Megan Coughlin's Books Read from July 10 - December 31, 2000
# Title Author Comment
1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling Afterwards, I reread the other 3, but didn't list them here.
2 A Guilty Thing Surprised Ruth Rendell Not crazy about it.
3 Outlaw Mountain J.A. Jance  
4 Murder in the Map Room Elliot Roosevelt Starring Eleanor Roosevelt
5 The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog Elizabeth Peters  
6 The Unexpected Guest Agatha Christie  
7 Night Train to Memphis Elizabeth Peters Memphis, Egypt, that is.
8 Callander Square Anne Perry Love those Victorian mysteries
9 The Old Silent Martha Grimes Great series (Richard Jury & Melrose Plant).
10 Lion's Game Nelson DeMille He runs hot & cold; this is a good one
11 Kiss of the Bees J.A. Jance Not one of her best.
12 Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled Dorothy Gillman  
13 Sick Puppy Carl Hiaasen  
14 Timeline Michael Crichton Good one
15 Track of the Cat Nevada Barr My first of hers; not my last.
16 Electric City K.K. Beck My first of hers; not my last.
17 Closing Time Joseph Heller His Catch-22 follow-up. Not as good (how could it be), but still not bad.
18 Cold Smoked K.K. Beck  
19 Flu Gina Kolata About the 1918 flu epidemic; very interesting
20 The Patient Michael Palmer Typical grocery store impulse buy; perfect for the treadmill at the gym.
21 O is for Outlaw Sue Grafton  
22 Half Moon Street Anne Perry  
23 Thus Was Adonis Murdered Sarah Caudwell

A pity she wrote only 4 books.
24 Deadly Décisions Kathy Reichs Quebec/North Carolina forensic anthropologist; more likable than Kay Scarpetta.
25 Superior Death Nevada Barr  
26 Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor Stephanie Barron Mystery starring Jane Austen as the detective.
27 Murder in the Library of Congress Margaret Truman  
28 Cardinal of the Kremlin Tom Clancy Reread
29 Middle of Nowhere Ridley Pearson  
30 Storm Track Margaret Maron  
31 Triple Witch Sarah Graves Mystery series based in Eastport, Maine
32 Wicked Fix Sarah Graves Borrowed them from a friend's cabin in Maine after having been to Eastport 
33 Devil's Claw J.A. Jance  
34 Pagan Babies Elmore Leonard  
35 Deja Dead Kathy Reichs  
36 Cradle and All James Patterson  
37 Jane and the Man of the Cloth Stephanie Barron If you like mysteries & Jane Austin, you'll love this series
38 Death du Jour Kathy Reichs  
39 Jane and the Wandering Eye Stephanie Barron  
40 Pawing Through the Past Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown (her cat). This series stars Mrs. Murphy, a tabby cat, and Tee Tucker, a corgi
41 Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris It would be great to get this on tape, read by the author (a "This American Life" regular)
42 Take the Cannoli Sarah Vowell Yet another "This American Life" regular
43 Jane and the Genius of the Place Stephanie Barron  
44 The Dead Cat Bounce Sarah Graves No dead cats in this; it's just an expression
45 Stalker Faye Kellerman Not bad; Pete Decker's daughter is less likable than he is
46 In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson Bill Bryson does Australia
47 Jane and the Stillroom Maid Stephanie Barron  
48 Poodle Springs Raymond Chandler & Robert Parker Chandler started, Parker finished; can't tell the difference
49 Curse of the Pharoahs Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody mystery
50 Bethlehem Road Anne Perry  
51 Perish Twice Robert Parker  
52 The Remorseful Day Colin Dexter Inspector Morse mystery
53 The Alpine Legacy Mary Daheim  
54 Borrower of the Night Elizabeth Peters  
55 Depth Takes a Holiday Sandra Tsing Loh Another "TAL" regular
56 Excellent Women Barbara Pym Excellent
57 Simple Justice John Morgan Wilson  
58 We Interrupt this Broadcast K.K. Beck  
59 Firestorm Nevada Barr  
60 Murder at the Palace Elliot Roosevelt  
61 Liberty Falling Nevada Barr  
62 Murder in a Mummy Case K.K. Beck  
63 No Fond Return of Love Barbara Pym  
64 Ill Wind Nevada Barr  
65 Belgrave Square Anne Perry  
66 Blind Descent Nevada Barr  
67 The Right Jack Margaret Maron  
68 The Last Precinct Patricia Cornwell A little too internal
69 Midnight Come Again Dana Stabenow One of the best, and most disturbing, in the series
70 The Jackal's Head Elizabeth Peters  
71 Street of the Five Moons Elizabeth Peters  
72 McNally's Folly Vincent Lardo In the style of Lawrence Sanders
73 McNally's Dilemma Vincent Lardo Indistinguishable from Lawrence Sanders
74 Bandits Elmore Leonard  
75 The Alpine Menace Mary Daheim  
76 Shopgirl Steve Martin Good, although not particularly funny; "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" was better

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