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The Privateersman Mysteries is a series of historical nautical fiction by Scottish author David Donachie that also includes mystery aspects. Harry Ludlow is forced out of the Royal Navy, so he joins up with his brother James in the privateering business.
David Donachie is a Scottish novelist of nautical/historical fiction. David claims to have had more jobs in his life than birthdays, but today he writes full-time. Donachie has also written under the pen names Tom Connery and Johnny “Two Combs” Howard and currently also uses the pseudonym Jack Ludlow. His series include the Privateersman Mysteries, […]
Page Murdock is the central character in a series of western novels by American author Loren Estleman. Page Murdock is a U.S. Deputy Marshal. A lawless lawman, Murdock tames the frontier one territory at a time for the federal court of Harlan A. Blackthorn.
Winston Groom was an American author of both fiction and non-fiction. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump, which was adapted to the Academy Award-winning film by Robert Zemeckis. Groom originally wanted to take after his father and become a lawyer, but ended up choosing to become a writer. He served in the […]
Women Who Won the West is a series of western novels by Lee Davis Willoughby (Richard Laymon, William L. DeAndrea and Richard Deming). The series is about the various women who helped pave the way during the 19th century in the Western United States. Each novel is its own story and the series can be […]
The Making of America series is a multi-author series of historical and western fiction novels that look at the different aspects of the Frontier days of the United States. Each book is an individual story. Although the series started out being written by different authors, starting with The Texans, it was written by Lee Davis […]
Josephine Tey was the pen name of Scottish author Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896-1952), who wrote mystery novels. She also wrote historical fiction as Gordon Daviot. She came up with the pen name “Josephine Tey” from her mother’s first name (Josephine) and her grandmother’s maiden name (Tey). She is best known for her novel The Daughter of […]
Allan W. Eckert (1931-2011) was an American author of historical fiction, children’s novels and non-fiction books. Seven of his books were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He began writing about nature and American history when he was only 13 years old.
Roma Sub Rosa is a series of historical mysteries by American novelist Steven Saylor. The main character is a fictional detective named Gordianus the Finder, but over the course of the series, he interacts with several historical Roman figures like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Pompey, Sulla, Cicero and others.
Steven Saylor is an American author of historical fiction as well as gay erotic fiction anthologies under the pseudonym of Aaron Travis. He is best known for his Roma Sub Rosa series, featuring the main character Gordianus the Finder, as well as famous historical Roman figures. His work has been translated into 20 languages. Steven […]