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English Language & Foreign Editions
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​English Language Editions
 
Novels:
 
Havana Twist
   1998, Simon & Schuster; 1999, Pocket Books
 
Star Witness
   1997, Simon & Schuster; 1998, Pocket Books
 
Last Chants
   1996, Simon & Schuster; 1997, Pocket Books
 
Designer Crimes
   1995, Simon & Schuster; 1996, Pocket Books
 
Face Value
   1994, Simon & Schuster; 1995, Pocket Books
 
A Hard Bargain
   1992, Simon & Schuster; 1993, Ballantine Books
 
Prior Convictions
   1991, Simon & Schuster; 1991, Ballantine Books
   Edgar Award Nominee.
 
The Good Fight
   1990, Simon & Schuster; 1991, Ballantine Books
   Anthony and Macavity Nominee.
 
Hidden Agenda
   1988 Bantam Books; 1992, Ballantine Books
 
The Smart Money
   1988, Bantam Books; 1991, Ballantine Books
 
A Radical Departure
   1988, Bantam Books; 1991, Ballantine Books
   Edgar and Anthony Award Nominee.
 
Where Lawyers Fear To Tread
   1987, Bantam Books; 1991, Ballantine Books
   Anthony and Macavity Award Nominee.
 
 
Anthologies:
 
Irreconcilable Differences
   Lia Matera, ed; 1999, HarperCollins; 2001, Avon Books
     Twenty original crime short stories by contemporary writers.
 

Collections:

Lovers and Lawyers
      2021, Mysterious Press/Open Road Media
      Ebook, 12 original stories, including 1996 Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award winner, "Dead Drunk" and 2020 Thriller Award nominee, "Snow Job"

Counsel For The Defense
     2000, Five Star Books
     9 original short stories, including 1996 Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award winner, "Dead Drunk".
 
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Short Stories:
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​"Snow Job"
  Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019
  Nominated for the 2020 Thriller Award

Champawat (a novella)
  Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2012
  Placed third in the vote for 2012 EQMM Readers Award
 
"The Children"
  Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Sept/Oct 2011
 
"Dream Lawyer"
  Diagnosis: Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket Books, 1999 
  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge, 2000
  First Cases, Volume 4, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet Books, 2002
 
"If It Can't Be True"
  Irreconcilable Differences, ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins, 1999, Avon Books, 2001
 
"Dead Drunk"
  Guilty As Charged, ed. Scott Turow, Pocket Books, 1996
  The Year's Twenty-five Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, ed. Joan Hess, Carroll & Graf, 1997
  A Century of Noir, ed. Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, Penguin Putnam, 2002
  Winner of the Shamus Award for Best Short Story of 1996
 
"Performance Crime"
  Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Doubleday, 1996; Dell, 1997
 
"The River Mouth"
  The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994; Harper Paperback, 1995
  A Moment on the Edge, ed. Elizabeth George, HarperCollins, 2004
 
"Do Not Resuscitate"
  Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley Books, 1995; Berkley Books, 1997
 
"Easy Go"
  Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday, 1992; Bantam Books, 1993
 
"Destroying Angel"
  Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley Books, 1990
 
"Counsel For the Defense"
  Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley Books, 1989
 
 
Foreign Editions:
 
British:
 
Face Value, Virago Press, London 1995 (trade paper)
Face Value, Virago Press, London, 1996 (paper)
Designer Crimes, Virago Press, London, 1996 (trade paper)
Designer Crimes, Virago Press, London, 1997 (paper)
 
Danish:
 
Dodelig Proces (Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Forgalet Modtryk, Copenhagen, 1990
Skjult Dagsorden (Hidden Agenda), Forgalet Modtryk, Copenhagen, 1990
Definitiv Afsked (A Radical Departure), Forgalet Modtryk, Copenhagen, 1991
 
Finnish:
 
Juristit Murhaavat Elaakseen (Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Art House, Helsinki, 1991
Kertakaikkiset Jaahyvaiset (A Radical Departure), Art House, Helsinki, 1993
 
German:
 
Facelifting (A Radical Departure), Rotbuch, Berlin, 1991
Studentfudder (Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Rotbuch, Berlin, 1992
Der Aufechte Gang (The Good Fight), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1991
Am Rande des Gesetzes (The Smart Money), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1991
Altlasten (Prior Convictions), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1993
Harte Bandagen (A Hard Bargain), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1993
Facelifting (A Radical Departure), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1994
Blindes Vertrauen (Face Value), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1996
Morderische Kanzlei (Hidden Agenda), Econ Taschenbuch Verlag, 1997
Dunkle Gesange (Last Chants), Econ Verlag, Dusseldorf, 1997
Dunkle Gesange (Last Chants), Econ & List Taschenberg Verlag, Munich, 1999
Havana Twist, Ullstein Taschenbuchverlag, Munich, 2000
Designermorde (Designer Crimes), Ullstein Taschenbuchverlag, Munich, 2001
 
German Omnibus Editions:
 
Frauenkrimis, Am Rande Des Gesetzes (The Smart Money), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1994
Mord Am Golden Gate, Harte Bandagen (A Hard Bargain), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1997
 
German Anthologies:
 
Haffmans Krimi Jahresband 1997, "Eine Performance" ("Performance Crime"), Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich, 1997
Mord a la carte, "Der Todesangel" ("Destroying Angel"), Scherz Verlag, Munich, 1994
Mords Ladies, "Die Vereidigerin" ("Counsel for the Defense"), Scherz Verlag, Munich, 1994
Mord aus Liebe, "Der Todesangel" ("Destroying Angel"), Scherz Verlag, Munich, 1995 (cloth)
Mord aus Liebe, "Der Todesangel" ("Destroying Angel"), Scherz Verlag, Munich, 1997 (paper)
Das Beste vom Bosen, "Die Vereidigerin" ("Counsel for the Defense"), Scherz Verlag, Munich, 1997 (cloth)
Das Beste vom Bosen, "Die Vereidigerin" ("Counsel for the Defense"), Scherz Verlag, Munich, 1998 (paper)
Die Anwalte, "Die Verteidigerin" ("Counsel for the Defense"), Sonderausgabe, Munich, 1999
 
Italian:
 
Morte in Facoltà (Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Il Giallo Mondadori, Rome, 1990
 
Japanese:
 
(Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Tokyo Sogensha, 1990
(Prior Convictions), Tokyo Sogensha, 1991
(A Radical Departure), Tokyo Sogensha, 1991
(Hidden Agenda), Tokyo Sogensha, 1991
 
Norwegian:
 
En Dare Kan Sporre (Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Forgalet Oktober, Oslo, 1993
Den Enes Dod (A Radical Departure), Forgalet Oktober, Oslo, 1993
Den Som Farer Med Logn (Hidden Agenda), Forgalet Oktober, Oslo, 1994
En Dare Kan Sporre (Where Lawyers Fear to Tread), Oktober Spenning, Oslo, 1994
 
 
Audio Editions:
 
Novels:
 
Last Chants (abridged), Read by Alexa Bauer, Sunset Productions, 1996;
     Also Included in Best of Mysteries, Literate Listener Series, Countertop Audio, 1999
 
Star Witness (abridged), Read by Alexa Bauer, Sunset Productions, 1997
 
Havana Twist (abridged), Read by Susan Anspach, Dove Audio, 1998
 
Havana Twist (unabridged), Read by Anna Fields, Blackstone Audiobooks, 1999; available on iTunes
 
Short Stories:
 
"Easy Go", Deadly Allies, ed. Robert Randisi and Marilyn Wallace,
  Read by Loretta Swit, Dove Audio, 1992
 
"Dead Drunk", Guilty As Charged, ed. Scott Turow, Audio Volume 2,
  Read by Judy Kaye, Durkin Hayes Audio, 1997;
  For the Good of the Firm, ed. Martin. Greenberg,
  Read by Yancy Butler, Dove Audio, 1999
 
"Dream Lawyer", Diagnosis: Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman,
  Read by J.J. Kennedy, DH Audio, 1998
 
"If It Can't Be True", Irreconcilable Differences, ed. Lia Matera,
  Read by Amanda Karr, Dove Audio, 1999
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