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Summaries by Marsha McCurley, Candy Schwartz and Seth D. Bartner

Tapply, William G.
The Snake Eater. New York, Otto Penzler Books, 1993.

Boston lawyer Brady Coyne attempts to help his friend Daniel McCloud, publish a book on his experiences in Vietnam. 12th in the Brady Coyne series

Targ, William.
The Case of Mr. Cassidy. New York, Phoenix, 1939

Chicago book collector murdered in his library

Taylor, Andrew.
Caroline Miniscule. London, Gollancz, 1982

Involves a clue in a manuscript. Author's first novel and winner of the CWA John Creasey Award.

Taylor, Elizabeth.
A View of the Harbour. London, Davies, 1947

Taylor, L.A.
Footnote to Murder. New York, Walker, 1983
While researching unsolved murders for a book, librarian Marge Brock discovers similarities between murders in Oxford, England, in Boston, and in the Mid-West.
Poetic Justice. Walker and Co, New York, 1988
Mystery setting is Owen Davis Williams' poetry workshop at a Minnesota lake resort with ill matched participants.

Taylor, Phoebe Atwood.
Going, Going, Gone. New York, W.W. Norton, 1943
Story of a book auction that begins with a treasure hunt and ends with a murder. Series character and setting: Asey Mayo, Cape Cod, Mass.

Thall, Michael.
Let Sleeping Afghans Lie. New York, Walker, 1990
First mystery novel in series featuring toy designer George Spinoza, his ex-wife Irene and their Afghan dog who combine to solve a murder involving a libidinous librarian

Thomas, Dylan and Davenport, John.
The Death Of The King's Canary. New York, Viking, 1977

Plot concerns the assassination of a Poet Laureate.

Tilton, Alice.
Beginning With a Bash. London, Collins, 1985
Professor John North is found bludgeoned to death in a secondhand bookshop in Boston. Series character: Leonidas Witherall

Travis, Elizabeth.
Under the Influence. New York, St. Martin's, 1989

The Porters own and operate a mystery book publishing business in an upscale Connecticut community. When the town's dashing playboy is found stabbed to death, they turn their attentions from publishing mysteries to solving one. 1st Ben & Carrie Porter mystery.
Finders Keepers. New York, St Martin's, 1990
Ben & Carrie Porter travel to the Mediterranean hoping to win the rights to a celebrated author's last book. 2nd in series.

Trench, Jason.
The Typescript. New York, Doubleday Crime Club, 1988

Publisher receives manuscript based on his late first wife

Tripp, Miles.
High Heels. London, Macmillan, 1980

Karen Ormerod is in Marseilles with her husband gathering material for one of her travel books until she mysteriously disappears. There is trouble a foot and it involves the French underworld

Trocheck, Kathy.
To Live And Die In Dixie. New York, HarperCollins, 1993
When Callahan Garrity and her eccentric band of employees clean the Atlanta mansion of antiques dealer Elliot Littlefield, they find more than they had bargained for, including a dead teenage girl in the master bedroom. What they don't find, because it's been stolen, is the diary of Lula Belle Bird, a prostitute who kept many a Confederate bigwig happy during the Civil War's darkest days. The diary, conservatively valued at $150,000, has been hotly pursued by everyone from university libraries to a lunatic Civil War buff. Series character: Atlantan J. Callahan Garrity, housecleaner and occasional P.I.

Truman, Margaret.
Murder at the Library of Congress. New York, Random House, 1999
Gallery owner Annabel Smith looks for diary supposedly written by one of Columbus's crewman and finds murder instead.

Tucker, John Bartholomew.
He's Dead, She's Dead, Details at Eleven. New York, St. Martin's, 1990
Thriller writer solves network news murder

Tucker, Wilson.
The Chinese Doll. New York, Rinehart, 1946; 1st UK, London, Cassell, 1948.

Tynan, Kathleen.
Agatha. New York, Ballentine Books, 1978
Suspense novel based loosely on the real life mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie.

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Tapply, William G. The Snake Eater. New York, Otto Penzler Books, 1993. Boston lawyer Brady Coyne attempts to help his friend Daniel McCloud, publish a book on his experiences in Vietnam. 12th in the Brady Coyne series
Targ, William. The Case of Mr. Cassidy. New York, Phoenix, 1939 Chicago book collector murdered in his library
Taylor, Andrew. Caroline Miniscule. London, Gollancz, 1982 Involves a clue in a manuscript. Author's first novel and winner of the CWA John Creasey Award.
Taylor, Elizabeth. A View of the Harbour. London, Davies, 1947
Taylor, L.A. Footnote to Murder. New York, Walker, 1983 While researching unsolved murders for a book, librarian Marge Brock discovers similarities between murders in Oxford, England, in Boston, and in the Mid-West. Poetic Justice. Walker and Co, New York, 1988 Mystery setting is Owen Davis Williams' poetry workshop at a Minnesota lake resort with ill matched participants.
Taylor, Phoebe Atwood. Going, Going, Gone. New York, W.W. Norton, 1943 Story of a book auction that begins with a treasure hunt and ends with a murder. Series character and setting: Asey Mayo, Cape Cod, Mass.
Thall, Michael. Let Sleeping Afghans Lie. New York, Walker, 1990 First mystery novel in series featuring toy designer George Spinoza, his ex-wife Irene and their Afghan dog who combine to solve a murder involving a libidinous librarian
Thomas, Dylan and Davenport, John. The Death Of The King's Canary. New York, Viking, 1977 Plot concerns the assassination of a Poet Laureate.
Tilton, Alice. Beginning With a Bash. London, Collins, 1985 Professor John North is found bludgeoned to death in a secondhand bookshop in Boston. Series character: Leonidas Witherall
Travis, Elizabeth. Under the Influence. New York, St. Martin's, 1989 The Porters own and operate a mystery book publishing business in an upscale Connecticut community. When the town's dashing playboy is found stabbed to death, they turn their attentions from publishing mysteries to solving one. 1st Ben & Carrie Porter mystery. Finders Keepers. New York, St Martin's, 1990 Ben & Carrie Porter travel to the Mediterranean hoping to win the rights to a celebrated author's last book. 2nd in series.
Trench, Jason. The Typescript. New York, Doubleday Crime Club, 1988 Publisher receives manuscript based on his late first wife
Tripp, Miles. High Heels. London, Macmillan, 1980 Karen Ormerod is in Marseilles with her husband gathering material for one of her travel books until she mysteriously disappears. There is trouble a foot and it involves the French underworld
Trocheck, Kathy. To Live And Die In Dixie. New York, HarperCollins, 1993 When Callahan Garrity and her eccentric band of employees clean the Atlanta mansion of antiques dealer Elliot Littlefield, they find more than they had bargained for, including a dead teenage girl in the master bedroom. What they don't find, because it's been stolen, is the diary of Lula Belle Bird, a prostitute who kept many a Confederate bigwig happy during the Civil War's darkest days. The diary, conservatively valued at $150,000, has been hotly pursued by everyone from university libraries to a lunatic Civil War buff. Series character: Atlantan J. Callahan Garrity, housecleaner and occasional P.I.
Truman, Margaret. Murder at the Library of Congress. New York, Random House, 1999 Gallery owner Annabel Smith looks for diary supposedly written by one of Columbus's crewman and finds murder instead.
Tucker, John Bartholomew. He's Dead, She's Dead, Details at Eleven. New York, St. Martin's, 1990 Thriller writer solves network news murder
Tucker, Wilson. The Chinese Doll. New York, Rinehart, 1946; 1st UK, London, Cassell, 1948.
Tynan, Kathleen. Agatha. New York, Ballentine Books, 1978 Suspense novel based loosely on the real life mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie.