Marcia Muller Books In Order
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Edwin of the Iron Shoes | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ask the Cards a Question | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cheshire Cat's Eye | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Games to Keep the Dark Away | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leave a Message for Willie | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eye of the Storm | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shape of Dread | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
There's Something in a Sunday | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trophies and Dead Things | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where Echoes Live | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pennies On a Dead Woman's Eyes | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wolf in the Shadows | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Till the Butchers Cut Him Down | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Wild and Lonely Place | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Broken Promise Land | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Both Ends of the Night | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
While Other People Sleep | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Walk Through the Fire | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Listen to the Silence | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Midnight | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dangerous Hour | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vanishing Point | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ever-Running Man | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Burn Out | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Locked In | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Coming Back | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
City of Whispers | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Looking for Yesterday | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skeleton in the Closet | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Night Searchers | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Merrill-Go-Round | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tell Me Who I Am | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Someone Always Knows | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Color of Fear | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Breakers | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ice and Stone | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Sharon McCone Collections
The McCone Files | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
McCone and Friends | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Elena Oliverez Books
The Tree of Death | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Legend of the Slain Soldiers | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Joanna Stark Books
The Cavalier in White | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
There Hangs the Knife | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark Star | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of John Quincannon Books
Quincannon | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Grave | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Quincannon's Game | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Books
The Bughouse Affair | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Spook Lights Affair | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Body Snatchers Affair | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Plague of Thieves Affair | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dangerous Ladies Affair | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bags of Tricks Affair | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Flimflam Affair | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Stolen Gold Affair | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Paradise Affair | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Cape Perdido Books
Point Deception | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cyanide Wells | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cape Perdido | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Lighthouse | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crucifixion River | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kindling Point | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Deadly Fantasies | (1989) | |
Final Resting Place | (1991) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Deceptions | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Duo | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time of the Wolves | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Somewhere in the City | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Sisters in Crime Books
Sisters in Crime | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sisters in Crime 3 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sisters in Crime 4 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sisters In Crime 5 | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
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Publication Order of 100 Stories Books
100 Malicious Little Mysteries | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Wild Little Weird Tales | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Creepy Little Creature Stories | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Crooked Little Crime Stories | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Menacing Little Murder Stories | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Hilarious Little Howlers | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crafty Cat Crimes | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Tiny Tales of Terror | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
The Web She Weaves | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Child's Ploy | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Witches' Brew | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chapter and Hearse | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark Lessons | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
She Won the West | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deadly Arts | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wickedest Show on Earth | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lady on the Case | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kill or Cure | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Woman's Eye | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Criminal Intent | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Women on the Case | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Guilty as Charged | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Century of Mystery | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Detective Duos | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mystery's Most Wanted | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997 | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Shamus Winners | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deadly Anniversaries | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Native and resident of the Detroit area, Marcia was born and raised in a home that was full of books. At the age of twelve, Marcia Muller self-published three reproductions of her first novel that was a story about her dog. Her first novel was filled with primitive illustrations, but regardless of this fact it still garnered mostly positive reviews. In the early months of 1970, after she had just moved to the state of California, Marcia Muller was still unemployed hence she began experimenting on mystery novels. The thirty-something years that followed after her arrival in California, Marcia Muller has written 35 plus novels three of which she has collaborated with her husband, Bill Pronzini.
In addition, she has authored seven short story collections together with numerous non-fiction articles. With the help of her husband, she has edited more than a dozen anthologies and several other non-fiction mystery books. In the year 1993 Muller was awarded the Shamus Award for her lifetime achievement. Later on in the year 2005, Muller was crowned the Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America which happens to be the highest award of the organization. On the other hand, in the year 2008 her husband, Bill Pronzini was handed the same award, by the Grand Master of Mystery writers. The award in turn made them the only living couple to scoop the award individually.
The Sharon McCone series
Widely acknowledged as being the first ever unconventional female private detective of this modern era, Sharon McCone is undeniably one of the main reasons why Marcia Mullers fate as a writer turned the way it did. Investigative oriented books like V I Warshawski and the Tess Monaghan all became highly accepted because the Sharon McCone series had already paved the way. Regardless of all the history and politics that may be brought up, the Sharon McCone series is undeniably one of those books that take your breath away.read. Apart from being a refreshingly down to earth detective Sharon McCone is also very savvy and hardnosed just like any other serious detective should be. Like all the other outstanding male detective characters, Sharon McCone was a level-headed detective who had a tendency of getting too much involved in cases that are somehow balanced, by some level of tough-mindedness.
Unlike most of the conventional detective, Sharon McCone’s toughness was due to pragmatism and not macho theatrics. As a child, Sharon, grew up in San Diego, which happens to be one of the most trouble-prone areas. Determined to escape the family turmoil, Sharon McCone heads for Berkley. She arrives just as the radicalism of the sixties era was fading away. While doing security work in various department stores, Sharon McCone used what she made to work her way through college. Upon discovering she fancied working as an investigator slash security, Sharon McCone gave up her chances of working as a social worker. It does not take long before she lands her first gig as a staff investigator at the San Francisco, All Souls. The San Fransisco, All Souls was founded in the late sixties by Sharon McCone boss, and a great pal, Hank Zahn, who is an idealistic lawyer.
All of the Sharon McCone cases seem to touch on various social issues. But for most of the series it appears that there is also some amount of level-headedness; Sharon McCone avoids hitting any drum with a bigger bang. After receiving the Private Eye Award in the year 1991, the author Marcia Muller decided to change the course of the story as Sharon McCone started receiving some major transformations in her life. The private investigator, Sharon McCone is given an apprentice, Rae Kelleher and on the other hand she also acquires a significant other, Hy Ripinsky. Apart from being mysterious Hy is also a pilot with a rather mysterious past and one of those characters who are too good to be true. Apart from the integration of new characters in the series, Sharon McCone also underwent some serious transformations.
The author gave Sharon McCone gained some psychological depth while on the down she lost her clear-eyed pragmatism. While the old Sharon was always a little bit broader, the newly transformed Sharon McCone was at times downright mopey at some instances. In addition, Sharon McCone left her job at the All Souls to start her practice. With the assistance of her nephew, Mick Savage and a series of new characters who are introduced later on in the book. In addition, Sharon McCone becomes a fully certified pilot. More and more facilities and supporting characters are introduced, and their melodramatic back-stories and interconnections undeniably expands the storyline.
At the end of the day, Sharon McCone remains as intriguing and compelling as ever from the first book of the series to the last one. Apart from this series, the Sharon McCone character has been immortalized by appearing in a number of other series and books. In addition, the Sharon McCone character also appeared in the Nameless, a series written by Bill Prozin, Marcia Muller’s husband. Nameless is a book about a private investigator who lives in Francisco. In the novel, Sharon McCone refers to the main character from time to time as the Lone Wolf. Like Nameless, Sharon McCone continues to evolve throughout the series which in turn makes each chapter of the series much larger than the storyline.
Conclusion
Apart from the Sharon McCone series, Marcia Muller is also known for her other works like Merrill go round Wild Mustard, Deception, Deadly fantasies and many others. Apart from that some of her works were also supposed to be made into movies especially in the year 1993 by a Canadian Film company. Apparently the book that was supposed to be made into a series was the critically acclaimed Sharon McCone series. The series was being developed for the CBS by one Spring Creek production. The announcement of this milestone was made by one, Charles Champlain during the premiere screening of the Women of Mystery which is a documentary. All in all, the production of the series and adoption of the book has since fallen into cracks.
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Love Marcia’s books. Getting all catch up on the newer ones. Great Reading.