 | Baby, Would I Lie? : A Romance Of The Ozarks - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Donald E. Westlake
Buy used from: $29.85 Terrific sequel to "Trust Me On This" about the legal troubles of a country star in Branson, MO covered by both Trend Magazine (Sara & Jack after the end of "Trust...") & virtually the entire amoral gang from the Weekly Galaxy--up to their old antics--or worse. It's a riot! Mystery humor at its best.
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 | Beyond the Grave (Pronzini, Bill) by Marcia Muller
Buy used from: $0.72 Great last book of Muller's fine Elena Oliverez trilogy w/Pronzini
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 | The Burglar on the Prowl (Block, Lawrence) by Lawrence Block
Buy used from: $0.01 Clever, humorous Block Bernie Rhodenbarr caper
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 | The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery) by Lawrence Block
Buy used from: $0.01 Good but not great
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| Butchers & Other Stories of Crime by Peter Lovesey
Buy used from: $1.47 Terrific collection of 16 highly diverse stories with twisted endings. Better than his novels--none have any of his 3 detectives in them (Diamond, Cribb, or the Prince of Wales). Very enjoyable.
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 | Caroline Minuscule by Andrew Taylor
Buy used from: $2.25 Terrific 1st novel by the author of "An Unpardonable Crime." I believe it was an award-winner too. Clever mystery, partly in Rosington (also location of his later Roth Trilogy), as well as thriller, with novel ending. It's a novel novel.
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| The Cavalier in White by Marcia Muller
Buy used from: $0.01 Very fine Marcia Muller book in her Joanna Stark trilogy
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 | Collected Mystery Stories of Lawrence Block by Lawrence Block
Buy used from: $3.98 Great collection including Ehrengraf and many others
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 | The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 Armchair detective tackles frozen case--criminological/scientific approach to history of Richard III & the 2 princes in the Tower of London--brilliant
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 | Death in Holy Orders (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #11) by P. D. James
Buy used from: $0.01 fine Dalgleish novel
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 | Decider by Dick Francis
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 My favorite Dick Francis novel including mystery, family politics, intrigue, strong characterizations etc.
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 | A Demon in My View by Ruth Rendell
Buy used from: $0.01 Well-written psychological thriller set in England
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| DIAMOND SOLITAIRE by Peter Lovesey
A softer Diamond here than in other CID Superintendent Diamond novels. Lovely characterizations, touching scenes, chases, NYPD, Yokohama, a compassionate sumo wrestler, etc. Mystery isn't too mysterious, but a lovely book nevertheless.
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 | Endless Night by Agatha Christie
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.25 Unusual mystery touching on evil and fate
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 | Enquiry by Dick Francis
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.70 mystery in the world of horse racing in England; well-written, enjoyable, good characterizations; interesting social dichotomies & reactions to them--very fine
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 | Even the Wicked by Lawrence Block
Buy used from: $0.69 Fine Scudder book
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 | Everybody Dies (Matthew Scudder Mysteries) by Lawrence Block
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Fine Block -- morality test
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 | The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey
Buy new: $12.35 / Used from: $0.15 Very clever mystery -- fun/humorous, but starts out rather slowly
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 | Glitz by Elmore Leonard
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.74 Strong characterization, humor, interesting locales, & good story
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 | God Save the Mark: A Novel of Crime and Confusion by Donald E. Westlake
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $3.88 This book starts out a bit slowly & is a bit hard to believe at first, but improves as one goes on. Overall though, it reminds me of Lawrence Block's series on Burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr--humor, mystery, & interesting characters
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 | Hit Parade (John Keller Mysteries) by Lawrence Block
Buy used from: $0.01 This is a collection of short stories about an unsual hitman/stamp collector. It's the 3rd entry in the series. It's clever, esp. the dialog between Keller and his employer Dot. It's amazing to me how someone can take something innately dark & apparently humorless & make it enjoyable--like MASH or Hogan's Heroes.
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 | Icewater Mansions by Doug Allyn
Buy used from: $0.01 Engaging heroine, good story, though not his best work
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 | Innocent Blood (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #7) by P. D. James
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.01 My favorite P. D. James but no Dalgleish
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 | In the Frame by Dick Francis
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.63 Nice, typical Francis but a bit better than most, with Todd's Laws: One shouldnt make judgments from afar, Facts are not judgments, & judgments are not facts, Emotion is a rotten base for politics, Envy is the root of all evil, The most damaging lies are told by those who believe theyre true.
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 | Keystone (Black Dagger Crime) by Peter Lovesey
Buy used from: $14.63 A British vaudeville actor playing a Keystone cop = a fun mystery!
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 | KILLED IN FRINGE TIME: A Matt Cobb Mystery by William Deandrea
Buy used from: $0.01 DeAndrea has two series, Matt Cobb & Prof. Bennedetti. This book is in the former. It's a good mystery with interesting characters and clues--DeAndrea plays fair with the reader. But, for me its best feature is its humor. It's a riot! I laughed quite a bit reading it. Very enjoyable--worth 4.5 stars. I almost gave it 5.
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 | The Moonstone (Modern Library Classics) by Wilkie Collins
Buy new: $9.00 / Used from: $2.48 Great clasic--perhaps the 1st real mystery novel; reveals/criticizes 19th century social & religious mores & highlights assumptions & prejudices; uses a series of 1st hand accounts w/o main protagonis
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 | Photo finish and two other great mysteries by Ngaio Marsh
Buy used from: $0.65 A 694-p. set: Photo Finish-1980-206 pp., A Wreath for Rivera-1949-222 pp., & Death & the Dancing Footman-1941-266 pp. All good, fun mysteries-she plays fair; I liked the earlier better. All solved by Scotland Yard's Rory Alleyn & have his wife Agatha Troy in varying degree--they ~ Agatha Christies--but the clever Troy-Rory repartee ~ The Thin Man's Nick & Nora. Great reading.
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| Pride of Heroes (Black Dagger Crime) by Peter Dickinson
Buy used from: $20.62 Extremely clever but short mystery starring Detective Superintendent Pibble of Scotland Yard. Dickinson's 2nd Pibble book won a Golden Dagger award from the Crime Writers' Assn. as did the 1st one. It's a fast-moving, full-of-action, odd-ball charactered, mystery. A lot of fun!
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 | R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $0.01 |
| Rough Cider (Isis Large Print Fiction) by Peter Lovesey
Buy used from: $1.59 |
 | The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder Mysteries) by Lawrence Block
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.38 |
 | S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) by Sue Grafton
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $1.41 |
 | Spider's Web by Agatha Christie
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Christie's play turned into a novel, more or less. Pretty good nevertheless.
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 | Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (Rabbi Small Mysteries) by Harry Kemelman
Buy used from: $0.01 |
| Three by Tey: Miss Pym Disposes, The Franchise Affair, and Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
Buy used from: $2.49 |
 | Trust Me on This by Donald E. Westlake
Buy used from: $0.25 Funny take-off on tabloid journalism showing how a newbie copes with it as well as a murder mystery. Terrific ending. Great book IMHO. Also see the sequel, "Baby, Would I Lie?"
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 | An Unpardonable Crime : A Novel by Andrew Taylor
Buy used from: $2.00 |
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