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Now or Never
Elizabeth Adler
Dell,$6.99, V
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 2/6/98 (TD)

River of Darkness
Rennie Airth
Viking, $23.95, V
20th Century British
Reviewed 7/2/99 (JW)

Sequence
Lori Andrews
St. Martin's, $23.95, V
Reviewed 8/19/06 (LD)

Last Man Standing
David Baldacci
Warner, $26.95, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 1/1/02 (LD)

The Hireling's Tale
Jo Bannister
St. Martin's, $23.95, V
British Police
Reviewed 3/27/00 (AP)

A Fall From Grace
Robert Barnard
Scribner, $24, NV
British Police
Reviewed 6/25/07 (JMW)

Agatha Raisin & the
Witch of Wyckhadden

M. C. Beaton
St. Martin's, $21.95, NV
Cozy
Reviewed 12/13/99 (WC)

Agatha Raisin & the
Wizard of Eversham

M. C. Beaton
ST. Martins, $20.95, NV
Cozy
Reviewed 4/12/99 (KB)

Death of an Addict
M. C. Beaton
Mysterious, 22, V
British Police
Reviewed 5/18/99 (KB)

The Chemistry of Death
Simon Beckett
Delacorte, $22, V
Reviewed 11/26/06 (AP)

Criminal Intent
William Bernhardt
Ballantine, $23.95, NV
Legal Thriller
Reviewed 12/31/02 (AP)

Perfect Timing
Olga Bicos
Zebra, $5.99, V
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 6/20/98 (JF)

Risky Games
Olga Bicos
Zebra, $5.99, V
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 7/2/97 (lm)

The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza
Lawrence Block
Avon, $6.99, NV
Suspense Reviewed 1/13/99 (AP)

Hit List
Lawrence Block
Wm. Morrow, $25, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 12/19/00 (AP)

Hope to Die
Lawrence Block
Wm. Morrow, $25, V
Suspense
Reviewed 11/18/01 (AP)

The Dead Place
Stephen Booth
Bantam, $25, V
British Police
Reviewed 6/25/07 (AP)

One Last Breath
Stephen Booth
Bantam, $25, V
British Police
Reviewed 7/2/06 (AP)

Cover Story
Gerry Boyle
Berkley, $22.95, V
Suspense
Reviewed 1/30/00 (JMW)

A Veiled Journey

Nell Brien
Mira, $5.99, V
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 10/11/99 (LD)

Angels and Demons
Dan Brown
Pocket, $24.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 8/13/00 (AP)

The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Doubleday, $24.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 4/15/03 (NC)

Liar
Jan Burke
Harper, $6.99, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 5/17/99 (JW)

Missing Witness
Gordon Campbell
Wm. Morrow, $24.95, NV
Legal Thriller
Reviewed 11/18/07 (LD)

The First Horseman
John Case
Fawcett, $25, NV
Thriller
Reviewed 10/10/98 (LD)

NEW!
The Hard Way
*****
Lee Child
Delacrote, $25, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 6/21/06 (LD)

Tripwire
Lee Child
Putnam, $24.95, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 6/16/99 (WRA)

Without Fail
*****
Lee Child
Putnam, $24.95, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 5/2/02 (DA)

The Procedure
Peter Clement
Fawcett, $6.99, V
Medical Thriller
Reviewed 6/16/01 (AP)

No Second Chance
Harlan Coben
Dutton, $24.95, V
Suspense
Reviewed 8/17/03 (LD)

One False Move
Harlan Coben
Dell, $6.50, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 5/17/99 (JW)

The 37th Hour
Jodi Compton
Delacorte, $21.95, V
Police
Reviewed 2/8/04 (LD)

Sympathy Between Humans
Jodi Compton
Delacorte, $22, NV
Police
Reviewed 5/1/05 (LD)

The Interrogation
Thomas H. Cook
Bantam, $23.95, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 6/30/02 (JD)

The Two Minute Rule
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, $24.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 4/9/06 (LD)

Help Me Please
Barbara D'Amato
Tom Doherty, $23.95, NV
Police
Reviewed 4/18/00 (AP)

The Course of Honor
Lindsey Davis
Mysterious Press, $22, V
Ancient Rome
Reviewed 10/31/98 (LD)

The Bone Collector
Jeffery Deaver
Signet, $6.99, GV
Thriller/Police
Reviewed 9/20/98 (WRA)

The Coffin Dancer
Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, $25.00, GV
Thriller/Police
Reviewed 9/20/98 (DA)

The Devil's Teardrop
Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, $25, V
Psychological Thriller
Reviewed 8/14/99 (DA)

The Twelfth Card
Jeffery Deaver
S&S, $24.95, GV
Police
Reviewed 9/10/05 (LD)

Zero Option
P. T. Deutermann
St. Martins, $25.95, GV
Suspense
Reviewed 11/2/98 (SK)

Reign in Hell
William Diehl
Ballantine, $6.99, V
Legal Thriller
Reviewed 9/25/98 (TD)

The Shaman's Game
James D. Doss
Avon, &5.99, NV
Police
Reviewed 9/13/99(AP)

Sinners & Saints
Elaine Dreyer
St. Martin's, $6.99, V
Thriller
Reviewed 4/22/07 (TD)

With a Vengeance
Eileen Dreyer
St. Martin's, $24.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 3/4/03 (TD)

A Watery Grave
Joan Druett
St. Martin's, $23.95, V
1838 US
Reviewed 11/1/04 (JP)

Corruption of Justice
Brenda English
Berkley, $5.99, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 4/12/99 (JW)

Four to Score
Janet Evanovich
St. Martins, $23.95, NV
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 9/20/98 (lm)

Hot Six
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's, $24.95, NV
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 5/30/00 (KL)

The Afghan
Frederick Forsyth
Putnam, $26.95, V
Reviewed 11/26/06 (TD)

White Corridor
Christopher Fowler
Bantam, $24, NV
British Police
Reviewed 8/12/07 (AP)

Mistress of the Art of Death
Ariana Franklin
Putnam, $25.95, V
12th Century England
Reviewed 3/30/07 (LD)

The Third Victim
Lisa Gardner
Bantam, $6.99, V
Suspense
Reviewed 1/21/01 (TD)

Fire and Ice
Paul Garrison
Avon, $6.99, V
Suspense
Reviewed 5/27/99 (MM)

Pretend I'm Not Here
Chris Gavaler
Harper, $6.99, NV
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 9/22/02 (JF)

A Personal Devil
Roberta Gellis
Forge, $23.95, NV
12th century London
Reviewed 3/25/01 (JM)

A Mortal Bane
Roberta Gellis
Forge, $23.95, V
Medieval mystery
Reviewed 8/23/99 (JM)

Body Double
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine, $24.95, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 10/13/04 (WC)

The Surgeon
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine, $4.95, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 1/27/02 (MR)

In Pale Battalions
Robert Goddard
Dell, $12, NV
Reviewed 9/30/07 (JD)

The Sonnet Lover
Carol Goodman
Ballantine, $24.95, NV
Reviewed 11/11/07 (JD)

Tilt a Whirl
Chris Grabenstein
Carroll & Grav, $23.95, V
Police
Reviewed 1/1/06 (LD)

Whack a Mole
Chris Grabenstein
Carroll & Graf, $24.95, V
Police
Reviewed 9/13/07 (LD)

Death Dances to a Reggae Beat
Kate Grilley
Berkley, $5.99, NV
Amateur Sleuth
Reviewed 6/29/00 (KL)

Die Upon a Kiss
Barbara Hambly
Bantam, $23.95, V
1835 New Orleans
Reviewed 10/14/01 (DG)

Blood is the Sky
Steve Hamilton
St. Martin's, $24.95, V
Suspense
Reviewed 6/15/03 (AP)

A Cold Day in Paradise
Steve Hamilton
St. Martin's, $22.95, V
Paperback release 2/200
Private Detective
Reviewed 12/3/99 (MM)

Night Work
Steve Hamilton
Thos. Dunne, $23.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed Killing Time
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Avon, $5.99, V
British Police
Reviewed 3/15/99 (AP)

Eleven Days
Donald Harstad
Bantam, $6.50, GV
Police
Reviewed 6/3/99 (LD)

The Slaying of the Shrew
Simon Hawke
Forge, $23.95, NV
Elizabethan England
Reviewed 1/13/02 (JMW)

Death on the River Walk
Carolyn G. Hart
Avon, $22, V
Amateur Sleuth
Reviewed 4/2/99 (KB)

The First Eagle
Tony Hillerman
Harper Collins, $25, V
Police/Thriller
Reviewed 9/28/98 (SK)

Hunting Badger
Tony Hillerman
Harper Collins, $26, NV
Police
Reviewed 1/21/00 (MM)

Retribution
Jilliane Hoffman
Berkley, $7.99, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 12/26/04 (LD)

Minutes to Burn
Gregg A. Hurwitz
Harper Collins, $25, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 12/20/01 (MR)

The Program
Gregg Hurwitz
Harper, $7.99, V
Thriller
Reviewed 11/12/05 (LD)

Death in Holy Orders
P. D. James
Knopf, $25, V
British Police
Reviewed 7/30/01 (MR)

Long After Midnight
Iris Johansen
Romantic Suspense
Bantam, $22.95, NV
Reviewed 2/14/97 (lm)

The Night Following
Morag Joss
Dell, $22, NV
Reviewed 3/16/08 (AP)

The Analyst
John Katzenbach
Ballantine, $25, V
Thriller
Reviewed 3/12/02 (DP)

Old Wounds
Nora Kelly
Poisoned Pen, $12.95, NV
Cozy
Reviewed 10/29/99 (AP)

Lazarus, Arise
Nicholas Kilmer
Poisoned Pen, $24.95, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 11/9/01 (AP)

Keeping Watch
Laurie R. King
Bantam, $23.95, V
Suspense
Reviewed 5/18/03 (JD)

Exiles on Main Street
Lisa Kleinholz
Harper, $5.99, V
Suspense
Reviewed 12/17/99 (DB)

Mind Games
C. J. Koehler
Worldwide, $4.99, V
Police
Reviewed 6/2/99 (AP)

Fertile Ground
Rochelle Krich
Avon, $6.99, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 3/15/99 (AP)

Sun Storm
Asa Larsson
Delta, $12, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 2/4/07 (AP)

Prayers for Rain

Dennis Lehane
Morrow, $25, GV
Private Detective
Reviewed 7/10/99 (SN)

What the Dead Know
Laura Lippman
Harper, $7.99, V
Reviewed 4/17/08 (AP)

Comedy of Heirs
Rett MacPherson
St. Martin's, $5.99, NV
Cozy
Reviewed 9/26/00 (KL)

The Alternate
John Martel
Signet, $6.99, V
Legal Thriller
Reviewed 5/13/01 (TD)

The Ballad of Frankie Silver
Sharyn McCrumb
Dutton, $23.95, GV
Police
Reviewed 2/15/99 (SK)

The Dying Hour
Rick Mofina
Kensington, $6.99, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 10/9/05 (TL)

Scavenger
David Morrell
Vanguard, $24.95, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 4/29/07 (AP)

The Redbreast
Jo Nesbro
Harper Collins, $24.95, V
Reviewed 12/22/07 (AP)

The Roofer
Erica Orloff
Mira, $12.95, V
Suspense
Reviewed 5/16/04 (SS)

Roshomon Gate
I. J. Parker
St. Martin's, $24.95, NV
11th Century Japan
Reviewed 11/9/02 (JD)

Trouble in Paradise
Robert B. Parker
Jove, $6.99, V
Police
Reviewed 11/11/99 (JMW)

The Fallen
T. Jefferson Parker
Wm. Morrow, $24.95, V
Police
Reviewed 4/16/06 (LD)

Silent Joe
T. Jefferson Parker
Hyperion, $23.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 6/16/01 (LD)

2nd Chance
James Patterson
with Andrew Gross
Little Brown, $26.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 3/12/02 (DP)

When the Wind Blows
James Patterson
Little Brown,$25, V
Thriller
Reviewed 11/29/98 (lm)

Protect and Defend
Richard North Patterson
Random House, $26.95, NV
Political Thriller
Reviewed 5/8/01 (lm)

Instance of the Fingerpost
Iain Pears
Berkley, $7.99, V
17th Century England
Reviewed 4/21/99 (KC)

Parallel Lies
Ridley Pearson
Hyperion, $23.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 12/2/01 (TD)

The Face Changers
Thomas Perry
Random House, $24.00, V
Suspense
Reviewed 9/30/98 (SN)

Stealing Faces
Michael Prescott
Signet, $6.99, GV
Thriller
Reviewed 11/2499 (JF)

The First Billion
Christopher Reich
Delacorte, $26.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 10/21/02 (DP)

Vanished
Karen Robards
Putnam, $24.95, V
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 7/2/06 (LD)

Conspiracy in Death
J. D. Robb
Berkley, $6.99, GV
Futuristic R. Suspense
Reviewed 3/23/99 (JM)

Homeport
Nora Roberts
Putnam, $23.95, V
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 3/11/98 (TD)

Three Fates
Nora Roberts
Putnam, $25.95, NV
Romantic Suspense
Reviewed 5/2/02 (SS)

Close to Home
Peter Robinson
Wm. Morrow, $23.95, NV
British Police
Reviewed 3/16/03 (AP)

In a Dry Season
Peter Robinson
Avon, $6.99, NV
British Police
Reviewed 9/29/00 (AP)

The Concubine's Tatoo
Laura Joh Rowland
St. Martin's, $6.50, V
17th Century Japan
Reviewed 7/14/00 (LD)

Tyrant of the Mind
Priscilla Royal
Poisoned Pen, $24.95, NV
13th Century England
Reviewed 1/12/05 (JP)

Plot Device
Jane Rubino
Write Way, $24.95, NV
Amateur Sleuth
Reviewed 5/25/00 (KWB)

Justice Hall
Laurie R. King
Bantam, $23.95, NV
1918 England
Reviewed 3/31/02 (JD)

Chosen Prey
John Sandford
Putnam, $26.95, GV
Thriller/Police
Reviewed 7/30/01 (MR)

The Vendetta Defense
Lisa Scottoline
Harper Collins, $25, V
Legal Thriller
Reviewed 5/14/01 (LD)

Simon Said
Sarah H. Shaber
cozy
St. Martins, $5.99, NV
Reviewed 4/2/99 (AL)

Fatal Flaw
Frank Smith
Worldwide, $4.99, NV
British Police
Reviewed 12/24/99 (JMW)

The Best of Enemies
Taylor Smith
Romantic Suspense
Mira, $6.99, V
Reviewed 5/11/97 (TD)

NEW!
Slaying is Such Sweet Sorrow
****
Patricia Harwin
Pocket, $5.99, NV
Cozy
Reviewed 5/29/05 (JMW)

Fire & Ice
Dana Stabenow
Dutton, $23.95, V
Police
Reviewed 12/17/98 (SN)

Murder of a Snake
in the Grass
Denise Swanson
Signet, $5.99, NV
Cozy
Reviewed 6/15/03 (JMW)

Umbrella Man
Doug Swanson
Putnam, $23.95, V
Private Detective
Reviewed 8/14/99 (WRA)

Brown-Eyed Girl
Virginia Swift
Harper Collins, $24.00, NV
Suspense
Reviewed 5/6/00 (KWB)

Murder on Lennox Hill
Victoria Thompson
Prime Crime, $23.95, NV
Turn of the Century NYC
Reviewed 7/4/05 (JMW)

Search the Dark
Charles Todd
St. Martin's, $24.95, V
Historical/Police
Reviewed 9/13/99 (LG)

The Man With No Face
Peter Turnbull
St. Martins, $21.95, NV
British mystery
Reviewed 12/14/98 (AP)

Personal Injuries
Scott Turow
Farrar, Straus & Girous, $27, NV
Legal Thriller
Reviewed 10/6/99 (TD)

Dead and Gone
Andrew Vachss
Knopf, $25, GV
Suspense
Reviewed 7/30/01 (MR)

All the Dead Lie Down
Mary Willis Walker
Bantam, $6.50, V
Suspense
Reviewed 5/23/02 (AP)

Over Tumbled Graves
Jess Walter
Regan, $25, V
Thriller
Reviewed 9/10/01 (MR)

Killing Kin
Chassie West
Avon, $5.99, V
Police
Reviewed 8/20/00 (WC)

Kill Me
Stephen White
Dutton, $24.95, V
Thriller
Reviewed 4/9/06 (DA)

Maisie Dobbs
Jacqueline Winspear
Penguin, $14, NV
1929 England
Reviewed 6/27/04 (JP)


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Review Key
*****Outstanding
****Recommended
***Acceptable
**Think Twice
*Don't Bother
Violence Ratings
NV - Non Violent.
V - Standard Violence - but nothing too graphic.
GV - Graphic Violence - descriptive and potentially disturbing.
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