Order of Joseph O’Loughlin Books
Joseph O’Loughlin is the central character in a series of crime fiction novels by Australian author Michael Robotham. Joseph is a psychologist with a wonderful sense of humanity and a dry sense of humour. He works alongside Vincent Ruiz, a hard-drinking former detective. The two characters have very different personalities, but gel great as a team. The series is set in London. (more…)
Order of Michael Robotham Books
Michael Robotham is an Australian novelist of crime fiction. He worked as a journalist for Fairfax Press before ghostwriting autobiographies for athletes, artists and military figures in the UK. After returning to Australia in 1996, Michael began writing full-time. Most of his novels feature his Joseph O’Loughlin character and all of them feature Vincent Ruiz – either as a main character or as a bit player. (more…)
Order of Chris Bohjalian Books
Chris Bohjalian is an American novelist of literary fiction, historical fiction and suspense. His novels are character-driven, often featuring flawed characters. Bohjalian usually focuses on a single issue in his stories, such as environmentalism or animal rights. He frequently sets his novels in New England towns. Chris lives in Lincoln, Vermont with his wife and their daughter. (more…)
Order of Hannibal Lecter Books
Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character created by American author Thomas Harris. Not only is Hannibal an antagonist in a series of horror/suspense novels, but each of the novels in the series has been adapted to at least one film. The most famous adaptation is the 1991 film adaptation of Silence of the Lambs, in which the character was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins (who won an Academy Award for the portrayal). Lecter is a psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The character is frequently listed among the greatest characters of all time. (more…)
Order of Thomas Harris Books
Thomas Harris is an American novelist of suspense, horror and crime fiction. He is best known for creating the Hannibal Lecter character. Interestingly, the act of writing to him is “kind of like an act of torment,” remarked fellow author Stephen King. Harris is a private person and has not given an interview since 1976. (more…)
Order of Carlene Thompson Books
Carlene Thompson is an American author of suspense novels. After seeing 101 Dalmatians at age 9, she wrote a novel called The Mystery of the Golden Retriever. A huge animal lover, she tries to include at least one of her pets into each book she writes, which to her is a way to immortalize them. (more…)
Order of Tom Piccirilli Books
Tom Piccirilli is an American author of poetry, horror, thrillers, erotica, fantasy and hardboiled crime fiction. He has won the Bram Stoker Award four times and a two-time winner of the International Thriller Writers Award. (more…)
Order of Jack Schaefer Books
Jack Schaefer (1907-1991) is an American novelist of Western fiction. He is best known for his debut novel Shane, which was adapted into a classic film. Despite the fact that he wrote Western novels, he had never been to the West for much of his life. (more…)
Order of Crow Girl Books
Crow Girl is a series of young adult novels by English author Kate Cann. Lily Stanfield is an outsider who is bullied by the other girls and unnoticed by boys. But once she meets a murder of crows in the woods, her life changes. Cann got the idea for the series when she saw some crows following an old man around a park. (more…)
Order of Beach Books
The Beach series is a series of young adult fiction by English novelist Kate Cann. Kate wrote these summer-themed books to sling in a beach bag and be read by the sea. (more…)