Written by Robert Westbrook, The Howard Moon Deer mystery series follows the adventures of Howard Moon Deer, a private investigator based in San Geronimo Peak, New Mexico, who described himself as “seeing eye Indian to a blind detective” as he is a Lakota Sioux, graduate student studying culinary psycho-sociology, who is working with Jack Wilder,…
Written by Stuart Palmer (1905 – 1968), The Hildegarde Withers book series is about an amateur sleuth and schoolteacher named Hildegarde Withers, a sharp-witted and unconventional woman who possesses a keen intellect and a knack for solving crimes in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s. Despite her unassuming appearance and occupation as an elementary school…
Written by Catherine Lloyd (aka Kate Pearce), The Kurland St. Mary Book series is a historical mystery series set in early 19th century England, specifically in the fictional village of Kurland St. Mary. Reverend Robert “Kurland” and his close friend, the widowed heiress Lucy Harrington find themselves entangled in various murder mysteries and crimes that…
Readers of mystery series know that very well, anybody can become a sleuth (amateur or not). From the baker to the shot whisperers, stumbling onto a cadaver may encourage the most incongruous person to become a bona fide detective–a lot of series starts with our future investigator wrongly accused of murder for some reason. Members…
Written by David and Aimée Thurlo, The Sister Agatha book series is a mystery series that follows the adventures of Sister Agatha, a former police officer turned nun, who solves crimes while living in a Benedictine monastery in New Mexico. Sister Agatha, with her background in law enforcement, brings a unique set of skills to…
Written by Harry Kemelman, the Rabbi Small book series revolves around Rabbi David Small, who serves as the spiritual leader of a Conservative Jewish congregation in the fictional town of Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts. A thoughtful and insightful man, Rabbi Small often finds himself embroiled in mysteries that occur within his community. He is a religious…
Dexter is the creation of American crime novelist Jeff Lindsay, made famous thanks to the Showtime television series of the same name, where he is portrayed by Michael C. Hall. Dexter Morgan is a forensic blood-spatter analyst for the Miami-Dade Police Department by day and a serial killer by night. Convinced the legal system failed…
Bell Elkins is the main protagonist in the crime series written by American writer and former Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Keller. More precisely, at the beginning of the series, Bell Elkins is the prosecuting attorney for Raythune County, West Virginia, a region scarred by poverty and prescription drug abuse. She works with her closest friend,…
Written by American author Max Brallier, The Last Kids on Earth is a book series for children about a group of kids surviving and having fun at the end of the world. Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he’s armed to the…
Written by Stuart Woods, the man behind the Will Lee series and the Stone Barrington series, Ed Eagle is a talented six-foot-seven lawyer from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he represents difficult and often vindictive clients. But his take-no-prisoners approach has earned him more than a few enemies, many of whom return for vengeance. If…
Inspired by the artistic vision of landscape painter Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012), the Cape Light series was created by Anne Canadeo (under the pseudonym Katherine Spencer), introducing us to the quaint town of Cape Light, and those who call it home… The charming seacoast village of Cape Light is the kind of place where neighbor helps…
Written by American writer Ward Larsen, David Slaton is a thriller book series published since 2006. The story centers on David Slaton, a native-born Israeli who has been trained by Mossad to be the perfect assassin. When the series began, Slaton became a target of his former employers and used his skills to survive and…
