Born on July 21, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Michael Connelly was thinking about working in construction when he saw Robert Altman’s film The Long Goodbye (1973), an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel that inspired him to write crime fiction. Before achieving success in that line of work, he worked as a journalist. The quality of…
Written by Steve Cavanagh, the Eddie Flynn series is the story of a con artist who became a lawyer. Eddie Flynn gave up the law a year ago after a disastrous case, and he vowed never to step foot in a courtroom again. One day, events lead Eddie to take a case, whether he likes…
The main character in a crime/adventure series written by Clive Cussler/Justin Scott branded books, Isaac Bell is a detective at the beginning of the 20th century. More precisely, Isaac Bell is an investigator working for the VanDorn Detective Agency (loosely based on the famous Pinkertons). Of course, he also seeks the truth and stops criminals….
Also known as The Enola Holmes Mysteries, this creation of American author Nancy Springer is about Sherlock Holmes‘s sister, Enola. Everything began with her mother’s disappearance and her brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft, doing nothing. Enola makes a discovery that puts her on the road to becoming herself a detective, even if Mycroft insists that she…
Created by Charles James Box, Jr. (or C.J. Box), Joe Pickett first appeared in the 2001 novel Open Season. He is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts, and the game warden – especially one like Joe who won’t take bribes or look the other way – is…
An award-winning author, William Kent Krueger is an American crime writer raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon who dreamt of becoming an author but had to “logged a bit of timber” and “worked a lot of construction” for a few years before he could start doing some serious writing. Today, William Kent Krueger is…
Kurt Wallander is a fictional character created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is a cop working for the Ystad police department. Wallander is the kind of detective who invests himself on a very personal level to solve a crime. Divorced, Wallander also has a daughter–Linda–who, like him, became a cop….
The main protagonist in a Crime novel series written by American crime writer William Kent Krueger, Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota. Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Cork was once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, and after being the sheriff of Aurora, he became a private detective. Trouble always finds…
Written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, The Pendergast series is about Aloysius Pendergast. He is a special agent with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and works out of the New Orleans branch. Pendergast is a tall and eccentric man, but he is also highly intelligent and knowledgeable, a master of psychological manipulation,…
Born in 1971, Karin Slaughter is an American crime writer and best-selling author of more than 20 novels, including her Grant County and Will Trent series. Published in 120 countries, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta and soon will see her stand-alone novel, Pieces of Her, adapted on-screen at Netflix, with Tony Collette in the lead…
You know him for his head in the shape of an egg, his famous stiff mustache, the neatness of his attire, and his talent as a detective. After all, with Batman and Sherlock Holmes, he is known for being one of the world’s greatest detectives. We’re talking about the Belgian Hercule Poirot, of course, created…
Originally appearing in the Bill Hodges trilogy of novels (known as Mr. Mercedes Trilogy), Holly Gibney is a character created by horror master Stephen King-and she’s one of his favorite creations. Introduced as a side character in Mr. Mercedes, Holly Gibney suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), synesthesia, sensory processing disorder, and she’s somewhere on the…
