Born Cleo Virginia Andrews (June 6, 1923 – December 19, 1986), V.C. Andrews was an American author mixing gothic horror with family saga who made her name with Flowers in the Attic, published in 1979, and which became an instant success. After that, she published a new novel each year until her death. She wrote…
All of Mark Billingham’s Books in Order! Who is Mark Billingham? Mark Billingham is a British novelist who grew up in Birmingham and graduated with a degree in drama. He first worked as an actor and had minor roles in TV episodes of different shows after moving to London in the mid-1980s. Disenchanted with acting…
All of Sara Shepard’s Books in Order! Who is Sara Shepard? Sarah Shepard is an American author of young adult and mystery fiction, famous for the Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game series, both of them which have been adapted for television. Shepard grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated with a B.S. degree from…
Andrea Penrose is an American author of historical mysteries set in Regency England. She began writing at age five, specifically, Western stories illustrated with drawings of horses and cowboys. She moved on to the Regency period after reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She has been fascinated by this time since then. She majored in…
American cozy mystery authors Alice Alfonsi and her husband Marc Cerasini collaborated as the creative team known as Cleo Coyle to produce the well-known Coffeehouse Mystery Series. The Village Blend, a made-up coffee shop located in New York City’s Greenwich Village district, serves as the setting for the whole television series. The manager of this…
All of Cleo Coyle’s Books in Order! Who is Cleo Coyle? Cleo Coyle is not one but two persons, as it is the pen name for American mystery writers Alice Alfonsi and her husband Marc Cerasini. Both of them are from an Italian family and grew up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Alice Alfonsi worked as a…
All of Megan Lindholm’s Books in Order! Who is Megan Lindholm? Megan Lindholm is one of the pen names of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Odgen. She is maybe most famous under her other pen name, Robin Hobb, and her Realm of Elderlings series. She has also published works under M. Lindholm. A professional writer for almost…
All of Delia Owens’s Books in Order! Who is Delia Owens? Delia Owens is a zoologist and author who grew up in Thomasville, in south Georgia in the 1950s. She studied biology at the University of Georgia and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in…
All of Jeff Lindsay’s Books in Order! Who is Jeff Lindsay? Dexter Morgan is maybe now one of the most famous fictional serial killers on television. Before making a killing on Showtime, he was created by American crime novelist Jeff Lindsay. It was not Lindsay’s first book as the writer launched his writing career in…
All of Robin Cook’s Books! Who is Robin Cook? Born on May 4th, 1940, Robin Cook is an American writer of medical thrillers. He attended Wesleyan University and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons before completing his postgraduate medical study at Harvard. Cook began to write while serving on the Polaris submarine USS…
All of Jenn McKinlay’s Books in Order! Who is Jenn McKinlay? Jenn McKinlay is an American author, a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of several mystery and romance series. When Jennifer was a kid, she wanted to be a jockey, but she was already too tall at age nine. She…
By the author of the Library Lover’s Mystery. What is the Hat Shop Mystery Series about? Written by American Author Jenn McKinlay, the Hat Shop Mystery Series is a cozy mystery series published since 2013. The action takes place in London and features American Scarlett Parker and her British cousin Vivian Tremont. They are co-owners…
