Order of Chris Grabenstein Books
Chris Grabenstein is an American author of thriller and mystery novels as well as young adult novels. He writes several series, including the John Ceepak series and the Haunted Mysteries series for young adults. Chris is a frequent collaborator with James Patterson, who discovered his writing talent as Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson Advertising. Chris has worked with Patterson on the Daniel X, I Funny, Treasure Hunters and House of Robots series. In addition to being a novelist, he also has screenwriting credits to his name for the CBS television movie The Christmas Gift and The Muppets. (more…)
Order of Bruno, Chief Of Police Books
Bruno, Chief of Police is a series of crime fiction novels by British author Martin Walker. The titular character, Bruno Courreges, is the chief of police in his hometown of St. Denis. He also enjoys cooking and hunting, grows his own food and has built his own house himself. In his job as chief of police, he applies his own sense of justice to the job and butts heads with detectives and politicians. (more…)
Order of Martin Walker Books
Martin Walker is a British author of mystery novels and non-fiction books. He writes the Bruno, Chief of Police series. Martin has worked as Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of United Press International, various posts at The Guardian, a commentator for CNN and a columnist for newspapers in the U.S. and Europe. He is married to fellow novelist Julia Watson and has two daughters. (more…)
Order of Leo J. Maloney Books
Leo J. Maloney is an American novelist of action thriller novels. Leo was born and raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Northeastern University. After joining the army, he was recruited as a Black Ops contractor and was assigned to top secret missions worldwide. Following his career in as a Black Ops independent contractor, he moved to acting as well as working in other jobs in the industry. Leo has now taken his life as a Black Ops contractor and drawn on his experiences to start a writing career, starting a series featuring Dan Morgan. (more…)
Order of John Saul Books
John Saul is an American author of horror and thriller novels. After losing his job, John spent the weekend churning out his first book, which he received $200 for and was published under a pen name. After about ten of these, he was contacted by Dell Publishing, who wanted him to write a psychological thriller. John lives with his partner of over 30 years and splits his time between the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. (more…)
Order of Daisy Dalrymple Books
Daisy Dalrymple is the protagonist in a series of cozy/historical mystery novels by English-American novelist Carola Dunn. The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple is a journalist living in Hampshire, England. The series is set during the Roaring Twenties following World War I. (more…)
Order of Carola Dunn Books
Carola Dunn is an English-American author of historical romance and cozy mystery novels. She earned her B.A. in Russian and French from Manchester University and then emigrated to the United States. She writes the Daisy Dalrymple cozy mystery series. Carola lives in Eugene, Oregon. (more…)
Order of Cormac McCarthy Books
Cormac McCarthy is an American author and playwright of gothic, western and post-apocalyptic fiction. He is the author of the Border Trilogy. His novels No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses, The Road and Child of God have all been adapted to film. McCarthy won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Road and the PEN/Saul Bellow Award. (more…)
Order of James A. Michener Books
James A. Michener (1907-1997) was an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction. He is well-known for the amount of research that went into his work in addition to the length of his novels (900 pages was a short novel for him). Michener was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel Tales of the South Pacific, which was published in 1948. His novels have been adapted into several different films as well as multiple TV series and mini-series. Michener died in 1997 of kidney failure at the age of 90. (more…)
Order of D.I. Peter Shaw Books
D.I. Peter Shaw is the main protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by British author Jim Kelly. Detective Inspector Peter Shaw is joined by Detective Sergeant George Valentine in the county of Norfolk, England. The series is sometimes referred to as simply the D.I. Peter Shaw series and other times using both of the detectives names. (more…)