Order of Katia Lief Books
Katia Lief is an American author of crime fiction, psychological thriller novels and literary fiction. She was born in France to American parents, but quickly moved back home to the East Coast of the United States where she grew up. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, she would return to Paris. Months later, she returned to the U.S. to get a publishing job in New York (among other jobs) and then got her Master’s in literature and creative writing. She has written under her birth name of Katia Spiegelman, Kate Pepper and Katia Lief (which she appears to have settled on). She writes the Karin Schaeffer series. (more…)
Order of 39 Clues Books
The 39 Clues is a multi-author series of children’s adventure novels. Among the authors of the series are Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Roland Smith, David Baldacci, Jeff Hirsch and Natalie Standiford. The series follows the brother-sister team of Amy and Dan Cahill, who find out that they are part of the most powerful family ever. The series has been optioned for film by Steven Spielberg. (more…)
Book Review: Blood Red Turns Dollar Green Vol. 1 By Paul O’Brien
Written by Brandon Williams
Blood Red Turns Dollar Green by Paul O’Brien is a marriage between wrestling and literature that has never been seen before. And after Mick Foley put out Have a Nice Day in 1999 and it became a New York Times Bestseller, wrestling books started coming out the woodwork due to the fact that publishers realized that wrestling fans could actually read (and presumably, marry their cousins). Speaking of Foley, his recommendation of Blood Red Turns Dollar Green is what brought it to the attention of many wrestling fans and helped make it the #1 wrestling book on Amazon.
Around the same time as Foley had his success with Have a Nice Day, the internet was blossoming. What was once a business kept as secret as the formula to Coca-Cola and later exposed in the “dirt sheets” (wrestling pejorative for “newsletter”) was now readily available to anyone for free. (more…)
Order of Commissaire Adamsberg Books
Commissaire Adamsberg is a series of crime thriller novels by French author Fred Vargas. Commissaire (or Chief Inspector) Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is a police chief who travels around a lot as part of the job, but is based out of Paris, France. Adrien Danglard is Adamsberg’s deputy who is more methodical, as opposed to Adamsberg (who uses Zen methods), and loves his white wine. Camille Forestier is a musician and plumber who has an on-off relationship with Adamsberg. (more…)
Order of Fred Vargas Books
Fred Vargas is a French author of crime thriller novels. She is the author of the Commissaire Adamsberg series, which has won the International Dagger Award twice. She has also won the award for her novel The Three Evangelists. Vargas is also a Medieval historian and this interest often comes out into her novels. She is the twin sister of painter Jo Vargas. (more…)
Order of Corinna Chapman Books
Corinna Chapman is the central character in a series of mystery novels by Australian author Kerry Greenwood. Corinna Chapman was born in a hippie colony in New South Wales and isn’t even sure of the day she was born. She lives in Melbourne, Australia and runs her own bakery called Earthly Delights that she was able to buy with some inheritance money she received. (more…)
Order of Phryne Fisher Books
Miss Phryne Fisher (pronounced “fry-nee”) is the main character in a series of historical mystery novels by Australian novelist Kerry Greenwood. Phryne Fisher is an aristocratic woman sleuth straight out of the roaring twenties, complete with the look of a woman of the time period. However, she is no ordinary woman; she can fly a plane and drives a Hispano-Suiza. The series is set in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. (more…)
Order of Kerry Greenwood Books
Kerry Greenwood is an Australian author of crime fiction, historical mysteries, science fiction and children’s books. She was born near Melbourne, Australia and after some travelling, ended up settling back home. She has a degree in English and Law from Melbourne University. She has worked as a folk singer, fractory hand, director, producer, translator, costume maker, cook and a socilitor. Kerry writes the Phryne Fisher and Corinna Chapman series, as well as other shorter series. (more…)
Order of Mayfair Square Books
Mayfair Square is a historical romance series by English-American author Stella Cameron. Set in the 1820s during the Regency, the series follows the various residents of 7 Mayfair Square. (more…)
Order of Bayou Books
The Bayou Books series is a romantic suspense series by English-American author Stella Cameron. The series is set across Louisiana (in Toussaint and Pointe Judah) and takes murder, passion, lust and greed, mixes them up and serves them Cajun-style. (more…)