VJ Books Presents Author Linda Barnes!
 Linda Barnes was born on December 6, 1949. She was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated cum laude from the School of Fine and Applied Arts at Boston University. After college, Barnes became a drama teacher and director at Chelmsford and Lexington, Massachusetts schools. While teaching drama, Barnes wrote two plays, the award-winning "Wings" and "Prometheus", and went on to write highly successful mystery novels.
Barnes 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 lives near Boston with her husband.
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Linda Barnes Bibliography
Michael Spraggue Series
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Blood Will Have Blood - 1981
- Bitter Finish - 1982
- Dead Heat - 1984
- Cities Of The Dead - 1985
Carlotta Carlyle Series
- A Trouble Of Fools - 1987
- The Snake Tattoo - 1989
- Coyote - 1990
- Steel Guitar - 1991
- Snapshot - 1993
- Hardware - 1995
- Cold Case - 1997
- Flashpoint - 1999
- The Big Dig - 2002
- Deep Pockets - 2004
- Heart Of The World - 2006
- Lie Down With The Devil - 2008
Em Moore Series
- The Perfect Ghost - 2013
Linda Barnes Awards
- Anthony Award for Best Short Story ("Lucky Penny," 1986)
- American Mystery Award for Best Private Eye Novel (A Trouble of Fools 1987)
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