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Do Unto Others by Jeff Abbott	Play Dead by Leslie O'Kane	Charlotte Armstrong
Death, Lies and Apple Pies by Valerie Malmont	Presumption of Death: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery by Jill Paton Walsh	Marian Babson
Lie Like a Rug by Donna Huston Murray	Charlie's Bones by L.L. Thrasher	Jo Bannister
The Fax of Life by Leslie O'Kane		Robert Barnard

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


	Jim Dandy, retired American, featured in Elderhostel Mysteries by Peter Abresch (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	China Bayles, Houston crime lawyer in small Texas town who opens an herb shop by Susan Wittig Albert (see Cooking Mysteries)
	1. Murder on the Lusitania	4. Murder on the Caronia	7. Murder on the Oceanic
	2. Murder on the Maurentania	5. Murder on the Marmora	8. Murder on the Celtic
	3. Murder on the Minnesota	6. Murder on the Salsette
	Albert Campion, suave London sleuth with noble blood by Margery Allingham (see British Aristocracy Mysteries)
	Meg Langslow, decorative blacksmith by Donna Andrews (see Humorous Mysteries)
	Samantha Shaw, So. CA suburban housewife & soccer mom by Jennifer Apodaca
	1. Dating Can be Murder	3. Ninja Soccer Moms	5. Thrilled to Death
	2. Dying to Meet You	4. Batteries Required
	Penny Spring & Sir Toby Glendower, British anthropologist & archaeologist by Margot Arnold (see Archaeology & Anthropology Mysteries)
	Aunt Dimity, an English ghost by Nancy Atherton (see Spooky Mysteries)
	Augusta Goodnight, guardian angel by Mignon F. Ballard (see Humorous Mysteries)
	Margaret Binton, 70-something New Yorker by Richard Barth (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Agatha Raisin, retired p.r. exec. moves to the Cotswalds by M.C. Beaton (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Biggie & J. R. Weatherford, richest woman in East Texas. Her cook, Willie Mae, shares a recipe in each book by Nancy Bell (see Cooking Mysteries)
	Melanie Travis, poodle breeder by Berenson, Laurien (see Hobbies Mysteries)
	Sarah & Meg Quilliam, run the Inn at Hemlock Falls by Claudia Bishop (see Cooking Mysteries)
	Bernie Rhodenbarr, burglar & bookseller in New York City by Lawrence Block (see Bibliomysteries)
	Clara Gamadge, widow of a detective by Eleanor Boylan (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Jim Qwilleran, Koko and Yum Yum Pick Ax:, Michigan journalist & his cats by Lilian Jackson Braun
	1. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards	12. The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal	22. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank
	2. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern	13. The Cat Who Moved a Mountain	23. The Cat Who Smelled a Rat
	3. The Cat Who Turned On and Off	14. The Cat Who Wasn't There	24. The Cat Who Went up the Creek
	4. The Cat Who Saw Red	15. The Cat Who Went Into the Closet	25. Short and Tall Tales
	5. The Cat Who Played Brahms	16. The Cat Who Came to Breakfast	26. The Cat Who Brought Down the House
	6. The Cat Who Played Post Office	17. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle	27. The Private Life of the Cat Who--
	7. Cat Who Sniffed Glue in Three Complete Novels	18. The Cat Who Said Cheese	28. The Cat Who Talked Turkey
	8. The Cat Who Had 14 Tales	19. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief	29. The Cat Who Went Bananas
	9. The Cat Who Went Underground	20. The Cat Who Sang for the Birds	30. The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
	10. The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts	21. The Cat Who Saw Stars	31. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
	11. The Cat Who Lived High
	Rachel Hennings, bookstore owner in LA by Jon Breen (see Bibliomysteries)
	Melita Pargeter, widow of an English thief by Simon Brett (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Charles Paris, actor in England by Simon Brett (see Humorous Mysteries)
	Inspector Witherspoon & Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Mary Minor Haristeen & Mrs. Murphy, Virginia postmistress and her animals by Rita Mae Brown (see Southern Mysteries)
	Charles Wycliffe, area CID Superintendent in West Country by W.J. Burley (see British Police Mysteries A-I)
	Ellie & Ben Haskell, owners of the Flowers Detection Agency by Dorothy Cannell (see Cooking Mysteries)
	Dr. Gideon Fell, the "Old Lexicographer" in England by John Dickson Carr
	1. The Three Coffins in Trio	3. The Crooked Hinge in Trio	5. The Case of the Constant Suicides in Trio
	2. The Arabian Nights Murder in Three Detective Novels	4. The Problem of the Wire Cage in Three Detective Novels	6. He Who Whispers
			Other titles in series
	Miss Emily D. Seeton, retired British art teacher in Kent, England by Heron Carvic & Hamilton Crane (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Hilary Tamar, medieval Oxford professor by Sarah Caudwell (see Humorous Mysteries)
	Hollis Ball & Her Ex-Husband's Ghost by Helen Chappell (see Spooky Mysteries)
	Father Brown, gentle English cleric by G.K. Chesteron
	1. The Innocence of Father Brown	3. The Incredulity of Father Brown	5. The Scandal of Father Brown
	2. The Wisdom of Father Brown	4. The Secret of Father Brown
	Theodosia Browning, Teashop mysteries in Charleston by Laura Childs (see Southern Mysteries)
	Charlie Plato, country-western tavern owner in San Francisco by Margaret (Meg) Chittenden
	1. Dying to Sing	3. Dead Beat and Deadly	5. Dying to See You
	2. Dead Men Don't Dance	4. Don't Forget to Die
	Miss Jane Marple, spinster living in St. Mary's Mead, England by Agatha Christie (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
	Hercule Poirot, private detective in London by Agatha Christie
	1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles	13. Murder in Mesopotamia in Postmark: Murder	25. After the Funeral in Funerals are Fatal
	2. Murder on the Links	14. Cards on the Table	26. Hickory Dickory Death
	3. Poirot Investigates	15. Dumb Witness	27. Dead Man's Folly in Agatha Christie's Detectives
	4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd	16. Death on the Nile	28. Cat Among the Pigeons
	5. The Big Four	17. Dead Man's Mirror (audio book)	29. The Clocks
	6. The Mystery of the Blue Train	18. Appointment With Death in Postmark: Murder	30. Third Girl
	7. Peril at End House	19. Sad Cypress	31. Hallowe'en Party
	8. Lord Edgware Dies (aka Thirteen at Dinner)	20. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe	32. Elephants Can Remember
9. Three Act Tragedy	21. Evil Under the Sun in Murder International	33. Hercule Poirot's Early Cases
10. Murder on the Orient Express	22. The Labors of Hercules	34. Curtain
11. Death in the Clouds	23. There is a Tide	*Other titles in series*
12. The ABC Murders	24. Mrs. McGinty's Dead
Jane Jeffrey, Chicago housewife/sleuth by Jill Churchill (see Humorous Mysteries)
Charlotte LaRue, New Orleans housecleaner by Barbara Colley (see Southern Mysteries)
Tish McWhinny, a 70-something Vermont artist and painter by Barbara Comfort (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
Holly Winter, dog trainer and magazine columnist by Susan Conant (see Hobbies Mysteries)
Willow King, romance novelist in London by Natasha Cooper (see Bibliomysteries)
Gervase Fen. professor of Language & Literature at Oxford by Edmund Crispin (see Academic Mysteries)
Kate Fansler, English professor in New York by Amanda Cross (see Academic Mysteries)
Emma Lord Alpine, WA newspaper owner & editor by Mary Daheim
1. The Alpine Advocate	5. The Alpine Icon	8. The Alpine Pursuit
2. The Alpine Betrayal	6. The Alpine Menace	9. The Alpine Quilt
3. The Alpine Christmas	7. The Alpine Obituary	Other titles in series
4. The Alpine Decoy
Judith McMonigle, owner of the Hillside Manor Inn b&b by Mary Daheim (see Cooking Mysteries)
Henry Gamadge, author, bibliophile & forgery expert in NY by Elizabeth Daly (see Bibliomysteries)
Dorothy Martin, a transplanted American widow in England by Jeanne M. Dams (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
Goldy Bear Schultz, Aspen caterer by Diane Mott Davidson (see Cooking Mysteries)
Fremont Jones, turn-of-century owner of S.F. typewriter service by Diane Day (see California Mysteries)
Neal Kelly, professor of English at a New England school by S.F.X. Dean (see Academic Mysteries)
Mama & Simone Covington, SC case worker & Atlanta paralegal by Nora DeLoach (see African Heritage Mysteries)
Helma Zukas, Washington State librarian by Jo Dereske (see Bibliomysteries)
Daisy Dalrymple, journalist in Hampshire, England by Carola Dunn
1. Death at Wentwater Court	7. Styx and Stones	13. A Mourning Wedding
2. The Winter Garden Mystery	8. Rattle His Bones	14. Fall of a Philanderer
3. Requiem for a Mezzo	9. To Davy Jones Below	15. Gunpowder Plot
4. Murder on the Flying Scotsman	10. The Case of the Murdered Muckracker	16. The Bloody Tower
5. Damsel in Distress	11. Mistletoe and Murder	17. Black Ship
6. Dead in the Water	12. Die Laughing	18. Sheer Folly
Chris Norgren, art museum curator in Seattle by Aaron Elkins (see Art Mysteries)
Gideon Oliver, forensic anthropologist by Aaron Elkins (see Archaeology & Anthropology Mysteries)
Madeline Bean, Hollywood caterer by Jerrilyn Farmer (see California Mysteries)
Andrew Basnett, retired botany professor in England by E.X. Ferrars (see Academic Mysteries)
Albenia "Benni" Harper, ex-rancher & folk art museum curator by Earlene Fowler (see Art Mysteries)
Jemima Shore, investigative TV journalist in London by Antonia Fraser
1. Quiet as a Nun	5. Oxford Blood	8. The Cavalier Case
2. The Wild Island	6. Jemima Shore's First Case & Other Stories	9. Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave
3. A Splash of Red	7. Your Royal Hostage	10. Political Death
4. Cool Repentance
Sister Frevisse, medieval nun in Oxfordshire, England by Margaret Frazer (see Medieval Mysteries)
Joan Spencer, symphony orchestra manager in Indiana by Sara Hoskinson Frommer
1. Murder in C Major	3. Murder & Sullivan	5. Witness in Bishop Hill
2. Buried in Quilts	4. The Vanishing Violinist	Other titles in series
Mary Alice Crane & Patricia Anne Hollowell, Southern sisters by Anne George (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
Mrs. Emily Pollifax, grandmother and spy for CIA by Dorothy Gilman (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
Jacobia Triptree, onetime financial advisor to the mob ("Home Repair is Homicide" series) by Sarah Graves
1. Dead Cat Bounce	4. Repair to Her Grave	7. Mallets Aforethought
2. Triple Witch	5. Wreck the Halls	8. Tool & Die
3. Wicked Fix	6. Unhinged
Tess Darcy, bed-and-breakfast owner in Victoria Springs, Missouri by Jean Hager (see Cooking Mysteries)
Cora Felton, *crossword creator with a nationally-syndicated column in Connecticut* by Parnell Hall (see Hobbies Mysteries)
Lara McClintock, Toronto antiques dealer by Lyn Hamilton (see Archaeology & Anthropology Mysteries)
Keith Calder, gunsmith in Newton Lauder, Scotland by Gerald Hammond
1. The Game	4. Hook or Crook	6. Follow That Gun
2. Stray Shot	5. Sink or Swim	Other titles in series
3. In Camera
John Cunningham, hunting dog breeder in Scotland by Gerald Hammond
1. Whose Dog Are You?	3. The Curse of the Cockers	5. Twice Bitten
2. Give a Dog a Name	4. Mad Dogs and Scotsmen	Other titles in series
Doran Fairweather, English antiques dealer by Mollie Hardwick
1. Malice Domestic	4. The Bandersnatch	6. The Dreaming Damozel
2. Parson's Pleasure	5. Perish in July	7. Come Away Death
3. Uneaseful Death
Lily Bard, housekeeper in Shakespeare, Arkansas by Charlaine Harris
1. Shakespeare's Landlord	3. Shakespeare's Christmas	5. Shakespeare's Counselor
2. Shakespeare's Champion	4. Shakespeare's Trollop
Aurora Teagarden, librarian-turned-realtor & Georgia amateur detective by Charlaine Harris (see Southern Mysteries)
Bretta Solomon, flower shop owner by Janis Harrison (see Hobbies Mysteries)
Annie Laurance & Max Darling, mystery bookstore owner & investigator by Carolyn G. Hart (see Bibliomysteries)
Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, professor & former reporter by Carolyn G. Hart (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
Jessie Arnold & Alex Jensen, sled dog racer & state trooper in Alaska by Sue Henry
1. Murder on the Iditarod Trail	5. Deadfall	9. Cold Company
2. Termination Dust	6. Murder on the Yukon Quest	10. Death Trap
3. Sleeping Lady	7. Beneath the Ashes	11. Murder at Five Finger Light
4. Death Takes Passage	8. Dead North
Claire Malloy, small town bookstore owner in Arizona by Joan Hess (see Bibliomysteries)
Sheila Malory, literary critic in her 50’s living in England by Hazel Holt (see Senior Sleuths Mysteries)
Emily Andrew, tour guide for Iowans (Passport to Peril series) by Maddy Hunter
1. Alpine for You	2. Top O' the Mournin'	3. G'day to Die
		Other titles in series
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