All of S. G. MacLean’s Books! Who is S. G. MacLean? Shona G. MacLean is a Scottish author with a degree in History from the University of Aberdeen who writes historical mysteries. MacLean published her first book, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, in 2008. It was the first novel in the Alexander Seaton Series, a …
The Apothecary is an amateur Sleuth! Who is John Rawlings? Coming from Deryn Lake, the pseudonym of a well-known historical novelist Dinah Lampitt, the John Rawlings Mysteries take us to 18th-century London, England. The story focuses on an apothecary with a talent for detective work called John Rawlings who works at solving murder investigations with …
By the author of the Hugh Corbett series. What are the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan about? Written by English author and historian Paul C. Doherty (originally published under the name Paul Harding), this murder mystery series is set in 14th-century London, England. The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series is about a Dominican monk …
For fans of C. J. Sansom and The Tudors. Who is John Shakespeare? Coming from a former British national newspaper journalist, Rory Clements (author of the Tom Wilde series), the John Shakespeare thrillers are historical crime novels. Set during the Elizabethan era, the series follows John Shakespeare who is described as an “intrepid private detective …
All of Rachel Hore’s Books! Who is Rachel Hore? Rachel Hore is a British fiction writer who used to work at HarperCollins before moving to Norfolk with her husband–author D. J. Taylor–and children in 2001. That’s when she started her writing career. First, she worked on a short story that keep on growing until it …
All of Joseph Kanon’s Books! Who is Joseph Kanon? Joseph Kanon is an American author known for thriller and spy novels–most of those books are set in the period between World War II and 1950, and they often use real events. Kanon was the editor in chief, CEO, and president of the publishing houses Houghton …
All of Susan Wiggs’ Books! Who is Susan Wiggs? Susan Wiggs is a best-selling American author known for her historical and contemporary romance novels. She published her first book, the Western historical romance “Texas Wildflower“, in 1987. A few years later, she gave up her teaching career to be a full-time writer. Since then, she …
All of Elizabeth Peters’ Books! Who is Elizabeth Peters? Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) is the pen name of American author and Egyptologist Barbara Mert – she received a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago in 1952. She was also known as Barbara Michaels when she wrote Gothic novels. Peters is very well known for …