Authors and books mentioned in
April Fool Dead
Jeff Abbott
- Do unto Others
Susan Wittig Albert
- China Bayles series
Eric Ambler
- Epitaph for a Spy
- The Light of Day
Marion Babson
- Cover-Up Story
Mignon Ballard
- Angel at Troublesome Creek
Jane Baskin
- Jane of the Jungle
Earl Derr Biggers
- Charlie Chan series
James Lee Burke
Leslie Charteris
- Simon Templar / The Saint series
Agatha Christie
- Miss Marple novels
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Harlan Coben
Robert Crais
Bill Crider
Mary Daheim
- Creeps Suzette
Nora DeLoach
- Mama Stalks the Past
Jo Dereske
- Miss Zukas series
Franklin W. Dixon
- Hardy Boys series
Daphne Du Maurier
- Rebecca
Selma Eichler
- Desiree Shapiro series
Jerrilyn Farmer
Ian Fleming
- James Bond novels
Celia Fremlin
- The Spider-Orchid
Erle Stanley Gardner
- Perry Mason series
Andrew Garve
- Frame-Up
Anne George
- Murder Shoots the Bull
Thomas Harris
- Hannibal Lecter novels
Beverly Hastings
Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Scarlet Letter
Betsy Haynes
Gar Anthony Haywood
Mary Violet Heberden
- Desmond Shannon series
Patricia Highsmith
- Strangers on a Train
Victoria Holt
Richard Hull
- The Murder of My Aunt
H. R. F. Keating
Carolyn Keene
- Nancy Drew series
Kathleen Moore Knight
- Design in Diamonds
Elizabeth Lemarchand
- Suddenly, While Gardening
Gregory MacDonald
- Fletch
Philip MacDonald
- The List of Adrian Messenger
Alistair MacLean
- Night without End
Margaret Maron
- Killer Market
John Mortimer
- Rumpole of the Bailey series
Patricia Moyes
- Who Saw Her Die?
Joan Lowery Nixon
B. J. Oliphant
- Shirley McClintock series
Katherine Hall Page
Ann Perry
Edgar Allan Poe
Louisa Revell
- Julia Tyler series
Craig Rice
- Home Sweet Homicide
Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The Circular Staircase
Ann Ripley
- Murder of a Garden Pest
J. K. Rowling
Dorothy L. Sayers
- Murder Must Advertise
William Shakespeare
- Macbeth
Georges Simenon
- Inspector Maigret novels
Donald J. Sobol
- Encyclopedia Brown series
Mickey Spillane
- Mike Hammer series
George Edward Stanley
Rex Stout
- And Be a Villain
Julian Symons
- 31st of February
Josephine Tey
- The Franchise Affair
Kathy Hogan Trocheck
- To Live and Die in Dixie
Tom Wolfe
Israel Zangwill
- The Big Bow Mystery
Mark Richard Zubro
- A Simple Suburban Murder
Sharon Zukowski
- Blaine Stewart series
- Do unto Others
Susan Wittig Albert
- China Bayles series
Eric Ambler
- Epitaph for a Spy
- The Light of Day
Marion Babson
- Cover-Up Story
Mignon Ballard
- Angel at Troublesome Creek
Jane Baskin
- Jane of the Jungle
Earl Derr Biggers
- Charlie Chan series
James Lee Burke
Leslie Charteris
- Simon Templar / The Saint series
Agatha Christie
- Miss Marple novels
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Harlan Coben
Robert Crais
Bill Crider
Mary Daheim
- Creeps Suzette
Nora DeLoach
- Mama Stalks the Past
Jo Dereske
- Miss Zukas series
Franklin W. Dixon
- Hardy Boys series
Daphne Du Maurier
- Rebecca
Selma Eichler
- Desiree Shapiro series
Jerrilyn Farmer
Ian Fleming
- James Bond novels
Celia Fremlin
- The Spider-Orchid
Erle Stanley Gardner
- Perry Mason series
Andrew Garve
- Frame-Up
Anne George
- Murder Shoots the Bull
Thomas Harris
- Hannibal Lecter novels
Beverly Hastings
Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Scarlet Letter
Betsy Haynes
Gar Anthony Haywood
Mary Violet Heberden
- Desmond Shannon series
Patricia Highsmith
- Strangers on a Train
Victoria Holt
Richard Hull
- The Murder of My Aunt
H. R. F. Keating
Carolyn Keene
- Nancy Drew series
Kathleen Moore Knight
- Design in Diamonds
Elizabeth Lemarchand
- Suddenly, While Gardening
Gregory MacDonald
- Fletch
Philip MacDonald
- The List of Adrian Messenger
Alistair MacLean
- Night without End
Margaret Maron
- Killer Market
John Mortimer
- Rumpole of the Bailey series
Patricia Moyes
- Who Saw Her Die?
Joan Lowery Nixon
B. J. Oliphant
- Shirley McClintock series
Katherine Hall Page
Ann Perry
Edgar Allan Poe
Louisa Revell
- Julia Tyler series
Craig Rice
- Home Sweet Homicide
Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The Circular Staircase
Ann Ripley
- Murder of a Garden Pest
J. K. Rowling
Dorothy L. Sayers
- Murder Must Advertise
William Shakespeare
- Macbeth
Georges Simenon
- Inspector Maigret novels
Donald J. Sobol
- Encyclopedia Brown series
Mickey Spillane
- Mike Hammer series
George Edward Stanley
Rex Stout
- And Be a Villain
Julian Symons
- 31st of February
Josephine Tey
- The Franchise Affair
Kathy Hogan Trocheck
- To Live and Die in Dixie
Tom Wolfe
Israel Zangwill
- The Big Bow Mystery
Mark Richard Zubro
- A Simple Suburban Murder
Sharon Zukowski
- Blaine Stewart series