Order of Nevil Shute Books


Nevil Shute Norway (1899-1960) was an English-Australian novelist as well as an aeronautical engineer. He dropped the “Norway” from his pen name in order to protect his engineering career. His novels are not divided into series, but rather three categories – Pre-War (mostly pre-1940), War (1938-1947) and Australia (1948-1960). As he was an aeronautical engineer, aviation plays a big part in his novels. (more…)

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Order of Justin Cronin Books


Justin Cronin is an American author of horror and science fiction. He has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Stephen Crane Prize and the Whiting Writer’s Award. His vampire-themed Passage trilogy has been optioned by Fox 2000. (more…)

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Order of Kurt Vonnegut Books


Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) was an American author known for his science fiction and satire. He was also a critical leftist intellectual. He served in World War II as a soldier and was a POW who received a Purple Heart for what he called a “frostbite.” Vonnegut gave his works all letter grades – he gave Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five an A+, while he gave A’s to The Sirens of Titan, Mother Night, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and Jailbird. On the flip side, he gave Happy Birthday, Wanda June and Slapstick D’s. (more…)

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Order of William Monk Books


William Monk is a fictional character created by British novelist Anne Perry. He is the protagonist in a series of detective novels set in the mid-19th century. Monk is clever, sarcastic and very emotional. Once he gets into a case, he becomes determined and then obsessed. (more…)

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Order of Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Books


Thomas Pitt is a fictional character created by English novelist Anne Perry and the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels set in Victorian London. He is a police inspector. Charlotte Pitt is his wife, who is from an upper-class family with connections that often help her husband out in his investigations. (more…)

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Order of Anne Perry Books


Anne Perry is an English author of historical detective fiction and mystery novels. When she was a teenager living in New Zealand, Anne Perry assisted in a brutal murder of her friend’s mother, which became the basis for the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. As an adult, Perry joined the Mormon church and moved to Scotland. She would then begin a career as a novelist with her Thomas Pitt and William Monk series (both set in the 19th century), among many other novels like her crossover Christmas Stories series. (more…)

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Order of Kate Burkholder Books


The Kate Burkholder series is a series of crime thriller novels by American author Linda Castillo. The series is set in Amish country, Ohio where police chief Kate Burkholder must re-visit to her Amish roots. (more…)

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Order of Operation: Midnight Books


Operation: Midnight is a series of romantic suspense novels by American novelist Linda Castillo. (more…)

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Order of Linda Castillo Books


Linda Castillo is an American author of crime thrillers, romantic suspense and other romance novels. Her recent series is the Kate Burkholder series. Linda grew up in Ohio, but now resides in Texas. She enjoys riding horses in her spare time. (more…)

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Order of John Banville Books / Benjamin Black


John Banville is an Irish novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Banville often writes under the pen name of Benjamin Black. He is known for dark humour and a precise, forensic-like style that is dense and thick like poetry. He has recently taken the reigns of Raymond Chandler‘s Philip Marlowe character (as Benjamin Black). (more…)

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