Order of Linda Barnes Books

Linda Barnes is an American author known for her mystery novels, including the Carlotta Carlyle and Michael Spraggue series. She was raised in Detroit, Michigan, before relocating to Boston for her college education. In 1986, she received the Anthony Award for her short story "Lucky Penny," followed by the American Mystery Award for Best Private Eye Novel for her book "A Trouble of Fools." Linda currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband. She published her first novel, "Blood Will Have Blood," featuring Michael Spraggue, in 1982. Below is a list of Linda Barnes' books in the order of their initial release:

Linda Barnes became a published novelist in 1982 with the novel Blood Will Have Blood. Below is a list of Linda Barnes's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Michael Spraggue Mystery Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Blood Will Have Blood	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Bitter Finish	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Dead Heat	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Cities of the Dead	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Carlotta Carlyle Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Trouble of Fools	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Snake Tattoo	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Coyote	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Steel Guitar	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Snapshot	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Hardware	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Cold Case	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Flashpoint	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Big Dig	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Deep Pockets	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Heart of the World	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Lie Down with the Devil	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Lucky Penny	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Miss Gibson	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Stealing First	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Perfect Ghost	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
First Cases, Volume 1	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

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