Order of Josie Prescott Books
The Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series is a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Jane K. Cleland. Following a price-fixing scandal at a New York auction house, Josie Prescott decides to restore her name by dealing antiques in New Hampshire. But as her new business is just getting started, murder occurs, implicating her as the suspect. (more…)
Order of Jane K. Cleland Books
Jane K. Cleland is an American author of cozy mystery novels and non-fiction books in addition to being a playwright. She writes the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series. Jane has earned both her MFA in professional and creative writing and her MBA in marketing and management. She is now on the Lehman College faculty, which is part of the City University of New York and mentors MFA students in Western Connecticut State University’s Creative & Professional Writing program. She is also the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award. As a playwright, Jane writes noir and comedic plays about the conflict of women loving men that they also hate. (more…)
Order of Jack Lennon Books
Jack Lennon is the protagonist in a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by Irish author Stuart Neville. Jack Lennon is a detective inspector in Belfast, Northern Ireland – a city that is still reeling from its Troubles of decades past. The series is also known as the “Belfast Novels” series. (more…)
Order of Stuart Neville Books
Stuart Neville is an Irish author of hardboiled crime fiction novels. He writes the Jack Lennon series, set in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Besides being a published novelist, Neville has also been a musician, a composer, a teacher, a salesman, a film extra, a baker and a hand double. He currently works as a partner in a multimedia design business. Stuart’s novels have been translated into many different languages and have been shortlisted for the Barry, Macavity and Dilys awards. (more…)
Order of Survivor’s Club Books
The Survivor’s Club series is a series of historical romance novels by Welsh-Canadian novelist Mary Balogh. The series is about six men and one woman who all suffered some sort of wound due to the Napoleonic Wars. They all converge at the home of the Duke of Stanbrook, where they are all in recovery. The series is a spin-off of Balogh’s Bedwyn Family series. (more…)
Order of Paul Sussman Books
Paul Sussman (1966-2012) was an English author of thriller novels. He wrote the Yusuf Khalifa series. In addition to being a novelist, Sussman was also an archaeologist and a journalist. As an archaeologist, Sussman (whose focus was Egypt) was able to find pharaonic jewellery from the Valley of the Kings – the only jewellery of the sort to be discovered since King Tut’s discovery in 1922. As a journalist, Sussman wrote a satirical column called “In the News” for The Big Issue. Sadly, Paul died suddenly in 2012 from a ruptured aneurysm, leaving behind a wife and two sons. (more…)
Order of D.I. Marjory Fleming Books
D.I. Marjory Fleming is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller novels by Scottish novelist Aline Templeton. Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming is tough with a sense of humour and a passion for justice. After visiting Galloway and seeing how hard the region was hit by the foot-and-mouth epidemic, Templeton decided to set her crime fiction series in the rural area. (more…)
Order of Aline Templeton Books
Aline Templeton is a Scottish novelist of crime thriller novels. She writes the D.I. Marjory Fleming series. Aline grew up in Fife, Scotland and attended St. Leonards School, St. Andrews and Cambridge University. Her first careers were in education and broadcasting. As a writer, her articles have appeared in various newspapers and magazines. Aline is married, lives in Edinburgh and has adult children. (more…)
Order of Jefferson Tayte Books
Jefferson Tayte is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery/thriller novels by English author Steve Robinson. Tayte is an American genealogist who is hired to dig back into family histories in order to solve mysteries. The series combines the historical mystery with the contemporary thriller. (more…)
Order of Steve Robinson Books
Steve Robinson is an English novelist of historical mystery/thriller novels. He writes the Jefferson Tayte series. Steve first began writing at age 16, when he had his first magazine article published. After he decided a career in telecommunications was going nowhere, he made the decision to start writing full-time. Steve became interested in genealogy because he did not know who his grandfather was. His grandfather was an American soldier who was stationed in England during World War II. Following the war, he returned home and left his young family in England. Steve lives outside London, England. (more…)