Written by British author Rhys Bowen (a pseudonym used by Janet Quin-Harkin to write mystery novels), the Molly Murphy series is about a detective in early 20th-century New York. A spirited redhead who grew up a peasant on the coast of Ireland, Molly Murphy has crossed the Atlantic and, after being accused of a crime…
Rhys Bowen is the pseudonym used by Janet Quin-Harkin, as a writer of mystery novels for adults. Born in Bath, Somerset, she worked as a drama teacher, a dance teacher, in the drama department of the BBC in London and, later, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, Australia. She moved to the United States…
Written by Frances Brody, also known as Frances McNeil, this mystery series takes place in England during the 1920s. More precisely, the series resolves around Kate Shackleton, a thirty-year-old very perceptive and witty amateur sleuth extraordinaire from Yorkshire. When she stumbles on a murder, she has to investigate and she’s really good at it and…
Coming from Scottish writer Sara Sheridan, the Mirabelle Bevan Mysteries is a series of historical crime novels. Set in post-World War II England, the series begins in 1951, the story follows former Secret Service operative Mirabelle Bevan as she becomes embroiled in a new kind of intrigue… A retired Whitehall secretary, Mirabelle Bevan thinks her…
Written by American author of historical fiction and historical mysteries Deanna Raybourn, the Lady Julia Grey series takes us back to the Victorian era in England. Everything began when Lady Julia Grey became a widow. When she realized that the death of her husband was not natural, she entered the world of Nicholas Brisbane, a…
From English-born American writer Carola Dunn, this series of cozy mysteries takes us to England in the 1920s. The stories focus on the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, a freelance writer working with Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard to solve murder cases. Even if Fletcher often tries to keep Daisy far away from the…
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…
Susanna Gregory is a pseudonym for Elizabeth Cruwys, writer of medieval murder mysteries, Restoration whodunits, and other historical crime fiction. She worked for a short time as a police officer in Yorkshire before earning her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge and becoming a Research Fellow at the Scott Polar Research Institute. She published her…
Kate Quinn is an American writer native of Southern California who is known for her works of historical fiction. As her website tells it, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. But now, she’s the author of the New York Times bestseller The Alice Network, but also…
Born in London in 1944, Bernard Cornwell, is a British writer of historical novels, famous for being the creator of Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe but also for his Last Kingdom stories about the making of England. He worked first as a teacher, before joining BBC Television for the next 10 years. He began his…
Brother of Alex Scarrow (see TimeRider Reading Order), Simon Scarrow is a British author and teacher known for his historical fiction series. More precisely, Simon Scarrow is mostly known for his Eagles of the Empire series set in the territories of the Roman Empire, but also for his Revolution series about Wellington and Napoleon. He…
Jodi Taylor is an English writer of fantasy-historical and romance novels, known for The Chronicles of St Mary’s series, about a group of historians who investigate major historical events. Jodi Taylor worked for almost 20 years for North Yorkshire County Council, occupying different positions like Facilities Manager for the Library Service. She self-published her first…
