Arkady Renko Books in Order: How to read Martin Cruz Smith’s Gorky Park series?

Arkady Renko Books in Order: How to read Martin Cruz Smith’s Gorky Park series?

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…

Diana Gabaldon Books in Order (Outlander, Lord John Grey, Other Works)

Diana Gabaldon Books in Order (Outlander, Lord John Grey, Other Works)

Born on January 11, 1952, in Arizona, United States, Diana Gabaldon is an American writer famous for her Outlander series, which has been adapted for television. Before becoming a full-time writer, she first worked at the University of Pennsylvania. She also wrote comic books for Walt Disney for a year in the late 1970s and…

Easy Rawlins Books in Order: How to read Walter Mosley’s series?

Easy Rawlins Books in Order: How to read Walter Mosley’s series?

Created by mystery author Walter Mosley, Ezekiel “Easy” Porterhouse Rawlins is an African-American private investigator. More precisely, Rawlins is a hard-boiled detective and World War II veteran from, Louisiana living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, from the 1940s to the 1960s. Most of the time, he is reluctant to take on cases, but…

9 WWII Mystery Book Series To Read, From Billy Boyle to Bernie Gunther

9 WWII Mystery Book Series To Read, From Billy Boyle to Bernie Gunther

After the Victorian era, we are looking at a more recent period in our history, a shorter one, but also a darker one, as we are turning our intention today to the late 1940s, with a few mystery series set during World War II. There is not a lot of place here for cozy mysteries….

Kate Mosse Books in Order (Labyrinth, Languedoc trilogy, The Burning Chambers series)

Kate Mosse Books in Order (Labyrinth, Languedoc trilogy, The Burning Chambers series)

Kate Mosse is an English writer and broadcaster, mostly known for her book Labyrinth. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked in publishing. She also writes for various newspapers and magazines, is a regular guest on UK radio and television, and has presented a few shows. Mosse was appointed Officer of the Order of the…

Maggie Hope Books in Order: How to read Susan Elia MacNeal’s series?

Maggie Hope Books in Order: How to read Susan Elia MacNeal’s series?

Written by American author Susan Elia MacNeal (author of Mother Daughter Traitor Spy), the Maggie Hope series is about a British spy during World War II. Maggie Hope graduated at the top of her college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds in British intelligence, but her gender qualifies her only to…

Kevin Kerney Books in Order: How to read Michael McGarrity’s Series?

Kevin Kerney Books in Order: How to read Michael McGarrity’s Series?

Written by New Mexican author and former law enforcement officer Michael McGarrity, the Kevin Kerney series takes place in New Mexico, from the Tularosa Basin and Lincoln County to Hermit’s Peak, but also sometimes in Santa Fe. It’s about law enforcement officer Kevin Kerney who used to be a cop, a private investigator, and even…

Bess Crawford Books in Order: How to read Charles Todd’s series?

Bess Crawford Books in Order: How to read Charles Todd’s series?

Described as a series for anyone who loves Downton Abbey and the British-set mysteries of Elizabeth George, the Bess Crawford series written by Charles Todd is about a nurse solving mysteries during the Great War. Bess Crawford is not the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. Independent-minded, she grew up in India where she learned the importance…

Tom Wilde Books in Order: How to read Rory Clements’s series?

Tom Wilde Books in Order: How to read Rory Clements’s series?

Coming from a former British national newspaper journalist, Rory Clements (author of the John Shakespeare series), the John Shakespeare thrillers are historical spy novels. The series is set in the years leading up to and during World War II, and follows the adventures of a Cambridge professor and secret agent for the British government named…

John Madden Books In Order: How to read Rennie Airth’s Series?

John Madden Books In Order: How to read Rennie Airth’s Series?

Historical crime series written by the South African novelist Rennie Airth, the John Madden series takes us back to the first half of the last century for some murder mysteries. More precisely, the series is set in England between 1921 and 1949 and revolves around John Madden, a detective formerly of Scotland Yard, as he…

Lesley Pearse Books in Order (Belle, Suspects, Deception…)

Lesley Pearse Books in Order (Belle, Suspects, Deception…)

Lesley Pearse is a best-seller British novelist who started writing more than a decade before being published for the first time. Her books always center around women with troubles. She published more than thirty books, not always in the same genres, from romance to crime, traditional sagas, historical, and contemporary. He is known for Belle,…

Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Books in Order: How to read Anne Perry’s series?

Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Books in Order: How to read Anne Perry’s series?

Written by English author Anne Perry, the author of the William Monk and Daniel Pitt series, this historical detective series is about Thomas Pitt, a police inspector in Victorian London. Pitt is from a working-class background and faces various challenges and obstacles in his career as a police officer due to his social status and…