A Restoration whodunit. What is the Thomas Chaloner series about? Thomas Chaloner is the central character and narrator in a series of historical mystery crime novels by Susanna Gregory. He grew up in Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, before having to fight for Cromwell’s New Model Army during the civil wars. Afterward, he pursued and finished his…
All of Robyn Carr’s Books in Order! Who is Robyn Carr? Robyn Carr is an American romance writer, known for the Virgin River series, now a Netflix TV show. Before becoming a writer, Carr studied to become a nurse but couldn’t really develop a career as she was following her husband, who works in the…
Lakeshore Chronicles is a romance series written by Susan Wiggs. The books explore the many facets of love and friendship, taking place in the Catskills, in a little town where family ties clash with family secrets and love is not that far away if you really look. Summer Camp Kioga is located in Avalon, right…
All of Terry Goodkind’s Books in Order! Who was Terry Goodkind? Terry Lee Goodkind (1948 – 2020) was an American fantasy writer known for his epic series The Sword of Truth. He grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school. Because he suffered from dyslexia, he wasn’t interested in school and writing…
LJ Ross is the pen name of Louise Ross, a British writer of romantic suspense thrillers. She grew up in Northumberland before studying law at King’s College London, but also in Paris and Florence. She first worked in the City and trained as a barrister before deciding to become a writer. Her writing career was…
Born in Montana in 1965, Patricia Briggs is an urban fantasy writer, known for the New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson series. Briggs first wrote fantasy books, until her editor asked her to write an urban fantasy book, as the genre was showing growth. This was then that she chose to write Moon Called, the…
Small Town Girl. Big Time Adventure. What is the Nancy Drew Diaries series about? Nancy Drew is one of the most famous amateur detectives. She made her first appearance in the book The Secret of the Old Clock in 1930 and hadn’t stopped solving mysteries since then, in other books, but also in movies, video…
All of Jacqueline Winspear’s Books in Order! Who is Jacqueline Winspear? Born in 1955 in Kent, Jacqueline Winspear is a British novelist, famous for her series of historical crime novels centered around the character of Maisie Dobbs. Her grandfather’s suffering in the First World War was the starting point for her interest in the conflict,…
All of Tim Bryant’s Books in Order! Who is Tim Bryant? Tim Bryant is an American western writer from Texas. He studied at the Stephen F. Austin State University where he obtained a degree in creative writing and released his first book in 2010. He has been named one of the Top 5 Texas Authors…
Joy Ellis is an English crime writer, known for being the author of the DI Nikki Galena series, the DI Jackman and DS Marie Evans series, and the Detective Matt Ballard series of crime thrillers. Ellis spent most of her adult life in London and Surrey where she first worked as an apprentice florist, before…
Harry Palmer is one of the most British famous spies, next to James Bond and George Smiley, though he is not always named Harry Palmer. To be exact, the character is unnamed in Len Deighton’s books but the production team for the 1965 film The Ipcress File, based on the novel of the same name,…
A Court of Thorns and Roses (abbreviated to ACOTAR) is a romance fantasy series written by Sarah J. Maas, inspired by multiple fairy tales including the Beauty and the Beast and the tale of Tam Lin, but also Greek myths like Hades and Persephone. The story follows Feyre, a huntress who thinks the skin of…
