This is a James Patterson mystery series (the author of the Alex Cross series), a best-seller machine. Set in San Francisco, the Women’s Murder Club series follows a group of women from different professions relating to investigating crimes as they work together to solve murders. The stories are about their personal and professional issues. The…
The main character in the series written by Italian author Andrea Camilleri, Inspector Montalbano is a Sicilian detective in the police force of Vigàta, an imaginary Sicilian town. The series is written in Italian but this is a reading order for the English-translated books. There are more books available in Italy than in the US….
Written by Danish novelist Jussi Adler-Olsen, Department Q is a series of crime thriller novels. The series follows Carl Morck, one of the best homicide detectives in Copenhagen who has been ‘promoted’ to the cold case department, of which he is the head and sole employee. When Carl demands an assistant, he gets a lot…
Created by prolific writer Stuart Woods, Teddy Fay makes his first appearance in the book Capital Crimes, following Will Lee and his wife hunting a murderer who used to work for the CIA. Introduced as a villain, the character became a recurring figure in the Stuart Woods universe (or the Stone Barrington universe) before becoming…
Lady Emily is the main protagonist in the historical mystery series written by American author Tasha Alexander. Victorian’s most colorful and delightfully eccentric sleuth, Lady Emily moves in the most exclusive circles of London. But behind the veneer of sumptuous drawing rooms and ballrooms, even the aristocracy is not immune to burglary, betrayals, and brutal…
Published from 1964 to 2013, the Inspector Wexford mystery series is written by Ruth Rendell. As you may have guessed, it’s about the cases solved by Chief Inspector Reginald “Reg” Wexford in the fictional town of Kingsmarkham. Played by George Baker in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries TV Show, the intelligent and sensitive DCI Wexford works…
Written by British author and ex-cop Robert White, The Rich Fuller series is about a SAS hero who turns into a Manchester hit-man with a vengeance. Rick Fuller, a once decorated SAS hero, is now a Manchester hit-man who likes nothing better than disposing of his employer’s rivals in return for a suitcase of cash….
J.P. Beaumont is the main protagonist of J. A. Jance’s mystery series. He’s a detective with the Seattle Police Department, a skilled investigator with a keen mind and a talent for solving complex and challenging cases. His full name is Jonas Piedmont Beaumont-simply call Beau by his friends-and he is a sympathetic but flawed detective…
Malazan Book of the Fallen is an acclaimed series of epic fantasy novels written by the Canadian author Steven Erikson. Launch in 1999 with Gardens of the Moon, the Malazan universe is composed of multiple series (some written by Ian Cameron Esslemont) that take us to the Malazan world to explore various struggles for power….
Written by American author Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen is a popular young adult fantasy series set in a world divided by blood. In fact, published in February 2015, Red Queen is the writer’s first book. The story centers on 17-year-old Mare Barrow who steals for a living. Her blood is red, like the one of…
Ex-Delta Force Commander and Assistant Professor of Military Science, Brad Taylor is now the author of the Pike Logan Series (and the short stories “taskforces” taking place in the same universe). After a 21-year-career, Taylor retired and started a new one, this time as a writer. He published his first book, “One Rough Man,” in…
American Hero and Ultimate Marine Sniper Bob Lee Swagger is the main protagonist of the book series written by the novelist, essayist, and film critic Stephen Hunter who loosely based the character on USMC Scout Sniper Carlos Hathcock. Bob Lee Swagger is a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant in Arkansas. He is the son of State…
