Allana Martin
Author of Death of a Healing Woman: A Texana Jones Mystery
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Works by Allana Martin
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A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 46 copies, 1 review
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- Canonical name
- Martin, Allana
- Legal name
- Martin, Allana Taliaferro
- Birthdate
- 1947
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Lipan, Texas, USA - Education
- Texas Christian University
- Occupations
- teacher
novelist - Short biography
- Creator of the mystery series featuring sleuth-heroine Texana Jones. Raised in Fort Worth and a graduate of Texas Christian University, Martin taught high school journalism for 12 years before devoting full time to her books.
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Death of a Healing Woman, hardback, signed by Allana Martin
Author from Fort Worth, teacher at Paschal, retired to ranch in Lipan then to Marfa (so I heard). Very good sense of place and characters okay - a little too perfect
Four murder/Mystery stories with a Christmas theme:
The Christmas Bonus by Allana Martin – D
When a stranger hands trading post owner Texana Jones a suitcase full of money from a local drug lord, she's caught in a deadly no-man's-land between the FBI and drug smugglers - to refuse means death to accept means imprisonment. And that would be a bad thing why?
A merry little Christmas by Tom Mitcheltree – C
Everybody in town loved Adam Shipper - except his cold-blooded murderer. English professor Paul Fischer is asked to do some sleuthing to find out who disliked Adam Shipper and finds secrets that could just make this Christmas his last.
Holidays can be murder by Connie Shelton - B
Charlie Parker is delighted to have her mother-in-law come and stay for Christmas. Her pregnant next door neighbour, however, would prefer to find her own mother-in-law dead under the tree. Trouble is, she gets her wish and is the prime suspect.
Too many Santas by Elizabeth Gunn – D
When the department store Santa of Rutherford, Minnesota, goes missing, he is found tied and gagged and stuffed in the Christmas tree. Jake Hines is called to investigate a holiday mystery with too many Santas and really wish he hadn't bothered!!!… (more)
The Christmas Bonus by Allana Martin – D
When a stranger hands trading post owner Texana Jones a suitcase full of money from a local drug lord, she's caught in a deadly no-man's-land between the FBI and drug smugglers - to refuse means death to accept means imprisonment. And that would be a bad thing why?
A merry little Christmas by Tom Mitcheltree – C
Everybody in town loved Adam Shipper - except his cold-blooded murderer. English professor Paul Fischer is asked to do some sleuthing to find out who disliked Adam Shipper and finds secrets that could just make this Christmas his last.
Holidays can be murder by Connie Shelton - B
Charlie Parker is delighted to have her mother-in-law come and stay for Christmas. Her pregnant next door neighbour, however, would prefer to find her own mother-in-law dead under the tree. Trouble is, she gets her wish and is the prime suspect.
Too many Santas by Elizabeth Gunn – D
When the department store Santa of Rutherford, Minnesota, goes missing, he is found tied and gagged and stuffed in the Christmas tree. Jake Hines is called to investigate a holiday mystery with too many Santas and really wish he hadn't bothered!!!… (more)
the descriptions & atmosphere was interesting, the story wasn't very good
Martin is a new author for me and I enjoyed this unpretentious book so much that I've already requested another of hers from the library.
This reality-based tale is all about land and water rights and features a frightening insight into the Mexico judicial system.
This reality-based tale is all about land and water rights and features a frightening insight into the Mexico judicial system.
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- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #110,457
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
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