By the author of the Tea Shop Mysteries and the Scrapbooking Mysteries. What is the Cackleberry Club Mystery series about? The Cackleberry Club series is the third cozy mystery series coming from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs (A pseudonym used by Gerry Schmitt) after the Tea Shop Mysteries and the Scrapbooking Mysteries. The…
Moving bodies is a career… What is the Body Movers series about? Coming from Stephanie Bond-also known under the pseudonym Stephanie Bancroft-, the Body Movers series is presented as a “sexy mystery” series about … body movers. The story revolves around Atlanta debutante Carlotta Wren whose criminal parents left her to raise alone her brother…
The crime fiction genre was nothing new when hard-boiled detective fiction emerged in the United States during the early 20th century. This subgenre has its roots in the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s. From there, it evolved into a popular-and now respectable-literary genre. But before going into more detail about the evolution of…
By the author of the Hilda Johansson mysteries. What is the Dorothy Martin series about? Coming from the American author Jeane M. Dams, the Dorothy Martin series is a cozy murder mystery series In 1995, she published her first novel, The Body in the Transept, which won the Agatha Award for First Novel and introduced…
All of Joseph Finder’s Books in Order! Who is Joseph Finder? Joseph Finder was, at some point, recruited to the Central Intelligence Agency, but decided he preferred writing fiction. His first thriller novel was published in 1991. Many of Finder’s fast-paced action books are set in the business world and feature corporate espionage, high-tech crime,…
Did you know that John Jordan learned to be a cop with the help of Harry Bosch? What Is the John Jordan Series about? Written by American novelist and ex-prison chaplain from Florida Michael Lister, the John Jordan series is obviously about a prison chaplain named John Jordan! Set in the Potter Correctional Institution, considered…
Based on a true story… What is the Kopp sisters series about? Based on the true story of Constance Kopp from New Jersey, with, one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs, and her sisters, the Kopp Sisters Series is written by Amy Stewart. This is not a series of biographies, but the fictionalized lives of…
Murder in France! What is The Maggie Newberry series about? Coming from American author Susan Kiernan-Lewis, The Maggie Newberry series is taking us to France and there’re murders on the menu. This cozy mystery series is about an American ex-pat named Maggie Newberry who lives on a vineyard in the south of France… and she…
Montreal Murder Mysteries on ice. What is the Émile Cinq-Mars series about? Written by Canadian author John Farrow, the Émile Cinq-Mars series is about a detective described as the Hercule Poirot of Canada. Mostly set in extreme weather conditions, the investigations of Montreal Detective Émile Cinq-Mars take us from one icy murder to another snowy…
All of Joshilyn Jackson’s books in order! Who is Joshilyn Jackson? Joshilyn Jackson is an American author from Florida, and a former actor (which helps her as she is the one who reads the audio versions of her novels). After getting BA in English literature from Georgia State University and an MA in creative writing…
All of Kate Rhodes’ Books in Order! Who is Kate Rhodes? Kate Rhodes is a British crime novelist and award-winning poet who used to work as an English teacher and as a university lecturer. Her first collection of poems was published in 2005. Now, she is known for her crime series. The first one is…
Cold Case murder mysteries. What is the Lake District Mystery series about? Martin Edwards is a British novelist, an ex-solicitor who published his first book in 1991, launching the Harry Devlin series. He is a member of the Murder Squad and the Detection Club, and consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics. But this article…
