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Maggie Sullivan Mysteries Books 1-4 by [M. Ruth Myers]

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Join private investigator Maggie Sullivan for a fast-paced ride through streets and alleys of 1940s Dayton, Ohio, in the first four books of this historical mystery series that blends cozy with harboiled. The set includes the Shamus Award-winning novel Don’t Dare a Dame plus these titles: No Game for a Dame, Tough Cookie and Shamus in a Skirt.

NO GAME FOR A DAME – When a stranger who threatened her and wrecked her office winds up dead, 1940s private eye Maggie Sullivan finds herself taking on a crime boss.

TOUGH COOKIE – A high stakes swindler Maggie is hunting is found floating in the river. Now someone wants to silence her – and the corpse is strangely active.

DON’T DARE A DAME – A 25-year-old murder jeopardizes Maggie’s future as a private eye as well as her life when it points toward powerful people with political connections.

SHAMUS IN A SKIRT – Murder and theft at a posh hotel pits Maggie against well-heeled suspects fleeing the war in Europe.

Like mysteries with touches of humor, well-developed characters and a gritty little female who holds her own with the tough guys? Maggie’s your gal. More than 800 five-star reviews say once you slide into the passenger seat of Maggie’s DeSoto, you won’t want to get out. Buy the box set now.

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November 27, 2016
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NACOHSF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuesday House (November 27, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5634 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 865 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #531,924 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,040 in Historical Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #7,582 in Historical Mystery
- #12,519 in Cozy Mystery

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At age three author M. Ruth Myers blamed the misdeeds she was accused of on her invisible friend PapPap, who lived in a mayonnaise jar. Clearly Ruth herself was guilty only of running with a bad crowd.

Today she pleads guilty to being the Shamus Award winning author of the Maggie Sullivan mystery series as well as numerous other novels. You could say she’s a lifelong fibber who discovered her niche at an early age. Her books have been translated into seven languages, taught in a college course in Japan and optioned for film. Her romantic suspense novel A Touch of Magic was condensed in Good Housekeeping.

A native of Missouri, Ruth grew up in Wyoming. After earning a journalism degree from the University of Missouri, she wrote for daily papers in Michigan and Ohio. She has also worked in public relations, association management and as a ventriloquist. She’s happiest, however, when she’s killing people in the privacy of her study. Her husband and cat give her sideways glances and twitch from time to time.

When not involved in criminal acts, Ruth reads, plays the concertina (usually Irish tunes) and bakes.

PapPap is serving hard time as an editorial assistant.

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John T. Hansen

Entertaining, but not Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2022

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I read detective novels for entertainment, and the Maggie Sullivan books are that, especially if you like a young, female private detective in a male world: Dayton, Ohio circa 193901940,. I refer stories where the goal is solving baffling s crime with brain work. Maggie does some of that but the author apparently felt that some "Perils of Pauline" are also necessary to keep the reader interested. I can do without that, especially when the heroine or hero turns out to be physically and unbelievably super-human. That's why I gave this a four.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 23, 2022

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Read all four books in this box set straight through. Hoping there are more. Strong, tough female protagonist making it in a man’s world when it was even harder to do than it has been in my lifetime. The whole seems so authentic it feels like I took a time machine to late 1930s Dayton. Great character development across the stories, too. And we’ll crafted mysteries. I’m off to look for more Maggie Sullivan stories!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 8, 2021

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I liked this collection of four books. Maggie Sullivan carves out an interesting place in an interesting time. The descriptions of the Great Depression and the many transients looking for work, shelter or just a bite to eat endorses firsthand stories I've heard from folks who lived it. Nice slice of history!

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Hap

Wonderful characters and plots

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 2, 2022

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I thoroughly enjoyed the four books of the tales of Maggie Sullivan. The characters, story lines, ingenuity, and details were superb. Each situation was unique, and I was sorry to see the stories end.

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Capell

You can’t help but love Maggie!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 4, 2021

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Meyer’s makes Maggie both likable and real. As the mystery unfolds you also get to know Maggie’s personal life as well as get a glimpse of life in pre-world war small town America. Excellent!

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Steward Guardian

I love the books of Ray Chandler and Dash Hammett

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2018

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I love the books of Ray Chandler and Dash Hammett. They were said to be 'hard boiled.' Sam Spade and "The Maltese Falcon" and so forth. It is easy to discover that this author is also a pro, and pretty clear that she trained as a journalist.
For one thing, the usual Amazon writer's habit of needing ten or twenty proof-readers is absent; this is a pro job. For another, virtually all elements of an involving story are present. Placed in time just before WWII, the lexicon of the characters seem accurate - well researched. So too is the history (if you can imagine Dayton, Ohio as having a history - it does). Action goes forward quickly enough, with local color smoothly greasing the wheels of the story. The discovery of such details is delightful and the characters themselves fully described enough. While it's a nuisance having to pay for later editions, I shall without question complete the set.

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Dvince

Maggie Sullivan is my favorite!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 26, 2021

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I love Maggie Sullivan. This series is wonderful. I can't read the books fast enough. The plots are great. The historical aspect and accuracy is spot on. I won't give the book story away in a review because I think you will LOVE reading every word of every page for yourself.

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Kindle Customer

Didn't like writing style

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2022

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In the hands of a good writer, this could have been an excellent book. The protagonist was dislikeable, always spitting out uncontrolled hurtfulness and rudeness. She's always sorry afterwards, but then does it again, and again, and again. I got tired of it and stopped reading. It was a subject that I was interested in but not worth spending my time on.

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julia doyle

Classic detective

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 17, 2019

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Great gumshoe genre stuff, good central character and strong supports, a credible backstory and well researched scenario. I really enjoy this series.

Maxine Leslie

All 4 books were a wonderful read!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 25, 2022

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I was sad to come to the end of the series. The heroine is smart, courageous and an inspiration for women. The characters are realistic and remain true to themselves through out the series. Descriptions of the settings make you feel like you are there.

Desney King

Not my cup of tea

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on March 22, 2022

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Well written, well paced - but by the time I was partway into Book 2, I'd lost interest.
Maggie, and the era, just didn't do it for me.
I'm sure many readers would disagree, so I encourage you to give this collection a go.

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