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MacAvoy, R. A.
Tea with the Black Dragon. New York: Bantam Books, 1983. [Summary]
MacDonald, John D.
The quick red fox. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1964.
Macdonald, John Ross. [Kenneth Millar; see also Macdonald, Ross; Millar, Kenneth]
The way some people die. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. [Summary]
Macdonald, Ross. [Kenneth Millar; see also Macdonald, John Ross; Millar, Kenneth]
The Galton case. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. [Summary]
The Wycherly woman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. [Summary]
The zebra-striped hearse. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. [Summary]
The instant enemy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. [Summary]
The underground man. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. [Summary]
MacFarlane, Peter Clark.
Held to answer. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1916. [Summary]
MacGowan, Alice, and Perry Newberry.
The million-dollar suitcase. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1922. [Summary]
The mystery woman. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1924.
Shaken down. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1925. [Summary]
The seventh passenger. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1926.
Who is this man? New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1927.
MacLean, Alistair.
The Golden Gate. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1976.
MacLean, Jane.
Deadfall. New York: Dutton, 1979.
MacPherson, Malcolm.
Deadlock. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Maerov, Lauri.
Copycat. New York: Signet, 1995.
Maddren, Gerry.
The case of the Johannisberg Riesling. Oakland, Calif.: Cliffhanger Press, 1988. [Summary]
Mailman, Erika.
Woman of ill fame. Berkeley, Calif.: Heyday Books, 2006. [Summary]
Maiman, Jaye.
I left my heart. Tallahassee, Fla.: The Naiad Press, Inc., 1991.
Mair, George.
The Jade Cat. New York: Pyramid Books, 1974. [Summary]
Maleeny, Tim.
Stealing the dragon. Woodbury, Minn.: Midnight Ink, 2007. [Summary]
Beating the Babushka. Woodbury, Minn.: Midnight Ink, 2007.
Mallory, Roosevelt.
San Francisco vendetta. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Company, 1974.
Mandell, Mark.
Butcher block. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1982.
Maney, Mabel.
The case of the not-so-nice nurse. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Cleis Press, 1993.
Manor, Jason. [Oakley Hall]
Too dead to run. New York: The Viking Press, 1953.
Manthorne, Jackie.
Final take. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: Gynergy, 1996.
Maravelis, Peter, ed.
San Francisco noir. New York: Akashic Books, 2005. [Summary]
San Francisco noir 2: the classics. New York: Akashic Books, 2009.
Mariotte, Jeff.
Mirror image. New York: Simon Pulse, 2003. [based on the television series Charmed, created by Constance M. Burge]
Marko, Zekial. [see Trinian, John]
Marlow, John Robert.
Nano. New York: Forge, 2004. [Summary]
Marlowe, Derek.
Somebody’s sister. London: Jonathan Cape, 1974; New York: The Viking Press, 1974. [Summary]
Marquand, John P.
Stopover: Tokyo. Boston: Little, Brown, 1957.
Martel, John.
Partners. New York: Bantam Books, 1988.
Conflicts of interest. New York: Pocket Books, 1995. [Summary]
The alternate. New York: Dutton, 1999. [Summary]
Martin, Eric B.
Winners. San Francisco: MacAdam/Cage, 2004.
Martin, Kenneth.
Billy’s brother. London: Gay Men’s Press, 1989.
Martini, Steve.
The Simeon chamber. New York: Donald I. Fine, 1988.
Massey, Sujata.
The samurai’s daughter. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. [Summary]
Masterton, Graham.
Master of lies. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1992.
Matera, Lia.
Where lawyers fear to tread. New York: Bantam Books, 1987. [Summary]
A radical departure. New York: Bantam Books, 1988.
The smart money. New York: Bantam Books, 1988. [Summary]
Hidden agenda. New York: Bantam Books, 1988.
The good fight. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.
Prior convictions. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
A hard bargain. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
Face value. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Designer crimes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. [Summary]
Last chants. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. [Summary]
Star witness. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. [Summary]
Havana twist. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. [Summary]
Mathes, Charles.
The girl who remembered snow. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1996. [Summary]
Matlock, Mona.
On the edge of the fault. Fairfax, Calif.: Vici Publishing, 2001.
Mavity, Nancy Barr.
The tule marsh murder. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1929. [Summary]
The body on the floor. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1929. [Summary]
The other bullet. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1930. [Summary]
The case of the missing sandals. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1930. [Summary]
The man who didn’t mind hanging. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1932. [Summary]
The fate of Jane McKenzie. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran, 1933. [Summary]
Maxwell, A. E.
Just another day in paradise. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1985.
Gatsby’s vineyard. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1987.
Maylon, B. J.
The corpse with knee action. New York: Phoenix, 1940.
McAllester, Melanie.
The lessons. Minneapolis, Minn.: Spinsters Ink, 1994. [Summary]
McCord, David Wilson.
Shadow lies. Berkeley, Calif.: Caffeine Machine Publications, 1992.
McDaniel, David.
The dagger affair. New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1965. (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #4)
McDonald, Gregory.
Who took Toby Rinaldi? New York: Putnam, 1980.
McFadyen, Cody.
Shadow man. New York: Bantam Books, 2006. [Summary]
McGee, Marcus.
Legal thriller. Sacramento, Calif.: Pegasus Books, 2000.
McGoon, Cliff.
Grannies investigate the tunnel of death. Belvedere, Calif.: Seecliff Publishing, 2005. [Summary]
McGuire, Bob.
The Gate. New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1997.
McGuire, Tim.
The law of the Barbary Coast. New York: Leisure Books, 2006. [Summary]
McInroy, Patrick.
The reckoning. San Jose, Calif.: Writers Club Press, 1995. [Summary]
Never say Frisco. San Jose, Calif.: Writers Club Press, 2000.
McKimmey, James.
Blue mascara tears. New York: Ballantine Books, 1965.
McMahon, Neil.
Twice dying. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. [Summary]
Blood double. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002. [Summary]
To the bone. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. [Summary]
Revolution no. 9. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
McNamara, Joseph D.
The first directive. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. [Summary]
Fatal command. New York: Arbor House, 1987. [Summary]
The Blue Mirage. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990. [Summary]
Code 211 blue. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1996.
McRae, Diana.
All the muscle you need. San Francisco: Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1988.
McReynolds, Glenna.
The dragon and the dove. New York: Bantam Books, 1994.
Merrick, Mollie.
Mysterious Mr. Frame. New York: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1938.
Mersereau, John.
Murder loves company. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1940. [Summary]
Michaels, Melisa C.
Through the eyes of the dead. New York: Walker Publishing Company, 1988.
Cold Iron. New York: Roc, 1997. [Summary]
Sister to the rain. New York: Roc, 1998.
Michelson, Miriam.
A yellow journalist. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1905. [Summary]
Millar, Kenneth. [see also Macdonald, Ross]
The three roads. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.
Millar, Margaret.
The listening walls. New York: Random House, 1959.
Miller, John, and Tim Smith, eds.
San Francisco thrillers: true crimes and dark mysteries from the City by the Bay. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. [Summary]
Miller, John A.
Cutdown. New York: Pocket Books, 1997.
Causes of action. New York: Pocket Books, 1999. [Summary]
Miller, Marc. [Marceil Genéc Kolstad Baker]
The plaid shroud. New York: Arcadia House, 1957.
Death is a liar. New York: Arcadia House, 1959.
Room, board and death. New York: Arcadia House, 1960.
Miller, Sherry Ann.
Scottish legend. Orem, Utah: Granite Publishing and Distribution, 2007.
Miner, Valerie.
Murder in the English department. London: Women’s Press; New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1982.
Minichino, Camille.
The Beryllium murder. New York: William Morrow, 2000.
The nitrogen murder: a periodic table mystery. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2005.
Minton, Paula.
Fog hides the fury. New York: Lancer Books, 1967.
Thunder over the reefs. New York: Lancer Books, 1967.
Mitchell, Kirk.
With Siberia comes a chill. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
Mofina, Rick.
If angels fall. New York: Pinnacle Books, 2000. [Summary]
Blood of others. New York: Pinnacle Books, 2002.
No way back. New York: Pinnacle Books, 2003.
Be mine. New York: Pinnacle Books, 2004.
Montandon, Pat.
The intruders. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975.
Moody, Sussan.
Penny pinching. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1989.
Morgan, Richard K.
Altered carbon. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 2002; New York: Del Rey, 2003. [Summary]
Morgan, Seth.
Homeboy. New York: Random House, 1990.
Morgan, Wesley.
The enforcer. New York: Warner Books, 1976. [Summary]
Morrow, J. T.
Prophet. Toronto ; New York: PaperJacks, Ltd., 1988.
Morrow, Susan.
Murder may follow. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959.
The rules of the game. Garden City, N.Y.: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1964.
Morse, George Henry.
Gold Dust Tom, or, Ambergris Ben’s double match. New York: Beadle and Adams, September 23, 1884. [Summary]
Mosley, Walter.
Cinnamon kiss. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. [Summary]
Mowry, Jess.
Way past cool. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992. [Summary]
Muller, Eddie.
The distance. New York: Scribner, 2002. [Summary]
Shadow boxer. New York: Scribner, 2003. [Summary]
Muller, Marcia.
Edwin of the iron shoes. New York: David McKay Company, Inc., Ives Washburn, Inc., 1977. [Summary]
Ask the cards a question. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1982. [Summary]
The Cheshire Cat’s eye. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983. [Summary]
Games to keep the dark away. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984. [Summary]
Leave a message for Willie. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984. [Summary]
There’s nothing to be afraid of. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1985. [Summary]
The cavalier in white. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1986.
Eye of the storm. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1988.
There’s something in a Sunday. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1989. [Summary]
Dark star. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989.
The shape of dread. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1989.
Trophies and dead things. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1990. [Summary]
Where echoes live. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1991. [Summary]
Pennies on a dead woman’s eyes. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1992. [Summary]
Wolf in the shadows. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1993. [Summary]
Till the butchers cut him down. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1994. [Summary]
The McCone files. Norfolk, Va.: Crippen & Landru, 1995. [short stories] [Summary]
A wild and lonely place. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1995. [Summary]
The broken promise land. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1996. [Summary]
Both ends of the night. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1997.
While other people sleep. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1998. [Summary]
A walk through the fire. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1999. [Summary]
Listen to the silence. New York: The Mysterious Press, 2000.
McCone and friends. Norfolk, Va.: Crippen & Landru, 2000. [short stories]
Dead midnight. New York: The Mysterious Press, 2002.
The dangerous hour. New York: The Mysterious Press, 2004. [Summary]
Vanishing point. New York: The Mysterious Press, 2006. [Summary]
The ever-running man. New York: Warner Books, 2007.
Somewhere in the city. New York: Pegasus Books, 2007. [short stories]
Muller, Marcia, and Bill Pronzini.
Beyond the grave. New York: Walker and Company, 1986. [Summary]
Munsey, Terence.
Obsession: a novel of mystery—intrigue. Toronto ; Los Angeles: Munsey Music, 1997.
Murphy, Warren. [see also Sapir, Richard]
Pigs get fat. New York: Signet, 1985. (Trace #5)
Murray, Lynne.
Termination interview. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988.
A ton of trouble. New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2002. [Summary]