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Investigative Reporters
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Garden Room
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An investigative reporter may be considered a private detective, without a license. In most cases, the reporter or former reporter, is assigned an ordinary story, but something changes that - either a murder or some other kind of crime. Sometimes, the reporter is just going on a hunch that there is more to the story than meets the eye. These mysteries range in gore factor. They run the gambit from hard-boiled to cozy. [Many thanks to Leane Ellis of the Wakefield Public Library's Supper Sleuths group, for this description.]
The following is a list of authors who fit into this category. The titles in each series is given. If no link is given, the title is not available through any MVLC library. Please read one or more of these authors and/or titles, and come prepared to discuss your impressions of them with the group.
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| AUTHOR |
PROTAGONIST |
TITLES |
| Bates, Karen Grigsby |
Alex Powell |
Plain Brown Wrapper (2001) |
| Boyle, Gerry |
Jack Morrow |
Deadline (1993)
Bloodline (1995)
Lifeline(1996)
Potshot (1997)
Borderline(1998)
Pretty Dead (2003)
Home Body (2004) |
| Briody, Thomas |
Michael Carolina |
Rogue's Isles (1995)
Rogue's Justice (1996)
Rogue's Wager (1997)
Rogue's Regatta(1999) |
| Brogan, Jan |
Addy McNeil |
Final Copy (2001)
(2005) |
| Buchanan, Edna |
Britt Montero |
Contents Under Pressure (1992)
Miami, It's Murder (1994)
Suitable for Framing (1995)
Act of Betryal (1996)
Margin of Error(1997)
Garden of Evil(1999)
You Only Die Twice (2001)
Ice Maiden (2002) |
| Burke, Jan |
Irene Kelly |
Goodnight, Irene (1993)
Sweet Dreams, Irene (1994)
Dear Irene (1995)
Remember Me, Irene (1996)
Hocus(1997)
Liar (1998)
Bones(1999)
Flight(2001)
Bloodlines (2005) |
| Coffey, Tom |
Ted Lowe |
Serpent Club (1999) |
| Connelly, Michael |
Jack McEvoy |
The Poet(1996) |
| Corwin, C.R. |
Dolly Madison Sprowls |
Morgue Mama : The Cross Kisses Back (2003)
Dig : A Morgue Mama Mystery (2005) |
| Craft, John Michael |
Mark Manning |
Flight Dreams (1997)
Eye Contact (1998) - Not Available
Body Language (1999)
Name Games (2000)
Boy Toy (2001)
Hot Spot (2002)
Bitch Slap (2004) |
| D'Amato, Barbara |
Cat Marsala |
Hardball (1990)
Hard Tack (1991)
Hard Luck(1992)
Hard Women(1993)
Hard Case (1994)
Hard Christmas (1995)
Hard Bargain (1997)
Hard Evidence (1999)
Hard Road (2001) |
| Dexter, Pete |
Ward James |
The Paperboy(1995) |
| DuBois, Brendan |
Carl Landry
Lewis Cole
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Resurrection Day (1999)
Dead Sand (1995)
Black Tide (1995)
The Shattered Shell(1996)
Killer Waves(2002)
Buried Dreams (2004)
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| English, Brenda |
Sutton McPhee |
Corruption of Faith (1997)
Corruption of Power(1998)
Corruption of Justice (1999) - Not Available. |
| Ferringo, Robert |
Quinn |
Dead Man's Dance (1995) |
| Fraser, Antonia |
Jemima Shore |
Quiet as a Nun (1977)
The Wild Island(1978)
A Splash of Red (1981)
Cool Repentance (1982)
Oxford Blood(1985)
Your Royal Hostage (1988)
Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave and other stories(1991)
The Cavalier Case (1991)
Political Death(1996) |
| Hamilton, Denise |
Eve Diamond |
The Jasmine Trade (2001)
Sugar Skull (2003)
Last Lullaby (2004)
Savage Garden (2005)
Prisoner of Memory (2006) |
| Harrison, Colin |
Porter Wren |
Manhattan Nocturne (1996) |
| Hart, Carolyn G. |
Henrie O. |
Dead Man's Island (1993)
Scandal in Fair Haven (1994)
Death in Lover's Lane (1997)
Death in Paradise (1998)
Death on the River Walk (1999)
Resort to Murder(2001) |
| Hoffman, Barry |
Deidre Caffrey |
Hungry Eyes (1997) |
| Jaffe, Jody |
Nattie Gold |
Horse of a Different Killer (1995)
Chestnut Mare, Beware (1996)
In Colt Blood (1998) |
| Kenney, Charles |
Frank Cronin |
Hammurabi's Code (1995)
Code of Vengeance(1997) |
| Kiker, Douglas |
Mac McFarland |
Murder on Clam Pond (1986)
Death at the Cut(1988)
Death Below Deck (1991) |
| Klavan, Andrew |
Sally Dawes
Steve Everett
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Corruption (1994)
True Crime (1995)
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| Lupica, Mike |
Peter Finley |
Dead Air(1986)
Extra Credits (1988)
Limited Partner (1990) |
| Meier, Leslie |
Lucy Stone |
(1997) |
| Nessen, Ron |
Knight & Day |
Knight & Day (1995)
Press Corpse (1997)
Death with Honors (1998) |
| Phillips, Mike |
Sam Dean |
Blood Rights (1989)
The Late Candidate (1990)
An Image to Die For (1997) |
| Porter, Anna |
Judith Hayes |
Hidden Agenda (1985) |
| Riggs, John R. |
Garth Ryland |
The Last Laugh (1984)
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (1986)
The Glory Hound (1987)
Haunt of the Nightingale (1988)
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing(1989)
One Man's Poison (1999)
Hunting Ground (1992)
A Dragon Lives Forever (1992)
Dead Letter (1992) - Not Available.
Cold Hearts and Gentle People(1994)
Killing Frost(1995)
Snow on the Roses(1996) |
| Robinson, Kevin |
Stick Foster |
Split Seconds (1991)
Mall Rats(1992)
A Matter of Perspective (1993) |
| Roper, Gayle |
Merrileigh Kramer |
Caught in the Middle (1997) |
| Sheldon, Sidney |
Dana Evans |
The Sky Is Falling(2000) |
| Stout, David |
Will Schaefer |
Night of the Ice Storm (1991)
The Dog Hermit (1993) |
| Taylor, Andrew |
Jill Francis |
Air that Kills (1995) |
| Thayer, Steve |
Rick Beanblossom |
Silent Snow (1999) |
| Walker, Mary Willis |
Molly Cates |
The Red Scream (1994)
Under the Beetle's Cellar (1995)
All the Dead Lie Down (1988) |
| Wilcox, Stephen |
T.S.W. Sheridan
Elias Hacksaw
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The Dry White Tear (1989)
The St. Lawrence Run (1990)
Green Mosaic (1994) - Not Available.
All the Dead Heroes (1992)
The Twenty Acre Plot (1991)
The Nimby Factor (1992)
The Painted Lady(1994)
The Jericho Flower (2001)
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| Wilson, John Morgan |
Benjamin Justice |
Simple Justice (1996)
Revision of Justice (1997)
Justice at Risk (1999)
The Limits of Justice(2000)
Blind Eye (2003)
Moth and Flame (2005)
Rhapsody in Blood (2006) |
| Zimmerman, R.D. |
Todd Mills |
Closet (1995) - Not Available.
Tribe (1996)
Hostage(1997)
Outburst (1998)
Innuendo (1999) |
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