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Joyce Christmas is the author of 11 mysteries published by Fawcett Gold Medal, eight featuring expatriate Brit in Manhattan, Lady Margaret Priam. A ninth Lady Margaret book, Going Out in Style, is scheduled for summer 1998. Her second series stars retired office manager, Betty Trenka, a senior sleuth who's facing the problems of aging, and finding a new life for herself. The most recent, Downsized to Death, was published in November, 1997, for a total of three in the series so far.
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Average rating: 3.38 · 559 ratings · 83 reviews · 28 distinct works
This Business Is Murder
3.54 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Suddenly in Her Sorbet (Lad...
3.03 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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A Fete Worse Than Death
3.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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A Perfect Day for Dying
3.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Downsized to Death
3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1997
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A Stunning Way to Die
3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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Simply to Die For (Lady Mar...
3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
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A Better Class of Murder
2.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Dying Well: A Lady Margaret...
3.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
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Friend or Faux (Lady Margar...
3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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Series by Joyce Christmas

Suddenly in Her Sorbet Simply to Die For A Fete Worse Than Death A Stunning Way to Die Friend or Faux It's Her Funeral A Perfect Day for Dying
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3.30 avg rating — 210 ratings

This Business Is Murder Death at Face Value Downsized to Death Mood to Murder
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3.42 avg rating — 91 ratings

A Better Class of Murder Forged in Blood: A Lady Mar...
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2.83 avg rating — 36 ratings

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