P. J. Tracy

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P. J. Tracy
GenreMysteries & Thrillers
Notable worksThe Monkeewrench Series
Website
pjtracy.com

P. J. Tracy is a pseudonym for American mother-daughter writing team Patricia (P. J.) (b. 1946 d. Stillwater December 21, 2016) and Traci Lambrecht, winners of the Anthony, Barry, Gumshoe, and Minnesota Book Awards. [1] Their ten mystery thrillers include Monkeewrench (published as Want to Play? in the UK), Live Bait , Dead Run , Snow Blind, Shoot to Thrill (published as Play to Kill in the UK), Off the Grid, The Sixth Idea (published a Cold Kill in the UK), Nothing Stays Buried, The Guilty Dead, and Ice Cold Heart. [2] [3] They also published Return of the Magi, a quirky Christmas novella, as an ebook. After Patricia Lambrecht died in 2016, Traci Lambrecht continued to write under the P. J. Tracy pseudonym. [4]

Contents

Novels

Monkeewrench Series

Detective Margaret Nolan series

Standalone

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