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A Cook in Time by Joanne Pence
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

A Deadly Dozen:
By the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

A Haunting Refrain by Patricia H. Rushford
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

A Hemorrhaging of Souls
by Nicola Furlong
Nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, April 2000
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl


A Rag, A Bone and a Hank of Hair
by
Jonathan Gash
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

A Spy Within
by Lynnette Baughman
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

A Summer for Dying by Jamie Katz
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Absolute Measures by Humphrey Hawksley
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Affirmative Reaction by Aileen Schumacher
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

All Creatures Dark and Dangerous by
Doug Allyn
Reviewed by Lisa Eagleson-Roever

Almost Night by Ann Prospero
Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima
Reviewed by Susan McBride


An Instance of the Fingerpost by
Iain Pears
Reviewed by Julie Failla Earhart

And Then She Was Gone by Susan McBride
Reviewed by John A. Broussard, PhD
- Nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best First Mystery Novel
- Chosen as a selection for the Oprah Reading Cafe online, Summer 2000





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Bait by C.J. Songer
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Beneath the Skin by Nicci French
Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III

Best Kept Secret by Les Roberts
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Billy Straight by Jonathan Kellerman
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Biotechnology is Murder by Dirk Wyle
Reviewed by Andrea Collare

Black and Secret Midnight by Laurel Schunk
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Bleeding Heart by Martha Powers
Reviewed by Susan McBride

Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Blood of the Prodigal by P. L. Gaus
Reviewed by John A. Broussard, PhD

Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Boat Dollies by Joyce Holland
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Body Language by James W. Hall
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Border Prey by Jessica Speart
Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima


Breakfast at Madeline’s by Matt Witten
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Brief Candles by Manning Coles
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Burnt Sienna by David Morrell
Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III

Butterfly House by T. K. Sheils
Reviewed by PJ Nunn





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Carve a Witness to Shreds by Cathie John
Reviewed by PJ Nunn
Reviewed by Lisa Eagleson-Roever

Cat’s Claw by Alex Matthews
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Catch and Keep by Ronald Weber
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Certain Prey by John Sandford
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Chandler's Daughter by Truly Donovan
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

C
harlie’s Web by L.L. Thrasher
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by
Joanne Fluke
Reviewed by PJ Nunn


City of Ice by John Farrow
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Cold Hit by Linda Fairstein
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Color Her Dead by Steve Brown
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Cradle and All by James Patterson
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins
Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III

Crimestalker Casebook
Editor: Andrew McAleer
Reviewed by Devorah Stone

Crossroad Blues by Ace Atkins
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

Crow in Stolen Colors by Marcia Simpson
Reviewed by Devorah Stone





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Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Dead Angler by Victoria Houston
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Dead Air by Rochelle Krich
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Dead Low Tide by Jamie Katz
Nominated for a 1999 Shamus Award for Best First Mystery
Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima

Deadly Exposure by Leonard Goldberg
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Death’s a Beach by Beth Sherman
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Death, Guns, and Sticky Buns
By Valerie S. Malmont
Reviewed by
PJ Nunn

Death at High Tide by Beth Sherman
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Death in Exile by Laurel Schunk
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Death in a Hot Flash by Jane Isenberg
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Death of a RED Heroine by
Qiu Xiaolong
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

Death on a Silver Tray by Rosemary Stevens
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Death Train to Boston by Dianne Day
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Deep South by Nevada Barr
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

Demolition Angel by Robert Crais
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Dogsbody Inc. by L.L. Thrasher
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Dying to See You by Margaret Chittenden Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima




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East of A by Russell Atwood
Reviewed by Susan McBride

Evan and Elle by Rhys Bowen
Reviewed by Susan McBride

Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by
Kathy Lynn Emerson
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

Final Cut by Kit Sloane
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Final Venture by Michael Ridpath
Reviewed by
Merilyn Tomkins

Five Card Stud by Elizabeth Gunn
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Footprints in the Butter by Denise Dietz
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Forget About Murder by
Elizabeth Daniels Squire
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Free Fall by Kyle Mills
Reviewed by Morgan Ann Adams

Fresh Blood 3
An anthology of crime fiction by
British authors
Reviewed by Lisa Eagleson-Roever

Germs of War by Ketan Desai
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Golden Eggs and Other Deadly Things by
Nancy Tesler
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

G
rievance by K.C. Constantine
Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III

Guns and Roses by Taffy Cannon
Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima

Harm None by M.R. Sellars
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Hanging Hannah by Evan Marshall
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

High Five by Janet Evanovich
Nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel, May 2000.
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Home Fires by Margaret Maron
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

Hook by C.J. Songer
Reviewed by
Nancy Mehl

Hot Enough to Kill by Paula Boyd
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Hugger Mugger by Robert B. Parker
Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III


Hyaenas by Sandy Dengler
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl





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In the Spirit of Murder by Laura Belgrave
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Joker Poker by Richard Helms
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Killing Thyme
by Peter Abresch
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais
Reviewed by John A. Broussard, PhD
- Winner of a 2000 Dily Award given by the independent mystery bookstores, March 2000
- Nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel, May 2000

Lake Braxton by Linda Opdyke
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Little Miss Evil by Lev Raphael
Reviewed by PJ Nunn




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Mariner’s Compass by Earlene Fowler
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Maximum Insecurity by P.J. Grady
Nominated for a Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel (Private Eye Writers Association)
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

Measure of Vengeance by Jerry Jellison
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Midnight at the Camposanto by
Mari Ulmer
Reviewed by PJ Nunn


Midnight Hour by Mary Saums
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Mind Play by Phillip Tomasso III
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Missing Marlene by Evan Marshall
Nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best First Mystery Reviewed by PJ Nunn and by Susan McBride


Mobbed Up by Joseph D. Pistone
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

Monster by Jonathan Kellerman
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl
Reviewed by PJ Nunn


Mosaic by Gayle Lynds
Reviewed by Susan McBride

Motives for Murder by Pat Gebhard
Reviewed by Susan McBride

Murder.Com: The Dark Side of the Net by
Sarah St. Peter
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Murder Among Strangers by Jonnie Jacobs
Reviewed by Andrea Collare

Murder by 13
Edited by Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman and Mae Woods
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Murder of a Small-Town Honey
By Denise Swanson
Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima

Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

- Winner of the 1998 St. Martin’s Press/Malice Domestic Mystery Contest
- Winner of an Agatha Award for First Novel
- Winner of a
Lefty Award for Best First Novel


Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Mystery Midrash
(Anthology)
Edited by Lawrence W. Raphael
Reviewed by Lisa Eagleson-Roever




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Nordic Nights by Lise McClendon
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Nothing but the Night by Bill Pronzini
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Nothing Else Matters by S.D. Tooley
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Nowhere To Hide by Joan Hall Hovey
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

One For Sorrow
by
Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl


Painted Truth by Lise McClendon
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Palm Stalker by Rocco Bergh
Reviewed by
Merilyn Tomkins

Permed to Death by Nancy Cohen
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Pharmacology is Murder
by Dirk Wyle
Reviewed by Devorah Stone

Pisces Rising by Martha C. Lawrence
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Play Dead by Leo Atkins
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

Poison Sky by John Shannon
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Prescription for Terror by
Sandra Levy Ceren
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Queen's Ransom by Fiona Buckley
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

Reaping the Whirlwind by Rosey Dow
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Reprisal by Mitchell Smith
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

Revenge of the Gypsy Queen by Kris Neri
Nominated for an Anthony Award for Best First Novel, May 2000.
Reviewed by PJ Nunn




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Scamming the Birdman by Larry Karp
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Set in Stone by Robert Goddard
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Seven Sisters by Earlene Fowler
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Shaded Light by N.J. Lindquist
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

SHOU by Deborah and Joel Shlian
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Silent No More by Myrna Ericksen
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Silicone Solution by M. Diane Vogt
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Snow Kill by Tom Eslick
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Something Wicked by Jennifer Rowe Reviewed by Susan McBride

Speak Ill of the Dead by Mary Jane Maffini

Reviewed by Devorah Stone
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Nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award in the Best First Novel category, April 2000

Spirit of the Straight Edge by
Barbara J. Lakey
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Spirit Death by David Docherty
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

Square in the Face by April Henry
Reviewed by PJ Nunn




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Taming the Alien by Ken Bruen
Reviewed by Lisa Eagleson-Roever


Tenth House by Phillip Tomasso III
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson By Michael Mallory
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

The Alternate by John Martel
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

The Best American Mystery Stories
of the Century

Edited by Tony Hillerman and Otto Penzler
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

The Blazing Tree by Mary Jo Adamson
Reviewed by Diane Gotfryd

The Courtship Gift by Julie Parsons
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

The Deadline by Ron Franscell
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

The Death of Cousin Rose by
Jonathan Harrington
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl


The Devil’s Code by John Sandford
Reviewed by Susan McBride

The Devil's Workshop by Stephen J. Cannell
Reviewed by Devorah Stone

The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima

The Good Die Twice by Lee Driver
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

The High Flyer by Susan Howatch
Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins

The John Dickson Carr Omnibus
By John Dickson Carr
Reviewed by
Rachel A. Hyde

The Killing Cards by Lou Campanozzi
Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III

The Last Song Dogs by Sinclair Browning
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

The Lion's Shadow by Marthe Arends
Reviewed by
Rachel A. Hyde

The Medusa Stone
by Jack DuBrul
Reviewed by Andrea Collare

The Night Awakens: Mystery short stories
Editor: Mary Higgins Clark

Reviewed by Morgan Ann Adams

The Patient by Michael Palmer
Reviewed by
Merilyn Tomkins

The Rhythm of Revenge
B
y Christine Spindler
Reviewed by Susan McBride and by PJ Nunn


The Samurai’s Wife by Laura Joh Rowland Reviewed by Rachel A. Hyde

The Second Sorrowful Mystery by
Jonathan Harrington
Reviewed by
Devorah Stone

The Sound of Sirens by William Brasse
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

The Sporting Club by Sinclair Browning
Reviewed by
PJ Nunn

The Stolen Blue by Judith Van Gieson Reviewed by PJ Nunn

The Unburied
by Charles Palliser
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

T
he Unquiet Night by Patricia Carlon
Reviewed by Susan McBride

The Voice He Loved by Laurel Schunk
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

The Woman Who Rode to the Moon:
By Bett Reece Johnson
Reviewed by Bev Walton-Porter


Three Dirty Women and the Garden of Death by Julie Wray Herman
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Trouble Comes Back by Keith Snyder
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Tulsa Time by Letha Albright
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Twice Dying by Neil McMahon
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Twilight Dynasty: Courting Evil
By Barry H. Smith
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl





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Unhealthy Boundaries by Robert Tolins Reviewed by John A. Broussard and
By Lisa Eagleson-Roever


Un
der the Wolf’s Head by
Kate Cameron [Laurel Schunk]
Reviewed by Nancy Mehl

Void Moon by Michael Connelly
Reviewed by Rachel A. Hyde


Wake Up Little Susie:
A Sam McCain Mystery by
Ed Gorman
Reviewed by Marion E. Cason

Wasteland of Strangers by Bill Pronzini
Reviewed by Madeline Mora-Summonte

We’ll Meet Again by
Mary Higgins Clark
Reviewed by
Nancy Mehl

When Colette Died by L. C. Hayden
Reviewed by
Nancy Mehl

Whistling Past the Graveyard
By Peter Sellers
Reviewed by Morgan Ann Adams


Who Was Sylvia by Carol Cail
Reviewed by PJ Nunn

Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton
Reviewed by PJ Nunn




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