Written by Eva Gates, a pseudonym used by Canadian mystery novelist Vicki Delany, the Lighthouse Library Mystery Series is a cozy mystery series with librarians, lighthouses, cats, and, of course, murder! The story follows Lucy Richardson, who becomes the new assistant librarian at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, in a small town where murder happens…
Even if I weirdly thought it was the case, Mary Higgins Clark (Alvirah and Willy) didn’t write a lot of series, but this is one of hers – co-written with Alafair Burke. Launched in 2014, the Under Suspicion series focuses on Laurie Moran. She is a producer on the television series ‘Under Suspicion’, a documentary…
Need some cozy mysteries for tea time? Written by Laura Childs (author of the Scrapbooking Mystery series), this series mixes the pleasure of drinking a good tea (and eating scones) with amateur sleuthing. The Tea Shop Mysteries are about Theodosia Browning (aka Theo), the owner of Charleston’s Indigo Tea Shop. Loved for her blend of…
Thrice divorced and in his late thirties, Virgil Flowers is a member of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), who reports to Lucas Davenport, the main protagonist of the Prey series, also written by John Sandford. Virgil Flowers was also a supporting character in some of the Prey novels, including Invisible Prey and Storm…
A detective series with a twist, The Mrs. Murphy Mysteries is written by American writer Rita Mae Brown with the help of “Sneaky Pie Brown,” her cat. The story takes us to Crozet, Virginia, where Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen is the thirty-something post-mistress. She catches killers with the help of her irrepressible crime-solving tiger cat,…
Written by Jeff Carson, the David Wolf Series is an adventure/thriller series full of action, mystery, and suspense, but also with a bit of humor and romance. The series is set in the high country of Colorado and the Mountain West. David Wolf is the sheriff of Sluice County SD headquartered in the ski resort…
So, The Laundry Files is a series of science fiction spy thrillers written by British author Charles Stross (the author of The Merchant Princes series). The story is about Bob Howard, an I.T. consultant who is now a field agent for the British government agency known as The Laundry. This organization deals with occult threats…
Coming from British-based Australian author Ellie Dean (a pseudonym used by Tamara McKinley), Cliffehaven is a wartime saga set in Beach View Boarding House on the South coast of England. Presented as a heart-warming Second World War saga, Cliffhaven explores the lives of the women and the hardships suffered by families in the close-knit community…
Eve Duncan is a fictional forensic sculptor and the main protagonist of the suspense thriller series written by American author Iris Johansen. Eve Duncan is a tragic figure at first. After her beloved daughter vanishes, she survives by immersing herself in her work. Eve is known for being the best in her elite field. As…
Written by the American author Christine Feehan, GhostWalkers is a paranormal/romance series about people with psychic abilities. The GhostWalker experiment was created to enhance the psychic abilities of an elite squadron, transforming their natural telekinetic powers into a unique military weapon. Now, they go on impossible missions, using their powers to save lives and find…
The young Flavia de Luce is the main protagonist of the series set in the English countryside in 1950 and written by Canadian author Alan Bradley. She is a smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders. She lives with her father and two sisters, but not her mother, Harriet,…
Written by American author Martin Cruz Smith, this series is about Arkady Renko, a chief homicide inspector for the prosecutor’s office, in Moscow, Russia, fighting against corruption and for the truth. Taking place before, during, and after the fall of the Soviet Union, the series follows Arkady Renko as he investigates murders that take him…
