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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

• THE CHALON HEADS by Barry Maitland Arcade Publishing, 1999/2001 (U.S.) **** Reviewed 10/26/01
• SEVEN UP by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2001 **** Reviewed 10/24/01
• SAINTLY MURDERS by C. L. Grace St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 10/21/01
• PAY DAYS by Bill James W. W. Norton, 2001 **** Reviewed 10/19/01
• CLOSING TIME by Jim Fusilli G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 ** Reviewed 10/15/01
• ONCE BITTEN by Laurien Berenson Kensington, September 2001 *** Reviewed 10/14/01
• BITTERROOT by James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2001 **** Reviewed 10/10/01
• SHADES OF MURDER by Ann Granger St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 *** Reviewed 10/08/01

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

• GRANDMOTHER SPIDER by James D. Doss William Morrow, 2001 *** Reviewed 2/25/01
• FALL OF A COSMONAUT by Stuart M. Kaminsky The Mysterious Press, September 2000 **** Reviewed 02/23/01
• DETAILS AT 10 by Ardella Garland Simon & Schuster, 2000 *** Reviewed 02/23/01
• HEIRS AND PARENTS by Ralph McInerny St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 *** Reviewed 02/19/01
• INSATIABLE by Marne Davis Kellogg Doubleday, February 2001 ** Reviewed 02/17/01
• KILLER COMMUTE by Marlys Millhiser St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2000 ** Reviewed 02/11/01
• COLD AND PURE AND VERY DEAD by Joanne Dobson Doubleday, January 2001 **** Reviewed 02/03/01
• STORM TRACK by Margaret Maron The Mysterious Press, April 2000 **** Reviewed 02/01/01
• MURDER ON THE MAURETANIA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2000 *** Reviewed 02/01/01

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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