Author Index - Fiction

* - deceased

** - Saskatchewan author and setting


Adler-Olsen, Jussi - (2011) - The Keeper of Lost Causes; (2012) - The Absent One

Airth, Rennie – (2000) - River of Darkness; (Best fiction of 2000); (2004) - The Blood-Dimmed Tide; Paperback

Alvtegen, Karin – (2003) – Missing; Hardcover (Second Best fiction in 2003)

Ash, Maureen – (2007) - The Alehouse Murders; Paperback

Atkinson, Kate – (2008) - Case Histories; Hardcover or paperback

Aubert, Rosemary – (2006) - The Red Mass; Hardcover or paperback

Ballem, John – (2005) - Murder as a Fine Art; Maybe paperback

Barclay, Linwood – (2008) - Bad Move; (2008) - No Time for Goodbye; Hardcover

Baker, Martin – (2009) – Meltdown; Paperback

Baron, Michael – (2006) - The Mourning Sexton; Hardcover or paperback

Barrows, Annie –  (2009) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with Mary Ann Shaffer (Second most interesting of 2009)

Barry, Steve – (2007) - The Alexandra Link; Paperback maybe

Barton, Chad - (2011) - The Goodbye Man; Questions and Answers with Chad Barton

Beckett, Simon – (2008) - The Chemistry of Death; Hardcover (Maybe ____ best of fiction of 2008)

Benns, Roderick - (2011) - The Mystery of the Moonlight Murder - An Adventure of the Young John Diefenbaker; Leaders and Legacies series; (2012) - The Legends of the Lake on the Mountain - An Adventure of the young John A. Macdonald

** Bidulka, Anthony – (2004) - Amuse Bouche (Most interesting of 2004 – fiction and non-fiction); (2005) - Flight of Aquavit (2nd Best fiction in 2005); (2005) - Tapas on the Ramblas; (2006) - Stain of the Berry; (2008) - Sundowner Ubuntu; (2009) - Aloha, Candy Hearts; (2010) - Date with a Sheesha; (2012) - Dos Equis; Paperback or Hardcover

Billheimer, John – (2001) - Contrary Blues; Paperback (?)

Bilyeau, Nancy - (2013) - The Crown

Blake, Victoria – (2004) - Bloodless Shadow; Paperback

Blunt, Giles – (2004) - Forty Words of Sorrow; Hardcover (Tied for third Best fiction in 2004); (2005) - The Delicate Storm; (2006) - Blackfly Season; Hardcover probably

Bosco, Alix (pseudonymn of Greg McGee) - (2012) - Slaughter Falls; (2012) - Being Affected by a Male Author Creating a Female Sleuth

Boughey, Lynn M. - (2011) - Mission to Chara

** Bowen, Gail – (2000) - Burying Ariel (Second best fiction of 2000); (2002) - The Glass Coffin; (2004) - The Last Good Day; (2007) – The Endless Knot (Second Best Fiction of 2007); (2008) - The Brutal Heart; (2010) - The Nesting Dolls; (2011) - Deadly Appearances; (2012) - Kaleidoscope; Hardcover

Box, C.J. – (2009) - Open Season; (2011) - Savage Run; (2012) - Winterkill; Hardcover or paperback

Boyd, Noah - (2011) - The Bricklayer

Bradby, Tom – (2004) - The Master of Rain; Paperback; maybe hardcover

Brown, Dale – (2007) - Fatal Terrain; Paperback

Brown, Dan - (2003) - Angels and Demons; (2003) - The Da Vinci Code (Tied for the best fiction in 2003); (2009) - The Lost Symbol; Hardcover or paperback

**Brunanski, Nelson – (2005) - Crooked Lake; (2010) - Frost Bite; (2012) - Burnt Out

Buffa, D.W. - (2003) - The Judgment; Paperback

Burke, James Lee – (2000) - Cimmaron Rose; (2001) – Bitterroot; Paperback

Caldwell, Ian – (2004) - The Rule of Four (co-authored by Dustin Thomason); Maybe Hardcover

Camilleri, Andea - (2012) - The Shape of Water (1994)

Cannell, Stephen J. – (2001) - King Con; Maybe paperback

Carofiglio, Gianrico - (2012) - Involuntary Witness

Carr, Glyn - (2011) - Murder on the Matterhorn (1951)

Carpenter, J.D. – (2004) - The Devil in Me; Paperback

Carr, John Dickson - (2011) - Death Turns the Tables

Carr, John Dickson writing as Carter Dickson - (2011) - The Judas Window

* Caunitz, William – (2000) - Chains of Command

Chazin, Suzanne – (2003) - The Fourth Angel; Paperback

Child, Lee - (2011) - Bad Luck and Trouble

Church, James – (2008) - A Corpse in the Koryo; Paperback

Clark, Cassandra – (2009) - Hangman Blind; Paperback

Clavell, James - (2002) - Gai-Jin; Hardcover

Cleeves, Ann - (2011) - Raven Black

Cleverly, Barbara – (2004) - The Last Kashmiri Rose; (2005) Ragtime in Simla; Paperback

Cohen, Gabriel - (2002) - Red Hook; (2008) -  The Graving Dock; Hardcover

Compton, Jodi – (2006) - The 37^th Hour; Hardcover

Connelly, Michael – (2000) - Void Moon; (2001) - A Darkness More than Night; (2001) - The Concrete Blonde (Third best fiction of 2001); (2002) - Blood Work (The Best);  (2002) - City of Bones; (2003) - Lost Light; (2004) - The Narrows; (2005) - The Closers (Tied for 3rd best fiction of 2005); (2005) - The Lincoln Lawyer; (2007) - Echo Park; (2007) - The Overlook; (2008) - The Brass Verdict; (2009) – The Scarecrow; (2009) – Nine Dragons; (2011) - The Reversal; (2011) - The Fifth Witness; (2012) - The Drop; (2012) - Black Echo; (2012) - Harry Bosch: The First 20 Years; (2012) - The Black Box; Hardcover

Cornwell, Patricia – (2001) - The Last Precinct; (2004) - Blow Fly; Maybe paperback

Cotterill, Colin – (2006) - The Coroner’s Lunch (Second best fiction of 2006); (2008) Thirty-Three Teeth; Hardcover

Craig, Peter – (2005) - Hot Plastic; Hardcover or paperback

Crais, Robert – (2001) - Demolition Angel (Best fiction of 2001); (2001) – Hostage; (2003) - The Last Detective; (2004) - Indigo Slam; (2005) - The Monkey’s Raincoat; (2005) - Stalking the Angel; (2005) - L.A. Requiem; (2005) - Voodoo River; (2006) The Forgotten Man; (2006) - The Two Minute Rule; (2007) - The Watchman; (2008) - Chasing Darkness; (2010) - The First Rule; (2012) - "C" is for Robert Crais; (2012) - Taken; Hardcover

Crichton, Michael – (2000) - Timeline

Crombie, Deborah – (2000) - Dreaming of the Bones

Culhane, Patrick – (2008) - Black Hats; Paperback

Dale, Gordon W. - (2011) - Fool's Republic; (2011) - Questions and Answers; (2011) - Thoughts on Questions and Answers; Gordon W. Dale Autobiography

Deaver, Jeffrey – (2000) - The Empty Chair; (2002) - The Stone Monkey; (2002) - Mistress of Justice; (2003) - The Vanished Man; (2005) - Garden of Beasts; (2005) - The Twelfth Card; (2006) - Cold Moon; (Tied for 3^rd Best fiction of 2006); (2008) - The Broken Window; (2010) - The Burning Wire Hardcover if Lincoln Rhymes story

DeMille, Nelson – (2000) - The Lion’s Game; (2003) - By the Rivers of Babylon; (2004) - Word of Honor; (2008) - Wild Fire; (2012) - Up Country and Demille on War and Returning to Vietnam; Hardcover

Deverell, William - (2011) - A Trial of Passion; (2011) - Snow Job; (2012) - I'll See You in My Dreams; (2012) - "D" is for William Deverell

Dibdin, Michael – (2009) – Ratking; Paperback

Dickson, Carter - See Carr, John

Disher, Gary - (2012) - The Dragon Man

Doherty, Paul - (2011) - Nightshade

** Dooley, Anne M. – (2004) - Plane Death; Paperback

Dugoni, Robert - (2013) - Murder One and Email Exchange with Dugoni on Legal Ethics

Dunning, John – (2004) - The Bookman’s Promise; maybe hardcover.

Durrenmatt, Friederich - (2011) - The Pledge

Dukthas, Ann – (2011) - The Time of Murder at Mayerling

Edmondson, Jill - (2011) - Blood and Groom; (2011) - Dead Light District; (2012) The Lies Have It

Eisler, Barry - (2002) - Rain Fall (Best fiction of 2002); (2003) Hard Rain; (2005) - Rain Storm; Hardcover

Elkins, Aaron – (2000) - Loot

Emerson, Earl - (2003) - The Rainy City; Paperback

Enger, Leif – (2004) - Peace Like A River; Hardcover or paperback

Enger, Thomas - (2013) - Pierced

Eriksson, Kjell - (2011) - The Princess of Burundi; Hardcover or paperback

Evans, Liz – (2004) - Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?; Maybe paperback

Fairstein, Linda – (2008) - Killer Heat; Paperback

Ferraris, Zoe – (2011) - Finding Nouf; (2012) - "F" is for Zoe Ferraris; Hardcover or paperback

Finder, Joseph – (2003) - High Crimes; Maybe paperback

Follett, Ken - (2002) - Code to Zero; (2008) - World Without End; Paperback buy maybe after the first and Hardcover after the second

Folsom, Allan – (2005) - The Exile; Library

Fox, Kathryn – (2010) - Malicious Intent; Paperback

Franklin, Ariana – (2007) - Mistress of Death (Second most interesting of 2007 – fiction and non-fiction); (2008) - The Serpent’s Tale; (2009) - Grave Goods; Hardcover

Fredrickson, Michael – (2000) - A Cinderella Affidavit; Paperback buy

Freeman, Brian – (2006) – Immoral; (2008) – Stripped; Hardcover

Furst, Alan - (2002) - Kingdom of Shadows; (2004) - The Polish Officer; (2010) - Spies in the Balkans; (2012) - Dark Voyage; Paperback

Gage, Leighton - (2013) - Blood of the Wicked

Geagley, Brad – (2005) - Year of the Hyenas; Hardcover

Gear, Kathleen and Gear, W. Michael – (2000) - The Visitant; Paperback buy

Ghelfi, Brent – (2007) - Volk’s Game

Goldman, Joel - (2002) - Motion to Kill: Paperback

Goodwin, Jason – (2006) - The Janissary Tree; Hardcover

Gordon, Alan – (2001) - Thirteenth Night; at least paperback

Gordon, Alison - (2011) - Prairie Hardball

Grafton, Sue – (2001) - O is for Outlaw; (2002) - P is for Peril; (2003) - Q is for Quarry; (2005) - R is for Ricochet; (2007) - “S” is for Silence; (2009) - "T" is for Trespass; (2011) - "U" is for Undertow; Paperback by choice

Greaney, Mark - (2010) - The Gray Man; Paperback

Green, Tim – (2004) - The Letter of the Law; maybe paperback

Grimsdale, Peter – (2010) - Perfect Night; Paperback

Grisham, John – (2000) - The Brethren; (2001) - A Painted House; (2002) - The Summons; (2003) - The King of Torts; (2004) - The Last Juror; (2005) - The Runaway Jury; (2005) - The Broker; (2008) - The Appeal; (2009) - The Associate; (2011) - The Confession; (2011) - The Litigators; (2012) - "G" is for John Grisham - Part I and Part II; (2013) - The Racketeer; (2013) - Grisham's Lawyers; (2013) - Analyzing Grisham's Lawyers; Probably hardcover

Haig, Brian - (2003) - Mortal Allies; Paperback

Hall, James W. - (2002) - Body Language; Paperback

Hall, Parnell – (2004) - Puzzled to Death; Maybe paperback

Hamilton, Ian - (2012) - The Water Rat of Wanchai

Hamilton, Lyn – (2001) - The Xibalba Murders; Paperback

** Harasymchuk, Rob – (2006) - The Joining of Dingo Radish

Harlick, R.J. – (2010) - Arctic Blue Death; Paperback

Harris, Robert - (2002) - Archangel; (2004) – Pompeii; (2008) - Imperium; (2012) - "H" is for Robert Harris; Hardcover or paperback (See also in non-fiction)

Harrison, Cora – (2007) - My Lady Judge; Hardcover or paperback

Harrison, Mike – (2008) - Wild Thing; Paperback

Hart, John – (2006) - The King of Lies; Hardcover or paperback


Harvey, Michael - (2011) - The Third Rail; Paperback

Hayder, Mo – (2006) - The Devil of Nanking; Well written but horrorific

Healey, Judith Koll – (2004) - The Canterbury Papers; Maybe hardcover

Heaney, William (actually Graham Joyce) – (2009) - Memoirs of a Master Forger; Not again

Henry, Jarad – (2010) - Blood Sunset

Hewson, David – (2004) - A Season for the Dead; Hardcover or paperback

Hiaasen, Carl – (2010) – Striptease; Paperback

Hill, Reginald – (2007) - The Stranger House; Paperback

Hockensmith, Steve – (2006) - Holmes on the Range; Hardcover

Hoeg, Peter – (2009) - Smilla's Sense of Snow; Possible best of 2009 fiction or most interesting

Hoffman, Jilliane – (2006) - The Last Witness; Hardcover or paperback

Housewright, David - (2011) - Tin City

Hunter, Stephen – (2004) - Hot Springs; (2009) - The 47^th Samurai; Hardcover or paperback

Hurley, Graham – (2008) - The Take; Hardcover or paperback

Huston, James W. – (2000) - The Price of Power; would not buy

Hyde, Christopher – (2000) - A Gathering of Saints

Hyland, Adrian - (2011) - Gunshot Road

Iles, Greg – (2000) - The Quiet Game; (2001) - Mortal Fear; (2005) - Blood Memory; (2007) - Turning Angel; (2008) - Third Degree; Paperback or Hardcover

Indridason, Arnaldur – (2005) - Jar City (3rd Most Interesting of 2005 – fiction and non-fiction); (2007) - Silence of the Grave; (2011) - Voices; Paperback by choice

Jackson, Jon A. – (2004) - The Diehard; Paperback

Jakes, John – (2006) – Savannah; Library

James, P.D. – (2000) - A Taste for Death; (2001) - Death in Holy Orders; (2003) - The Black Tower; (2004) - The Murder Room; (2005) - Death of an Expert Witness; (2006) - The Lighthouse; (2008) - The Skull Beneath the Skin; (2009) - The Private Patient; (2009) - Cover Her Face; Always hardcover (See non-fiction as well)

James, Peter – (2010) - Dead Simple; Paperback or hardcover

Johnson, Craig – (2007) - The Cold Dish; (____ Best Fiction of 2007); (2008) - Death Without Company; (2008) - Kindness Goes Unpunished (Possible ____ Best Fiction of 2008); (2009) - Another Man’s Moccasins; (2011) - The Dark Horse; (2011) - Junkyard Dogs; (2012) - Hell is Empty; Hardcover

Jones, Stan – (2009) - White Sky, Black Ice; (2010) - Shaman Pass; (2012) - "J" is for Stan Jones; (2013) - Frozen Sun; (2013) - Q & A with Stan Jones on Nathan Active and Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte - Part I and Part II; Hardcover

Kahn, Michael A. – (2004) – Bearing Witness; Paperback preferably

Kanon, Joseph – (2004) - The Good German; (2012) - "K" is for Joseph Kanon; Hardcover

Kellerman, Faye – (2000) - Jupiter’s Bones; (2003) - Stalker; (2003) The Forgotten; (2005) - Stone Kiss; (2006) - Street Dreams; Hardcover or paperback

Kennealy, Jerry – (2000) - The Conductor

Kerley, Jack – (2006) - The Hundredth Man; Hardcover or paperback

Kernick, Simon – (2008) - The Business of Dying; Paperback

Kerr, Philip – (2004) - Dark Matter; Paperback

Khoury, Raymond – (2006) - The Last Templar; Paperback

Kinberg, Margot - (2011) - Publish or Perish

King, Laurie R. – (2000) - Night Work; (2000) - O Jerusalem; (2001) – Folly; (2002) - Justice Hall; (2004) - The Game; (2006) - The Art of Detection; (2009) - The Language of Bees; Hardcover

* Kipling, Rudyard – (2004) – Kim; a timeless classic

Kitchin, Rob - (2012) - The Rule Book

Klempner, Joseph T. - (2012) - Felony Murder

Kneubuhl, Victoria Nalani - (2013) - Murder Leaves Its Mark

Koryta, Michael – (2006) - Tonight I Said Goodbye; Hardcover or paperback

Lardo, Vincent (Lawrence Sanders is deceased) – (2000) McNally’s Folly

Larsgaard, Chris – (2000) - The Heir Hunter; paperback

Larsson, Asa - (2012) - Sunstorm

* Larsson, Stieg – (2009) - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; (2009) - The Girl Who Played with Fire; (2010) - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest; Hardcover (Best of Fiction)

Le Carre, John – (2000) - Single & Single; (2001) - The Constant Gardner (Second best fiction of 2001); (2005) - Absolute Friends (Best fiction in 2005); (2008) - Mission Song; (2009) – A Most Wanted Man

Lee, Harper - (2013) - To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)

Lehane, Dennis – (2003) - Mystic River; Paperback to see if other novels are less black

Levine, Paul – (2006) - Solomon v. Lord; (2009) - The Deep Blue Alibi; (2011) - Kill All the Lawyers; (2102) - "L" is for Paul Levine; Hardcover or paperback

Lind, Hailey – (2006) - Feint of Art; Paperback

Liss, David - (2003) - Conspiracy of Paper; (2004) - The Coffee Trader; Maybe hardcover

Loomis, Jon – (2010) - High Season; Paperback

* Ludlum, Robert - (2002) - The Bourne Identity (have all the early books) The Paris Option (co-written with Gayle Lynds); stay with earlier books

Lynds, Gayle - (2002) - The Paris Option (co-written with Robert Ludlum)

MacDonald, John D. – (2004) - The Deep Blue Good-by; (2004) - Nightmare in Pink; (2005) A Purple Place for Dying; (2005) The Quick Red Fox; (2006) - A Deadly Shade of Gold; (2006) - Bright Orange for the Shroud; (2007) - Darker Than Amber; (2007) - One Fearful Yellow Eye; (2012) - Pale Gray for Guilt; (Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald - The best mystery series)

Macdonald, Lyn (Editor) - (2011) - Anthem for Doomed Youth

Macdonald, Marianne – (2000) - Ghost Walk; used buy

Mallo, Ernesto - (2012) - Needle in a Haystack

Mankell, Henning – (2003) - Faceless Killers; (2004) - The Dogs of Riga; (2005) - The White Lioness; (2006) – Sidetracked (Best fiction of 2006); (2006) - The Fifth Woman; (2007) - One Step Behind (3rd best Fiction of 2007); (2008) – Firewall; (2009) - Before the Frost; (2010) - The Pyramid; (2012) - The Troubled Man; Paperback by Choice

Mantel, Hilary – (2010) - Wolf Hall; Hardcover

Martin, Malachi – (2005) – Vatican (2nd Most interesting of 2005 – fiction and non-fiction)

Martini, Steve – (2000) - The Attorney; (2005) - Double Tap; Hardcover

Matsumoto, Seicho – (2008) - Inspector Imanishi Investigates; (2012) - "M" is for Seicho Matsumoto; Hardcover or paperback

Matthews, Jason - (2013) - Red Sparrow

Matturro, Claire – (2008) - Skinny-Dipping; (2008) - Wildcat Wine; (2009) - Bone Valley Hardcover

May, Peter - (2003) - Snakehead; Maybe paperback

Maxim, John R. - (2003) - Mosaic; Paperback (Try Bannerman)

Maron, Margaret - (2002) - Uncommon Clay; Paperback

McBain, Ed – (2000) – Tricks; (2001) – Ice; (2001) - 8 Black Horses; (2002) - Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here!; 87^th Precinct always worth buying

McCarry, Charles - (2012) - Secret Lovers (1977)

Meltzer, Brad - (2002) - The Millionaires; Paperback

Meyer, Deon – (2010) - Blood Safari; (2012) - Trackers; (2012) - Questions and Answers with Deon Meyer (Trackers); (2012) - Seven Days; Paperback

** Miller, Scott Gregory – (2008) – Silence Invites the Dead; Hardcover or Paperback

Mistry, Rohinton – (2009) - A Fine Balance

Mitchell, David - (2011) - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

Mofina, Rick – (2003) - No Way Back; Hardcover or paperback


Moore, Graham - (2011) - The Sherlockian; Hardcover

* Murphy, Dennis Richard – (2009) - Darkness at the Stroke of Noon

Murphy, Walter F. – (2001) - The Vicar of Christ

Nesbo, Jo – (2006) - The Devil’s Star; Hardcover or paperback

Nesser, Hakan – (2007) - Borkmann’s Point; Hardcover or paperback

Neville, Stuart - (2011) - The Ghosts of Belfast; (2012) - "N" is for Stuart Neville

Neznansky, Fridrikh - (2006) - Red Square (co-authored by Edward Topol)

North, Suzanne - (2013) - Healthy, Wealthy & Dead (1994)

Nunn, Malla - (2012) - Blessed are the Dead

Olsen, Gregg – (2007) - A Wicked Snow; "O" is for Gregg Olsen

Paretsky, Sara - (2002) - Total Recall; (2004) - Blacklist; (2005) – Fire Sale; (2009) – Hardball; (2010) - Body Work; Hardcover

* Parker, Robert B. – (2000) - Hush Money; (2001) - Hugger Mugger; (2004) – Potshot; (2005) - Back Story; (2005) – Widow’s Walk; (2006) - Bad Business; (2007) - Cold Service; Paperback

Parker, T. Jefferson – (2001) - Red Light; (2007) Cold Pursuit; (2010) - L.A. Outlaws; (2011) - Silent Joe; Hardcover or paperback

Parry, Owen - (2002) - Faded Coat of Blue; Hardcover

Patterson, James – (2001) - Roses are Red; Not a buy

Pearson, Ridley – (2001) - Middle of Nowhere; Paperback

Pelecanos, George P. – (2000) - Sweet Forever; Very dark; well written; not sure would buy again

Penny, Louise – (2005) - Still Life; (2006) - Dead Cold (Tied for 3^rd Best fiction of 2006); (2007) - The Cruelest Month; (2009) - The Murder Stone (Maybe ____ Best fiction of 2009); (2010) - The Brutal Telling; (2011) - Bury Your Dead; (2011) - A Trick of the Light; (2012) - The Beautiful Mystery (Part I) and The Beautiful Mystery (Part II); Hardcover

Perry, Anne – (2001) - Slaves of Obsession; (2003) - Death of a Stranger; (2005) - The Shifting Tide; Paperback

Perry, Thomas – (2000) - Blood Money; (2001) - Death Benefit; (2003) - Dead Aim; Maybe Hardcover

Phillips, Edward O. – (2007) - Buried on Sunday (Most interesting of 2007); "P" is for Edward O. Phillips

Porter, Henry - (2003) - A Spy's Life; (2004) - Empire State (Tied for third Best fiction in 2004); (2004) – Remembrance Day; (2005) – Brandenburg; (2009) - The Dying Light; Hardcover

Quarrington, Paul – (2008) - King Leary

Raffel, Keith – (2009) - dot.dead; "R" is for Keith Raffel;  Hardcover or paperback

Rankin, Ian - (2002) - Knots and Crosses; (2003) - Hide & Seek; (2004) - Tooth and Nail; (2004) - A Good Hanging and other stories; (2005) - Strip Jack; Paperback by choice

Redhill Michael - See his Psuedonym, Inger AshWolfe, for books written under the name of Wolfe and posts about the Pseudonym

Reich, Christopher – (2000) - The Runner; (2002) - The First Billion; (2007) - The Patriots Club; (2010) - Rules of Betrayal; maybe Hardcover

Reichs, Kathy – (2000) - Deadly Decisions; (2002) - Fatal Voyage; (2004) - Grave Secrets; (2004) - Bare Bones; (2006) - Monday Mourning; (2006) - Cross Bones; Hardcover or paperback

Rimington, Stella – (2005) - At Risk; (2007) - Secret Asset; (2009) - Illegal Action; Paperback

Robbins, David L. – (2004) - Last Citadel; Paperback

Robertson, Michael - (2012) - The Baker Street Letters

Roncagliolo, Santiago – (2010) - Red April (Possible best of 2010)

Roosevelt, Kermit – (2007) - In the Shadow of the Law; Hardcover

Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor – (2005) - Sullivan’s Law; Paperback

Rosenfelt, David – (2004) - Bury the Lead; Paperback

Rotenberg, David - (2012) - The Placebo Effect; (2012) - Questions and Answers; (2013) - A Murder of Crows

Rotenberg, Robert – (2011) - Old City Hall; (2011) - The Guilty Plea; (2012) - Stray Bullets; (2012) - "R" is for Robert Rotenberg

Rowling, J.K. - (2002) - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Second best fiction of 2002) (2004) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Paperback by choice

Ryan, Rob – (2004) – Underdogs; Hardcover

Ryan, William - (2012) - The Holy Thief

Sandford, John – (2001) - The Devil’s Code; at least Paperback

Sansom, C.J. – (2003) – Dissolution; Paperback

Santora, Nick - (2013) - Slip & Fall

Schmeiser, Douglas – (2010) - A Settling of Accounts

Scottoline, Lisa – (2004) - Dead Ringer; Maybe hardcover

See, Lisa – (2009) - Flower Net; Hardcover or paperback

Seranella, Barbara – (2000) - No Human Involved; Paperback

Shaffer, Mary Ann –  (2009) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with Annie Barrows (Second most interesting of 2009)

Sharp, Zoe – (2003) - Killer Instinct; Paperback

Shelby, Jeff – (2006) - Killer Swell; Hardcover or paperback

Shrier, Howard – (2010) - Buffalo Jump: Paperback

Siegel, Sheldon – (2001) - Special Circumstances; Paperback

Silbert, Leslie – (2004) - The Intelligencer; Hardcover maybe

Sigurdardottir, Yrsa - (2011) - Last Rituals

Silva, Daniel – (2000) - The Marching Season; (2001) - The Kill Artist; (2003) - The Confessor; (2009) – The Secret Servant; possible Hardcover

Simenon, Georges – (2011) - The Premier 

Simon, Michael – (2009) - Little Faith

Sinnett, Mark - (2011) - The Border Guards

Skorvecky, Josef - (2011) - The Miracle Game; Book Reviews in Communist Countries and Book Blogs Today

Smith, Alexander McCall – (2004) - The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency; Hardcover (Best fiction in 2004)

Smith, Brad – (2003) - One-Eyed Jacks; Paperback

Smith, Martin Cruz – (2006) - Wolves Eat Dogs (2^nd Most interesting of 2006 – fiction and non-fiction); (2007) - Stalin’s Ghost; Hardcover

Smith, Tom Rob – (2010) - Child 44; Hardcover (Possible Best of ____)

Smith, Wilbur – (2000) - A Time to Die; (2000) - The Roar of Thunder; (2000) – Monsoon; (2000) - Powers of the Sword; (2001) – Warlock; (2003) - Cry Wolf; (2004) – Golden Fox; (2006) - Blue Horizon; Hardcover or Paperback

Spencer-Fleming, Julia – (2004) - In the Bleak Midwinter; Paperback or hardcover

Spring, Michelle – (2008) - Night Lawyer; Maybe paperback

Staalesen, Gunnar - (2012) - Writing on the Wall

Steinhauer, Olen – (2009) - The Tourist; (2010) - The Nearest Exit; (2013) - An American Spy; Hardcover

Stephenson, Neal - (2002) - Cryptonomicon; Hardcover or paperback (Third best fiction of 2002)

Stock, Jon – (2009) - Dead Spy Running; Paperback

Stockwin, Julian - (2002) Kydd; (2003) Artemis; Hardcover or paperback

Stone, Nick - (2011) - Mr. Clarinet

* Stout, Rex – (2005) - Fer-der-Lance (The classic Nero Wolfe / Archie Goodwin series); (2005) - Murder by the Book; (2005) - Death of a Dude

Sussman, Paul – (2006) - The Secret of the Temple; Hardcover or paperback

Temple, Peter – (2008) - An Iron Rose; (2009) - Bad Debts; Paperback by choice

Thomas, Donald - (2010) - The Execution of Sherlock Holmes; (2012) - "T" is for Donald Serrell Thomas; (2013) - Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil

* Thomas, Ross – (2004) – Briarpatch; Paperback (Second Best fiction in 2004)

Thomas, Will – (2004) - Some Danger Involved; Hardcover or paperback

Thomason, Dustin – (2004) - The Rule of Four (co-authored by Ian Caldwell); Maybe Hardcover

Thompson, James - (2011) - Snow Angels

Todd, Charles – (2000) - Legacy of the Dead; (2002) - Watchers of Time and Fearsome Doubt; (2005) - A Cold Treachery; (2006) - A Long Shadow; (2008) - A False Mirror; (2010) - A Duty to the Dead; Paperback

Topol, Alan – (2004) - Spy Dance; not a purchase

Topol, Edward - (2003) - Red Snow; Hardcover (Third best fiction of 2003); (2006) - Red Square (co-authored by Fridrikh Neznansky)

Turow, Scott – (2000) - Personal Injuries (Third best fiction of 2000); (2003) - Reversible Errors (Tied for the best fiction in 2003); (2007) - Ordinary Heroes; (2011) - Innocent; (2012) - One L (Michael Selnes review); (2012) - Thoughts on Reviews of One L by Myself and Michael; Hardcover

Tursten, Helene - (2012) - Detective Inspector Huss (1998)

Twining, James – (2005) - The Double Eagle; Paperback

Upfield, Arthur - (2011) - Cake in the Hat Box; (2011) - The Widows of Broome (2011) - "U" is for Arthur Upfield; (2011) - The Bushman Who Came Back; (2012) - The Will of the Tribe; (2012) - The Battling Prophet; (2012) - "U" is for Arthur W. Upfield; (2013) - The Bone is Pointed; (2013) - Q & A with Stan Jones on Nathan Active and Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte - Part I and Part II

van Gulik, Robert – (2005) - The Chinese Gold Murders; Paperback (Most interesting of 2005 – fiction and non-fiction)

Van Rooy, Michael - (2011) - An Ordinary Decent Criminal; (2012) - "V" is for Michael Van Rooy

Vasas-Brown, Cathy – (2004) - Every Wickedness; Hardcover

Verdon, John – (2010) - Think of a Numb3r; Hardcover

Volpi, Jorge - (2012) - In Search of Klingsor; (2012) - Changing World War II Atomic Research for the Story

Walker, David J. - (2002) - A Beer at a Bawdy House; maybe library

Walsh, Louise – (2006) - The Cutting Room

Walter, Jess – (2006) - Over Tumbled Graves; (2008) - Citizen Vince; (2010) – The Financial Lives of the Poets; Hardcover

White, Randy Wayne - (2012) - Sanibel Flats

Wiebe, Armin – (2010) - Murder in Gutenthal; Excellent

** Wilson, Garrett - (2002) - A Political Addiction; Paperback

Wilson, Robert – (2003) - A Small Death in Lisbon; Paperback or hardcover

Winspear, Jacqueline – (2008) - Maisie Dobbs; (Best fiction of 2008) (2008) - Birds of a Feather; (2009) - Pardonable Lies; (2011) - Messenger of Truth; (2012) - An Incomplete Revenge; (2012) - Among the Mad; Hardcover or paperback by choice

Winslow, Don – (2005) - The Power of the Dog (Tied for 3rd best fiction of 2005); Hardcover

Wolf, Joan – (2000) - No Dark Place; Alright

Wolfe, Inger Ash (Pseudonymn of Michael Redhill) – (2009) - The Calling; (2011) - Who is Inger Ash Wolfe? (2012) - The Taken; (2012) - Being Affected by a Male Author Creating a Female Sleuth; (2012) - Q & A with Michael Redhill on his Pseudonym Inger Ash Wolfe

Wolfe, Susan – (2006) - The Last Billable Hour; Hardcover or paperback

Woodward, Caroline - (2013) - Showdown at Border Town and The Contest to Write an Adventure of the Young Paul Martin and Q & A with Caroline

Wright, L.R. - (2012) - The Suspect; (2012) - "W" is for L.R. Wright

Xiaolong, Qiu – (2009) - Death of a Red Heroine (Second best of 2009 fiction); (2011) - "X" is for Qui Xiaolong; (2011) - A Case for Two Cities; (2012) - "X" is for Qiu Xiaolong Again; (2012) - A Loyal Character Dancer; Hardcover or paperback. 

Yessayan, Raffi – (2010) - Eight in a Box

Young, Scott - (2012) - Murder in a Cold Climate; (2012) - Traditional Outdoor Journeys in Crime Fiction

Zouroudi, Anne - (2011) - The Messenger of Athens

Zubro, Mark Richard - (2012) - The Truth Can Get You Killed; (2012) - "Z" is for Zubro

Zuehlke, Mark - (2002) - Hands Like Clouds; (2011) - "Z" is for Mark Zuehlke; Paperback