Created by American author Joanne Fischmann, aka Joanne Fluke, Hannah Swensen is the main protagonist of a literary mystery series about a baker who lives in the small (fictional) Minnesota town of Eden Lake and solves crimes. If this seems a little bit familiar to you, maybe it’s because there’s an adaptation on the Hallmark…
Before transitioning to his career as a novelist, Richard Osman garnered fame as a prominent English television presenter, producer, and comedian. His television journey began in the realm of British game shows, where he played a pivotal role in creating and hosting “Pointless” for BBC One alongside Alexander Armstrong, a partnership that continued until 2022….
American novelist, Linda Castillo started her literary career writing romance and romantic suspense novels, but she’s mostly known today for the successful Kate Burkholder series. Crime thrillers that are set in Amish country, those novels are about Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. Linda Castillo’s other passion is…
Written by Jacqueline Winspear, this historical mystery series is about Maisie Dobbs who got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the remarkably bright youngster under her wing. Lady Rowan’s friend, Maurice Blanche, often retained as an…
After the end of the Marcus Didius Falco series, Lindsey Davis didn’t stop here, keeping the investigations going with a new investigator. Adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina, Flavia Albia learned from her mother how to blend in at all levels of society; and from her father, the tricks of their mutual professional…
Created by M. C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin), Hamish Macbeth is a fictional police officer who works for the town of Lochdubh. Hamish has a reputation for laziness, but his lack of ambition doesn’t stop him from doing his work. With his superiors wanting to close the local police station, Hamish must often work outside official…
Written by British crime novelist Elly Griffiths, better known for her Ruth Galloway series, the Stephens and Mephisto Mystery series is also sometimes called the Brighton Mysteries. Set in post-war atmospheric Brighton, the book series follows Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto, who served together in World War II. They served together…
The Roy Grace series, written by renowned British novelist Peter James, transports readers to Sussex, England, and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), home of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Roy Grace, a steady and committed investigator with a sense of humor, successfully negotiates the difficulties of law enforcement. Ten years ago, his life took a devastating…
Jean-Luc Bannalec is a French-sounding pseudonym used by German editor, publicist, photographer, and writer Jörg Bong. He used it to write his Brittany Mystery series. The series follows the cantankerous Parisian-born Commissaire Georges Dupin and his team as they investigate a murder mystery in the Britanny province, a peninsula in the west of France. How…
Coming from English writer Tim Weaver, this crime series is about the investigations of missing person investigator David Raker. Finding the lost, whether dead or alive, is the specialty of London-based investigator David Raker. His cases take him all over the country and he is prepared to go to any lengths to track down those…
Robert Hunter’s novels form a series of psychological thriller and crime novels written by Chris Carter-not the creator of The X-Files-a Brazilian author who moved to the USA where he studied psychology with a specialization in criminal behavior. He also worked as a criminal psychologist for several years before moving to Los Angeles where he…
Ex-freelance journalist, John Connolly is now an Irish author who is known for writing supernatural crime thrillers, young adult fantasy, and science-fiction series. Connolly is mostly known for his series of novels starring the anti-hero private detective Charlie Parker, a former police officer hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. Since 2009, he has…
