Order of Oliver Sacks Books
Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) was a British neurologist and author of non-fiction books. The subject of most of his works were his own patients, including the novel Awakenings that was adapted to a film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Sacks was born in North London to two doctors and evacuated to the Midlands during the Blitz. Like his parents, he would also go into medicine and earned his BA in physiology and biology from The Queen’s College, Oxford University. He would later earn his MA and MB ChB from there as well. Sacks would then move to New York, where he lived from 1966 until his death. (more…)
Order of C.L. Bevill Books
C.L. Bevill is an American author of many different genres and sub-genres, including mystery, romance, paranormal, fantasy and many more. Besides being an author, she has been in the U.S. Army, cleaned floors, worked as a graphic illustrator, a therapist and been a stay-at-home mom. Constantly at work on her next novel, Bevill lives in Alabama with her husband and daughter. (more…)
Order of Lennox Books
Lennox is the protagonist in a series of historical crime fiction novels by British novelist Craig Russell. The Lennox character is a shady investigator who works the streets of Glasgow, Scotland during the fifties. (more…)
August 2015 Newsletter
Welcome to the first ever OrderOfBooks.com Newsletter. Please excuse any issues, errors etc – it’s our first attempt! If you see any problems don’t hesitate to let us know.
Each month we give away 2 prizes. 1st prize is a $50 Amazon Gift Certificate, and 2nd prize is a free book – our book of the month.
To win all you have to do is be a subscriber. Nothing more! When we go to hit “Publish” we take a list of all of our subscribers, throw them into a random draw and those are the winners.
Our $50 gift certificate winner is Sue-Ann from Kansas City, USA and our book of the month winner is Tricia from St Louis, USA. Both of you have been e-mailed. If you haven’t received an e-mail check your junk mail folder!
This newsletter will be short as we just want to test all the technical stuff out and make sure this works okay. Thanks for reading! (more…)
Order of Jan Fabel Books
Jan Fabel is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by British author Craig Russell. Jan Fabel heads the Murder Squad of the Hamburg Police in Hamburg, Germany. He is half-Scottish and was a historian prior to becoming a police officer. The series includes elements of history and mythology. (more…)
Order of Craig Russell Books
Craig Russell is a British author of crime fiction and thriller novels. He writes the Jan Fabel series as well as the Lennox series. As his Jan Fabel series is set in Hamburg, Germany, Russell is fluent in Germany and possesses an acute interest in post-war German history. His novels often include historical or mythological themes. (more…)
Order of Deirdre Quinn Nightingale Books
Deirdre Quinn Nightingale is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Lydia Adamson. Dr. Nightingale is a veterinarian from the state of New York, but while dealing with animals, she must also deal with murder. (more…)
Order of Alice Nestleton Books
Alice Nestleton is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Lydia Adamson. The series follows Alice Nestleton, actress/cat lady/amateur sleuth. She is especially fond of her Maine Coon, Bushy and her alleycat Pancho. Perhaps her feline friends will use their cat instincts to help her solve some mysteries… (more…)
Order of E.L. Doctorow Books
E.L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was an American author, best known for the novel Ragtime. After growing up in New York, Doctorow attended Kenyon College in Ohio where he majored in philosophy and took part in theatre. He graduated with honours and then went to Columbia University where he finished a year of graduate work in English drama. At that point, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, with whom he served as a corporal in the signal corps in Germany during post-war Allied occupation. Doctorow went home to New York and read for a motion picture company. After reading so many westerns, he got the idea for his first novel (Welcome to Hard Times), which began as a parody, but ended up as a serious entry into the genre. Doctorow passed away in July 2015 of lung cancer, while living in New York City. (more…)
Order of Lydia Adamson Books
Lydia Adamson is the pen name of Franklin B. King, who writes cozy mystery novels. Adamson is the author of the Alice Nestleton, Deirdre Quinn Nightingale and Lucy Wayles series. Aside from being a novelist, King is also a freelance writer and copywriter. He lives in New York City, New York. (more…)