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)....
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- Mar 14, 2022
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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...
- Mar 13, 2022
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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...
- Feb 14, 2022
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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,...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
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...
- Dec 25, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Raybourne, Deanna Veronica Speedwell Mysteries
Deanna Raybourne (Veronica Speedwell Mysteries and Lady Gray Mysteries) combines romance and mystery in the Victorian era, with charming...
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
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...
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
Pirkis, Catherine Louisa
Catherine Louisa Pirkis (1839-1910) wrote a total of 14 novels in the years spanning between 1877 and 1894, and contributed to many...
- Feb 20, 2020
- 2 min
Ashley, Jennifer – Kat Holloway Mysteries
Jennifer Ashley is one of those writers with limitless energy and a treasure trove of untold stories in her head. She writes historical,...
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Alexander, Tasha – Lady Emily Historical Mystery Series
Tasha Alexander studied English Literature and Medieval History at the University of Notre Dame. She wrote a novel, Elizabeth: The Golden...
- Dec 15, 2019
- 2 min
Chapman, Julia – Dales Detective Agency Series
Julia Chapman is the pen name of Julia Stagg. She wrote the Fogas Chronicles, a series set in the French Pyrenees, and the Dales...
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
Fredericks, Mariah – Jane Prescott Mysteries
Mariah Fredericks is the author of the Edgar-nominated Y/A novel Crunch Time (. She was born and raised in New York City, where she lives...
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
Mertz, Barbara Louise (AKA Elizabeth Peters)
Barbara Louise Mertz (1927 – 2013), was an Illinois-born author with a University of Chicago PhD (1952) in Egyptology who wrote under the...
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
Flanders, Judith – Sam Clair Mysteries
“Oh, just kill me now.” I didn’t shriek that out loud, just clenched my teeth more tightly. It was eight thirty and already the day...
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Heyer, Georgette — Mysteries
One of my literary heroes is Georgette Heyer (London 1902 – 1974), who never appeared in public or gave an interview. She was a...
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