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This site now includes 345 authors, 64 countries and multi-country regions, 45 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

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Read and Recommended
For a few months, I had time to note specific books that I read and recommended. I had to stop for lack of time. If time is available, this section will resume.
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2008: Jul-Dec

Mystery Writers: Places beginning with S

San Antonio: Rick Riordan
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San Diego: Sebastian Rotella
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San Francisco: David Corbett
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San Francisco: Joe Gores
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San Francisco: Stephen Greenleaf
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San Francisco: Dashiell Hammett
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San Francisco: Laurie R. King
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San Francisco: John Lescroart
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San Francisco: Kelli Stanley
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San Xavier: Richard Parrish
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Sanibel: Randy Wayne White
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Santa Fe: Michael McGarrity
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Santa Fe: Walter Satterthwait
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Sarajevo: Dan Fesperman
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Saudi Arabia: Zoe Ferraris
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Scotland: Quintin Jardine
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Scotland: Val McDermid
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Scotland: Denise Mina
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Scotland: Alan Parks
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Scotland: Ian Rankin
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Seattle: Earl Emerson
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Seattle: J. A. Jance
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Seattle: Ridley Pearson
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Seoul: Martin Limón
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Seville: Robert Wilson
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Shanghai: Xiao Bao
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Shanghai: David Rotenberg
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Shanghai: Qiu Xiaolong
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Simla: Jamyang Norbu
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Singapore: Nury Vittachi
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Slovakia: Michael Genelin
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South Africa: Wessel Ebersohn
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South Africa: Jassy Mackenzie
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South Africa: James McClure
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South Africa: Deon Meyer
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South Africa: Malla Nunn
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South Africa: Margie Orford
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South Carolina: Carolyn Hart
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South Dakota: Kathleen Taylor
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South Dakota: David Heska Wanbli Weiden
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Spain: Alicia Gimenez Bartlett
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Spain: Arturo Perez-Reverte
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Spain: Dolores Redondo
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Spain: Manuel Vazquez Montalban
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Spain: Robert Wilson
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St. Louis: Michael Kahn
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St. Louis: Qiu Xiaolong
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St. Petersburg: R. N. Morris
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Stockholm: Arne Dahl
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Stockholm: Stieg Larsson
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Stockholm: Maj Sjowall
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Stockholm: Per Wahloo
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Stockhom: David Lagercrantz
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Sweden: Tove Alsterdal
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Sweden: Arne Dahl
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Sweden: Ake Edwardson
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Sweden: Kjell Eriksson
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Sweden: Mons Kallentoft
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Sweden: Camilla Lackberg
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Sweden: David Lagercrantz
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Sweden: Asa Larsson
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Sweden: Stieg Larsson
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Sweden: Henning Mankell
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Sweden: Hakan Nesser
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Sweden: Hakan Ostlundh
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Sweden: Maj Sjowall
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Sweden: Johan Theorin
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Sweden: Helene Tursten
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Sweden: Per Wahloo
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Switzerland: Friedrich Glauser
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Sydney: Peter Corris
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Sydney: Barry Maitland
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Rick Riordan   Sebastian Rotella   David Corbett   Joe Gores   Stephen Greenleaf   Dashiell Hammett   Laurie R. King   John Lescroart   Kelli Stanley   Richard Parrish   Randy Wayne White   Michael McGarrity   Walter Satterthwait   Dan Fesperman   Zoe Ferraris   Quintin Jardine   Val McDermid   Denise Mina   Alan Parks   Ian Rankin   Earl Emerson   J. A. Jance   Ridley Pearson   Martin Limón   Robert Wilson   Xiao Bao   David Rotenberg   Qiu Xiaolong   Jamyang Norbu   Nury Vittachi   Michael Genelin   Wessel Ebersohn   Jassy Mackenzie   James McClure   Deon Meyer   Malla Nunn   Margie Orford   Carolyn Hart   Kathleen Taylor   David Heska Wanbli Weiden   Alicia Gimenez Bartlett   Arturo Perez-Reverte   Dolores Redondo   Manuel Vazquez Montalban   Robert Wilson   Michael Kahn   Qiu Xiaolong   R. N. Morris   Arne Dahl   Stieg Larsson   Maj Sjowall   Per Wahloo   David Lagercrantz   Tove Alsterdal   Arne Dahl   Ake Edwardson   Kjell Eriksson   Mons Kallentoft   Camilla Lackberg   David Lagercrantz   Asa Larsson   Stieg Larsson   Henning Mankell   Hakan Nesser   Hakan Ostlundh   Maj Sjowall   Johan Theorin   Helene Tursten   Per Wahloo   Friedrich Glauser   Peter Corris   Barry Maitland