Carole

A contributing writer here, Carole is in charge of comicbooktreasury.com, our sister website dedicated to comic book reading orders. She likes reading Fantasy books, classical literature, and non-fiction about how Victorians died (but also lived), Her favorite authors are Terry Pratchett, Jane Austen, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robin Hobb.

Karin Slaughter Books in Order (Will Trent, Grant County)

Carole
April 16, 2023May 23, 2023
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All of Karin Slaughter’s Books in Order!

Who is Karin Slaughter?

Born in 1971, Karin Slaughter is an American crime writer and best-selling author of more than 20 novels, including her Grant County and Will Trent series.

Published in 120 countries, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta and soon will see her stand-alone novel, Pieces of Her, adapted on-screen at Netflix, with Tony Collette in the lead role.

She is also the founder of Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public libraries.

Robin Hobb Books in Order (Assassin’s Apprentice, Ship of Destiny…)

Carole
February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

All of Robin Hobb’s Books!

Who is Robin Hobb?

Robin Hobb is one of the pen names of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Odgen. She grew up in Alaska, a setting that has impacted her work. She had her first stories published when she was thirty, under her other pen name, Megan Lindholm.

A professional writer for almost 40 years, Robin Hobb writes epic traditional fantasy since 1995 with the publication of her book, Assassin’s Apprentice, the first one taking place in the Realm of Elderlings.

It is in this universe that most of Hobb’s books take place and she is known for her focus on the characters’ internal conflicts over the external. She has been nominated for and won multiple awards, and was given in 2021 the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.

Robert Langdon Books in Order: A Comprehensive Reading Order

Carole
February 24, 2023May 26, 2023

Seek the truth, seek the codes with Robert Langdon…

What is the Robert Langdon series about?

You possibly know him as Tom Hanks in Ron Howard’s adaptations of Dan Brown’s books. Robert Langdon is a famous Harvard University professor of history of art and “symbology”, a fictional field related to the study of historic symbols.

No one will be surprised to know that professor Langdon has an eidetic memory, with a brilliant problem-solving mind. He’s also a great swimmer, a brilliant artist, and the writer of six books.

Robert Langdon is written by Dan Brown “the man he wishes he could be,” but was also inspired by American writer Joseph Campbell. He is described as looking like “Harrison Ford in Harris tweed.” He is often wearing his Mickey Mouse watch, a gift from his parents on his tenth birthday.

Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol was adapted as a TV Show–on the streaming service Peacock–starring Ashley Zukerman as Robert Langdon.

The Camel Club Books in Order by David Baldacci

Carole
February 22, 2023May 2, 2023

The truth-seekers club!

What is The Camel Club series about?

American writer David Baldacci is best known for writing Memory Man, the first book in the Amos Decker series, or the stand-alone novel Absolute Power. He is also the writer of The Camel Book Series, a mystery thriller about four unlikely partners.

Together, they are known as The Camel Club, a group of truth-seekers. Why Camel Club? As Stone, one of them said in the book, it’s “Because camels have great stamina. They never give up.”

The Camel Club follows the man without a past “Oliver Stone”; obsessive computer genius Milton Farb; blue-collar laborer Reuben Rhodes; and Library of Congress reference specialist Caleb Shaw.

This group works to expose corruption at the upper echelons of the US government. In their mission, they are helped by a Secret Service agent, a homeless activist, and a con artist.

Ed Eagle Books in Order: How to read Stuart Woods’s series?

Carole
January 26, 2023May 26, 2023

From the author of Stone Barrington.

What is the Ed Eagle series about?

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 Ed is a great lawyer, he is not so lucky when it comes to marriage.

Ed Eagle is part of the Stuart Woods universe, where characters from other series exist and appear in each other books. Rick Barron, Holly Barker, Teddy Fay all appeared at some point in the Ed Eagle books, and the lawyer made a few appearances and cameo in some Stone Barrington novels.

The Giver Books in Order: How to read Lois Lowry’s dystopian series?

Carole
August 10, 2022May 15, 2023

A dystopian world in the vein of 1984 and Brave New World, but for a younger public.

What is The Giver Quartet about?

Written by American writer Lois Lowry, The Giver Quartet is a young adult series consisting of four novels. The story takes place in what appears to be a utopian society but is really a dystopia.

Pain or suffering have been eradicated from this world, there are no worries any more as the philosophy “Sameness”, which eliminate wants or needs from human existence, has been installed and has strived.

The Giver is the alias of the Receiver of Memory, a man who has to bear the memories of the past the community turned away from. Described as an aging Elder, he is one of the most important figures in this society, due to his responsibilities, but holds almost no power.

When the story begins, the young Jonas has been chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory, and he discovers that his community is deprived of color, music, and more.

Today, The Giver — the first book in the series — is often considered a modern classic. It won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 10 million copies. It also has been adapted into a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Brenton Thwaites and has inspired a musical and an opera.

Faith Martin Books in Order (Hillary Greene, Jenny Starling, Ryder & Loveday…)

Carole
July 13, 2022March 3, 2023

All of Faith Martin’s Books!

Who is Faith Martin?

Born Jacquie Walton in Oxford, Faith Martin is now an English author for almost thirty years and has sold over two million books to readers around the world. Before becoming a writer, Faith Martin trained as a secretary. She then worked at Somerville College of Oxford University for six years.

When her parents found themselves involved in a serious car accident, Faith Martin left her job to take care of them. She took this opportunity to try to write a novel. She first wrote romance novels under the pen name Maxine Barry.

She switched to cosy mystery a few years later, publishing under the names Jessie Daniels and Joyce Cato. It was under the name Faith Martin that she published her popular series starring Detective Inspector Hillary Greene.

A few years ago, Faith Martin launched the Ryder & Loveday Mystery Series, Set in the city of Oxford in the 1960s.

Richard Osman Books in Order (The Thursday Murder Club, The Bullet That Missed)

Carole
July 3, 2022May 11, 2023

All of Richard Osman’s Books in Order!

Who is Richard Osman?

Before becoming a novelist, Richard Osman was mostly known as an English television presenter, producer, and comedian. He began his career in television working on British game shows and is the creator of Pointless for BBC One, a show he co-hosted with Alexander Armstrong until 2022. Osman stepped down from his position as a presenter in order to focus on his writing career.

He has also presented the BBC Two quiz shows Two Tribes and Richard Osman’s House of Games, served as a team captain on the comedy panel shows Insert Name Here and The Fake News Show, and has made appearances on many British panel shows.

Now, Richard Osman is a crime fiction writer, having found massive success with his Thursday Murder Club series.

Elizabeth George Books in Order (Inspector Lynley, Edge of Nowhere)

Carole
June 29, 2022May 3, 2023

All of Elizabeth George’s Books in Order!

Who is Elizabeth George?

Born Susan Elizabeth George on February 26 of 1949, Elizabeth George is an American crime novelist. She is recognized for her whodunit books featuring Inspector Lynley, in the pure British tradition of the genre.

After receiving her teaching certificate from the University of California, Riverside, Elizabeth George worked as a teacher in the public school system. At the same time, she completed a master’s degree in counseling and psychology.

Her first novel, A Great Deliverance, is published in 1988, introduced to the reader her famous inspector. She won a few awards, including the Edgar Allan Poe Awards for her first novel.

Her crime novels have been translated into 30 languages.