Linda Barnes

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born

June 06, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.lindabarnes.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Linda Barnes is an American mystery writer who was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated from Boston University. She is best known for her series featuring Carlotta Carlyle, a 6'1" redheaded detective from Boston. Carlotta Carlyle is in the tradition of the hard-boiled female detectives created by Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky. She is also a poet.

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Books by Linda Barnes

Average rating: 3.68 · 6,101 ratings · 475 reviews · 30 distinct works

	A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1) 3.78 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Big Dig (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #9) 3.64 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Snake Tattoo (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #2) 3.70 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Steel Guitar (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #4) 3.72 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Snapshot (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #5) 3.63 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Cold Case (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #7) 3.65 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Lie Down with the Devil (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #12) 3.70 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Coyote (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #3) 3.68 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Hardware (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #6) 3.59 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Deep Pockets (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #10) 3.61 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	My rating:

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Series by Linda Barnes

A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery (12 books)
by Linda Barnes

3.68 avg rating — 4,385 ratings

Michael Spraggue Mystery (4 books)
by Linda Barnes

3.40 avg rating — 208 ratings

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