Order of Deanna Raybourn Books

Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn is an American author of historical mystery novels. She writes the Lady Julia Grey series. Deanna’s family has been in Texas for six generations. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a double English major. After graduating, Raybourn taught high school English in San Antonio before switching careers to become a novelist. Deanna lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter. (more…)

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Order of Sloan and Crosby Books

Sloan and Crosby by Catherine Aird
Sloan and Crosby (aka the Calleshire Chronicles) is a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by English novelist Catherine Aird. “Sloan” is Detective Inspector Christopher Dennis Sloan (aka “Seedy”). Sloan is married and enjoys growing roses in his spare time. “Crosby” is his hapless sidekick – Detective Constable William Crosby. The series is set in Calleshire, a fictional county based on Kent. (more…)

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Order of Catherine Aird Books

Catherine Aird
Catherine Aird is the pen name of English author Kinn Hamilton McIntosh, who writes crime fiction novels. She is the author of the Sloan and Crosby series (aka The Calleshire Chronicles), which is the series that almost all of her novels belong to. Aird was born in Yorkshire, England, where she attended Waverley School and Greenhead High School. She served as Chair of the Crime Writers’ Assocation for 1990-91 and a Member of the Order of the British Empire due to her work with the Girl Guides. Catherine lives in a village near Canterbury, Kent, England, where she enjoys the village life. (more…)

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Order of Monster High Books

Monster High
Monster High is a multi-author series of children’s novels based on a doll line developed by Mattel and created by Garrett Sander. The dolls are all based on various horror movie, monster movie, sci-fi characters and other creatures. Some of the “ghouls” (like “girls”) in the series are Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Cleo de Nile, Deuce Gorgon, Lagoona Blue, Ghoulia Yelps, Abbey Bominable and Spectra Vondergeist. (more…)

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Order of Alphas Books

The Alphas by Lisi Harrison
The Alphas is a series of young adult novels by Canadian-American author Lisi Harrison. The Alpha Academy was founded by Shira Brazille in order to nurture the best and brightest dancers, writers, musicians and investors. The academy only houses one hundred girls, and will send anyone home at any time if they are not cutting the mustard. The series is a spin-off of The Clique series. The main characters in the series are Skye Hamilton (who originally appeared in The Clique), Allie A. Abbott, Charlie Deery, Shira Brazille, Darwin Brazille and Allie J. Abbott. (more…)

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Order of Clique Books

Clique by Lisi Harrison
The Clique is a series of young adult novels by Canadian-American novelist Lisi Harrison. The main characters of the series are five girls – Massie, Alicia, Dylan and Kristen (also known as The Pretty Committee) and newcomer to the school, Claire. The girls are “A-Listers” at an all-girls middle school called Octavian Country Day (OCD). The series has been adapted to direct-to-video movies by Warner Brothers. The series spins off into Harrison’s other series, The Alphas. (more…)

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Order of Lisi Harrison Books

Lisi Harrison
Lisi Harrison is a Canadian-American author of young adult and children’s novels, including her The Clique, Alphas and Pretenders series. She also writes books based on the Monster High doll line from Mattell. Lisi grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and moved to Montreal, Quebec when she was 18 to major in film at McGill University. After deciding she wanted to be a writer rather than a filmmaker, she moved over to Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts where she earned her BFA. From there, she got a job at MTV where she eventually became Senior Director of Development and lasted there for 12 years. Lisi is married with two children and currently lives in Laguna Beach, California where she writes eight hours a day. (more…)

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Order of Dr. Hoffmann Books

Dr Hoffmann by Christoph Spielberg
Dr. Felix Hoffmann is the protagonist in a series of medical thriller/mystery novels by German novelist Christoph Spielberg. Dr. Felix Hoffmann is a physician based out of Berlin, Germany who is great at his job, highly respected by his peers, loves watching soccer and drinking beer. Along with his girlfriend Celine, Hoffmann investigates various medical-related mysteries. (more…)

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Order of Christoph Spielberg Books

Christoph Spielberg
Christoph Spielberg is a German author of medical thriller/mystery novels. He writes the Dr. Felix Hoffmann series and has also recently started working on a new series featuring a character named Heinz Buscher. Spielberg is a cardiologist who uses his real-life experiences to writes his fiction. He is an Agatha Award and Friedrich Glauser award-winning author. (more…)

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Order of Ripley Books

Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Ripley series (or “the Ripliad”) is a series of psychological thriller/suspense/crime fiction novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith. The title character, Tom Ripley, became an orphan when he was five years old. He was then raised by his aunt in Boston, who mocked him growing up. When he was a teenager, he made an attempt to run away from his aunt to New York City, where he wound up once he reached adulthood. While the character has relationships with men, his sexuality is left ambiguous. Highsmith referred to Tom Ripley as a “suave, agreeable and utterly amoral” con artist and serial killer who always evades justice, while Roger Ebert called described him as “charming, literate, and a monster.” (more…)

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