fadedroses- Fiction Book Series Authors (A-Z)

[boston bean]

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Authors' book titles, reviews, ISBN’s, availability, price, genre, etc., can be found at one or more of the following:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/index.html (mysteries)
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk / (all types of books)

http://www.amazon.com /
http://www.barnesandnoble.com / or all other book sellers,

Your local library website
The Library of Congress at: http://catalog.loc.gov /

This list will not be complete until you add your comments, opinions, questions, or links, etc., to the author’s names.

If you wish, add new authors

note from boston bean:

Fadedrose put this together at DU2 and it is/was a wonderful resource for this group. I could not bear to see it disappear with DU2. Also, I wasn't sure if we would have full access to it from a readable format only on DU2. I have copied and pasted each entry as it was in the DU2 thread as of 12/14/11. Here is the link to this thread on DU2:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=208&topic_id=25268&mesg_id=25268

I wish I could have noted each and every posters name to each reply, but that was impossible for me to do. I hope everyone can continue to enjoy the information posted in this thread and continue adding to it. A huge thank you goes to fadedrose who put most of this together originally. She deserves the credit for this. I'm sure it was a ton of work. And thanks to each and every person who added to it.

[boston bean]

1. A

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2. Allen, Barbara/Collins, Barbara (Brandy Borne, Antique Dealer)

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3. Achebe, Chinua (African Trilogy)

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4. Achebe, Chinua (African Trilogy)

[boston bean]

5. Allende, Isabel - Two different series - Mystery, Fantasy and Mainstream

The two series are: Daughters of Fortune and City of the Beasts, plus many stand-alone books.

See all the titles at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/isabel-allende/

[boston bean]

6. Atkins, Ace (Nick Travers-Det) (Colson, Quinn-Ranger) Mysteries, Thrillers LA

One series is about Nick Travers, ex-football star, part-time detective, and full-time expert on blues in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Ranger is the very first book in a new series with Quinn Colson. He is an army ranger returning home from Afghanistan, in rural northeast Mississippi.

Read more about the author and books here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/#section6

Books also listed here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Atkins_Ace....

[boston bean]

7. Adams, Douglas (Dirk Gently alias Svlad Cjelli) Comic Sci-Fi Mysteries

Take place in London....very popular series.

See more at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Adams_Dougl...

and

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/douglas-adams/

[boston bean]

8. Alexander, Gary (Bamson Kiet, Police) Three Series, Far East

Links:


http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/gary-alexander /

Bamsan Kiet Mystery
1. Pigeon Blood (1988)
2. Kiet and the Golden Peacock (1989)
3. Unfunny Money (1989)
4. Kiet And The Opium War (1990)
5. Deadly Drought (1991)
6. Kiet Goes West (1992)


Luis Balam Mystery
1. Blood Sacrifice (1993)
2. Dead Dinosaurs (1994)

Buster Hightower Mystery
Disappeared (2010)

and:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Alexander_G...
Zillionaire (2011)

[boston bean]

9. Atkinson, Kate (Jackson Brodie, ex-cop) UK - A DU

Popular author - see her works here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Atkinson_Ka...

or

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/kate-atkinson/
Alert

[Little Star]

302. Auel, Jean (Earth's Children/Clan of the Cave Bear Series)

These are the books out so far in the series:

1 Clan of the Cave Bear
2 Valley of Horses
3 The Mammoth Hunters
4 Plains of Passage
5 Shelters of Stone
6 The Land Of Painted Caves

Here is a wiki link about the series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayla_(Earth's_Children)


I am dedicating this comment to my husband because this was his favorite book series. RIP my love.

[fadedrose]

318. ADLER-OLSEN, JUSSI (Carl Morck, Homicide, Dept. Q, Denmark

So far, the only one released in the US is the first book in the series, The Keeper of Lost Causes, and the 2nd is due out in August, 2012, The Absent One.

Good story, good characters & some wry humor and sarcasm.

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Adler-Olsen_Jussi.html

[boston bean]

10. B

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11. Baldacci, David (Maxwell & King) (Camel Club) Washington DC

[boston bean]

12. Ballard, Mignon F. (Augusta Goodnight) (Miss Dimple)

[boston bean]

13. Battles, Brett (Jonathan Quinn - Ex-cop), US Secret Intel..

[boston bean]

14. Found this author in Zoigal's post of 4/24 (DUgosh list)

Thanks to Zoigal, and I got the book, and it's good...

Posted by Zoigal:

"Just started Brett Battles "The Cleaner" this afternoon. Can't put it down." - "Going to be a long night, i think.....z"

[boston bean]

15. I've read the first 5 battles books

The second one, "The Deceived," was my favorite, but the third one, "Shadow of Betrayal," was only so-so. I gave the other three 4 stars out of 5.

[boston bean]

16. Berenson, Alex (John Wells, Maverick CIA Agent)

[boston bean]

17. Bernhardt, William (Ben Kincaid, Atty) Oklahoma & D. C.

[boston bean]

18. Billheimer, John (Owen Allison, USDT Investigator)

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19. Bond, Larry (Jerry Mitchell - sub officer); (Peter Thorn, FBI)

[boston bean]

20. Box, C. J. (Joe Pickett, Game Warden), Bighorn Mts, Wy

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21. Bradley, Alan (Flavia deLuce-11-yr old) England

[boston bean]

22. Unusual book

Flavia is an 11-year old chemist who uses science to solve mysteries and torture her sisters. Funny and scary with some very human characters.

The book is written in the first person by Alan Bradley narrating as Flavia. Really good, and I almost always hate books written by men as fist-person females. This is the exception.

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Bradley_Ala...

and I hope he seen writes more books about Flavia!

[boston bean]

23. Braun, Lilian Jackson (Jim Qwilleran & cats Koko and Yumyum)

[boston bean]

24. Brown, Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie. The Mrs. Murphy mysteries

[boston bean]

25. Burdett, John (Excellent 4-book series) Bangkok

[boston bean]

26. Butcher, Jim (Harry Dresdan - Wizard) Dresdan Files, Chicago IL

[boston bean]

27. Burke, James Lee (Dave Robicheaux, Cop) NO, LA

[boston bean]

28. Burke description

Mostly set in New Iberia, Louisiana, although some of the later ones made it up to Montana.

Dave is an on-again/off-again police detective/private citizen who has plenty of his own demons to confront.


Looks like there are 18 books in the Robicheaux series so far:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lee_Burke

In my opinion, Burke is one of the best at making you feel the atmosphere. You're not just along for the ride in his books, you share the mood and smell the bayou.

[boston bean]

29. And if you ever get a chance to hear him read his own work in person, go!

He's great at capturing the characters and their vocal mannerisms.

[joshdawg]

379. Agree absolutely.

The first one I read by Burke was "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead." I have been a fan ever since. I also thought Tommy Lee Jones did a great job as the lead in the movie version.

[boston bean]

30. Berry, Steve (Cotton Malone series)

http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Malone-Steve-Berry/lm/R1TA...

[boston bean]

31. Boyer, Rick (Charlie Doc Adams) MA (Sherlock Holmes)

[boston bean]

32. Bugge, Carole (C. Rawlings, Editor) NY (Sherlock Holmes)

[boston bean]

33. Baxter, Stephen - Many series - Science Fiction

A few names of the series are:

Xeelee
NASA Trilogy
Behemoth
Manifold2. Space (2000
Time Odyssey (with Arthur C Clarke)

plus many many more..

All listed at:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/stephen-m-baxter/

[boston bean]

34. Barclay, Linwood (Zack Walker, Sci-Fi Writer and Reporter) Mystery

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Barclay_Lin...

No info as to location of story.

[boston bean]

35. Boggs, Johnny D. (Dan Killstraight - Commanche Cop)(Hannah & Horseman) Western - Mysteries

Bunch of stand-alones, and a series about Hannah and the Horseman. Also some non-fiction. Newest series is about Daniel Killstraight, a young Comanche sent off to the Carlisle School for seven years before returning to the Comanche Nation to serve as a policeman:

Killstraight (2009)
Whiskey Kills (2010)

Hannah and the Horseman western series:

Hannah and the Horseman (1997)
The Courtship of Hannah and the Horseman (1997)
Riding with Hannah and the Horseman (1998)
Hannah and the Horseman at the Gallows Tree (1998)
Hannah and the Horseman on the Western Trail (1999)
The Odyssey of Hannah and the Horseman (2000)
A Job for Hannah and the Horseman (2001)

Links:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/johnny-d-boggs /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Boggs_Johnn...

[boston bean]

36. Birmingham, John (Alternate history thrillers) Science Fiction and Thrillers

Link:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Birmingham_...

Axis of Time alternate history thrillers, as 2021 naval technology finds itself in 1942:

Weapons of Choice (2004)
Designated Targets (2005)
Final Impact (2007)



Without Warning alternate history thrillers, following mysterious destruction of most of the continental US in 2003:

Without Warning (2009)
After America (2010)


Also, Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/john-birmingham /

Written as Harrison Biscuit:
The Search for Savage Henry (1995)

[boston bean]

37. Bright, Elizabeth (See Tim Myers)

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.h...

[boston bean]

38. Bell, Ted - Alex Hawke series, British aristocrat and spy

[fadedrose]

296. BEATON, M. C. (Agatha Raisin-England; Hamish Macbeth-Scotland)

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Two wonderful series. Agatha is a middle-aged, retired, divorced advertising executive who seems to be around when murders happen, and likes to solve them with a divorced gentleman.

Hamish Macbeth is a constable in a small town, in love with a girl above his station. Some humor, good plots.

Very good - try both:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Beaton_M-C.html

[fadedrose]

311. His Hamish Macbeth series is terrific...

Especially the first 5 or 6 books - haven't got past that and don't know if the stories maintain their cleverness and humor...

[yellowdogintexas]

373. we just finished binge watching the BBC series

It was on Prime.
I looked up the list of the books and there are 35 of them. Also M C Beaton is a woman!!!

We loved the series and my husband picked up one of the books and he liked it. It's in my headboard for reading.

[fadedrose]

297. BRETT, SIMON, (C. Paris; M Pargeter; C. Seddon & Blotto) England

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Have started the Carole Seddon series, it's pretty good. Carole is a middle-aged divorced retired woman who buys a house near the beach - happens on dead bodies and solves crimes. Takes place in England...

All the series listed here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Brett_Simon.html

[Lydia Leftcoast]

319. Anybody who has ever been involved in theater or broadcasting needs to read

the Charles Paris novels. They're hilarious.

[fadedrose]

324. Paris is now on my list....

Looked him up for everyone's convenience:

Author Brett has a series out about Charles Paris, a charming alcoholic actor in England.

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Brett_Simon.html

Thank you.....

[MaineDem]

313. Bowen, Rhys - Royal Spyness Series

"Georgie, aka Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, cousin of King George V of England, is penniless and trying to survive on her own as an ordinary person in London in 1932.

So far she has managed to light a fire and boil an egg... She's gate-crashed a wedding... She's making money by secretly cleaning houses... And she's been asked to spy for Her Majesty the Queen.

Everything seems to be going swimmingly until she finds a body in her bathtub... and someone is definitely trying to kill her. "

[fadedrose]

315. BARNES, JULIAN aka KAVANAGH, DAN

Series - "Duffy"

Standalones...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/julian-barnes/

[Lydia Leftcoast]

369. Booth, Stephen (Cooper and Frye series in the Peak District of England)

I started reading this series because it was being sold dirt cheap on iTunes, and I'm glad I did. Start with the first book, Black Dog, because the characters grow and change throughout the series.

[boston bean]

39. C

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40. Chandler, Raymond (Philip Marlowe - Detective)

[boston bean]

41. Child, Lee (Jack Reacher – Ret. Military)

[boston bean]

42. Collins, Barbara/Allen (Antique Dealer) & Cats

[boston bean]

43. Connelly, Michael (Harry Bosch)

[boston bean]

44. Connelly description

My favorite series since Spencer or Travis McGee. Harry Bosch is an LAPD homicide detective, so most of the stories are mysteries brought on in his line of work. Connelly has several other books with other series characters, but they occasionally intertwine in each others' story lines. Bosch has also made a cameo appearance in a Robert Crais book, meeting Elvis Cole on the front steps of LAPD HQ as they leave the building.

List of books and other appearances:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bosch

(The rest of the Connelly books are just as good, IMO.)

[boston bean]

45. Crais, Robert (Elvis Cole/Joe Pike)

[boston bean]

46. Crais description

More Los Angeles books; Cole and Pike are former LAPD officers turned private investigators. Cole is the straight-up, normal citizen-type guy, while Pike was a USMC scout-sniper who remains silent and very deadly throughout the series. Cole is the primary protagonist in most of the books, but Pike takes the lead in several of the later ones, probably because fans liked him more than Cole. (This fan does, anyway.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pike#Overview

[boston bean]

47. Crider, Bill (Dan Rhodes, Sheriff) Texas

[boston bean]

48. Crombie, Deborah (D. Kincaid/G. James-Scotland Yard)

[boston bean]

49. One of the handful of American authors who set their series in England

She's less wordy and rambling than either Elizabeth George or that other writer whose name I have forgotten.

[MaineDem]

303. I love this series

I'm only sorry I read the last one a week ago. Now I have to wait for a new one.

[boston bean]

50. Cussler, Clive (Dirk Pitt, Marine Engineer) US

[boston bean]

51. Cussler description

Very formulaic writing; Pitt works for the National Underwater Marine Administration (NUMA) exploring and saving the world's oceans (and usually the world). Invariably, he discovers some madman's plot to melt the artic, reverse the gulf stream, dry up the oceans, or rid the world of the human problem. Invariably, Pitt's life ends up in imminent danger with no possible hope of salvation, and invariably he somehow saves the day AND gets the girl.

In spite of that, every one of them is a fun read. Not to be missed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Pitt

[boston bean]

52. Cussler, Clive (Dirk Pitt, Marine Engineer) US

[boston bean]

53. Connolly, John (Charlie Parker-detective/supernatural)

[boston bean]

54. Coben, Harlan (Myron Bolitar) - NYC

Mostly adventure/detective novels, Coben does a good job of adding a twist that you don't see coming.

Myron Bolitar is a self-effacing former college basketball star whose career was derailed by a knee injury before his first pro game. He turned into a sports agent who, together with his rather odd (and deadly) friend Win, manages to find his way into and out of some interesting situations.

List of books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Bolitar

[boston bean]

55. Cannell, Stephen J. (Shane Scully Series) LAPD

From Wikipedia:

Background:
Shane Scully is a fictional Detective III in the LAPD. Similar to Cannell's style when he was working as a television writer, Scully's background is very much a part of how he acts and why he acts the way he does. He grew up in an orphanage. In his early years on the force, he had few friends and tried to operate as sort of a loner type. As the novels have progressed, he has opened himself up to others. In Cold Hit, Scully mentions that he might now be opened up too much.

Since his first appearance, Scully has slowly gained a family. He fell in love with Alexa, who is the chief of detectives for the LAPD. The 2 characters have been married since the 3rd novel in the series. Alexa and Scully live with Chooch Scully, who is Shane Scully's son from a one time fling with a prostitute. Starting with Vertical Coffin, Chooch's girlfriend Delfina also lives with the Scully Family. Finally there is the Scully's cat Franco, who Shane Scully got from a prostitute whose murder he solved in Hollywood Tough.

Personality:
Shane Scully is a tough, hard nosed cop who often bends the rules in order to get things done. He has an extremely open mind that allows him to "think outside the box" when needed. Examples include Hollywood Tough, where he convinced the LAPD to finance a major motion picture in order to solve the murder of a prostitute. In Cold Hit, he convinced the LAPD to challenge the authority of the Department of Homeland Security in order to solve a series of unsolved serial murders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Scully


Shane Scully Series in order:
1.The Tin Collectors
2.The Viking Funeral
3.Hollywood Tough
4.Vertical Coffin
5.Cold Hit
6.White Sister
7.Three Shirt Deal
8.On the Grind
9.The Pallbearers
10.The Prostitutes' Ball

Peek inside book #1 here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tin-Collectors-Stephen-J-Cannell/...

[boston bean]

56. Ciencin, Scott (at least 8 Series) Fantasy and Horror - many many books

See the many titles here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/scott-ciencin/

[boston bean]

57. Clancy, Tom (Jack Ryan/John Clark/Jack Ryan Jr Counter-terrorism/Espionage)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/tom-clancy/

[boston bean]

58. Cleeves, Ann (Pamer-Jones, Ramsey, Stanhope and Perez) 4 Mysteries set in England

The series are about these characters:

George Palmer-Jones, a retired civil servant and amateur bird watcher, and his wife Molly, a retired social worker, in Surrey, England

Stephen Ramsey, an impulsive police inspector in Northumberland, England

Vera Stanhope, a detective inspector in East Yorkshire, England

Jimmy Perez, a police detective inspector in the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland, in the Shetland Island Quartet

There's a couple of stand-alones too.

Find out what you want to know here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/ann-cleeves /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Cleeves_Ann...

[boston bean]

59. I love her Shetland Islands books

You don't hear much about them, but they're closer to Norway than to London.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

348. The Vera Stanhope books have been made into a TV series called "Vera"

starring Brenda Blethyn. It's available on Netflix and on Acorn TV.

[boston bean]

60. Carter, Maureen (Bev Morriss-Det.) (Sarah Quinn-Insp) England

Bev Morriss, a lippy but loveable detective sergeant in Birmingham, England:

Working Girls (2001)
Dead Old (2005)
Baby Love (2006)
Hard Time (2007)
Bad Press (2008)
Blood Money (2009)
Death Line(2010)

This are two books in this new series:

Sarah Quinn, a detective inspector in Birmingham, England:
A Question of Dispair (2011)
Mother Love (2011)

Links:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/maureen-carter /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Carter_Maur...

[boston bean]

61. Chappell, Helen (Hollis Ball and ghost, Sam Wescott) MD, Mystery & Romance

Link:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/helen-chappell /

Series and Standalones...


Also:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Chappell_He...

Hollis Ball, a reporter, and Sam Wescott, her ex-husband’s ghost, in Maryland:


Slow Dancing with the Angel of Death (1996)
Dead Duck (1997)
Ghost of a Chance (1998)
Giving Up the Ghost (1999)
A Fright of Ghosts (2006)

[boston bean]

62. Clark, Mindy Starns (Callie Webber, PI working for Philanthropist) Mystery & Romance

Christian Mysteries...
Million Dollar Mysteries
1. A Penny for Your Thoughts (2002)
2. Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels (2003)
3. A Dime a Dozen (2003)
4. A Quarter for a Kiss (2004)
5. The Buck Stops Here (2004)

Smart Chick Mysteries
1. The Trouble with Tulip (2005)
2. Blind Dates Can Be Murder (2006)
3. Elementary, My Dear Watkins (2007)

Women of Lancaster County (with Leslie Gould)
1. The Amish Midwife (2011)
2. The Amish Nanny (2011)

Also, standalones...

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Clark_Mindy...

and

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/mindy-starns-clark /

[boston bean]

63. Carriger, Gail (Alexia Tarabotti) Fantasy & Romance

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/gail-carriger /


Series
Alexia Tarabotti
1. Soulless (2009)
2. Changeless (2010)
3. Blameless (2010)
4. Heartless (2011)
5. Timeless (2012)

[boston bean]

64. Cavender, Chris (See Tim Myers)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/tim-myers /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.h...

[boston bean]

65. Carroll, Susan (Dark Queen series) Historical Fiction/Romance/Witchraft

[fadedrose]

305. COTTERILL, COLIN (Dr. Siri & Associates - Laos)

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http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Cotterill_Colin.html


Wonderful series - sad, but with humor... lovable characters

Take a chance on this one....

[Lydia Leftcoast]

320. Highly original series, 1970s Laos and a coroner

with psychic powers.

[fadedrose]

326. Lovable characters all with a sense of humor....

[fadedrose]

308. CHURCH, JAMES (Inspector O - Takes place in North Korea

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Not too many novels from No Korea - and this series is pretty good. Church is a former US Intelligence Expert..Church is a pseudonym.

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Church_James.html

[Lydia Leftcoast]

321. Fascinating series

Thumbs up

[Moe Shinola]

336. Chalker, Jack L.(Well of Souls series, Dancing Gods books)

[boston bean]

66. D

[boston bean]

67. Davis, Lindsey (Marcus Didius Falco-Informer)

[boston bean]

68. Deaver, Jeffery (Lincoln Rhyme)

[boston bean]

69. Deaver description

As seen in the movie, "The Bone Collector," Rhyme is a paralyzed former NYPD forensic specialist who has some rather amazing powers of deduction and evidence analysis.

Working almost exclusively from his townhouse in NYC (with his NYPD partner Amelia Sachs in the field), Rhyme manages to solve some complex and baffling cases that leave everyone else either stumped or going off in the wrong direction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Deaver

[boston bean]

70. Deutermann, P. T. (Cam Richter, PI), Manceford Co., No. Carolina

[fadedrose]

330. Good mystery books....

Cam Richter, a former lieutenant in a sheriff’s office, now running a private detective agency, in Manceford County, North Carolina:

The Cat Dancers (2005)

Spider Mountain (2006)

The Moonpool (2008)

Nightwalkers (2009)

If you're looking for someone new, try this..

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/Deutermann_P-T.html

[boston bean]

71. DeMille, Nelson (J.Ryker)(Joe Keller)(J. Sutter)(P. Brenner)(John Corey)

[boston bean]

72. Dibdin, Michael (Aurelio Zen - Detective Novels)

[boston bean]

73. Doogan, Mike (Nick Kane, ex-cop) Anchorage, Alaska

[boston bean]

74. Doss, James D. (Charlie Moon, Ute Investigator & Aunt Daisy) Colorado

[fadedrose]

295. JAMES DOSS' Charlie Moon series, Colorado

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I just finished reading his 16th in the Charlie Moon series. His best friend Scott and Aunt Daisy (shaman) are main characters.

This won't appeal to everyone; the first book, THE SHAMAN SINGS, has hardly any Charlie Moon, and the next 3-4 books are good, but the ones that come after are super good.

Doss tells the story, probably in a way raccoon won't like, because she doesn't like to be forewarned. He says things like "our hero thinks he'll have a good day, but he is wrong." Not a quote, but you get the idea. He talks as though I were a confidant and he's sharing opinions with me.

I love Doss, Charlie, Daisy (how ignorant can you be? Daisy knows no bounds), Sarah, the dog, the horse, the cat, the ravens and owls, the pitukoff (spelling wrong, don't feel like getting the book). He's the equivalent of a leprechaun that only Daisy sees.

Try the last book first and go back to the first, or try any of them after the 5th...

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/Doss_James.html

[fadedrose]

310. I love this series - scary, but with some belly-splitting laughs

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/Doss_James.html

[boston bean]

75. Doyle, Arthur Conan (Sherlock Holmes - the original) London

[boston bean]

76. Denning, Troy - Lots of Science Fiction - Some listed here

The author has written books and contributed to other books, and has also written under the name Richard Awlinson.

He's involved in too many books that to list them accurately.

Find out more at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/troy-denning /


Vortex (Star Wars : Fate of the Jedi, book 6)

Series
Planescape
Pages of Pain (1996)

Novels
Cosmos Cubed (1988)
Ragnarok and Roll (1988)
The Oath of Stonekeep (1999)

Game Books
Freedom (1992)

Series contributed to
Combat Command
3. The Omega Rebellion: In the world of Keith Laumer's Star Colony (1987) (with Keith Laumer)
8. Dorsai's Command: In the World of Gordon R. Dickson's Dorsai (1989) (with Cory Glaberson)

Forgotten Realms : Avatar
1. Shadowdale (1989) (as by Richard Awlinson)
3. Waterdeep (1989) (as by Richard Awlinson)
5. Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad (1998)

Forgotten Realms : Empires
2. Dragonwall (1990)

Forgotten Realms : Harpers
1. The Parched Sea (1991)
12. The Veiled Dragon (1996)

Dark Sun : Prism Pentad
1. The Verdant Passage (1991)
2. The Crimson Legion (1992)
3. The Amber Enchantress (1992)
4. The Obsidian Oracle (1993)
5. The Cerulean Storm (1993)


Forgotten Realms : Twilight Giants
1. The Ogre's Pact (1994)
2. The Giant Among Us (1994)
3. The Titan of Twilight (1995)

Forgotten Realms : Lost Empires
2. Faces of Deception (1998)

Forgotten Realms : Cormyr
2. Beyond the High Road (1999)
3. Death of the Dragon (2000) (with Ed Greenwood)

Forgotten Realms : Return of the Archwizards
1. The Summoning (2001)
2. The Siege (2001)
3. Sorcerer (2002)
Return of the Archwizards (omnibus) (2009)


Star Wars : New Jedi Order
9. Star by Star (2001)
Recovery (2001)

Star Wars
A Forest Apart (2003)
Tatooine Ghost (2003)

Star Wars : Dark Nest
1. The Joiner King (2005)
2. The Unseen Queen (2005)
3. The Swarm War (2005)

Star Wars : Legacy of the Force
3. Tempest (2006)
6. Inferno (2007)
9. Invincible (2008)

Star Wars : Fate of the Jedi
3. Abyss (2009)
6. Vortex (2010)
9. Apocalypse (2011)

[boston bean]

77. DuBois, Brendan (Lewis Cole, Ret. DOD Analyst) NH; Mysteres, Thrillers

Series about Lewis Cole, retired DOD analyst, who lives in Tyler Beach, New Hampshire. Also several stand-alones.

Check him out here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/brendan-dubois /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/DuBois_Bren...

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78. n, Christopher (Nikki Hill-Prosecutor) LA Mysteries (See Dick Lochte)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lochte_Dick...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/#section2

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79. Dolan, Harry (David Loogan, Magazine Editor) Ann Arbor, MI

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/Dolan_Harry...

David Loogan, a mystery magazine editor in Ann Arbor, Michigan:

Bad Things Happen (2009)
Very Bad Men (2011)

and:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/harry-dolan /

[fadedrose]

300. Dick, Philip K. (Valis & many stand-alones) Science Fiction

Beloved author of science fiction books. Very popular here in DU where his books are read and reread. 42 Stand-slones and the Valis series.

See what he's written here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/philip-k-dick/

[boston bean]

80. E

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81. Eisler, Barry (John Rain, Spy)

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82. Eisler description

One of the few series I've found with a bad guy as the protagonist. John Rain is an assassin, working mostly in Japan and southeast Asia (in the books I've read so far). Formerly in the US Army in Vietnam, he had some experience working with the CIA there and expanded it into a full-time career when he got out.

Each of these books kept me up late at night until I finished; I couldn't wait to see what came next.

This is also a series I'd recommend reading in order, more so than some of the others I've listed.

Eisler himself is a former CIA agent and Cornell grad, and he writes for Huffpo, MichaelMoore.com and others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_eisler

[boston bean]

83. Erickson, K. J. (Marshall "Mars" Bahr)

[fadedrose]

298. Estleman, Loren D. (Amos Walker-PI-Detroit; Sherlock Holmes & others)

Prolific writer - very popular - recommended by mvccd1000.

Series:
Sherlock Holmes - Detective, London, 19th Century
Page Murdock - Deputy US Marshall, American West - 1800's..
Peter Macklin - Hit man for the mob in Detroit MI

See all of his work here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/E_Authors/Estleman_Loren-D.html

[scarletwoman]

365. Edwardson, Åke - Series: Erik Winter, a jazz-loving Chief Inspector of police, in Gothenburg, Sweden

Not all his titles have been translated into English.

Original Swedish title and publication date listed first, English translation and publication date underneath:

1. Dans med en ängel (1997)
Death Angels (2009)

2. Rop från långt avstånd (1998)
The Shadow Woman (2010)

3. Sol och skugga (1999)
Sun and Shadow (2005)

4. Låt det aldrig ta slut (2000)
Never End (2006)

5. i]Himlen är en plats på jorden (2001)
Frozen Tracks (2007)

6. i]Segel av sten (2002)
Sail of Stone (2012)

7. Rum nummer 10 (2005)
Room No. 10 (2013)

8. Vänaste land (2006) (Eng Beautiful Land)

9. Nästan död man (2007) (Eng. Almost Dead Man)

10. Den sista vintern (2008) (Eng. The Last Winter)

[scarletwoman]

366. Eriksson, Kjell - Series: Ann Lindell & Ola Haver, detectives in Uppsala, Sweden

An excellent series, beautifully written. Sadly, only 5 out of the 10 books in the series have been translated into English, with a 6th due out in July 2015.

Highly recommended.

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84. F

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85. Fforde, Jasper (Thursday Next – Agent) (Jack Spratt – Agent

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86. Freeman, Brain (Jonathan Stride – Detective Lieutenant

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87. Flynn, Vince (Mitch Rapp - counterterrism operative)

I don't know if Mitch Rapp changed or if I did, but I really enjoyed the first few books in this series. The last ones? Not quite as much.

Mitch Rapp is a counter-terrorism operative for the US who takes the fight to the terrorists. The books are all action-packed and adventure-filled, and I devoured the first several. The last ones have taken such a political slant that I have a hard time enjoying the action in between.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Flynn

[boston bean]

88. Fleming, Ian (James Bond)

Check him out at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/F_Authors/Fleming_Ian...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/ian-fleming /

[boston bean]

89. Francis, Dick (usually writes about horse racing)

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90. Fowler, Christopher (Bryant & May Mysteries - London)

Wonderful characters - both in their eighties who head the Peculiar Crimes Unit in London. They don't depend entirely on science - sometimes they call witches and other characters to help solve the crimes.

Lots of chuckles here..

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/F_Authors/Fowler_Chri...

[fadedrose]

309. New one out: THE MEMORY OF BLOOD takes place in England

I love this insane series...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

333. Zoe Ferraris: Novels about Saudi Arabia

by an author who used to live there while married to a Saudi man.

Finding Nouf--a young girl disappears and is found dead in the desert, but there are unanswered questions about her death. Is her family bribing someone to cover up a scandal?

City of Veils--A body washed ashore in the seaside city of Jeddah turns out to be that of a rebellious woman filmmaker

Kingdom of Strangers--(Haven't read this one yet)

[scarletwoman]

358. Fossum, Karin - Series: Inspector Konrad Sejer, working in a small mountain village in Norway

Another one of my favorite authors.

Original Norwegian titles and publication dates listed first, English translation and publication date underneath:

Evas øye (1995)
In the Darkness (2012)
APA: Eva’s Eye (2013)

Se deg ikke tilbake! (1996)
Don’t Look Back (2002)

Den som frykter ulven (1997)
He Who Fears the Wolf (2003)

Djevelen holder lyset (1998)
When the Devil Holds the Candle (2004)

Elskede Poona (2000)
Calling Out for You (2006)
AKA: Beloved Poona
APA: The Indian Bride (2007)
Finalist 2005 Gold Dagger Award

Svarte sekunder (2002)
Black Seconds (2007)

Drapet på Harriet Krohn (2005)
The Murder of Harriet Krohn (2014)

Den som elsker noe annet (2007)
The Water’s Edge (2009)

Den onde viljen (2008)
Bad Intentions (2010)

Varsleren (2009)
The Caller (2011)

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91. G

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92. Gaiman, Neil (The Sandman) (Miracleman)

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93. Gardner, Lisa (Quincy, Conner & Quincy)(Warren & Dodge) cops

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94. George, Elizabeth (Thomas Lynley, Barbara Havers - Scotland Yard)

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95. Grafton, Sue ( Kinsey Milhone, PI, 80’s –AhabetMysteries)

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96. Gerritsen, Tess. Rizzoli & Isles series.

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97. Gilman, Dorothy (Mrs. Pollifax - CIA)

[boston bean]

98. I like her stand-alone books better than the Mrs. Pollifax series

A Nun in the Closet

and

Incident at Badamya

are two that I enjoyed.

[boston bean]

99. George, Ann G. (Sister who solve mysteries) Alabama

Patricia Anne “Mouse” Hollowell, a retired English teacher, and Mary Alice “Sister” Crane, who out-lived three husbands, in Alabama, in the Southern Sisters mysteries:

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/George_Anne...

[boston bean]

100. Gardiner, Meg (Evan Delaney, adventurous young woman, in Santa Barbara, CA

Links:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/meg-gardiner /

Series:
Evan Delaney
1. China Lake (2002)
2. Mission Canyon (2003)
3. Jericho Point (2004)
4. Crosscut (2005)
5. Kill Chain (2006)

Also:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/Gardiner_Me...

[boston bean]

101. Garwood, Julie (Connected and Recurring Characters) Mysteries

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/Garwood_Jul...

and:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/julie-garwood /

Crown's Spies
1. The Lion's Lady (1988)
2. Guardian Angel (1990)
3. The Gift (1991)
4. Castles (1993)
Castles / Lion's Lady (omnibus) (2005)
Guardian Angel / The Gift (omnibus) (2005

[boston bean]

102. Graham, Heather (3 Different Series) Mysteries, Suspense

Popular writer...

Links: Lots of series and romantic standalones...

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/Graham_Heat...

and:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/heather-graham /

Series
Soap Opera
1. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
2. Dying to Have Her (2001)
3. Killing Kelly (2005)

Donna Miro and Lorna Doria
l. An Angel's Share (1985)
2. Sensuous Angel (1985)

MacAuliffe Vikings Trilogy
1. Golden Surrender (1985)
2. The Viking's Woman (1993)
3. Lord of the Wolves (1993)

Camerons Saga: North American Woman Trilogy
1. Sweet Savage Eden (1989)
2. A Pirate's Pleasure (1989)
3. Love Not a Rebel (1989)

Camerons Saga: Civil War Trilogy
1. One Wore Blue (1991)
2. And One Wore Gray (1992)
3. And One Rode West (1992)
One Wore Blue / and One Wore Gray / And One Road West (omnibus) (2004)

Old Florida's MacKenzies
1. Runaway (1994)
2. Captive (1996)
3. Rebel (1997)
4. Surrender (1998)
5. Glory (1999)
6. Triumph (2000)

Suspense
1. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1998)
2. Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1999)
3. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
4. Dying to Have Her (2001)
5. Hurricane Bay (2002)
6. Picture Me Dead (2003)
7. Dead on the Dance Floor (2004)
8. The Presence (2004)
9. Killing Kelly (2005)

Harrison Investigation
1. Haunted (2003)
2. Ghost Walk (2005)
3. The Vision (2006)
4. The Seance (2007)
5. The Dead Room (2007)
6. The Death Dealer (2008)
7. Unhallowed Ground (2009)
8. Nightwalker (2009)

Flynn Brothers Trilogy
1. Deadly Night (2008)
2. Deadly Harvest (2008)
3. Deadly Gift (2008)

Prophecy
1. Dust to Dust (2009)

Bone Island Trilogy
1. Ghost Shadow (2010)
2. Ghost Night (2010)
3. Ghost Moon (2010)

Krewe of Hunters
1. Phantom Evil (2011)
2. Heart of Evil (2011)
3. Sacred Evil (2011)
4. The Evil Inside (2011)

[pscot]

372. Winston Graham, The Poldark series

(this list is copied from Goodreads)


Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
by Winston Graham
4.11 avg rating — 7,630 ratings — published 1945 — 48 editions book 1

Demelza (Poldark, #2)
Demelza (Poldark, #2)
by Winston Graham
4.20 avg rating — 4,016 ratings — published 1946 — 34 editions book 2

Jeremy Poldark (Poldark, #3)
Jeremy Poldark (Poldark, #3)
by Winston Graham
4.14 avg rating — 2,851 ratings — published 1950 — 24 editions book 3

Warleggan (Poldark, #4)
Warleggan (Poldark, #4)
by Winston Graham
4.26 avg rating — 2,205 ratings — published 1953 — 19 editions book 4

The Black Moon (Poldark, #5)
The Black Moon (Poldark, #5)
by Winston Graham
4.22 avg rating — 1,821 ratings — published 1973 — 22 editions book 5

The Four Swans (Poldark, #6)
The Four Swans (Poldark, #6)
by Winston Graham
4.21 avg rating — 1,573 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions book 6

The Angry Tide (Poldark, #7)
The Angry Tide (Poldark, #7)
by Winston Graham
4.28 avg rating — 1,376 ratings — published 1977 — 13 editions book 7

The Stranger from the Sea (...
The Stranger from the Sea (Poldark, #8)
by Winston Graham
4.06 avg rating — 1,145 ratings — published 1981 — 12 editions book 8

The Miller's Dance (Poldark...
The Miller's Dance (Poldark, #9)
by Winston Graham
4.13 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 1982 — 10 editions book 9

The Loving Cup (Poldark, #10)
The Loving Cup (Poldark, #10)
by Winston Graham
4.16 avg rating — 911 ratings — published 1984 — 9 editions book 10

The Twisted Sword (Poldark,...
The Twisted Sword (Poldark, #11)
by Winston Graham
4.26 avg rating — 959 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions book 11

Bella Poldark (Poldark, #12)
Bella Poldark (Poldark, #12)
by Winston Graham
4.16 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions book 12

[boston bean]

103. Glazer, Melissa (See Tim Myers) Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.h...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/tim-myers/

[mvccd1000]

327. Goldman, Joel (Lou Mason, also Jack Davis series) Kansas City - Mystery

Lou Mason is an attorney who starred in his own series. Later Goldman started another series with retired FBI agent Jack Davis, writing of the same locations and some overlapping characters.

I've read 5 of the Goldman books so far and enjoyed every one of them.

[Little Star]

328. I was hoping you'd put this series in here. Sounds like a good one.

[Hula Popper]

332. Graves, Martha

Richard Jury series, a British detective.

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104. H

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105. Haig, Brian (Sean Drummond)

[boston bean]

106. Haig description

A famously irreverent character who reminds me of several Nelson DeMille protagonists, Drummond is a JAG lawyer in the Army who specializes in secret cases; those that can't be publicly tried due to the sensitive jobs of the participants.

He seems to muddle though each one, pissing off his temporary partners, his boss, the commanding officers of the bases he visits, and the judge and opposition. In spite of all of this, he gets to the bottom of the case and exposes the true corruption (as opposed to the guilt of those who appeared to have committed the crime).

I really like Drummond's character, and frequently find myself laughing out loud while reading these books. I'll bet most of us wish we could get away with talking to our bosses the way he does.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/brian-haig /

[boston bean]

107. Haines, Carolyn (The Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries) M

[boston bean]

108. Thumbs up! I absolutely enjoyed this series......

These mysteries are set in the Mississippi Delta (Deep South). They are light, fun reading!

Sara Booth Delaney is trying to save her old family plantation. The ghost of her great-great-grandmother's nanny, Jitty and Sara Booth's hound dog are her only companions in Dahlia House. Sara Booth is the only one who can see or hear Jitty. Jitty, who is very funny, is determined to save Sarah Booth from spinsterhood. Sara Booth and her friend Tinkie open a detective agency and the troubles begin. Sara Booth's love life will tug at your heart strings and life in Zinnia will entertain you.

As the author states: Meet Sarah Booth Delaney... an unconventional southern belle whose knack for uncovering the truth is about to make her the hottest detective in Zinnia, Mississippi... if it doesn't make her the deadest.

This series remind me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Series only much, much better.

You can find a series list in order on this page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Haines

You can take a peek inside the first book in this series here:
http://www.amazon.com/Them-Bones-Mystery-Mississippi-De ...

[boston bean]

109. Hallinan, Timothy (Poke Rafferty-Writer) & (Simon Grist-PI)

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110. Hambly, Barbara (Benjamin January/Janvier)(James Asher-Spy)

[boston bean]

111. The Benjamin January books are fascinating,

portraying early 19th century New Orleans, a society different from both our own and the rest the of the pre-Civil War South.

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112. Harvey, Michael (Michael Kelly-ex-cop/PI)

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113. Havill, Steven F. (B. Gastner/E. Reyes Guzman/Sheriff Dept, NM)

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114. Hawke, Richard (F, Malone-PI) & Cockey, Tim (Hitchcock Sewell-Mortician)

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115. Heywood, Joseph (Grady Service-Conservation Cop)

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116. Hill, Susan (Simon Serailler, Police Det. English Mystery)

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117. Serailler is moody, intraverted police detective who

spends his vacations in Italy, working on his true love, painting. He also has to deal with his messy family of origin, some of whom get involved in the mysteries.

This is a sometimes dark but also intriguing series set in a cathedral town that seems an awful lot like Wells.

[boston bean]

118. Hillerman, Tony ((Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee, Navajo Tribal Cops) NM

[boston bean]

119. Big thumbs up!

Reading one of these now.

[boston bean]

120. Hunter, Stephen (Bob the Nailer)

[boston bean]

121. Hunter description

There may be very few opening books of a series as gripping as "Point of Impact," the first Bob the Nailer book. Set throughout the US and even in Japan and Cuba, the series meanders back and forth as it traces the life of former USMC sniper Bob Lee Swagger, as well as his father Earl, a WWII vet and Arkansas State Trooper. There are a couple I'd rate as "average," but most of them are very good reads, and Point of Impact remains one of my favorite books ever. I've bought it, read it, and given it away at least 3 times. I never get it back because whoever I pass it to devours it and then HAS to share it with someone else they know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lee_Swagger

[fadedrose]

301. New series - Ray Cruz (#1) Ex-Marine Sniper - Minnesota

For review of this first in the series:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1439138702/stopyourekilling

All of Hunter's works here:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Hunter_Stephen.html#Cruz

[boston bean]

122. Hall, James W. - Thorn (beach bum), Alexandra Rafferty (forensic photog)

[boston bean]

123. Hiaasen, Carl (Skink) - Florida

This may not technically be a series, but the themes and locations are so similar that the continuing appearance of one of the lesser characters allows me to include it in this category.

While the protagonists of the novels may change, former Florida governor-turned homeless environmentalist Clinton Tyree (Skink) has recurring roles in several Hiaasen books. (He's in all of the even-numbered books, according to wikipedia.)

From Wikipedia:
Hiaasen's fiction mirrors his concerns as a journalist and Floridian. His novels have been classified as "environmental thrillers" and are usually found on the mystery shelves in bookshops, although they can just as well be read as mainstream reflections of contemporary life.

He said this about Florida: "The Sunshine State is a paradise of scandals teeming with drifters, deadbeats, and misfits drawn here by some dark primordial calling like demented trout. And you'd be surprised how many of them decide to run for public office."

Hiaasen's Florida is a hive of greedy businessmen, corrupt politicians, dumb blondes, apathetic retirees, intellectually challenged tourists, hard-luck redneck cooters, and militant ecoteurs. It is the same Florida of John D. MacDonald and Travis McGee, but aged another 20 years and viewed with a more satiric or sardonic eye.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hiaasen

[boston bean]

124. Hiaasen manages to pull off his slams at corporate greed with

laugh-out-loud humor.

His are the only humorous mysteries I like, because unlike some of them, he doesn't try too hard to be funny. He just IS.

[boston bean]

125. Hamilton, Steve (Alex McKnight Series)

Note about the author (from Wikipedia):
Hamilton's novels have won numerous awards. His very first book, A Cold Day in Paradise, won the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin's Press Award for Best First Mystery by an Unpublished Writer. After it was published, the novel went on to win the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel and the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best First Novel, the only first novel to win both awards.


This series is set in the town of Paradise on the shores of Lake Superior (Michigan's Upper Peninsula). Alex McKnight runs a hunting camp built by his late father but he also has private-detective license. He was a cop in Detroit before his partner was killed and he was shot.

I have only read the first book in this series so far. And so far so good!


1) A Cold Day In Paradise
2) Winter of the Wolf Moon
3) The Hunting Wind
4) North of Nowhere
5) Blood is the Sky
6) Ice Run
7) A Stolen Season
8) Misery Bay

You can peek inside the first book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Paradise-Alex-McKnight-Myste...

[boston bean]

126. Hamilton, Laurell K. (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

Very popular prolific writer - several series with same character, Anita Blake, plus a series with Meredith Gentry.

View them all at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/#section1

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Hamilton_La...

[boston bean]

127. Harper, Karen (Elizabeth I, Maplecreek Amish, Sarah Kauffman) Mystery & Romance

Links: http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Harper_Kare...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/karen-harper /

Elizabeth I in 1500s England:

The Poyson Garden (1999)
The Tidal Poole (2000)
The Twylight Tower (2001)
The Queene’s Cure (2002)
The Thorne Maze (2003)
The Queene’s Christmas (2003)
The Fyre Mirror (2005)
The Fatal Fashione (2005)
The Hooded Hawke (2007)

The Maplecreek Amish Trilogy:

Dark Road Home (2004)
Dark Harvest (2004)
Dark Angel (2005)
(2006 Mary Higgins Clark Award)

Sarah Kauffman, an artist who paints murals on barns in her Amish community, and Nate MacKensie, an Ohio state arson inspector, in the Home Valley Amish series: Fall from Pride (due July 26, 2011)

[boston bean]

128. Haywood, B. B. (Candy Holliday, blueberry farm with dad Henry “Doc” Holliday) Mystery

B. B. is a pseudonym of writing team, Beth and Robert Feeman. Takes place in Maine...


Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Haywood_B-B...

Town in a Blueberrry Jam (2010)
Town in a Lobster Stew (20110
Town in a Wild Moose Chase (due February 7, 2012)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/b-b-haywood/

[boston bean]

129. Holt, Anne (Hanne Wilhelmsen, a lesbian police officer in Oslo, Norway) Mysteries

Two Series:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/anne-holt /

Series
Vik and Stubo
1. Punishment (2006)
aka What Is Mine
2. The Final Murder (2007)
aka What Never Happens
3. Fear Not (2011)

Hanne Wilhelmsen
1. The Blind Goddess (2012)
2. 1222 (2010)

and:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Holt_Anne.h...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

340. "1222" is part of the genre of murder taking place within an isolated group,

in this case, train passengers stranded in a blizzard and forced to hunker down in a nearby hotel.

[boston bean]

130. Hunt, James Patrick (Evan Maitland, Antiques, Bounty Hunter) Mysteries 3 Series

Takes place in Chicago, IL

Evan Maitland:
Maitland (2006)
Maitland Under Siege (2006)
Maitland's Reply (2009)
Bridger (2010)
Get Maitland (2011)


Lieutenant George Hastings, St. Louis, MO:
1. The Betrayers (2007)
2. Goodbye Sister Disco (2008)
3. The Assailant (2009)
4. The Silent Places (2010)

Dan Bridger, Professional Thief
Before They Make You Run (2006)
Police and Thieves (2011)

Links:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Hunt_James-...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/james-patrick-hunt/

[boston bean]

131. Harvey, John (aka's below) Mysteries, Thrillers, Westerns

aka
Jon Barton, William S Brady (with Angus Wells), L J Coburn (with Laurence James), J B Dancer (with Angus Wells), John B Harvey, William M James (with Terry Harknett and Laurence James), Terry Lennox, John J McLaglen (with Laurence James), James Mann, Thom Ryder, J D Sandon (with Angus Wells)

Links:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/#section3

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Harvey_John...

[MaineDem]

304. Hosp, David (Scott Finn, Boston attorney series)

Three books so far.

[fadedrose]

317. HAMMETT, DASHIELL (The Continental Op, San Francisco)

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Hammett_Dashiell.html

Shows all the books, including The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man

[fadedrose]

325. HIGGINS, JACK - Mystery series take place in Ireland and Britain, also AKA's

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Higgins_Jack.html

Liam Devlin, and Dougal Munro are in two series written under Higgins' name. Paul Chavasse is a character in a series written as Martin Fallon..

Also writes under "Harry Patterson."
Standalones...

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343. Higashino, Keigo

One of the few Japanese mystery writers who isn't hung up on impossible gimmicks. "The Devotion of Suspect X" was his first novel to be translated into English.

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350. Robin Hobb, Tawny Man series

Heroic fantasy; very well written. I liked these better than the games thrones books.

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374. interestingly, she is an author Martin recommends

I have read the Assassin series, the LiveShip series, the Tawny Man Series, and the Rain WIlds series.
I also read the Soldier's Son series. Ds DO. NOT. BOTHER. I slugged through it thinking that at some point the Robin Hobbs I loved to read would come back and the books would get better. NOPE.

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132. I

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133. Indridason, Arnaldur (Erlendur Sveinsson-Detective) Reykjavik, Iceland

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134. And if you get a chance to see the movie "Jar City," it's based on

Arnaldur Indridason's first novel.

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135. J

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136. Jance, J. A. (Beaumont-Det) (Ladd-Dep) (Joanna Brady) (A Reynolds)WA AZ

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322. In a couple of the books, Beaumont and Joanna Brady collaborate

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137. Johnson, Craig (Walt Longmire, Sheriff) Absaroka Cty, WY

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138. Jemisin, N. K. (Fantasy) Two Different Series

The two series are named: Inheritance Trilogy and Dreamblood.

Learn more at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/n-k-jemisin/

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139. Jones, Darynda (Charlie Davidson Series) Fantasy, Mystery, Mainstream

Series
Charley Davidson
1. First Grave On the Right (2011)
2. Second Grave on the Left (2011)
3. Third Grave Dead Ahead (2012)
Fantasy, mystery, mainstream...


Link:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/darynda-jones/

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334. Peter James: British police procedurals that take place in Brighton

I bought Dead Simple from iBooks because it was only $5.99, and I ended up as a fan of the author.

In this book, a bachelor party prank turns potentially lethal when the groom is abandoned in a precarious situation, supposedly to be rescued in a couple of hours, but the pranksters are killed in a car accident before they can rescue him. Now he's a missing person, and the police are involved. How can a man have just vanished off the face of the earth in southern England?

This was a real page turner, as he almost got rescued, only to have quirks of fate prevent people from finding him. Then the police uncover complications...

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335. Jordan, Robert ....... Wheel of Time ........... 14 books ........ Sci-Fi

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346. Jennings, Maureen: "A Journeyman to Grief," others

Jennings' novels are set in 19th century Toronto, and they form the basis for a popular Canadian TV series, "The Murdoch Mysteries," which is available on Netflix and periodically on Acorn TV.

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140. K

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141. Kellerman, Faye (Peter Decker, Det & wife Rina) LAPD

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323. Faye Kellerman is the wife of Jonathan Kellerman, and in my opinion, a better writer

In the first book, The Ritual Bath, LAPD officer Peter Decker solves a mystery in the Orthodox Jewish community and falls in love with a young widow who plays a vital role in solving it.

Lots of social commentary in this series.

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142. Kellerman, Jonathan (Dr. Alex Delaware)

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143. Kellerman description

I haven't read any of these lately, but I rated them all very well when I did read them several years ago.

Set in Los Angeles, Alex Delaware is a former child phychologist turned forensic phychologist who - usually through his police consulting work - finds some pretty horrendous cases. Together with his friend Milo Sturgis, who is a gay LAPD detective, they uncover the "unsavory truth."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Delaware

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144. Kisor, Henry (Steve "Two Crows" Martinez, Lakota Indian) UP MI

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145. King, Laurie (Mary Russell, married to Sherlock Holmes.)

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146. Koryta, Michael (Perry & Prich eveland OH)ard, PI's, Cl

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147. Krueger, William Kent (Cork O'Connor, part Indian, exl-sheriff, Minnesota)

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148. A Minnesota author, he sometimes incorporates mystical Native American

elements into his stories. Cork O'Connor's mentor is an elderly member of the Midewiwin, an Ojibwe secret society of traditional medicine men.

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149. Kingsolver, Barbara (Turtle) Series - Romance, Mainstream

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150. Kallentoft, Mons (Malin Fors, divorced mother and a Det. Insp) Sweden

Malin Fors, a 30-something divorced mother of a teenage daughter, and an ambitious detective inspector, in Linköping, Sweden:

Midvinterblod (2007)
Midwinter Sacrifice
APA: Midwinter Blood

Sommardöden (2008)
Höstoffer (2009)

Vårlik (2010)

Den femte årstiden (2011)

Links:


http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/mons-kallentoft /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/K_Authors/Kallentoft_...

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151. Kepler, Lars (Joona Linna, Detective Inspector) Sweden, Mysteries

Series
Detective Inspector Joona Linna
1. The Hypnotist (2011)
2. The Executioner (2012)


Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/K_Authors/Kepler_Lars...
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/lars-kepler/

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316. aka KAVANAGH, DAN, author - BARNES, JULIAN

Last edited Fri May 4, 2012, 09:52 AM - Edit history (1)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/julian-barnes

Shows all books by the author using either name...

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337. Kunstler, James Howard(World Made By Hand & sequel)

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344. Kirino, Natsuo: "Out" and other novels

Somewhat disturbing novels about the underside of Japanese society.

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367. Kaminsky, Stuart: several crime novel series, listed below.

Toby Peters, a 1940s Hollywood P.I. in Los Angeles, California

Porfiry Rostnikov, police inspector in Moscow, Russia - note: I read this entire series and loved it. Unfortunately, the author died in 2009, before really bringing this series to a conclusion.

Abe Lieberman, 60-something Jewish police detective in Chicago, Illinois

Lew Fonesca, a down and out process server in Sarasota, Florida

James Rockford, a low-rent detective in Los Angeles, California

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152. L

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153. Larsson, Stieg (Mikeal Blomkvist & Lisbeth Salander) Sweden

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154. Lehane, Dennis (Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro - PI's)

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155. Levine, Paul (Solomon vs. Lord)

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156. Levin description

I love irreverent characters like those in Nelson DeMille's books, or Brian Haig's Sean Drummond.

Wikipedia said it as well as I could:
Solomon vs. Lord series: Levine’s novels often have a sly, sardonic tone. Publishers Weekly wrote that Solomon vs. Lord had “genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp.” Though novels of crime fiction, they often revolve around the conflict between Victoria Lord, a by-the-book lawyer and her ethically challenged partner, Steve Solomon, who lives by “Solomon’s Laws:”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Levine

It's too bad there are only four books in this series.

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157. Limon, Martin (George Sueno & Ernie Bascom – MP’s)

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158. The background comes from Limon's experiences as a GI stationed in Korea

in the 1970s.

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159. Loomis, Jon (Frank Coffin, Det., Provincetown, MA)

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160. Lofts, Norah - 3 Series, Town House Series - English (historical)

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161. Ludlum, Robert (Jason Bourne, Spy) International

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162. Long, Jeff - Hadals Series - Science Fiction, Horror, Thrillers, Westerns

Find out more here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/jeff-long /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Long_Jeff.h...

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163. Lashner, William (Victor Carl - Lawyer) Philadelphia - Mystery

Link at:

Victor Carl
1. Hostile Witness (1995)
2. Bitter Truth (1997)
aka Veritas
3. Fatal Flaw (2003)
4. Past Due (2004)
5. Falls the Shadow (2005)
6. Marked Man (2006)
7. A Killer's Kiss (2007)


Link at:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lashner_Wil...

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164. Lochte, Dick (Serendipity Dahlquist (15yr old & Leo Bloodworth-Det) LA (See Al Roker)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lochte_Dick...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/dick-lochte /

1st Series:
Serendipity Dahlquist, a gum-snapping 15-year-old girl, and Leo Bloodworth, a grumpy 50-something private investigator, in Los Angeles, California:

Sleeping Dog (1985)
1985 Nero Award
Finalist 1986 Anthony Award for Best First Novel
Finalist 1986 New Blood Dagger Award
Finalist 1986 Edgar Award for Best First Novel
Finalist 1986 Shamus Award for Best First Novel

Laughing Dog (1988)

2nd Series:
Terry Manion, a private investigator in New Orleans, Louisiana:
Blue Bayou (1992)
Neon Smile (1995)
Finalist 1996 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Non-series:
Lucky Dog and Other Tales of Murder (2000)
Croaked(2007)

Written with Christopher Darden:
Nicolette (Nikki) Hill, a 30-something black prosecutor in LA, CA
The Trials of Nikki Hill (1999)
L.A. Justice (2001)
The Last Defense (2002)
Lawless (2004)

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Note: Dick Lochte was the ghostwriter for jockey Bill Shoemaker.
Note: Dick Lochte writes the Billy Blessing series with Al Roker.

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165. Liebman, Ron (Mezzonatti and Salerno, Jr, Attys, ex-Cops) 2-book series, so far, mystery

Mickie Mezzonatti and Salvatore “Junne” Salerno, Jr., criminal defense lawyers and ex-cops, in Camden, New Jersey:

Death by Rodrigo (2007)
Jersey Law (2011)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Liebman_Ron...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/ron-liebman/

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166. Lindsay, Paul (Also writes as Noah Boyd) (Mike Devlin, Steve Vail) FBI - Mysteries

Series
Novel of the FBI
Witness to the Truth (1992)
Code Name--Gentkill (1995)
Freedom to Kill (1997)
Traps (2002)
The Big Scam (2005)


Written as Noah Boyd
Steve Vail, a renegade FBI agent who leaves the bureau to work as a bricklayer in Chicago, and FBI deputy assistant director Kate Bannon who enlists his help:
The Bricklayer (2010)
Finalist 2011 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Agent X (2011)

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167. Lowell, Virginia (Olivia Greyson) New Cookie Cutter Shop Series Mysteries

Olivia Greyson, owner of the Gingerbread House in her Victorian home in fictional Chatterley Heights, on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland, in the Cookie Cutter Shop series:


1. Cookie Dough Or Die (2011)
2. A Cookie Before Dying (2011)

Links:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lowell_Virg...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/virginia-lowell/

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168. Lowell, Elizabeth (Also writes as Maxwell, A. E. (myseries)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Maxwell_A-E...
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/elizabeth-lowell /

Series
Angel, Hawk and Raven
1. A Woman Without Lies (1985)
2. Love Song for a Raven (1987)

McCalls
1. Fever (1988)
2. Dark Fire (1988)

MacKenzie-Blackthorn
1. Reckless Love (1989)
2. Fire and Rain (1990)
3. Outlaw (1991)
4. Granite Man (1991)
5. Warrior (1991)

Only
1. Only His (1991)
2. Only Mine (1992)
3. Only You (1992)
4. Only Love (1995)
5. Autumn Lover (1996)
6. Winter Fire (1996)

Medieval
1. Untamed (1993)
2. Forbidden (1993)
3. Enchanted (1994)

Donovans
1. Amber Beach (1997)
2. Jade Island (1998)
3. Pearl Cove (1999)
4. Midnight in Ruby Bayou (2000)

Rarities Unlimited
1. Moving Target (2001)
2. Running Scared (2002)
3. Die in Plain Sight (2003)
4. The Color of Death (2004)

St. Kilda
1. Always Time to Die (2005)
2. The Wrong Hostage (2006)
3. Innocent as Sin (2007)
4. Blue Smoke and Murder (2008)
5. Death Echo (2010)

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339. Lindskold, Jane(Athanor novels, including Changer)

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357. Leon, Donna - Series: Guido Brunetti, a police commissario in Venice, Italy.

I'm amazed she wasn't listed in this thread already! If you haven't ever come across this author before, you're in for a treat! She's an American who has lived in Venice for years, so all her books are written in English - no translations needed. Her writing is gorgeous, her protaganist is wonderful, warm, humorous, and human, and the settings in Venice are absolutely marvelous. I can't recommend this series highly enough! Just be careful that you don't gain weight - her descriptions of the Brunetti family meals leave you salivating.

1. Death At La Fenice (1992)
2. Death in a Strange Country (1993)
3. The Anonymous Venetian (1994)
aka Dressed for Death
4. A Venetian Reckoning (1995)
aka Death And Judgment
5. Acqua Alta (1996)
aka Death in High Water
6. The Death of Faith (1997)
aka Quietly in Their Sleep
7. A Noble Radiance (1997)
8. Fatal Remedies (1998)
9. Friends in High Places (1999)
10. A Sea of Troubles (2001)
11. Wilful Behaviour (2002)
12. Uniform Justice (2003)
13. Doctored Evidence (2004)
14. Blood from a Stone (2005)
15. Through a Glass Darkly (2006)
16. Suffer the Little Children (2007)
17. The Girl of His Dreams (2008)
18. About Face (2009)
19. A Question of Belief (2010)
20. Drawing Conclusions (2011)
21. Beastly Things (2012)
22. The Golden Egg (2013)
23. By Its Cover (2014)
24. Falling in Love (2015)

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363. Läckberg, Camilla - Series: Patrik Hedström, a police detective, and Erica Falck, a writer,

in the fishing town of Fjällbacka, Sweden.

Swedish titles and publication dates listed first, English translation and publication dates underneath:

Isprinsessan (2002)
The Ice Princess (2008)

Predikanten (2004)
The Preacher (2009)

Stenhuggaren (2005)
The Stonecutter (2009)

Olycksfågeln (2006)
The Gallows Bird (2011)
APA: The Stranger (2012)

Tyskungen (2007)
The Hidden Child (2011)

Sjöjungfrun (2008)
The Drowning (2012)

Fyrvaktaren (2009) (Eng. The Lighthouse Keeper)
The Lost Boy (2013)

Änglamakerskan (2011) (Eng. The Angel Maker)
Buried Angels (2014)

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364. Larsson, Åsa - Series: Rebecka Martinsson, a tax attorney in Stockholm, called back to her hometown

Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, in Sweden.

Swedish titles and publication dates listed first, English translation and publication dates underneath:

Solstorm (2003)
Sun Storm (2006)
APA: The Savage Altar (2007)
Finalist 2007 International Dagger Award

Det blod som spillts (2005)
The Blood Spilt (2007)

Svart stig (2006)
The Black Path (2008)
Finalist 2009 Barry Award for Best Paperback

Till dess din vrede upphör (2008)
Until Thy Wrath Be Past (2011)
Finalist 2012 International Dagger Award

Till offer åt Molok (2012)
The Second Deadly Sin (2014)

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169. M

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170. MacDonald, John D. (Travis McGee)

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171. MacDonald description

MacDonald is dead these last 25 years, and his books are probably out of print, but the 21 novels in the Travis McGee series remain among my all-time favorites.

McGee was a "salvage consultant," or a problem fixer. He lived the life of a beach bum on a houseboat ("The Busted Flush&quot , and took his retirement in installments, working when he needed money and retiring when he didn't. Usually through word of mouth, someone would approach him with a mystery, or a missing item, or a person in trouble. He would tenaciously go after the problem until he found a resolution.

I love his views of Florida, too. Again, from Wikipedia:

However, unlike other fictional detectives such as Raymond Chandler's jaded and world-weary Philip Marlowe, McGee clings to what is important to him: his senses of honor, obligation, and outrage. In a classic commentary in Bright Orange for the Shroud, McGee muses,

"Now, of course, having failed in every attempt to subdue the Glades by frontal attack, we are slowly killing it off by tapping the River of Grass. In the questionable name of progress, the state in its vast wisdom lets every two-bit developer divert the flow into drag-lined canals that give him 'waterfront' lots to sell. As far north as Corkscrew Swamp, virgin stands of ancient bald cypress are dying. All the area north of Copeland had been logged out, and will never come back. As the glades dry, the big fires come with increasing frequency. The ecology is changing with egret colonies dwindling, mullet getting scarce, mangrove dying of new diseases born of dryness."

This was in a paperback originally published in 1965 when the general public was still not conversant with the concept of environmentalism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_McGee

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172. MacDonald, Ross (Lew Archer) (early 20th century, CA)

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173. Mankell, Henning (K. Wallander, Inspector, Sweden)

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174. Yes, Wallander has been portrayed by Kenneth Branaugh on British TV, but

the character as portrayed in the Swedish TV version (shown on MhZ Worldview TV and available on DVD) is much closer to the original books.

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175. Maron, Margaret ( Sigrid Harald, Cop NY) ( Deborah Knott, Judge, NC)

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176. Martini, Steve (Paul Madriani Novel Series)

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177. I like Martini better than Grisham.

If you enjoy legal thrillers, San Diego defense attorney Paul Madriani and his partner/sidekick Harry Hinds will fit the bill.

You can find a list of this series in order here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martini

You can peek inside his first novel in the series here:
http://www.amazon.com/Compelling-Evidence-Paul-Madriani...

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178. Thank you. I just saw there's a new book out.

And I've never read this author. I came here to see if there were any comments. Now I'll have to start at the beginning of the Paul Madriani series.

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179. Mayor, Archer (Joe Gunther-Police Detective, Vermont)

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180. McGarrity, Michael (ex-Chief detectives - Santa Fe, NM)

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181. McManus, Patrick F. (Bo Tully, Sheriff in Idaho)

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182. Mosley, Walter (Easy Rawlins)(S. Fortlow)(P. Minton)(L. McGill), LA, CA

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183. McCullough Colleen (Masters of Rome series-final century of the Roman Republic)

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184. Martin, George R. R. (Song of Fire and Ice) Series

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185. McBain, Ed ( The 87th Precinct )

This police procedural is set in a fictional city. That city is based on the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

This is an older series that I just loved. I re-read it every few years. McBain has a way of making you connect with the characters and the setting.

Here, Wiki has a great write-up and also a list of the books in order:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/87th_Precinct

Now I've gone and made myself all melancholy!

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186. Marco, John (Fantasy) 3 Different Series

Series - Tyrants and Kings, Eyes of God, and Skylords (1 book so far)...Fantasy.

More at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/john-marco/

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187. Mieville, China (New Crobuzon Series) Science Fiction

Has written many stand-alones and contributed to several anthologies and collections...

See them all here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/china-mieville/

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188. McKinlay, Jenn (Cooper & Delaura, Cupcake Bakery) Others, Mystery AZ

Links:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/McKinlay_Je...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/jenn-mckinlay /

Cupcake Bakery Mystery
1. Sprinkle with Murder (2010)
2. Buttercream Bump Off (2011)
3. Death by the Dozen (2011)

Library Lover's Mystery
1. Books Can Be Deceiving (2011)
2. Due or Die (2012)

Good Buy Girls
50% Off Murder (2012)

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189. McLaughlin, Emma ( Series) Romance

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/emma-mclaughlin /

Series
Nanny Diaries (with Nicola Kraus)
1. The Nanny Diaries (2002)
2. Nanny Returns (2009)
Novels
Citizen Girl (2004) (with Nicola Kraus)
Dedication (2007) (with Nicola Kraus)
The Real Real (2009) (with Nicola Kraus)

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190. Maxwell, A. E. (Lowell, Evan, Maxwell, Ann) 4 Series Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Maxwell_A-E...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/#section4

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191. Mayes, Casey - Mysteries (see Tim Myers)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/casey-mayes /

Series
Mystery by the Numbers
1. A Deadly Row (2010)
2. A Killer Column (2011)

See Tim Myers
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.h...

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192. Maguire, Gregory - 2 Series - Fantasy, Horror

Hamlet Chronicles
1. Seven Spiders Spinning (1994)
2. Six Haunted Hairdos (1997)
3. Five Alien Elves (1998)
4. Four Stupid Cupids (2000)
5. Three Rotten Eggs (2002)
6. A Couple of April Fools (2004)
7. One Final Firecracker (2005)


Wicked Years
1. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)
2. Son of a Witch (2005)
3. A Lion Among Men (2008)
4. Out of Oz (2011)
Wicked / Son of a Witch (omnibus) (2009)

Link:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/gregory-maguire/

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193. Minichino, Camille (Also writes as Margaret Grace, Ada Madison) Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Minichino_C...


Gloria Lamerino, a 50-something physicist in Revere Beach, Massachusetts:

The Hydrogen Murder (1997)
The Helium Murder (1998)
The Lithium Murder (1999)
The Beryllium Murder (2000)
The Boric Acid Murder (2002)
The Carbon Murder (2004)
The Nitrogen Murder (2005)
The Oxygen Murder (2006)

Written as Margaret Grace

Geraldine Porter, a recently retired high school English teacher in a small northern California town, whose hobby is building dollhouses and miniature scenes, in the Miniature mysteries:

Murder in Miniature (2008)
Mayhem in Miniature (2008)
Malice in Miniature (2009)
Mourning in Miniature (2009)
Monster in Miniature (2010)



Written as Ada Madison

Sophie Knowles, a math professor at Henley College, in Massachusetts:

Square Root of Murder (2011)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/camille-minichino /

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194. Madison, Ada (See Camille Minichino)

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195. Miller, Linda Lael - Fourteen Series! Standalones, Horror, Romance,Westerns

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/linda-lael-miller /

Corbin
1. Banner O'Brien (1984)
2. Corbin's Fancy (1985)
3. Memory's Embrace (1986)
4. My Darling Melissa (1990)


Beyond the Threshold
1. Here and Then (1987)
2. There and Now (1992)
Beyond the Threshold (omnibus) (2002)

Australian
1. Moonfire (1988)
2. Angelfire (1989)

Orphan Train
1. Lily and the Major (1990)
2. Emma and the Outlaw (1991)
3. Caroline and the Raider (1992)

Vampire
1. Forever and the Night (1993)
2. For All Eternity (1994)
3. Time Without End (1995)
4. Tonight and Always (1996)


Quade
1. Yankee Wife (1993)
2. Taming Charlotte (1993)
3. Princess Annie (1994)

Springwater Seasons
1. Springwater (1998)
2. Rachel (1999)
3. Savannah (1999)
4. Miranda (1999)
5. Jessica (1999)
6. A Springwater Christmas (1999)
7. Springwater Wedding (2001)
Springwater Seasons (omnibus) (2000)



Women of Primrose Creek
1. Bridget (2000)
2. Christy (2000)
3. Skye (2000)
4. Megan (2000)
5. The Last Chance Cafe (2002)
The Women of Primrose Creek (omnibus) (2002)


McKettricks
1. High Country Bride (2002)
2. Shotgun Bride (2003)
3. Secondhand Bride (2004)
4. McKettrick's Choice (2005)
5. Sierra's Homecoming (2006)
6. McKettrick's Luck (2007)
aka The Honourable Millionaire
7. McKettrick's Pride (2007)
aka The Millionaire's Pride
8. McKettrick's Heart (2007)
aka The Millionaire's Duty
9. The McKettrick Way (2007)
10. A McKettrick Christmas (2008)
11. Tate (2010)
12. Garrett (2010)
13. Austin (2010)
14. A Lawman's Christmas (2011)
The McKettrick Legend: Sierra's Homecoming / McKettrick Way (omnibus) (2011)

Look Book
1. Don't Look Now (2003)
2. Never Look Back (2004)
3. One Last Look (2006)

Mojo Books
1. Deadly Gamble (2006)
2. Deadly Deceptions (2008)

Stone Creek
1. The Man from Stone Creek (2006)
2. A Wanted Man (2007)
3. The Rustler (2008)
4. The Bridegroom (2009)
5. A Stone Creek Christmas (2008)
6. At Home in Stone Creek (2009)
Holiday in Stone Creek: A Stone Creek Christmas / At Home in Stone Creek (omnibus) (2011)

Montana Creeds
1. Logan (2009)
2. Dylan (2009)
3. Tyler (2009)
4. A Creed Country Christmas (2009)

Creed Cowboy
1. A Creed in Stone Creek (2011)
2. Creed's Honor (2011)
3. The Creed Legacy (2011)

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196. Modesitt, L. E., Jr. - 10 Series, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/l-e-modesitt/Series

Timegods' World
1. The Fires of Paratime (1982)
aka The Timegod
2. Timediver's Dawn (1992)
Timegods' World (omnibus) (2000)

Ecolitan
1. The Ecologic Envoy (1986)
2. The Ecolitan Operation (1989)
3. The Ecologic Secession (1990)
4. The Ecolitan Enigma (1997)
Empire and Ecolitan (omnibus) (2001)
Ecolitan Prime (omnibus) (2003)

Forever Hero
1. Dawn for a Distant Earth (1986)
2. The Silent Warrior (1987)
3. In Endless Twilight (1988)
The Forever Hero (omnibus) (1999)

Recluce
1. The Magic of Recluce (1991)
2. The Towers of Sunset (1992)
3. The Magic Engineer (1994)
4. The Order War (1995)
5. The Death of Chaos (1995)
6. Fall of Angels (1996)
7. The Chaos Balance (1997)
8. The White Order (1998)
9. Colors of Chaos (1997)
10. Magi'I of Cyador (2000)
11. Scion of Cyador (2000)
12. Wellspring of Chaos (2004)
13. Ordermaster (2005)
14. Natural Ordermage (2007)
15. Mage-Guard of Hamor (2008)
16. Arms-Commander (2010)

Johan Eschbach
1. Of Tangible Ghosts (1994)
2. The Ghost of the Revelator (1998)
3. Ghost of the White Nights (2001)
Ghosts of Columbia (omnibus) (2005)

Parafaith
1. The Parafaith War (1996)
2. The Ethos Effect (2003)

Spellsong Cycle
1. The Soprano Sorceress (1997)
2. The Spellsong War (1997)
3. Darksong Rising (1999)
4. The Shadow Sorceress (2001)
5. Shadowsinger (2002)

Archform: Beauty
1. Archform : Beauty (2002)
2. Flash (2004)

Corean Chronicles
1. Legacies (2002)
2. Darknesses (2003)
3. Scepters (2004)
4. Alector's Choice (2005)
5. Cadmian's Choice (2006)
6. Soarer's Choice (2006)
7. The Lord-Protector's Daughter (2008)
8. Lady-Protector (2011)

Imager Portfolio
1. Imager (2009)
2. Imager's Challenge (2009)
3. Imager's Intrigue (2010)
4. Scholar (2011)

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197. Moning, Karen Marie (Highlander & Fever Series) Fantasy Romance

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/karen-marie-moning /

Series
Highlander
1. Beyond the Highland Mist (1999)
2. To Tame a Highland Warrior (1999)
3. The Highlander's Touch (2000)
4. Kiss of the Highlander (2001)
5. The Dark Highlander (2002)
6. The Immortal Highlander (2004)
7. Spell of the Highlander (2005)
8. Into the Dreaming (2006)



Fever
1. Darkfever (2006)
2. Bloodfever (2007)
3. Faefever (2008)
4. Dreamfever (2009)
5. Shadowfever (2010)

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198. Moore, Laurie - Three Series - Texas - Mysteries, Romance

Series
Constable
Constable's Run (2002)
Constable's Apprehension (2004)
Constable's Wedding (2005)

Police Detective
The Lady Godiva Murder (2004)
The Wild Orchid Society (2004)
Jury Rigged (2008)

Dallas/Ft. Worth
Woman Strangled - News at Ten (2009)
Deb on Arrival - Live at Five (2010)
Couple Gunned Down - News at Ten (2011)

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199. Myers, Tim (AKA Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Casey Mayes) Mysteries

Links:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/tim-myers /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.h...

Alex Winston, owner of the Hatteras West Inn and Lighthouse in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills in North Carolina:
Innkeeping with Murder (2001)
Finalist 2001 Agatha Award for Best First Novel

Reservations for Murder (2002)

Murder Checks Inn (2003)

Room for Murder (2003)
Booked for Murder (2004)

Key to Murder (2010)

Ring for Murder (2011)


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Harrison Black, inheritor of At Wick’s End candle shop from his great aunt, in the Candlemaking Mysteries:
At Wick’s End (2004)

Snuffed Out (2004)
Death Waxed Over (2005)

A Flicker of a Doubt (2006)


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Benjamin Perkins, working in his family’s specialty soap store Where There’s Soap, in the Soapmaking Mysteries:
Dead Men Don’t Lye (2006)

A Pour Way To Dye (2006)
A Mold for Murder (2007)



Written as Elizabeth Bright
Jennifer Shane and her shop, Custom Card Creations, in the Card-Making Mysteries:
Invitation to Murder (2005)

Deadly Greetings (2006)
Murder and Salutations (2006)



Written as Melissa Glazer
Carolyn Emerson, middle-aged proprietor of a do-your-own-pottery shop, Fire at Will, in fictional Maple Ridge, Vermont, in the Clay and Crime mysteries:
A Murderous Glaze (2007)

The Cracked Pot (2008)
A Fatal Slip (2008)


Written as Chris Cavender
Eleanor Swift, owner of pizza restaurant “A Slice of Delight” in Timber Ridge, North Carolina, in the Pizza Lover series:
A Slice of Murder (2009)

Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (2010)
A Pizza To Die For (2011)



Written as Casey Mayes
Savannah Stone, a math puzzle creator, and her husband Zach, a retired Charlotte police chief, in rural North Carolina, in the Mystery by the Numbers series::
Deadly Row (2010)
A Killer Column (due August 2, 2011)

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200. James McClure--South African living in England, wrote about apartheid era

The Kramer (an Afrikaner cop) and Zondi (his Zulu driver) mysteries are fortunately historical fiction these days, but McClure left South Africa because of his disgust with the system, and his stories, read in chronological order, take Kramer from annoyance at his "cheeky Kaffir" driver to respect for Zondi's sharp mind and an understanding of his difficult living conditions.

The best of the series is The Steam Pig, but The Song Dog tells how Kramer and Zondi became a team.

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201. Meyer, L.A. (Bloody Jack adventures)

Set in early 1800's Mary Jacky Faber poses as a ships boy to escape London proverty.

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294. McCRUMB, SHARYN, (S. Arrowood, Sheriff, Applachia) Mystery

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Takes place in Tennessee. Really good series. It was rec'd to me by murielm99 back in November. I've read 2, have the 3rd in a stack waiting its turn.

She has 3 different series which can be described at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/McCrumb_Sharyn.html

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299. MURAKAMI, HARUKI Mysteries, Thrillers (Japan)

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http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Murakami_Haruki.html
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/haruki-murakami/

Trilogy of the Rat, narrator’s bar friend, plus a sequel:

Hear the Wind Sing1 [1987]

Pinball, 1973 (non-criminous) [1985]

A Wild Sheep Chase [1989]

Dance, Dance, Dance1 [1994]

1Q84
1Q84 1 (2009)
1Q84 2
1Q84 (2011)
1Q84: Book 3 (2011)
1Q84: 3 Volume Boxed Set (2012)
1Q84: Books 1 and 2 (omnibus) (2012)
1Q84: Books 1, 2 and 3 (omnibus) (2012)

Novels (non-series)
The Hard-boiled Wonderland and End of the World (1987)
Norwegian Wood (1987)
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (1997)
South of the Border, West of the Sun (1999)
Sputnik Sweetheart (2001)
Kafka on the Shore (2005)
After Dark (2007)

1Q84 described as "Very strange, Very gripping," by DUer Kablooie in a DUgosh list...

Reviews at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_at_ep_srch?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&field-author=Haruki%20Murakami

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306. McCARTHY, CORMAC (Border Triology)

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http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/McCarthy_Cormac.html

Has some standalones too.

Recommended by russspeakeasy

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338. McQuay, Mike(Matthew Swain sci-fi hard-boiled detective series)

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202. N

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203. Malla Nunn--South African writer who writes about the early days of apartheid

Not many books out yet, but definitely one to watch

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354. Nesbø, Jo - Series: Harry Hole, a police detective in Oslo, Norway. Also some standalones.

Listed by Norwegian title and date of publication first, English title and date of translated publication underneath.

Flaggermusmannen (1997)
The Bat (2012)

Kakerlakkene (1998)
The Cockroaches (2014)

Rødstrupe (2000)
The Redbreast (2006)
Finalist 2007 International Dagger Award

Sorgenfri (2002)
Nemesis (2008)
Finalist 2010 Edgar Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 2010 Macavity Award for Best Novel

Marekors (2003)
The Devil’s Star (2005)

Frelseren (2005)
The Redeemer (2009)
Finalist 2009 International Dagger Award

Snømannen (2007)
The Snowman (2010)

Panserhjerte (2009)
The Leopard (2011)

Gjenferd (2011)
Phantom (2012)
Finalist 2012 International Dagger Award

Politi (2013)
Police (2013)

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Non-series:

Hodejegerne (2008)
Headhunters (2011)

Sønnen (2014)
The Son (2014)

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355. Nesser, Håkan - Series: Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, in a country that resembles Sweden

Listed by Swedish title and date of publication first, English title and date of translated publication underneath:

Det grovmaskiga nätet (1993)
Mind’s Eye (2008)

Borkmanns punkt (1994)
Borkmann’s Point (2006)
Finalist 2006 International Dagger Award

Återkomsten (1995)
The Return (2007)

Kvinna med födelsemärke (1996)
Woman with Birthmark (2009)

Kommissarien och tystnaden (1997)
The Inspector and Silence (2010)

Münsters fall (1998)
The Unlucky Lottery (2011)
APA: Münster’s Case (2012)

Carambole (1999)
Hour of the Wolf (2012)

Ewa Morenos fall (2000)
The Weeping Girl (2013)

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden (2001)
The Strangler’s Honeymoon (2013)

Fallet G (2003)
The G File (2014)

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356. Neuhaus, Nele - Series: Oliver von Bodenstein, Kriminalhauptkommissar (chief superintendant), and

his colleague Pia Kirchhoff, a police detective, in the Tanus mountain region of Germany.

Unfortunately, only two of her titles - #4 and #6 of the series - have been available in English translation so far, but they were excellent, and I hope the rest will made available at some point. The English translation of #3 of the series is due out this month.

The German titles and dates of publication are listed below, with the English titles and dates of publication beneath the German titles:

1. Eine unbeliebte Frau (2006, revised ed. 2009) (English: An Unpopular Woman)

2. Mordsfreunde (2007, revised ed. 2009) (English: Murder Friends)

3. Tiefe Wunden (2009) (English: Deep Wounds)
The Ice Queen (due January 13, 2015)

4. Schneewittchen muss sterben (2010)
Snow White Must Die (2013)
Finalist 2014 Thriller Award for Best Paperback

5. Wer Wind sät (2011) (English: Those Who Sow the Wind)

6. Böser Wolf (2012)
Bad Wolf (2014)
APA: Big Bad Wolf (2014)

7. Die Lebenden und die Toten (2014) (English: The Living and the Dead)

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204. O

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205. P

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206. Parker, Robert B. (Spenser)

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207. Parker description

Fitting that Parker should fall right below MacDonald on my list; these are my two favorite series of all time.

Parker may need no introduction - the series was made very famous by the TV series Spenser: For Hire. (One of the few times I thought a TV adaptation did a credible job of portraying the character of a novel.)

Spenser is a Boston private investigator who runs into the usual private eye cases, but solves them with his unusual literary flair.

There are some 40 novels in this series, so it'll last you a long time if you get hooked on them (although they may begin to seem a bit formulaic after the first 10 or 20, the writing is still great).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spenser_%28character%29

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208. Penman, Sharon Kay. Vivid, well-researched historical series) Welsh

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209. Penny, Louise (Armand Gamache-CI) Quebec

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210. New one out 8/30

Trick of the Light
Body in Clara Morrow's garden

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211. I'm reading that one now

I'd never read any by her before, but I like this one.

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212. Perry, Thomas (M. Shaeffer-Hitman)(J. Whitfield-Seneca guide)

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213. Peters, Elizabeth: (A. Peabody, Egyptian skullduggery) Light, Funny

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214. At least 5 series, and many stand-alones. Check it out:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Peters_Eliz...

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215. Peters, Ellis (Brother Cadfael, Benedicine Monk) England, mysery 1140AD

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216. Prattchet, Terry (The Disc world Series, Science Fiction, Fantasy)

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217. Preston, Doug and Lincoln Child (Aloysius Pendergast-FBI agent/detective)

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218. Follow up to the last

Pendergast out (check Amazon) in Sept
Helen's creepy brother invites Special Agent Pendergast to a hunting trip to Scotland

[joshdawg]

380. Just recently read these books.

I'm hooked! Pendergast is quite the character.

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219. Pears, Iain (Jonathan Argyll-Art Dealer) (Flavia deStefano, Cop) Rome

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220. His stand-alone "An Instance of the Fingerpost" is a masterpiece of historical fiction

It's a Rashomon-like novel which tells the same story (In the 17th century, an Oxford don dies suddenly, and his maid is hanged for murdering him) from several points of view.

Each narrator reveals more aspects of the story and previously undisclosed facts about the previous narrators.

This is a must if you are interested in English history, history of science, history of religion, etc.

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221. Patterson, James (Homicide Cop) Washington, D. C., almost all Genres

Many many books...science fiction, horror, mysteries, terror and romance.
Learn more here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Patterson_J...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/james-patterson/

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222. Palumbo, Dennis - (D. Rinaldi - Psychologist) Pittsburgh, Pa. - Mysteries New Series

Daniel Rinaldi, a psychologist specializing in treating victims of violent crime, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Mirror Image (2010)
Fever Dream (due November 1, 2011)

Links:



http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Palumbo_Den...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/dennis-palumbo/

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223. Pape, Sharon - New Series - Rory McCain & Ghost, Zeke Drummond)

Rory (Aurora) McCain, a former police sketch artist, now a private investigator sharing a house with the ghost of Federal Marshal Zeke (Ezekiel) Drummond in Huntington, Long Island, New York, in the Portrait of Crime mysteries:

Sketch Me If You Can (2010)
To Sketch a Thief (2011)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/sharon-pape /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Pape_Sharon...

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224. Parker, Barbara (Gail Connor - Atty) Florida

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Parker_Barb...

htmlhttp://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/barbara-parker/

Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana
1. Suspicion of Innocence (1994)
2. Suspicion of Guilt (1995)
3. Suspicion of Deceit (1998)
4. Suspicion of Betrayal (1999)
5. Suspicion of Malice (2000)
6. Suspicion of Vengeance (2001)
7. Suspicion of Madness (2003)
8. Suspicion of Rage (2005)

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225. Pelecanos, George ( 4 Series) Cops, Mysteries, D.C.

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Pelecanos_G...
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/george-p-pelecanos /


Series
Nick Stefanos
1. A Firing Offense (1992)
2. Nick's Trip (1993)
3. Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go (1995)
Stefanos Novels: Down By The River, A Firing Offence, Nick's Trip (omnibus) (2002)

DC Quartet
1. The Big Blow Down (1996)
2. King Suckerman (1997)
3. The Sweet Forever (1998)
4. Shame the Devil (2000)

Derek Strange and Terry Quinn
1. Right As Rain (2001)
2. Hell To Pay (2002)
3. Soul Circus (2003)
4. Hard Revolution (2004)
Right as Rain, Hell to Pay, Soul Circus (omnibus) (2005)

Spero Lucas
1. The Cut (2011)

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226. Q

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345. Qiu, Xiaolong: "Death of a Red Heroine"

A Chinese author who was a visiting lecturer in the U.S. at the time of Tiananmen and had to stay here to avoid persecution when his support of the rebels became known.

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227. R

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228. Rehder, Ben (J. Marlin-Game Warden & H. Mackay-Sheriff) Blanco Co, TX

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229. Reilly, Matthew (Shane Schofield, Marine) Adventures

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307. He's got a new one out - SCARECROW RETURNS

Excitement all the way through - on you edge of your seat most of the time......

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Reilly_Matthew.html

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230. Rey, Hans Augusto and Margret (Curious George series --Simian)

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231. Rickman, Phil (Merrily Watkins – Anglican Priest, Welsh, Hereford England)

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232. I started reading these because I was about to join a tour group

that attended the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford. Reading these books takes me back, especially when Rickman (who lives in the area) refers to landmarks and towns that we visited.

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233. Robinson, Peter (Inspector Alan Banks, formerly of London, New Yorkshire)

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234. I picked up a couple of used paperbacks at a sale and ended up finding and

reading the whole series.

A friend of mine has recently become a committed fan as well.

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235. Rosenfelt, David (Andy Carpenter and DOGS) Patter on, NJ) s

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236. Robinson, Kim Stanley (Three Series) Science Fiction

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237. Rutherford, Edward (Dublin Saga) Two-Book Series, Ireland

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238. Randisi, Robert J. (Rat Pack) (M. Jacoby)(Nick Keough) PI's

Five different series that take place in Las Vegas, New York, St. Louis - all over the place. He writes science fiction, mysteries, and westerns.

His Rat Pack Series books are entitled:

Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (2006)
Luck Be a Lady, Don’t Die (2007)
Hey There (You with the Gun in Your Hand) (2008)
You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Kills You (2009)
I’m a Fool To Kill You (2011)
Fly Me to the Morgue (2011)

See more about him at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/robert-j-randisi /
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Randisi_Rob...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0727880152/stopy...

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239. Rajaniemi, Hannu (Jean le Flambeur-Lengthy description) Science Fiction

From website below:

Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he's confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him.



So far, the series has one book, with another coming out in 2012.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/hannu-rajaniemi/qua...

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240. Roker, Al (Billy Blessing-TV Anchor) NY - Mysteries, Mainstream (See Dick Lochte)

Billy Blessing, a celebrity chef and restaurateur, and food anchor for morning TV show Wake Up America!, in New York City :

Series Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Roker_Al.ht...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/al-roker/

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241. Rankin, Ian (aka Jack Harvey) (John Rebus, Det., ) Scotland Mysteries

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/ian-rankin /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Rankin_Ian....

Series
Inspector Rebus
1. Knots and Crosses (1987)
2. Hide and Seek (1990)
3. Tooth and Nail (1992)
aka Wolfman
4. Strip Jack (1992)
5. The Black Book (1993)
6. Mortal Causes (1994)
7. Let It Bleed (1995)
8. Black and Blue (1997)
9. The Hanging Garden (1998)
10. Dead Souls (1999)
11. Set in Darkness (2000)
12. The Falls (2001)
13. Resurrection Men (2002)
14. A Question of Blood (2003)
15. Fleshmarket Close (2004)
aka Fleshmarket Alley
16. The Naming Of The Dead (2006)
17. Exit Music (2007)
A Good Hanging: And Other Stories (1992)
Death Is Not the End (1998)
Rebus: The Lost Years (omnibus) (2003)
Capital Crimes (omnibus) (2004)

Jack Harvey Novels (writing as Jack Harvey)
1. Witch Hunt (1993)
2. Bleeding Hearts (1994)
3. Blood Hunt (1995)
The Jack Harvey Novels (omnibus) (2000)

Malcolm Fox
1. The Complaints (2009)
2. The Impossible Dead (2011)

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242. Ridpath, Michael - Three Series - Det., Techno Suspense, Mysteries

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/michael-ridpath /

Alex Calder
1. On the Edge (2005)
2. See No Evil (2006)

Fire and Ice
1. Where the Shadows Lie (2010)
2. 66 North (2011)


http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Ridpath_Mic...

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243. Roberts, Gregory David (former addict and escaped convict) India - Mainstream

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/gregory-david-rober... /


Shantaram (2004)
The Mountain Shadow (2010)

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244. Rock, Judith (Charles du Luc, teacher rhetoric. at Jesuit school) Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Rock_Judith...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/judith-rock/Series



Charles Du Luc
1. The Rhetoric of Death (2010)
2. The Eloquence of Blood (2011)

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245. S

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246. Samson, C. J. (Matthew Shardlake, Atty – 16th Century)

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247. Sanford, John (Lucus Davenport – Prey Series) (Virgil Flowers)

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248. I really enjoyed The Prey Series....

I read 19 Prey Novels in a row when I (late to the game) found Sandford. Couldn't put them down!

The series is set in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul(twin Cities)area of Minnesota. It is considered a police procedural series.

You can read about the character (Lucas Davenport) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Davenport

You can find a series list in order on this page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sandford_ (in order for link to work right you need to choose "novelist&quot


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I also enjoyed his Virgil Flowers Series but there are only 4 novels so far. I must just like the way Sandford writes.

Here is John Sandford's website link:
http://www.johnsandford.org/directory.html

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249. Sjowall and Wahloo (Martin Beck, Detective Novels – Sweden)

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341. These two were the "grandparents" of the contemporary

Scandinavian mystery boom.

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250. Stout, Rex (Archie Goodwin & Nero Wolfe, Detectives)

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251. Smith, Alexander McCall (Precious Ramotswe - detective)

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252. The HBO adaptation of some of the early stories is excellent

and the actors are great. I was surprised to find out that some of the principals are American (including lead actress Jill Scott), and that the sleazy suitor was played by David Oyelowo, i.e. "Danny" on MI-5.

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375. McCall Smith has other series!

44 Scotland Street
The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels, featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably precocious boy—just ask his mother.

Isabelle Dalhousie
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life’s questions, large and small.

I have read a few volumes of both series

However, searching around in Amazon I was surprised to find a very long list!

44 Scotland Street (17)
Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation (2)
Chet and Bernie Mystery (9)
Corduroy Mansions (3)
David Balfour (1)
Drumberley (1)
Inspector Ghote (7)
Isabel Dalhousie (18)
Jungle Beat (2)
Listastik Series Reading Order (1)
Mr Malik (1)
Mrs. Tim Christie (5)
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (36)
Penguin Classics (1)
Precious Ramotswe (2)
Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases (2)
Puffin Classics (1)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1)
The Austen Project (1)
The Dales Series (1)
The Inspector de Silva Mysteries (1)
The School Ship Tobermory (3)
The Vinyl Detective (2)
Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries (1)
Von Igelfeld (4)

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253. Silva, Daniel (Gabriel Allon - Israeli agent)

Art restorer/Israeli agent

http://www.danielsilvabooks.com/books/behind-allon-seri...

[yellowdogintexas]

376. I love these books

highly recommend them

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254. Karin Slaughter (Grant County, Will Trent)

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255. Spencer-Fleming, Julia (Clare Fergusson, Priest, and Police Chief Russ Van Alystyne) NY Mystery

Lots of awards here. Find out more at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Spencer-Fle...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/julia-spencer-flemi...

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256. Stross, Charles (4 Series) Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

See them all here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/charles-stross /

Series:

Singularity Sky
1. Singularity Sky (2003)
2. Iron Sunrise (2004)

Laundry Files
1. The Atrocity Archives (2004)
2. The Jennifer Morgue (2006)
Down on the Farm (2010)
The Fuller Memorandum (2010)
Overtime (2010)

Merchant Princes
1. The Family Trade (2004)
2. The Hidden Family (2005)
3. The Clan Corporate (2006)
4. The Merchants' War (2007)
5. The Revolution Business (2009)
6. The Trade of Queens (2010)


Halting State
1. Halting State (2007)
2. Rule 34 (2011)

Novels
Accelerando (2005)
Glasshouse (2006)
On Her Majesty's Occult Service (2007)
Missile Gap (2007)
Saturn's Children (2008)
Scratch Monkey (2011)

Collections
Toast: And Other Rusted Futures (2002)
Wireless (2009)

[boston bean]

257. Shelton, Page (Becca Robins-Farmers Market Mysteries) SC

Becca Robins, who makes jam on her farm and sells at her twin sister Alison’s farmers market, in rural South Carolina, in the Farmer’s Market mysteries:

Farm Fresh Murder (2010)
Fruit of All Evil (2011)
Crops and Robbers (due December 6, 2011)



The Gram’s Country Cooking School mysteries:
If Fried Chicken Could Fly (due January 3, 2012)


http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/paige-shelton /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Shelton_Pai...

[boston bean]

258. Swierczynski, Duane - Standalone Mysteries, Thriller Series

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/duane-swierczynski /

Series
Level 26 Thriller: Featuring Steve Dark (with Anthony E Zuiker)
1. Dark Origins (2009)
2. Dark Prophecy (2010)
3. Dark Revelations (2011)


http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Swierczynsk...
Mysteries - no series

[boston bean]

259. Stabenow, Dana (Kate Shugak Series)

From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Stabenow

Kate Shugak The first book in the series, A Cold Day for Murder, won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 1993. The plots of the books in the Kate Shugak series involve Aleuts and, to a lesser extent, Eskimos.

A Cold Day For Murder (1992)
A Fatal Thaw (1992)
Dead In The Water (1993)
A Cold Blooded Business (1994)
Play With Fire (1995)
Blood Will Tell (1996)
Breakup (1997)
Killing Grounds (1998)
Hunter's Moon (1999)
Midnight Come Again (2000)
The Singing Of The Dead (2001)
A Fine And Bitter Snow (2002)
A Grave Denied (2003)
A Taint In The Blood (2004)
A Deeper Sleep (2007)
Whisper to the Blood (2009)
A Night Too Dark (2010)
Though Not Dead (2011)


About The Kate Shugak Series:
http://www.stabenow.com/novels/kate-shugak

About the Author:
http://www.stabenow.com/about-dana

[murpheeslaw]

368. Sayers, Dorothy L. (Lord Peter Whimsey - between the wars)

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Sayers_Dorothy-L.html

[boston bean]

260. T

[boston bean]

261. TANENBAUM, Robert K. (DA & wife, Butch and Marlene Karp) NY

[boston bean]

262. Turtledove, Harry (Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Tribune)

[boston bean]

263. Tademy, Lalita (Family Chronicles) Series

[boston bean]

264. Also Stand-alones

[boston bean]

265. Andrew Taylor: The Roth Trilogy

The story of a sociopath told in reverse chronological order, starting with the final series of crimes that results in capture and going back to the sociopath's adolescence and childhood.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

370. Templeton, Aline (Scottish coastal village policewoman Marjorie Fleming)

Another fine series that I discovered due to the iBooks being on sale. Again, the characters grow and develop throughout the series, so start with Cold is the Grave.

[boston bean]

266. U

[boston bean]

267. Upfield, Arthur (Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte, half-breed aborigine detective)

Great series cited by Hillerman as a primary inspiration for Joe Leaphorn series.

[boston bean]

268. Marvelous writing, especially descriptions of Australia's natural wonders, BUT

the 1930s racial attitudes can be cringe-producing, even though Upfield probably qualified as a racial liberal in his day.

[boston bean]

269. V

[boston bean]

270. Vincenzi, Penny (Celia Lytton British Lit)

[boston bean]

271. Verdon, John (Dave Gourney, NYPD Homicide) Mysteries, Thrillers

Dave Gurney, a recently retired 40-something NYPD homicide detective with a reputation for catching serial killers, in rural upstate New York.

Only 2 books in this very new series. Links:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/v/john-verdon /

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/V_Authors/Verdon_John...

[boston bean]

272. Vachss Andrew (Burke)

these all deal with vengeance against pedophiles.

[pscot]

349. Fred Vargas

Inspector Adamsberg; French police detective. There are a half dozen, generally with a thread of horror or the supernatural.

[boston bean]

273. W

[boston bean]

274. Wahlöö, Per and Sjowall, Maj (Martin Beck, detective novels, Sweden)

[boston bean]

275. The grandparents of the current Scandinavian mystery boom

These books were mostly written in the 1960s, but you can see the elements of the typical Scandinavian mystery here.

[boston bean]

276. Woods, Stuart (Stone Barrington)

[boston bean]

277. Woods description

Barrington comes across as slightly pompous to me, but I still get so much enjoyment out of the novels that I keep reading them. A former NYC cop turned lawyer, Barrington is "of counsel" to a major NYC law firm - he takes the criminal cases they don't like to muddy their white shoes with.

With a recurring cast of enjoyable characters and a never-ending parade of women, Barrington seems to always enjoy the good life while getting to the bottom of whatever trouble finds him in each book. There are plenty, and they're all good reads.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Woods

[getting old in mke]

314. Also Will Lee (7), Holly Barker (6), Ed Eagle (4), and Rick Barron (2)

He's really merged them all together in the last decade--you don't know when any of the other series characters might show up as a minor character in on of the other series character's books. (Well, Rick Barron predates the others by about 50 years so he only appears outside of his own series as an old man and obviously none of the others can appear in his.)

[boston bean]

278. White, Randy Wayne - Doc Ford, retired spook

[boston bean]

279. Wynne, Marcus (Dale Miller & Charlie Payne) (Johnny Wylde) thrillers

[boston bean]

280. mvccd1000 recommends this author

Wynne writes thrillers. He has 3 books in his first series and Jhonny Wylde is most likely the first book in another.

Take a look at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/marcus-wynne/warrio...

Sounds exciting....

[boston bean]

281. Williams, Tad (4 Different Series) Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Recommended by tortoise1956.

Very prolific writer - see all his stuff at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

[boston bean]

282. Gene Wolfe - Books of the New Sun

e read The Shadow of the Torturer, and can't wait to start the next one.

[boston bean]

283. Stephen White

Alan Gregory is a Boulder, Colorado clinical psychologist who gets involved in crime-solving.

[boston bean]

284. F. Paul Wilson - Repairman Jack

The Tomb
Legacies
Conspiracies
Hosts
The Haunted Air

Not the complete list, I haven't read them all but intend to. Here's how I described Jack in another thread:

Repairman Jack is the hero of a series of novels by F. Paul Wilson, author of The Keep. Jack is available for hire
if you live in the New York City area, and have a problem you can't bring to the police. So you bring it to
Jack, and he "fixes" it for you. He only works for cash, has no social security number, and disdains any interaction
with official society. His adventures are in the category "crime meets weird" since he's always running afoul
of an alien "otherness" from beyond our reality, that wants to come in and take over. The book to start with is The Tomb.

[boston bean]

285. X

[boston bean]

286. Xander, Tianna - 3 Series - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance - (Sexy)

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/x/tianna-xander /

Series
Children of the Triad (with Bonnie Rose Leigh)
Sex Me (2008)
Sex Me II (2008)

Chosen
1. Virgin's Blood (2010)
2. Alicia: The Awakening (2010)
3. Afraid to Dream (2010)
The Chosen (2008)

Paradise
1. A Stranger in Paradise (2010)
2. Gates of Paradise (2010)
3. Return to Paradise (2010)
4. Trouble in Paradise (2010)
5. Road to Paradise (2010)
Another Day in Paradise (2010)
Naked in Paradise (2010)
Seduction in Paradise (2010)

Fantasy Games
5. Seducing the Vamp (2010)
Edge of Ecstasy (2010)
Lhampyre Yule (2010)
Sexy Santa Dreams (2010)
Sharing Tavia (2010)

Endowed
1. The Endowed (2010)
2. Sinful Heat (2010)

Rune / Tarot
In a Stranger's Arms (2010)
Thor's Hammer (2010)

Hidden Breeds
1. Bastien (2011)

D.A.R.E. Project (with Viola Grace)
1. Ruby D.A.R.E. (2011)

[boston bean]

287. Y

[boston bean]

288. Yrsa Sigurdardottir--Icelanders generally use their first names

A series featuring a woman lawyer who gets involved in often bizarre crimes.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

342. The first one is "Last Rituals," but the most touching is "My Soul to Take"

I've read all the ones that are available in English, and a new one "I Remember You," is coming out some time in 2013.

[boston bean]

289. Z

[boston bean]

290. Miscellaneous Comments

[boston bean]

291. NO REST FOR THE DEAD - 26 Mystery Authors

See http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1451607377/stopy...

"When Christopher Thomas, a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in a Berlin museum, his wife, Rosemary, is the primary suspect, and she is tried, convicted and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. In the years since the case was closed, he's discovered a web of deceit and betrayal surrounding the Thomases that could implicate any number of people in the crime. With the help of the dead woman's friend, he plans to gather everyone who was there the night Christopher died and finally uncover the truth, suspect by suspect. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption … but the shadowy forces behind Christopher’s death will stop at nothing to silence the past forever."

"In this innovative storytelling approach, each of these twenty-five bestselling writers brings their distinctive voice to a chapter......"

The authors are:

David Baldacci (Introduction)

Jeff Abbott

Lori Armstrong

Sandra Brown

Thomas Cook

Jeffery Deaver

Diana Gabaldon

Tess Gerritsen

Andrew F. Gulli

Peter James

J.A. Jance

Faye Kellerman

Raymond Khoury

John Lescroart

Jeff Lindsay

Gayle Lynds

Philip Margolin

Alexander McCall Smith

Michael Palmer

T. Jefferson Parker

Matthew Pearl

Kathy Reichs

Marcus Sakey

Jonathan Santlofer

Lisa Scottoline

R.L. Stine

Marcia Talley

---------------------------------
Product Details
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Touchstone (July 5, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451607377
ISBN-13: 978-1451607376
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars

[boston bean]

292. Wow. That should be interesting!

David Baldacci doing the introduction and the other 25 each doing a chapter. Nice find Rose!

[boston bean]

293. I am going to add the link to Cozy Mystery List here so it doesn't get lost.

Hope that is ok.

http://www.cozy-mystery.com/

[MaineDem]

312. Jungle Red - Eight smart and sassy crime fiction writers dish on writing and life.

A blog written by some interesting women authors.

http://www.jungleredwriters.com/

[DisgustipatedinCA]

329. Kicking to the top for those who haven't seen this, or haven't seen it in awhile n/t

.

[Hula Popper]

331. Boston Bean

Damn, I wish I could take you and Rose to the library with me.....

[Little Star]

347. Been a long time since this was kicked....

Thanks to fadedrose the original author of this thread on DU2 and boston bean for copying it over onto DU3. You both rock!

[Little Star]

351. Kick ~ Feel free to add in any good series that may be missing.

It's been a while.

[scarletwoman]

352. Wow! This is a wonderful thread!

I'm such a latecomer to this group, I had no idea there was a list like this here! I'm so glad you kicked it up!

I've only done a very quick skim, but so far I've seen all of my favorite authors already listed. If I do think of a name to add, I'll be happy to do so.

[Little Star]

359. It is my all time favorite thread. Its great ain't it?

[scarletwoman]

360. It's fabulous! I'm so glad you kicked it up from the archives!

You may have noticed I've been busy adding some more authors.

[Little Star]

362. I did & I like!

[Little Star]

361. I forgot to tell you....

This thread sent me off to Books A Million this afternoon. I got:

"Live Wire" & "Play Dead" by Harlan Coben
and
"Guilt" & "Victims" by Jonathan Kellerman

I didn't really need them but I really wanted them.

[scarletwoman]

353. Here's another excellent reader's resource in addition to those listed in the OP:

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https://www.goodreads.com/

I spend a lot of time (way too much!) hanging out at Goodreads, it's addictive. You can rate books you've read, mark books you'd like to read, read other readers' reviews of the titles you're interested in, get recommendations based on your ratings, find links to author biographies, author interviews - and lots of other stuff that I haven't even explored yet.

The wonderful Fantastic Fiction site is usually my starting point - once I've noticed a title there that sounds interesting, I head over to Goodreads to find out more about it. I absolutely love reading the reader reviews - and spoilers are clearly marked.

[mackerel]

371. That sight is very helpful when deciding my next purchase.

[Oldem]

377. I recommend

the addition of E. Annie Proulx, Thomas McGuane and Mary Doria Russell.

[Oldem]

378. Peter Grainger should be added. His DC Smith novels are superb.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

381. The best site for finding authors and series

Is Fantastic Fiction. The database is enormous, some 50,000 writers with their entire catalogues listed, including any series, in order.

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/

Stop You're Killing Me is not as up to date nor as complete as it could be. I've seen plenty of books in an author's mystery oeuvre that aren't in their listings.

The bookstore sites are wonky, at best. They may or may not have a listing for foreign author books, or books that are out of print.

A surprise aid to finding books is Wikipedia, if you know the name of the author. This is especially useful for foreign authors who have limited publication here. While I'll read writers of any nationality/ethnicity, I'm a particular fan of East Asian writers, who can be tough to track down sometimes with the ordinary sources.

Part of the problem with Asian writers is that the the spellings of names can vary a great deal when transcribing from ideograms into the Latin alphabet, or depending on publisher. If you know the languages or historic English spellings, you can often figure out the variations...but not always.

Enter: Wikipedia, which can help with finding those authors based on the most standard spellings of names. They also can be a great source for complete lists of an author's works. It's the book list that is the big treasure trove, though. Searching by title can often track down those books that you wouldn't find with the name alone.

Hope this helps!

[hermetic]

382. The post you are responding to

was written about 12 years ago so obviously some things have changed since then. My favorite go-to now is the Fiction Database, https://www.fictiondb.com/

Welcome to our little group.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

383. Good grief

Peopled posted in 2021, and 2020, but I'm the one who gets dumped on for adding to the OP?

Really?

Do you intend to find fault with every single thing I post?

Fine. I get it. I'm not welcome here, despite your supposed "welcome."