Order of Joe DeMarco Books
Joe DeMarco is a fictional character featured in a series of thrillers by American novelist Mike Lawson. Joe works as a Congressional investigator in Washington DC. (more…)
Order of Mike Lawson Books
Mike Lawson is an American author of thriller novels. Before becoming an author, he worked for the Navy as a nuclear engineer, mostly working at a shipyard in Bremerton, WA but also in DC. While working in DC, he got the idea to write a novel. He came up with Joe DeMarco – a lawyer character with both good and bad characteristics. Mike lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife. (more…)
Order of Both Sides Of Time Books
Both Sides of Time is a series of young adult romance novels by American novelist Caroline B. Cooney. The protagonist is Annie Lockwood, who has been interested in the Victorian era, but ends up getting a first-hand taste of it when she is sent back 100 years to the late 19th century. There, she meets a young man named Strat and falls in love with him. Now she must decide if she will stay with her contemporary boyfriend Sean or with Strat. The series is also known as the Time Travelers Quartet. (more…)
Order of Janie Johnson Books
Janie Johnson is the lead character in a series of young adult suspense novels by American author Caroline B. Cooney. When Janie Johnson glanced at a milk carton, she saw a familiar face – her own. The suspicion that she was kidnapped brings her entire life up to this point into question. Who is Janie Johnson? (more…)
Order of Caroline B. Cooney Books
Caroline B. Cooney is an American author of novels for young adults in various genres, including suspense, romance, horror and mystery as well as fantasy and historical fiction. She grew up ready The Hardy Boys and Cherry Ames novels. She went to college, but never got her degree and instead decided to begin her writing career. (more…)
Order of Guy Gavriel Kay Books
Guy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian author of fantasy novels. His fantasy is often based on actual historical eras, so much so that some of his works are marketed as “historical fantasy” (which Kay himself does not agree with). Kay helped J.R.R. Tolkien‘s son Christopher Tolkien with editing some of his father’s unpublished work, which became an education on how to write and edit. (more…)
Agatha Christie Once Denied Damehood
Written by Brandon Williams on Sunday, October 7th, 2012It has been revealed that Agatha Christie was denied damehood in the 50’s because her work was “too lowbrow” for the prestigious honour. At the time, it was thought that she was “not worth more than the CBE.” (more…)
Order of C.W. Sughrue Books
C.W. Sughrue is the protagonist in a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by American author James Crumley. Sughrue is from Meriwather, Montana, is an alcoholic, enjoys a good weapon and uses non-linear detective methods. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, he’s a little crazy. (more…)
Order of James Crumley Books
James Crumley (1939-2008) was an American author of hardboiled crime fiction. He’s been described as a cross between Raymond Chandler and Hunter S. Thompson. His novel The Last Good Kiss was referred to as “the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years.” Although praised by his fellow authors, up until about 1990, his books sold more in Japan and France than they did Stateside. (more…)
Order of Dread Empire Books
Dread Empire is a series of fantasy novels by American author Glen Cook. The series started out with a trilogy (three books published from 1979-80), which were followed up by two prequels in 1984 and 1985, followed by three sequels (the three most recent novels). Unfortunately, the original manuscript to the conclusion of the series was stolen. (more…)