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FROM: Robert Eagan <reagan@wendy.library.nashville.org>
REC'D: 3/28/02, 7:12 PM

Patron is looking for a mystery or series of mysteries with a detective who is
a contractor or carpenter by trade; she thinks "square" or "squared" is in the
title(s) and that the novels were written about a decade ago. Thanks in
advance.

FROM: Rolf Laun <rlaun@sanantonio.gov>
REC'D: 3/28/02, 8:50 PM

Kind of long shot, but the only sleuth I can think of who is a contractor
(in Miami) is Les Standiford's John Deal. The first book in the series came
out out in 1993, so that's almost a decade ago, but the most recent just
came out in 2001. They are:

Done Deal (1993)
Raw Deal (1994)
Deal to Die For (1995)
Deal on Ice (1997)
Presidental Deal (1998)
Deal with the Dead (2001)

->Rolf Laun<-
San Antonio Public Library

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Eagan [mailto:reagan@wendy.library.nashville.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:08 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Sleuth who is a carpenter/contractor


Patron is looking for a mystery or series of mysteries with a detective who
is
a contractor or carpenter by trade; she thinks "square" or "squared" is in
the
title(s) and that the novels were written about a decade ago. Thanks in
advance.

FROM: "mmwm@mail.abs.adelphia.net" <mmwm@mail.abs.adelphia.net>
REC'D: 3/28/02, 9:01 PM

Well, 'Square' isn't in the title, but these feature a sleuth-contractor
and the first one is about 10 yrs old:
Author: Les Standisford
Series: JOHN DEAL Mysteries
Main Character(s): John Deal, Building Contractor
Location: Miami, Florida, USA
1 - Done Deal (1993)
2 - Raw Deal (1994)
3 - Deal to Die For (1995)
4 - Deal on Ice (1997)

~ Molly Wms.
Waterboro Public Library (Maine)
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From: Robert Eagan reagan@wendy.library.nashville.org
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 19:07:31 -0600 (CST)
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Subject: Sleuth who is a carpenter/contractor


Patron is looking for a mystery or series of mysteries with a detective who is
a contractor or carpenter by trade; she thinks "square" or "squared" is in the
title(s) and that the novels were written about a decade ago. Thanks in
advance.

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FROM: "Marty Charles" <mcharles@kscable.com>
REC'D: 3/30/02, 12:44 PM

This is a long shot, and doesn't meet all of the criteria, but there is a
series of mysteries by Valerie Wolzien featuring Josie Pigeon, who is the
owner of a firm called Island Contracting, which incidentally is an
all-women company. The books are Shore to Die, Permit for Murder, Deck the
Halls with Murder, This Old Murder, and Murder in the Forecast .

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Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:08 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Sleuth who is a carpenter/contractor


Patron is looking for a mystery or series of mysteries with a detective who
is
a contractor or carpenter by trade; she thinks "square" or "squared" is in
the
title(s) and that the novels were written about a decade ago. Thanks in
advance.

FROM: "Beth Andersen" <bandersen@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 4/1/02, 8:58 AM

A mystery series by Les Standiford features a protagonist named John Deal
who is a building contractor.

The word 'Deal' is in every title.

It's a long shot but maybe this is the series your patron is seeking.

Beth Andersen
Ann Arbor (MI) District Library

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