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Author Title Comments
  Linda Barnes Flashpoint (1999) Carlotta Carlyle, Boston P.I.
    The Big Dig (2002)    
  M.C. Beaton Death of a Village (February 2003) Constable Hamish Macbeth, Lochdubh, Scotland
  Lawrence Block Hope to Die (2001) Matt Scudder, Unlicensed P.I in New York City
  Paula Boyd Hot Enough to Kill (1999) Jolene Jackson and her Mom in Kickapoo Texas
    Dead Man Falls (November 2000)  
  Rick Boyer Billingsgate Shoal (1982) Out of Print
    The Man Who Whispered (1998) Doc Adams, Massachusetts Dentist
  James Lee Burke Cimarron Rose Billy Bob Holland
    Black Cherry Blues (1989) Dave Robicheaux
    Jolie Blon's Bounce (June 2002) Dave Robicheaux
  Jan Burke Bones (1999) Irene Kelly, Las Piernas
    Flight (2001) Frank Harriman, Las Piernas
  Sally Chapman Raw Data (1991) Out of Print
    Love Bytes (1994) Out of Print
    Cyberkiss (1996) Julie Blake, Silicon Valley sleuth
    Hardwired (1997)  
  George C. Chesbro Dream of a Falling Eagle (1996) Mongo Mysteries
  Tim Cockey The Hearse You Came In On (2000) Hitchcock Sewell, Baltimore Maryland
    Hearse of a Different Color (Feb. 2001)  
    The Hearse Case Scenario (Feb 2002)  
    Murder in the Hearse Degree (Feb 2003)  
  Liza Cody Bucket Nut (1993) Eva Wylie, The London Lassasin
    Monkey Wrench (1994) Out of Print
    Musclebound (1997) Hard to Find
  Michael Connelly The Black Echo (1992) Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch - Police Detective,
Los Angeles, California
    City of Bones (2002)  
    Lost Light (April 2003)  
  Patricia Cornwell Unnatural Exposure (1997) Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Virginia forensic scientist
    Hornet's Nest (1997) Don't buy yet, read review first...
    Black Notice (July 1999)  
    The Last Precinct (October 2000)  
  Robert Crais Voodoo River (1995) Elvis Cole, L.A. P.I.
    Sunset Express (1996)  
    Indigo Slam (1997)  
    L.A. Requiem (1999)  
    The Last Detective (January 2003)  
  Diane Mott Davidson Catering to Nobody Goldy Bear, Aspen Caterer
    Dying for Chocolate (1992)  
    The Cereal Murders (1993)  
    The Last Suppers (1994)  
    Killer Pancake (1995)  
    The Main Corpse (1996)  
    The Grilling Season (1997)  
    Prime Cut (1998)  
    Tough Cookie (April 2000)  
    Sticks and Stones (April 2001)  
    Chopping Spree (June 2002)  
  Thomas D. Davis Consuming Fire (1996)  Dave Strickland, California P.I. - Out of Print
  Jeffery Deaver The Bone Collector (1997)  Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, NYC
    The Coffin Dancer (1998)  
    The Empty Chair (2000)  
    The Stone Monkey (2002)  
    The Vanished Man (April 2003)  
  Michael Dibdin And Then You Die (May 2002) An Aurelio Zen Mystery, Italian Detective
  Paul Engleman Left for Dead (1995) Mark Renzler, Chicago P.I. - Out of Print
    The Man with My Cat (2000)  
  Kinky Friedman The Love Song for J. Edgar Hoover (1996) Kinky Friedman, New York City P.I.
    Blast from the Past (1998)  
    Spanking Watson (1999)  
    The Mile High Club (September 2000)  
    Steppin' on a Rainbow (September 2001)  
  Carolina Garcia-Aguilera Bloody Waters (1996) Lupe Solano, Miami Cuban-American P.I.
    Bloody Shame (1997)  
    Bloody Secrets (1998)  
    A Miracle in Paradise (1999)  
    Havana Heat (October 2000)  
    Bitter Sugar (November 2001)  
  Bartholomew Gill Death in Dublin (December 2002) Peter McGarr, Police Chief, Dublin, Ireland
  Sue Grafton A is for Alibi (1982) Kinsey Millhone, California P.I.
    O is for Outlaw (1999)  
    P is for Peril (2001)  
  Jean Hager Nightwalker (1991) Chief Bushyhead of Cherokee Nation - Out of Print
    Ghostland (1992) Out of Print
    Fire Carrier (1996)  
    Masked Dancers (1998)  
  Barbara Hambly A Free Man of Color (1997) Benjamin January, free colored man in 1830's New Orleans
    Die Upon a Kiss (2001)  
    Wet Grave (June 2002)  
  Carolyn Hart Engaged to Die (March 2003) Annie Darling, Death on Demand bookstore owner and amateur sleuth
  Tony Hillerman The Fallen Man (1996) Jim Chee and Lieutenant Leaphorn, Tribal Police
    The First Eagle (1998)  
    Hunting Badger (1999)  
    The Wailing Wind (June 2002)  
  Alice Holman The Last Days Murder List (May 2000) BillieMae and Pharaoh of Denver's Black Community
  Jack Kelly Mobtown (Jan 2002)  
  Daniel Klein Kill Me Tender (July 2000) Elvis Presley as the Singing Sleuth
      Blue Suede Clues (March 2002)  
  Joe R. Lansdale Bad Chili (1997) Hap Collins/Leonard Pine series
    Rumble Tumble (1999)  
    Captains Outrageous (2001)  
  Michael McGarrity   Tularosa (1996) Deputiy Chief, Kevin Kerney of New Mexico
    Mexican Hat (1997)  
    Serpent Gate (1998)  
    Hermit's Peak (1999)  
    The Judas Judge (July 2000)   
    Under the Color of Law (July 2001)  
    The Big Gamble (2002)  
  John D. MacDonald The Deep Blue Good-by (1964) Travis McGee, Ft. Lauderdale Beach Bum and scavenger
    The Lonely Silver Rain (1985)  
  James Melville Wages of Zen (1985) Superintendent Tetsua Otani of the Hyogo Prefectural Police
  Walter Mosley A Little Yellow Dog (1996)  Easy Rawlins
    Bad Boy Brawly Brown (July 2002)  
    Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (1997) Socrates Fortlow
    Fearless Jones (June 2001) Paris Minton and Fearless Jones
  Marcia Muller Dead Midnight (July 2002) Sharon McCone, PI, All Souls Legal Cooperative, San Francisco
  Donna Huston Murray School of Hard Knocks (1997)  Ginger Barnes, Main Line Philadelphia
    A Score to Settle (1999)  
    Farewell Performance (March 2000)  
    Lie Like a Rug (July 2001)  
  Robert B. Parker Thin Air (1995)  Spenser, Boston P.I.
    Hush Money (1999)  
    Hugger Mugger (April 2000)   
    Pot Shot (March 2001)  
    Widow's Walk (March 2002)  Merci Rayborn, Detective, Southern California
  T. Jefferson Parker The Blue Hour (1999)  
    Red Light (2000)   
    Black Water (April 2002)  
  P.J. Parrish Dark of the Moon (1990)  Louis Kincaid in Mississippi
    Dead of Winter (Jan. 2001)  Michigan
    Paint it Black (Jan. 2002)  Florida
    Thicker Than Water (Jan. 2003)  Florida
  James Patterson 1st to Die (March 2001) Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club
    2nd Chance (March 2, 2002)  
  Ridley Pearson Undercurrents (1988) Seattle forensic investigator Lou Boldt and police psychologist Daphne Matthews
    The First Victim (1999)  
    Middle of Nowhere (2000)  
    The Art of Deception (July 2002)  
  George P. Pelecanos Right as Rain (2001) Derek Strange, Terry Quinn private investigators in Washington, DC
    Hell to Pay (Feb. 2002)  
    Soul Circus (March 2003)  
  Nancy Pickard Generous Death (1984)  Jenny Cain, Massachusetts
    But I Wouldn't Want to Die There (1993)  Jenny Cain, Massachusetts
    The Truth Hurts (July 2002) Nancy Lightfoot, True Crime Reporter, Bahia, Florida
  Elizabeth Peters The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (1992) Amelia Peabody, Egyptologist
    The Falcon and the Portal (1999)  
    He Shall Thunder in the Sky (May 2000)  
    Lord of the Silent (May 2001)  
    The Golden One (April 2002)  
Bill Pronzini Bleeders (January 2002) Nameless Detective
Spook (January 2003)
  Ian Rankin The Falls (2001) Inspector John Rebus, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Resurrection Men (2002; February 2003 in US)  
  Kathy Reichs D�ja Dead (1998)  Temperance Brennan, is a forensic anthropologist
    Death Du Jour (1999)  
    Deadly Decision (August 2000)  
    Fatal Voyage (July 2001)  
    Grave Secrets (July 2002)  
  Peter Robinson Close to Home (February 2003) Chief Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Yorkshire
  Beth Saulnier Reliable Sources (1999) Alex Bernier, Gen-X reporter in upstate New York
   

Distempter (2000)

 
    The Fourth Wall (2001)  
    Bad Seed (20020  
  William G. Tapply Client Privilege (1990) Brady Coyne, nice Boston Lawyer - Out of Print
    Muscle Memory (1999)  
    Scar Tissue (2000)   
    Past Tense (July 2001)  
  Phoebe Atwood Taylor Proof of the Pudding Asey Mayo Cape Cod mysteries
  Aimee & David Thurlo Death Walker (1996)  Navaho Tribal Special Investigator, Ella Clah
    Enemy Way (1998)  
    Shooting Chant (April 2000)  
  Mary-Ann Tirone Smith Love Her Madly (January 2002)   Poppy Rice, FBI agent
     She's Not There (February 2003)  
  Janwillem Van de Wetering Streetbird (1983)  Adjutant Grypstra and Sergeant de Gier, Amsterdam cops
    The Hollow-Eyed Angel (1996)  
  Kate White If Looks Could Kill (May 2002)  
  Stuart Woods Dirt (1996)  Stone Barrington, New York City ex-cop and lawyer
    Dead in the Water (1997)  
    Swimming to Catalina (1998)  
    Worst Fears Realized (1999)  
    L.A. Dead (2000)  
    Cold Paradise (April 2001)  
    The Short Forever (April 2002)  

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