Penny, Louise: Armond Gamache Mysteries

Canadian author Louise Penny is a little younger than me and has written one of the most beloved mystery series of all time ( I think)....

Locke, Attica

Attica Locke’s (b 1974) first novel, Black Water Rising was nominated for an Edgar Award, an NAACP Image Award, as well as a Los Angeles...

Cleverly, Barbara — Detective Joe Sandilands Mystery Series, Inspector Redfrye Mystery Series,

Barbara Cleverly was born in Yorkshire, England (1940) and is known for the Detective Joe Sandilands Mysteries (13 of them – enjoyed...

Finch, Charles: Charles Lynch Mysteries

Charles Finch is a literary critic and author. Born in 1980 (!!) in New York City, he was educated at Yale University and Merton College,...

Massey, Sujata: Perveen Mistry and Rei Shamuro Mysteries

Born in England to parents from India and Germany, Sujata Massey was raised primarily in St. Paul, Minnesota, and she’s lived for over...

Davis, Lindsey: Marcus Didius Falco and Flavia Albia Mysteries

Lindsey David was born in Birmingham, England, studied at Oxford, and worked as a civil servant for 13 years. After a romantic novel...

Harris, C.S. — Sebastian St. Syr Mystery Series

C.S. Harris, aka Candice Proctor and C.S. Graham, is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than a dozen novels including the...

King, Laurie R (Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes, Harris Stuyvesant Books, Stand-Alone Books

Laurie R King is the New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories,...

Raybourne, Deanna Veronica Speedwell Mysteries

Deanna Raybourne (Veronica Speedwell Mysteries and Lady Gray Mysteries) combines romance and mystery in the Victorian era, with charming...

Rendell, Ruth, Chief Inspector Wexford Novels (aka Barbara Vine) –

1930-2015 Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. She is best known for...

Fowler, Christopher – Bryant and May Mysteries

“Do you enjoy reading?” “I enjoyed Fifty Shades of Grey.” Bryant quailed at the thought. “That’s not really reading, is it? More like...

Thomas, Sherry – The Lady Sherlock Series

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Sherry Thomas’s Lady Sherlock Series. Thomas has published romance, fantasy and YA books, none of...

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