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Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham	Havana Heat by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera	The Marble Mask by Archer Mayor
A Palette for Murder by Donald Bain	Gold by Gemini by Jonathan Gash	Clean Break by Val McDermid
Bayou Moon by C.L. Bevill	The Ten Word Game by Jonathan Gash	Double Take by Susan Oleksiw
Killed in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho	Paint, Gold and Blood by Michael F. Gilbert	The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Con by Alistair Boyle	Cons, Scams and Grifts by Joe Gores	Goering's List by J.C. Pollock
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian J. Braun	Deadly Sin by P.J. Grady	Artscape by Frederick Ramsay
Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour by Simon Brett	The Stargazey by Martha Grimes	Gravity of Shadows by David Ramus
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown	Benjamin Franklin & A Case of Artful Murder by Robert Lee Hall	Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin
A Virgin on the Rocks by Michael Butterworth	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett	Playing With Fire by Peter Robinson
Bella Donna by Barbara Cherne	Strawberry Tattoo by Lauren Henderson	Flesh Tones by M.J. Rose
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier	Circles of Confusion by April Henry	Chosen Prey by John Sandford
Iced by Carol Higgins Clark	Now You See Her by Linda Howard	Color Blind by Jonathan Santlofer
A Pair for the Queen by Barbara Comfort	Artistic License by Julie A. Hyzy	Five Red Herrings in Lord Peter Takes the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers
A Place of Safety by Natasha Cooper	Dead Sleep by Greg Iles	Impossible Bliss by Lee Sheldon
Vineyard Enigma by Philip R. Craig	Appleby & Honeybath by Michael Innes	The Phoenix of Prague by Douglas Skeggs
Murder is an Art by Bill Crider	Insatiable by Marne D. Kellogg	The Talinin Madonna by Douglas Skeggs
A Fit of Tempera by Mary Daheim	Grave Talent by Laurie R. King	The Triumph of Bacchus by Douglas Skeggs
Death of an Old Master by David Dickinson	Murder at the Gardner by Jane Langton	Firebreak by Richard Stark
Samedi's Knapsack by Gaylord Dold	Murder for Art's Sake by Richard Lockridge	The Spotted Cats by William G. Tapply
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant	Die in Plain Sight by Elizabeth Lowell	O'Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor
A Sunset Touch by Marjorie Eccles	Moving Target by Elizabeth Lowell	Mansions of the Dead by Sarah Stewart Taylor
The Hours of the Virgin by Loren D. Estleman	Running Scared by Elizabeth Lowell	Final Notice by Jonathan Valin
The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein	The Blue Hammer by Ross MacDonald	Masterclass by Morris L. West
Cold Hit by Linda Fairstein	Brush-Off by Shane Maloney	Vanishing Point by Morris L. West
In the Frame by Dick Francis	Fugitive Colors by Margaret Maron	Full Circle by Colin Wilcox
Shattered by Dick Francis	Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh	The Blind Man Of Seville by Robert Wilson
To the Hilt by Dick Francis	Art of Survival by A.E. Maxwell

Series (Series titles below reflect library collection. Other titles in the series or by the author may not be owned by us.)


Andrea Perkins, art restorer & historian in Boston by Carolyn Coker
1. The Other David	3. The Balmoral Nude	Other titles in series
2. The Vines of Ferrara	4. Appearance of Evil
Chris Norgren, art museum curator in Seattle by Aaron Elkins
1. A Deceptive Clarity	2. A Glancing Light	3. Old Scores
Albenia "Benni" Harper, ex-rancher & folk art museum curator by Earlene Fowler
1. Fool's Puzzle	6. Mariner's Compass	10. Sunshine and Shadow
2. Irish Chain	7. Seven Sisters	11. Broken Dishes
3. Kansas Troubles	8. Arkansas Traveler	12. Delectable Mountains
4. Goose in the Pond	9. Steps to the Altar	13. Tumbling Blocks
5. Dove in the Window
Fred Taylor, art expert and agent in Boston by Nicholas Kilmer
1. Man With a Squirrel	3. Dirty Linen	5. Madonna of the Apes
2. O Sacred Head	4. Lazarus Arise	Other titles in series
Tim Simpson, art investment specialist in London by John Malcolm
1. The Gwen John Sculpture	5. Sheep, Goats and Soap	8. Simpson's Homer
2. Whistler in the Dark	6. A Deceptive Appearance	9. Rogues' Gallery
3. Gothic Pursuit	7. Hung Over	Other titles in series
4. The Wrong Impression
Elena Oliverez, Mexican arts museum director in CA by Marcia Muller
1. The Tree of Death	2. The Legend of the Slain Soldiers	Other titles in series
Joanna Stark, art security expert in San Francisco by Marcia Muller
1. The Cavalier in White	2. There Hangs the Knife	3. Dark Star
T. Moore "Mo" Bowdre (see American Indian Mysteries) by Jake Page
Jonathan Argyll, art dealer in London by Iain Pears
1. The Raphael Affair	4. The Last Judgement	6. Death and Restoration
2. The Titian Committee	5. Giotto's Hand	7. The Immaculate Deception
3. The Bernini Bust
Jack Oxby, Scotland Yard art forgery investigator by Thomas Swan
1. The Da Vinci Deception	2. The Cezanne Chase	3. The Final Faberge
Annabel Reed & Mackenzie Smith, art gallery owner & law professor in DC by Margaret Truman
1. Murder at the Kennedy Center	4. Murder on the Potomac	7. Murder at the Watergate
2. Murder at the National Cathedral	5. Murder at the National Gallery	8. Murder at the Library of Congress
3. Murder at the Pentagon	6. Murder in the House
Maggie Summer, owner of antique print business in Maine by Lea Wait
1. Shadows at the Fair	3. Shadows at the Spring Show	Other titles in series
2. Shadows on the Ivy
Persis Willum, artist and amateur sleuth by Clarissa Watson
1. The Fourth Stage of Gainsborough Brown	3. Last Plane From Nice	4. Somebody Killed the Messenger
2. The Bishop in the Back Seat
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