P. J. Tracy is a

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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. Their ten mystery thrillers include ''

Monkeewrench ''Monkeewrench'' (released later in the United Kingdom as ''Want to Play?''), is the first novel by author team P. J. Tracy. It revolves around the search for a copycat killer, who is recreating murders found in a new computer game. It also seems ...

'' (published as ''

Want to Play? ''Monkeewrench'' (released later in the United Kingdom as ''Want to Play?''), is the first novel by author team P. J. Tracy. It revolves around the search for a copycat killer, who is recreating murders found in a new computer game. It also seems ...

'' 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''. 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.

Novels

Monkeewrench Series *''

'' (2003) (UK title: ''Want To Play?'') **Won 2004 Barry Award for Best First Mystery Novel *'' Live Bait'' (2004) *'' Dead Run'' (2005) *''Snow Blind'' (2006) *''Shoot to Thrill'' (2010) (UK title: ''Play to Kill'') *''Off the Grid'' (2012) (UK title: ''Two Evils'') *''The Sixth Idea'' (2016) (UK title: ''Cold Kill)'' *''Nothing Stays Buried'' (2017) *''The Guilty Dead'' (2018) *''Ice Cold Heart'' (2020) Detective Margaret Nolan series *''Deep into the Dark'' (2021) Standalone * ''Return of the Magi'' (2017)

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* 21st-century American novelists American mystery writers Collective pseudonyms Anthony Award winners Barry Award winners American women novelists Women mystery writers 21st-century American women writers Pseudonymous women writers {{US-novelist-stub