHECIES by Steven Saylor St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2002 **** Reviewed 9/20/02
THE MISTRESS OF ALDERLEY by Robert Barnard Allison & Busby (2002), Scribner (2003) *** Reviewed 7/11/03
MOBTOWN by Jack Kelly Hyperion, 2002 **** Reviewed 5/06/02
MONEY FOR GOOD by Franklin White Strebor Books, November 2003 ** Reviewed 4/05/04
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY by Ed McBain Simon & Schuster, 2001 *** Reviewed 9/12/01
MOON OVER MANHATTAN by Larry King and Thomas H. Cook New Millennium Press, 2003 ** Reviewed 7/11/03
MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Alexander McCall Smith Anchor Books, 2001 **** Reviewed 2/23/03
MOSAIC OF SHADOWS by Tom Harper Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2005 **** Reviewed 12/2/05
MOTOR MOUTH by Janet Evanovich HarperCollins, October 2006 ** Reviewed 12/01/06
MOURNERS by Bill Pronzini Forge, March 2006 *** Reviewed 5/09/06
MOVING IS MURDER by Sara Rosett Kensington Publishing, April 2006 *** Reviewed 8/10/06
MR. MURDER by Laura Van Wormer Mira Books, January 2006 ** Reviewed 3/02/06
MR. PARADISE by Elmore Leonard William Morrow, January 2004 ** Reviewed 3/06/04
MRS. POLLIFAX UNVEILED by Dorothy Gilman (Ballantine, 2000)**
MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER by Simon Hawke Forge, December 2002 *** Reviewed 1/01/03
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 101 by Maggie Barbieri St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2006 ** Reviewed 3/01/07
MURDER AMONG THE OWLS by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2007 **** Reviewed 4/10/07
MURDER AT BERTRAM'S BOWER by Cynthia Peale Doubleday, March 2001 **** Reviewed 5/19/01
MURDER @ MAGGODY.COM An Arly Hanks Mystery--by Joan Hess (Simon & Schuster, 2000) ***
MURDER AT MANASSAS by Michael Kilian Berkley Prime Crime, 2000 ** Reviewed 01/22/01
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
MURDER IN EXILE by Vincent H. O'Neil Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 ** Reviewed 9/06/06
A MURDER IN MAYFAIR by Robert Barnard Scribner, 1999/2000, ***
MURDER IN MONTMARTRE by Cara Black Soho, March 2006 *** Reviewed 5/29/06
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 IN THE SENTIER by Cara Black SOHO, 2002 *** Reviewed 6/05/02
MURDER IS ACADEMIC by Christine Poulson Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2004 ** Reviewed 7/10/04
MURDER ON THE CARONIA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2003 *** Reviewed 3/11/03
MURDER ON THE MARMORA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2004 **** Reviewed 7/02/04
MURDER ON THE MAURETANIA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2000 *** Reviewed 02/01/01
MURDER ON THE MINNESOTA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2002 *** Reviewed 3/01/02
MURDER ON THE OCEANIC by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2006 ** Reviewed 4/25/06
MURDER ON THE SALSETTE by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2005 *** Reviewed 8/25/05
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
MURDER UNLEASHED by Lee Charles Kelley Avon, December 2003 *** Reviewed 4/01/04
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
MURPHY'S LAW by Rhys Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 ** Reviewed 12/30/01
MUTE WITNESS by Charles O'Brien Poisoned Pen Press, 2001 * Reviewed 11/28/01
A MYSTERY OF ERRORS by Simon Hawke Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, December 2000 **** Reviewed 01/28/01
NAKED AT THE WINDOW by Bill James W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 **** Reviewed 2/02/03
THE NAKED DETECTIVE by Laurence Shames Villard Books, 2000 ** Reviewed 8/20/00
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
THE NEXT ACCIDENT by Lisa Gardner Bantam, April 2002 **** Reviewed 11/13/04
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 GOOD DEEDS by Laura Lippman William Morrow, June 2006 **** Reviewed 9/30/06
NO GRAVES AS YET by Anne Perry Ballantine, September 2003 *** Reviewed 10/17/03
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
NOW AND THEN by Robert B. Parker Putnam, October 2007 ** Reviewed 1/29/07
OBSESSED by Ted Dekker WestBow Press, February 2005 ** Reviewed 2/14/05
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
ON THE SLAM by Honor Hartman Signet, May 2007 ** Reviewed 6/15/08
ONCE BITTEN by Laurien Berenson Kensington, September 2001 *** Reviewed 10/14/01
ONE VIRGIN TOO MANY by Lindsey Davis The Mysterious Press, 1999/2000 *** Reviewed 12/24/00
OOLONG TEA AT 10:30 by Alice Reed BooksForABuck.com, January 2007 **** Reviewed 1/13/07
ORACLE OF THE DEAD by John Maddox Roberts Minotaur, December 2008 *** Reviewed 6/19/09
THE ORANGE CURTAIN by John Shannon Carroll & Graf, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/29/01
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
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
OYSTER BLUES by Michael McClelland ibooks, October 2002 *** Reviewed 1/07/03
P IS FOR PERIL by Sue Grafton G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 *** Reviewed 11/07/01
PAGAN BABIES by Elmore Leonard Delacorte Press, September 2000 *** Reviewed 10/02/00
PAID IN BLOOD by Mel Odom Tyndale House, August 2005 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
PALE COMPANION by Philip Gooden Carroll & Graf, 2002 *** Reviewed 10/04/02
PANICKING RALPH by Bill James W.W. Norton, 2001 *** Reviewed 6/19/01
PARADISE INTERRUPTED by Penny Michelbury Simon & Schuster, 2001 * Reviewed 3/01/01
PARADISE LOST by J. A. Jance William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 8/22/01
PARANOIA by Joseph Finder St. Martin's Press, January 2004 **** Reviewed 12/05/03
PAST DUE by William Lashner William Morrow, May 2004 **** Reviewed 3/14/04
PAWING THROUGH THE PAST by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown Bantam Books, May 2000 *** Reviewed 8/17/00
PAY DAYS by Bill James W. W. Norton, 2001 **** Reviewed 10/19/01
PEACHES AND SCREAMS by G. A. McKevett Kensington Books, January 2002 *** Reviewed 5/15/02
THE PEARL DIVER by Sujata Massey HarperCollins, August 2004 *** Reviewed 10/26/04
PELHAM FELL HERE by Ed Lynskey Mundania Press, April 2008 **** Reviewed 4/12/07
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 Jerrilyn Farmer William Morrow, January 2004 *** Reviewed 4/20/04
PERIL by Thomas H. Cook Bantam, February 2004 *** Reviewed 4/08/04
A PERSONAL DEVIL by Roberta Gellis Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, March 2001 *** Reviewed 4/14/01
PETTY TREASON by Madeleine E. Robins Forge, August 2004 **** Reviewed 1/03/04
PHYSICAL EDUCATION by Maggie Barbieri Minotaur, November 2011 ** Reviewed 1/13/12
PLAGUE MAKER by Tim Downs WestBow Press, January 2006 *** Reviewed 1/30/06
PLAYING WITH FIRE by Peter Robinson William Morrow, January 2004 *** Reviewed 6/27/04
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
A POINT OF LAW (SPQR) by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Press, May 2006 **** Reviewed 9/10/06
POISON BLONDE by Loren D. Estleman FORGE, April 2003 **** Reviewed 6/25/03
POLISHED OFF by Barbara Colley Kensington Books, February 2004 ** Reviewed 3/08/04
POLITICAL SUICIDE by Alan Russell St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2003 *** Reviewed 3/22/04
POOR TOM IS DEAD by Maureen Jennings Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2001, *** Reviewed 3/06/01
POTSHOT by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/18/01
POWER PLAY by Joseph Finder St. Martin's Press, August 2007 **** Reviewed 6/29/07
THE POWERS THAT BE by Cliff Ryder Golden Eagle, January 2008 *** Reviewed 2/09/07
PRAIRIE GOTHIC by J. M. Hayes Poisoned Pen Press, 2003 *** Reviewed 4/03/03
PRIMITIVE SECRETS by Deborah Turrell Atkinson Poisoned Pen Press, 2002 ** Reviewed 1/26/03
THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATES by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2005 **** Reviewed 8/14/05
PRISON BLUES by Anna Salter Pocket Books, January 2002 **** Reviewed 5/01/02
PRISONER OF BIRTH by Jeffery Archer St. Martin's Press, March 2008 *** Reviewed 3/23/07
THE PRISONER OF VANDAM STREET by Kinky Friedman Simon & Schuster, March 2004 **** Reviewed 4/12/04
PRIVATE HEAT by Robert Bailey M. Evans and Company, 2002 *** Reviewed 7/03/02
THE PROBLEM OF THE EVIL EDITOR by Roberta Rogow St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 *** Reviewed 8/20/00
THE PROGRAM by Gregg Hurwitz William Morrow, August 2004 *** Reviewed 6/13/04
THE PURRFECT MURDER by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown Bantam, January 2008 ** Reviewed 4/20/08
PURSUIT by Thomas Perry Random House, December 2001 **** Reviewed 1/09/02