New England Mysteries with a Strong Sense of Place.

Allen, Irene (Elizabeth Elliot )(Cambridge, MA)

• Quaker silence (1992)
• Quaker witness (1993)
• Quaker testimony (1996)
• Quaker indictment (1998)

Barnes, Linda (Carlotta Carlyle) (Boston, MA)

• Trouble of fools (1987)
• Snake tattoo (1989)
• Coyote (1990)
• Steel guitar (1991)
• Snapshot (1993)
• Hardware (1995)
• Cold case (1997)
• Flashpoint (1999)
• Big dig (2000)
• Deep pockets (2004)
• Heart of the world (2006)
• Lie down with the Devil (2008)

Begiebing, Robert J. (New Hampshire)

• Strange death of Mistress Coffin (1991)

Blake, Michelle (Lily Connor) (Boston, MA)

• Tentmaker (1999)
• Earth has no sorrow (2001)
• Book of light (2003)

Blanc, Nero (Roscoe Polycrates and Belle Graham) (Massachusetts)

• Crossword Murder (1999)
• Two down (2000)
• Crossword connection (2001) Not in NOBLE.
• Crossword to die for (2002)
• Crossworder’s holiday (2002)
• Corpus de crossword (2003)
• Crossworder’s gift (2003)
• Anatomy of a crossword (2004)
• Wrapped up in crosswords (2004)
• Another word for murder (2005)
• Crossworder’s delight (2005)
• Death on the diagonal (2006)

J.S. Borthwick (Sarah Deane) (Maine)
Note: Readers had mixed reactions to whether place is well-done in this series.

• Down East Murders (1985)
• Bodies of Water (1990)
• Bridled Groom (1994)
• Murder in the Rough (2002)
• Intensive Scare Unit (2004)
• Foiled again (2007)

Conant, Susan (Holly Winter) (Cambridge)

• New leash on death (1989)
• Dead and doggone (1990)
• Bite of death (1991) Not in NOBLE.
• Paws before dying (1991)
• Bloodlines (1992)
• Gone to the dogs (1992)
• Ruffly speaking (1994)
• Black ribbon (1994)
• Stud rites (1996)
• Animal appetite (1997)
• Barker Street regulars (1998)
• Evil breeding (1999)
• Creature discomforts (2000)
• Wicked flea (2002)
• Dogfather (2003)
• Bride and groom (2004)
• Gaits of heaven (2006)
• All shots (2007)

Craig, Philip (Jeff Jackson) (Martha’s Vineyard)

• Beautiful place to die (1989)
• Death in Vineyard waters (1991)
• Vineyard deceit (1992)
• Cliff hanger (1993)
• Off season (1994)
• Case of Vineyard poison (1995)
• Death on a Vineyard beach (1996)
• Deadly Vineyard holiday (1997)
• Shoot on Martha’s Vineyard (1998)
• Fatal Vineyard season (1999)
• Vineyard blues (2000)
• Vineyard shadows (2001)
• Vineyard enigma (2002)
• Vineyard killing (2003)
• Murder at a Vineyard mansion (2004)
• Vineyard prey (2005)
• Dead in Vineyard sand (2006)
• Vineyard stalker (2007)
• Vineyard chill (2008)

(Jeff Jackson and Brady Coyne) (Martha’s Vineyard)

• First light (2001)
• Second sight (2005)
• Third strike (2007)

DuBois, Brendan (Lewis Cole) (New Hampshire)

• Dead sand (1994)
• Black tide (1995)
• Shattered shell (1999)
• Killer waves (2002)
• Buried dreams (2004)
• Primary storm (2006)

Graves, Sarah (Jacobia Tiptree) (Maine)

• Dead cat bounce (1997)
• Triple witch (1999)
• Wicked fix (2000)
• Repair to her grave (2001)
• Wreck the halls (2001)
• Unhinged (2003)
• Mallets aforethought (2004)
• Tool and die
• Nail biter (2004)
• Trap door (2006)
• Book of old houses (2007)
• Face at the window (2008)
• Crawlspace (2009)

Hall, Parnell (Cora Felton) (Connecticut)

• Clue for the Puzzle Lady (1999)
• Last puzzle and testament (2000)
• Puzzled to death (2001)
• Puzzle in a pear tree (2002)
• With this puzzle, I thee kill (2003)
• And a puzzle to die on (2004)
• Stalking the Puzzle Lady (2005)
• You have the right to remain puzzled (2006)
• Sudoku puzzle murders (2008)
• Dead man’s puzzle (2009)
• Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady (2010)

Handler, David (Mitch Berger and Desiree Mitry) (Dorset, CT)

• Cold blue blood (2001)
• Hot pink farmhouse (2002)
• Bright silver star (2003)
• Burnt orange sunrise (2004)
• Sweet golden parachute (2005)
• Sour cherry suprise (2008)

Kelly, Susan (Liz Connors) (Cambridge, MA)

• Gemini Man (1985)
• Summertime soldier (1986)
• Trail of the dragon (1988)
• Until proven innocent (1990)
• And soon I’ll come to kill you (1991)
• Out of the Darkness (1992)

Knight, Kathryn Lasky (Calista Jacobs) (Cambridge, MA)

• Trace elements (1986)
• Mortal words (1990)
• Mumbo jumbo (1991)
• Dark swan (1994)

Langton, Jane (Homer Kelly) (Cambridge, MA)

• Transcendental murder (1964)
• Dark Nantucket noon (1975)
• Memorial Hall murder (1978)
• Natural enemy (1982)
• Emily Dickinson is dead (1984)
• Good and dead (1986)
• Murder at the Gardner (1988)
• Dante game (1991)
• God in Concord (1992)
• Divine Inspiration (1993)
• Shortest day: murder at the Revels (1995)
• Dead as a Dodo (1996)
• Face on the wall (1998)
• Thief of Venice (1999)
• Murder at Monticello (2001)
• Escher twist (2002)
• Deserter: murder at Gettysburg (2003)
• Steeplechase (2005)

Lawrence, Margaret (Hannah Trevor) (Maine)

• Hearts and bones (1995)
• Blood red roses (1997)
• Burning bride (1998)

MacLeod, Charlotte. (Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn) (Boston, MA)

• Family Vault (1st), See Cozy Mysteries for series list.

—.(Peter Shandy) (Western MA)

• Rest You Merry (1st), See Cozy Mysteries for series list.

Mathews, Francine. (Merry Folger) (Nantucket, MA)

• Death in the Off-Season (1994)
• Death in Rough Water (1995)
• Death in Mood Indigo (1997)
• Death in a Cold Hard Light (1998)

Mayor, Archer. (Joe Gunther) (VT)

• Open Season (1st), see Where Done It? for series list.

Meier, Leslie. (Lucy Stone) (Maine)

• Mail Order Murder (1st), see Cozy Mysteries for series list.

Minichino, Camille. (Gloria Lamerino) (Revere Beach, MA)

• The hydrogen murder (1997)
• The helium murder (1998)
• The lithium murder (1999)
• The beryllium murder (2000)
• The boric acid murder (2002)
• The carbon murder (2004)
• The nitrogen murder (2005)
• The oxygen murder (2006)

Page, Katherine Hall. (Faith Fairchild) (MA)

• Body in the Belfry (1st), see Massachusetts Mysteries for series list.

Rich, Virginia & Nancy Pickard.. (Eugenia Potter) (Cape Cod, MA)

• The Cooking School Murders (1st), See Culinary Mysteries for series list.

Riggs, Cynthia. (Victoria Trumbull) (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)

• Deadly Nightshade (1st), See Garden Mysteries for series list.

Taylor, Phoebe Atwood. (Asey Mayo) (Cape Cod, MA)

• The Cape Cod Murder (1st), see Massachusetts Mysteries for series list.

Wright, Nancy Means. (Ruth Willmarth) (VT)

• Mad Season (1st), see Where Done It? for series list.

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