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Ian Rankin is a Scottish author of crime fiction. Rankin’s goal in life was not always to write crime fiction. He originally thought he would be compared to the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson rather than to be considered part of the Tartan Noir genre. He is best known for his Inspector Rebus novels, which […]
Doc Ford is a fictional character created by American novelist Randy Wayne White. Doc was once a government agent who now runs a marine biology supply business out of his house in Florida. He now lives a quiet existence.
Randy Wayne White is an American author who not only writes crime fiction novels featuring retired NSA agent Doc Ford, but also non-fiction adventure books. His first three Doc Ford novels were published under St. Martin’s Press. After the third book, he took his talents to G.P. Putnam’s Sons for a better deal and has […]
The Georgia series is a series crime fiction novels by American author Karin Slaughter that combines the characters from her Grant County and Will Trent series.
Will Trent is a fictional character who is featured in a series of crime fiction novels by American author Karin Slaughter. The series is also known as the “Atlanta series,” as Karin’s other books are titled by their setting. Will Trent was a trashcan baby who ended up in an Atlanta Children’s Home. Now, Will […]
Grant County is a series of crime fiction novels by American novelist Karin Slaughter. It is considered to be the series that Slaughter is best known for. It is set in the a fictional county in the town of Heartsdale (also fictional). The series follows Sara Linton (pediatrician and part-time coroner), Jeffrey Tolliver (her ex […]
Karin Slaughter is an American novelist who won the Dagger Award from the Crime Writers’ Association for Best Thriller Debut of 2001. Slaughter is a native of Georgia, which is where she sets her novels. She started out with two series – Grant County and Will Trent and eventually brought the characters together in the […]
Inspector Kurt Wallander is a character featured in a series of mystery novels by Swedish novelist Henning Mankell. Wallander has a limited number of friends, drinks too much and eats too much junk food. He gets very involved with the cases he works on and will disobey orders in order to solve a case. Mankell’s […]
Henning Mankell was a Swedish author of crime fiction and children’s books. He was best known for his mystery series of novels featuring Kurt Wallander. Aside from being an author, Mankell was well-known for his left-wing political activism. His grandfather, who he shares a name with, was a piano composer. He is married to Eva […]
The Body Farm is a series of crime fiction novels by American authors Jon Jefferson and Dr. William M. Bass under the collaborative pen name of Jefferson Bass. Although the series is fictional, the forensic science used in the series is very much real. The Body Farm series is helping to increase interest in forensic […]