Order of Quinn Colson Books
Quinn Colson is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by American novelist Ace Atkins. In this hero-driven series, Quinn Colson is both an Iraq and Afghanistan vet who returns back home to Mississippi in order to fight corruption. The series mixes in dashes of western and noir. The Quinn Colson series is currently being developed for television. (more…)
Order of Michael Ridpath Books
Michael Ridpath is an English author of financial and crime thriller novels. He writes the Fire and Ice series. Michael attended Millfield School and earned first-class honours in Modern History from Merton College, Oxford. He then spent eight years working for an international bank in London. Michael lives in London with his wife and three children. (more…)
Order of Tyler Dilts Books
Tyler Dilts is an American author of crime thriller novels. He is the author of the Long Beach Homicide series, which features Detective Danny Beckett. As the son of a police officer, Tyler grew up wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps. Although his goals would change, he maintained his interest in detective work. Tyler is now an instructor at California State University and he has had articles and stories appear in The Los Angeles Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Best American Mystery Stories and more. (more…)
Order of Dani Amore Books
Dani Amore is an American author of crime fiction, thriller, suspense and western novels. She writes the Mary Cooper series. Before becoming a self-published indie author, Dani worked in advertising and wrote during her weekends. She started out trying to write literary fiction, but got nowhere trying to write to please others; Dani finally found her calling when she began writing in the genres that she prefers to read herself. She lives in Los Angeles, California. (more…)
Order of Kat Colorado Books
Kat Colorado is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Karen Kijewski. Set in Sacramento, California, Kat was a bartender, but is now a “feisty” small-time private investigator in her 30s. She is described as a “curious lady with nine lives, nerves of iron… and a passion for justice.” Kat has a soft spot for the unlucky, the unloved and one special cop named Hank. (more…)
Order of Karen Kijewski Books
Karen Kijewski is an American author of mystery novels. She is the author of the Kat Colorado series. Karen earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley (which is also where her father, geography professor Clarance Glacken taught). Before becoming a novelist, Karen taught high school English in Massachusetts before switching careers. She worked as a bartender while she was just starting out as a writer. Karen lives in Sacramento, California and is married with two daughters. (more…)
Order of Long Earth Books
The Long Earth is a series of science fiction novels by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. The series follows Joshua Valiente, who can travel to planets that are similar to Earth (but without humans), and Labsang, who claims to have been a Tibetan motorcycle repairman who has been reincarnated as artificial intelligence. Together, they will learn as much as they can about these parallel worlds. (more…)
Order of Xeelee Books
The Xeelee Sequence is a series of hard science fiction novels by British novelist Stephen Baxter. It includes both the original Xeelee series and the Destiny’s Children series. The Xeelee Sequence is about the expansion of the human race, going to war with an alien race known as the Xeelee and the Xeelee’s war with the Photino Birds. Throughout the series, humans and posthumans must live in different extreme climates and conditions, including the heart of a neutron star or in a universe with a stronger degree of gravity. (more…)
Order of Stephen Baxter Books
Stephen Baxter is a British author of hard science fiction and alternate history novels. He writes the Xeelee Sequence, Destiny’s Children, NASA Trilogy, Manifold Trilogy, Mammoth Trilogy, Time Odyssey (with Arthur C. Clarke), Time’s Tapestry, Long Earth (with Terry Pratchett) and Proxima series. Baxter earned his degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, his doctorate degree in engineering from Southampton University and his MBA from Henley Management College. Before becoming an author full-time (in 1995), he taught math, physics and IT. Stephen lives in Prestwood, England. (more…)
Order of Amanda Pepper Books
Amanda Pepper is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Gillian Roberts. Much like the author herself, Amanda is a high school English teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Unlike the author, she becomes an amateur sleuth on accident when a body is found in her own living room. (more…)