Order of Edna Buchanan Books
Edna Buchanan is an American author of crime fiction/mystery novels and true crime non-fiction books. As a novelist, her best known work is her Britt Montero series. Buchanan is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist – an award she won in 1986 for her work as a police beat reporter in Miami. During her 18-year career as a journalist (working for the Miami Beach Daily Sun and The Miami Herald), Buchanan reported more than 5,000 deaths (3,000 of which were murders) and also covered kidnappings, riots, fires, plane crashes and more. (more…)
Order of Inspector Devlin Books
Inspector Devlin is a series of crime thriller novels by Irish novelist Brian McGilloway. Inspector Benedict Devlin is an inspector with the Garda in Northern Ireland. (more…)
Order of Brian McGilloway Books
Brian McGilloway is an Irish novelist of crime thriller novels. He writes the Inspector Devlin and D.S. Lucy Black series. McGilloway attended Queen’s University Belfast, where he studied English and took part in theatre and won the Irish Student Drama Association Award for theatrical lighting design. He lives with his wife and four children. (more…)
Order of Little Women Books
Little Women is a series of coming-of-age/children’s novels by American author Louisa May Alcott. The series follows the four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – starting from childhood and growing up into adulthood during the 19th century in New England. Alcott partially based the books on her own life, growing her up with her own sisters. The books helped create the original image of the “All-American girl.” (more…)
Order of Louisa May Alcott Books
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author of children’s fiction, young adult fiction, thrillers and poetry. Her writing career took off while she was working as a nurse during the Civil War and writing about her experiences (for what became Hospital Sketches). Alcott is best known for her children’s novel Little Women – a Civil War-era coming of age story that spawned multiple sequels. The novel Little Women gave her the financial independence she desired and the ability to continue writing until her death. (more…)
Order of Mac Fontana Books
Mac Fontana is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Earl Emerson. Mac Fontana is the fire chief and part-time deputy sheriff in the fictional town of Staircase, Washington. (more…)
Order of Thomas Black Books
Thomas Black is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Earl Emerson. Thomas Black was a 10-year vet with the Seattle Police Department until he ended up killing a teenaged car thief, causing him to quit the department. Now, he ends up renting a basement, while living off his police pension and the odd P.I. job that comes his way. Black occasionally teams up his best friend, Kathy Birchfield, who starts out as a law student who rents a room from him. (more…)
Order of Earl Emerson Books
Earl Emerson is an American author of mystery, suspense and thriller novels. He writes the Thomas Black series and the Mac Fontana series. Aside from being a novelist, Emerson is also a lieutenant with the Seattle Fire Department and has written thriller novels involving the fire department. (more…)
Order of Cutthroat Business Mysteries Books
Cutthroat Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by Norwegian author Jenna Bennett (aka Bente Gallagher). The protagonist of the series is Savannah Martin, who has always done her best to be a good girl and do what was expected of her. But when she finds out that her “perfect” husband has been cheating on her, she kicks him out (he was lousy in bed, anyway) and decides to live life on her own terms. Now she’s starting over with a new apartment, new career and a new outlook on life, but that same life keeps throwing her curveballs. (more…)
Order of Do-It-Yourself Mysteries Books
The Do-It-Yourself Mysteries series is a series of cozy mystery novels by Norwegian author Jennie Bentley (Jenna Bennett). The lead character of the series is Avery Baker, who used to work as a textile designer in New York. Now, she has inherited an old cottage in Maine from her aunt and has found herself a new career in home renovation. But with the new career also comes some amateur sleuth work on the side when bodies turn up during her work… (more…)