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Linda Barnes

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Linda Barnes is an American mystery writer, born and raised in Detroit, and graduated from Boston University"s School of Theater. She is best known for her series featuring Carlotta Carlyle, a 6'1" redheaded detective from Boston. Carlotta Carlyle is often compared to the hard-boiled female detectives created by Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky. Her new novel, "The Perfect Ghost," which will be published in April, 2013, is her first stand-alone mystery.

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I adore the mystery series: for the reader, it's an opportunity to get to know a character or characters in a variety of situations and settings; for the writer it's a chance to grow those characters, to create people whose arcs extend over a period of years rather than days. I hate it when my favorite writers decide to go "out of series." And yet. . .
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	A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1) 3.89 avg rating — 3,138 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Dig (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #9) 3.89 avg rating — 1,735 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steel Guitar (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #4) 3.89 avg rating — 1,214 ratings — published 1991 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snake Tattoo (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,246 ratings — published 1989 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perfect Ghost 3.14 avg rating — 1,459 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snapshot (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #5) 3.86 avg rating — 1,181 ratings — published 1993 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Case (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #7) 3.79 avg rating — 895 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coyote (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 898 ratings — published 1990 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lie Down with the Devil (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #12) 3.81 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flashpoint (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #8) 3.76 avg rating — 780 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)

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Linda Barnes and 4 other people liked Julie's review of The Perfect Ghost: "The Perfect Ghost, written by Linda Barnes and due out in April is published by Minotaur books/ St. Martin's Press. Em, an agoraphobic young woman is part of a ghostwriting team with Teddy. Teddy does the interviews and publicity, while Em does th..." Read more of this review »
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“If life can end in one minute - so damn quickly with no damn warning - you better do what you want to do now right this minute. Because your next minute might not happen.”
― Linda Barnes, Steel Guitar

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“If it's my day to die, then I will die... Death is quick and final. Survival is long and hard.”
― Linda Barnes, Heart of the World

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― Linda Barnes, Deep Pockets

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