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Sleeping Dog Author: Dick Lochte Published: February 21, 2000 by Poisoned Pen Series Name: Leo and Serendipity Category: Comedy-thriller Main Character: Leo Bloodworth and Serendipity Dahlquist A tale of sunny, smoggy Southern California, where a precocious teenager can hire a hardboiled, bourbon-seasoned private eye to find her missing dog and send both of them on a wild and woolly adventure involving dogfights, bank theft, the Mexican Mafia, a beautiful woman of mystery and an extremely ruthless murderer. "Outclasses, in many ways, the tales of Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and other reknowned California mystery writers ... A corker entertainment, uncontrived and satisfying." PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY Click for more info. |
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Special Circumstances Author: Sheldon Siegel Published: February 5, 2000 by Bantam Series Name: Mike Daley Mysteries Category: Mystery Main Character: Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez Meet Mike Daley. Ex-priest. Ex-public defender. And as of yesterday, ex-partner in one of San Francisco's most prominent law firms. Today he's out on his own, setting up practice on the wrong side of town. Then his best friend and former colleague is charged with a brutal double murder, and Daley is instantly catapulted into a high-profile investigation involving the prestigious law firm that just booted him. As he prepares his case, Daley uncovers the firm's dirtiest secrets. Click for more info. |
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King of Hearts Author: G. Wayne Miller Published: February 1, 2000 by Random House The true story of the maverick who became known as The Father of Open Heart Surgery. Click for more info. |
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Death in a Hot Flash Author: Jane Isenberg Published: January 14, 2000 by Avon Series Name: The Bel Barrett Mystery Series Category: Traditional Main Character: Bel Barrett, Illuminada Guttierez, Betty Ramsey, Vinny Vallone Bel Barrett's back! Click for more info. |
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Death's Favorite Child Author: Frankie Y. Bailey Published: January 1, 2000 by Overmountain Press Series Name: Lizzie Stuart Category: amateur sleuth; academic Main Character: Lizzie Stuart and John Quinn After her grandmother's death, Kentucky-born crime historian Lizzie Stuart accepts an invitation from her best friend, Tess Alvarez, to join her for a week in Cornwall, England. The beaches are sunny and St. Regis, an artist colony, is gorgeous. But then Lizzie meets John Quinn, a Philadelphia homicide detective who is in St. Regis, visiting his former partner. Tess's ex-husband shows up. The young housekeeper at the private hotel where they are staying is murdered. And Lizzie's relaxing vacation turns out to be anything but. Click for more info. |
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