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John Lawrence Reynolds
Full Series List in Order
A Joe McGuire Mystery
1 - The Man Who Murdered God (Nov-1989)2 - And Leave Her Lay Dying (Dec-1990)
3 - Whisper Death (Feb-1992)
4 - Gypsy Sins (1993)
5 - Solitary Dancer (1994)
6 - Haunted Hearts (Mar-2003)
A Maxine Benson Mystery
1 - A Murder for Max (Oct-2016)2 - Murder Below Zero (Oct-2017)
3 - Murder Among the Pines (Mar-2018)
Book List in Order: 12 titles
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The Man Who Murdered God
- Nov-1989
- / Law Enforcement
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A beloved local priest brutally murdered in his own church.A cloistered monk in a peaceful seminary shot at point-blank range.A Jesuit teacher slain at night in his classroom.Facing a brutal serial killer with his sights set firmly on the Catholic di...
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And Leave Her Lay Dying
- Dec-1990
- / Law Enforcement
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Relegated to reviewing unsolved murders as the result of a courtroom outburst, Boston homicide detective Lieutenant Joe McGuire becomes obsessed with solving the murder of a young woman found in the Boston Fens.Working with his now-quadriplegic ex-pa...
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Whisper Death
- Feb-1992
- / Law Enforcement
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When a key witness -- as well as his new partner -- are gunned down in broad daylight, Boston homicide detective Lieutenant Joe McGuire swears he will not rest until he finds the killer. But when his investigation threatens to expose an ongoing gover...
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Gypsy Sins
- 1993
- / Police Procedural
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Leaving behind the violence of the Boston streets and the politics of the Boston Police Department, homicide detective Joe McGuire is settled in a new life in the Bahamas. When Aunt Cora, his closest living relative, dies McGuire returns home to atte...
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Solitary Dancer
- 1994
- / Police Procedural
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Now a former homicide detective, Joe McGuire spends his days in a drug-induced haze trying to forget the brutal beating that almost cost him his life. Driven by his addiction, McGuire associates with the kind of criminals he once brought to justice.B...
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Haunted Hearts
- Mar-2003
- / Police Procedural
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His drug addiction behind him, former Boston homicide detective Joe McGuire is now a private investigator for a prominent law firm, filling his days with open-and-shut cases and his nights with an office romance.But when one of the firm’s senior pa...
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Beach Strip
- Jun-2012
- / General Fiction
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I'd rather laugh in bad taste than cry in good taste."That's how Josie Marshall deals with the death of her detective husband, Gabe, found naked outside their home on the beach with a bullet in his brain. Everyone calls it suicide. Josie knows it isn...
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A Murder for Max
- Oct-2016
- / Police Procedural
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Escaping the pressures of big-city policing, Maxine Benson is happy to be appointed police chief in the resort town of Port Ainslie. Max's biggest challenge is to overcome skepticism at her ability to deal with major crimes, like the murder of Billy ...
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Murder Below Zero
- Oct-2017
- / Police Procedural
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It's almost summer in small town Port Ainslie. Or is it? Temperatures are so far below normal that Police Chief Maxine Benson and her team are wearing sweaters. But is it cold enough to freeze the body of the man found in a ditch on the outskirts...
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Murder Among the Pines
- Mar-2018
- / Police Procedural
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Small-town police chief Maxine "Max" Benson is just settling into her new life when her ex appears on the scene. Apparently, he and his new young lover just happen to be visiting her area on holiday. Max left her marriage and the Toronto police to be...
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Beach Blonde
- Nov-2021
- / General Fiction
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After serving two years in prison for breaking the neck of the man who assaulted his sister, Arden is released on bail. He lands a job working at Tuffy's, a restaurant and bar on the beach strip, alongside his former cellmate, Slip Winegarden. Things...
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Beach Blues
- Jun-2024
- / General Fiction
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Blues singer Buddy Blaine is overjoyed with his summer gig at Tuffy’s on the beach strip. In exchange for performing two sets a day, he’s awarded room and board, a few hundred bucks a week, and the attention of 40-something Beach Strip ce...