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PJ Tracy is the pseudonym of mother-daughter writing duo P.J. and Traci Lambrecht, winners of the Anthony, Barry, Gumshoe, and Minnesota Book Awards. Their ten novels in the Monkeewrench series, MONKEEWRENCH, LIVE BAIT, DEAD RUN, SNOW BLIND, SHOOT TO THRILL, OFF THE GRID, THE SIXTH IDEA, NOTHING STAYS BURIED, THE GUILTY DEAD, and ICE COLD HEART have become national and international bestsellers. PJ passed away in December 2016, and Traci started a new series set in Los Angeles, featuring Detective Margaret Nolan. DEEP INTO THE DARK, DESOLATION CANYON, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, and CITY OF SECRETS are available anywhere you buy your books!

THE DEEPEST CUT, the eleventh Monkeewrench novel will be released on September 9th, 2025.

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	Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 14,076 ratings — published 2003 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Live Bait (Monkeewrench, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 7,739 ratings — published 2004 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Run (Monkeewrench, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 6,670 ratings — published 2005 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snow Blind (Monkeewrench, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 6,635 ratings — published 2006 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shoot to Thrill (Monkeewrench, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 5,610 ratings — published 2010 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Off the Grid (Monkeewrench, #6) 3.89 avg rating — 4,921 ratings — published 2012 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Stays Buried (Monkeewrench, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 4,277 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sixth Idea (Monkeewrench, #7) 3.99 avg rating — 4,104 ratings — published 2016 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guilty Dead (Monkeewrench, #9) 4.08 avg rating — 3,934 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Cold Heart (Monkeewrench, #10) 4.12 avg rating — 3,816 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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P.J. Tracy's Blog: Autumn 2022

MONKEEWRENCH IS BACK!

Dear friends,

I'm thrilled to announce that the 11th Monkeewrench novel, THE DEEPEST CUT, will be released September 9th, 2025! After the marvelous detour I took to write about Detective Margaret Nolan (DEEP INTO THE DARK, DESOLATION CANYON, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, and CITY OF SECRETS), it was fun to be back with the gang!

Available for pre-order now! Happy reading!

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P.J. Tracy wrote a new blog post MONKEEWRENCH IS BACK! Dear friends, I'm thrilled to announce that the 11th Monkeewrench novel, THE DEEPEST CUT, will be released September 9th, 2025! After the marvelous det Read more of this blog post »
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P.J. Tracy answered Kristi's question: Ms. Lambrecht, I just found out you are also an Ole. I graduated from St. Olaf in 1970 and taught psychology there from 1973 to 2000. Perhaps we overlapped. I participated in the Term in Thailand in 1967/68. We bonded so completely that we still get together. I am now a retired servant to a cat, but am eternally grateful for my experiences on the Hill. I have enjoyed the Monkeewrench series. Kristi & Abby Tabby? Nice to meet a fellow Ole and cat servant! I still get together with my group from the interim in Ireland! St. Olaf was the best experience. Glad you enjoy Monkeewrench, have you read the new series set in LA? The fourth book (City of Secrets) was ju See Full Answer
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“If anyone ever told five-year-olds the truth about life, he thought, there’d be a rash of kindergarten suicides. ”
― P.J. Tracy, Live Bait

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“You two have sex every time you look at each other; sleeping together is just a formality you haven’t gotten around to yet.”
― P.J. Tracy, Live Bait

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“There are no nonsmokers in this business. Just people trying to quit, and people who haven’t started yet.”
― P.J. Tracy, Dead Run

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