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Chris Knopf is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. He is best known for his Sam Acquillo series and also writes the Jackie Swaitkowski series and the Arthur Cathcart series. Before becoming a novelist, Knopf worked in marketing communications and then as a copywriter and creative director. He and his wife, Mary Farrell, […]
Erast Fandorin is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by Russian novelist Boris Akunin. Erast Fandorin exists in 19th century Russia, where he has joined the police force at a young age and became a detective extraordinaire. He is a master of disguise, able to infiltrate hideouts of his enemies. When he […]
Boris Akunin is the pen name of Russian author Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili, who writes crime fiction and historical fiction novels. He is the author of the Erast Fandorin historical mystery series as well as the Sister Pelagia series. Boris was born in Zestafoni, Georgia, but has lived in Moscow, Russia ever since he was two […]
Alex Morrow is the protagonist in a series of mystery/crime fiction novels by Scottish author Denise Mina. This Tartan Noir series is set in Glasgow, Scotland and features Detective Sergeant Alex Morrow, a tough female detective, in a dark and moody setting.
Torquil MacLeod is a British author of crime fiction and mystery novels. He is best known for his Malmo Mysteries series featuring Inspector Anita Sundstrom. Torquil was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and grew up in North East England. His first career was as a teacher in Worcestershire, and then he worked in advertising in Birmingham, […]
Inspector McLean is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by Scottish novelist James Oswald. Detective Inspector Tony McLean works in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.
James Oswald is a Scottish author of crime fiction and epic fantasy novels. He writes the Inspector McLean detective fiction series as well as the Ballad of Sir Benfro epic fantasy series. James has also written comic scripts, short stories and blogs. Aside from writing, he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, […]
Robert Galbraith is the pen name of J.K. Rowling, which she writes crime fiction under. Galbraith is the author of the Cormoran Strike series. Although well reviewed, her debut novel under this pen name The Cuckoo’s Calling had received good reviews, saying it didn’t seem like the work of a new author, nor one who […]
Sheldon Siegel is an American author of crime fiction and legal thriller novels. He writes the Mike Daley & Rosie Fernandez series as well as the David Gold & A.C. Battle series. Sheldon has his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as his law degree from the University of California, […]
April Woo is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/suspense novels by American novelist Leslie Glass. April Woo is a female NYPD detective who has recently been transferred from Chinatown to the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the start of the series.