Order of Colin Bateman Books
Colin Bateman is an Irish author of crime fiction, thriller and dark comedy novels. Whether it’s his Dan Starkey, Martin Murphy or Mystery Man series for adults or his Eddie and The Gang with No Name, Titanic 2020 or SOS Adventures for children, Bateman writes for both young and old. Bateman began his career as a journalist when he was only 16, starting out as a cub reporter, then graduating to a regular columnist and finally deputy editor. After Divorcing Jack was published in 1995, he has been focusing on his career as a novelist and screenwriter. His screenplays include Divorcing Jack, Crossmaheart, Wild About Harry, Turbulent Priests (unproduced) and Watermelon. (more…)
Order of Andy Broussard & Kit Franklyn Books
Andy Broussard & Kit Franklyn are the protagonists in a series of forensic mystery novels by American novelist D.J. Donaldson (Don Donaldson). Set in New Orleans, the series teams up an obese, but shrewd chief medical examiner Andy Broussard with a young psychologist named Kit Franklyn. (more…)
Order of Don Donaldson Books
Don Donaldson is an American author of forensic mystery and medical thriller novels. He writes the Andy Broussard & Kit Franklyn series (as D.J. Donaldson). Don has his Ph.D in human anatomy. He has taught microscopic anatomy to over 5,000 students in the medical and dental professions and has published dozens of research papers on the subject of wound healing. Donaldson lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife and their dogs. (more…)
Order of Mary Poppins Books
Mary Poppins is the main character in a series of children’s books by Australian author P.L. Travers. Mary Poppins is considered to be the quintessential English nanny by many, but she is capable of many feats of magic, including flying in on an umbrella. In the series, she works as a nanny to the Banks children, who live on Cherry Tree Lane. And then, as soon as she appears, she “pops out.” The books were adapted into the 1964 film Mary Poppins, staring Julie Andrews. (more…)
Order of P.L. Travers Books
P.L. Travers (1899-1996) was an Australian-English author of children’s books. She is best known for creating Mary Poppins. Travers began getting her poems published as a teenager in multiple publications. At the same time, she was also making a name for herself as an actress. After touring Australia and New Zealand, she left Australia for England in 1924. It would be after settling in England that she would begin writing Mary Poppins stories. Travers’ story was made into the movie Saving Mr. Banks, where she was portrayed by Emma Thompson (opposite Tom Hanks as Walt Disney). (more…)
Order of Voyages Extraordinaires Books
Voyages Extraordinaires is a series of adventure novels by French novelist Jules Verne. The series is made up of unconnected journeys and adventures by various people. The editor, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, said that the idea of the series was “to outline all the geographical, geological, physical, and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format … the history of the universe.” The books are made with extreme addition to detail, combined with a love for exploration. The books give the reader a good amount of knowledge of geology, biology, astronomy, paleontology, oceanography and many of the different cultures of the world from the time. (more…)
Order of Jules Verne Books
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French author of adventure and science fiction novels, in addition to being a poet and a playwright. He is best known for his Voyages Extraordinaires series, which makes up the vast majority of his work. His work is not meant to be science fiction, although he is considered to be one of the foremost pioneers of the genre. Although he was not a scientist or an inventor, he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before such the forms of transportation were out of their infancies (or in the case of space travel, created). (more…)
Order of Swift River Valley Books
Swift River Valley is a series of contemporary romance novels by American author Carla Neggers. The series follows romances that occur in a small town in New England’s Swift River Valley. (more…)
Order of Boundary Books
Boundary is a series of science fiction/adventure novels by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor. When paleontologist Dr. Helen Sutter gets hold of a fossil that a teenager found in the desert in Arizona, she thinks it can help her solve some of Earth’s greatest mysteries. But what she doesn’t expect is that this fossil will send her all the way to Mars. (more…)
Order of Elizabeth Haynes Books
Elizabeth Haynes is a British author of crime fiction and suspense novels. She writes the DCI Louisa Smith series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Elizabeth worked as a police intelligence analyst for seven years – a career she is currently on a break from. She grew up in Sussex, England and studied English, German and Art History at Leicester University. Elizabeth prefers to write either in coffee shops or in a shed-turned-office that takes up most of her garden. She lives in Kent with her husband and son. (more…)