Michael Kelly is the protagonist in a series of crime thrillers by American novelist Michael Harvey. Michael Kelly is a former cop, now working as a private investigator in Chicago, Illinois. The similarities between author and character run much deeper than having similar names – like his main character, Harvey makes his home in the […]

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Jon Stanton is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller/mystery novels by American novelist Victor Methos. Stanton works as a homicide detective for the San Diego Police Department.

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Victor Methos is an American novelist of crime fiction, science fiction, thriller novels and more. He writes the Jon Stanton series. Before becoming a novelist, Victor pursued a career in boxing, studied mathematics and philosophy and then made a switch of careers and went to law school. He is currently a criminal defense attorney, working […]

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D.C. Lacey Flint is the protagonist in a series of gothic crime thriller novels by British author S.J. Bolton. Lacey is a young detective constable based out of London, England.

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Sharon (S.J.) Bolton is a British author of police procedural, thriller, suspense and gothic fiction novels. She writes the Lacey Flint series. After a career she describes as “eclectic,” she traded it all in to become a mother and a writer. She has been shortlisted for several awards and has won the Mary Higgins Clark […]

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Karin Schaeffer is the central character in a series of crime thriller/suspense novels by American novelist Katia Lief. Karin Schaeffer is a New York City detective who was living the American dream in New Jersey when everything changed for her. Her family – husband and daughter – were murdered by a brutal serial killer.

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Commissaire Adamsberg is a series of crime thriller novels by French author Fred Vargas. Commissaire (or Chief Inspector) Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is a police chief who travels around a lot as part of the job, but is based out of Paris, France. Adrien Danglard is Adamsberg’s deputy who is more methodical, as opposed to Adamsberg (who […]

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Fred Vargas is a French author of crime thriller novels. She is the author of the Commissaire Adamsberg series, which has won the International Dagger Award twice. She has also won the award for her novel The Three Evangelists. Vargas is also a Medieval historian and this interest often comes out into her novels. She […]

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Charlotte “Charlie” Fox is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller novels by British author Zoe Sharp. Charlie Fox is a tough heroine who is self-sufficient. She is a self-defense instructor who has a shady military background and a deep, dark past. Bestselling author Lee Child was even quoted as saying “If I were […]

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Zoe Sharp is an English author of thriller novels. She writes a series of crime thriller novels featuring the heroine Charlie Fox. Before becoming a novelist, Zoe worked as a freelance motoring writer and as a photographer, working in the United States, Japan and around Europe. Currently residing in the Lake District, Zoe enjoys sailing, […]

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