Fiction Book Series Authors (A-Z)

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Authors' book titles, reviews, ISBN’s, availability, price, genre, etc., can be found at one or more of the following:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/index.html (mysteries)
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ (all types of books)

http://www.amazon.com/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ or all other book sellers,

Your local library website
The Library of Congress at: http://catalog.loc.gov/

This list will not be complete until you add your comments, opinions, questions, or links, etc., to the author’s names.

If you wish, add new authors

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29. Allen, Barbara/Collins, Barbara (Brandy Borne, Antique Dealer)

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160. Achebe, Chinua (African Trilogy)

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161. Atwood, Margaret (MaddAddam Trilogy)

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182. Allende, Isabel - Two different series - Mystery, Fantasy and Mainstream

The two series are: Daughters of Fortune and City of the Beasts, plus many stand-alone books.

See all the titles at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/isabel-allende/

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202. Atkins, Ace (Nick Travers-Det) (Colson, Quinn-Ranger) Mysteries, Thrillers LA

One series is about Nick Travers, ex-football star, part-time detective, and full-time expert on blues in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Ranger is the very first book in a new series with Quinn Colson. He is an army ranger returning home from Afghanistan, in rural northeast Mississippi.

Read more about the author and books here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/#section6

Books also listed here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Atkins_Ace.html

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208. Adams, Douglas (Dirk Gently alias Svlad Cjelli) Comic Sci-Fi Mysteries

Take place in London....very popular series.

See more at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Adams_Douglas.html

and

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/douglas-adams/

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209. Alexander, Gary (Bamson Kiet, Police) Three Series, Far East

Links:


http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/gary-alexander/

Bamsan Kiet Mystery
1. Pigeon Blood (1988)
2. Kiet and the Golden Peacock (1989)
3. Unfunny Money (1989)
4. Kiet And The Opium War (1990)
5. Deadly Drought (1991)
6. Kiet Goes West (1992)


Luis Balam Mystery
1. Blood Sacrifice (1993)
2. Dead Dinosaurs (1994)

Buster Hightower Mystery
Disappeared (2010)

and:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Alexander_Gary.html
Zillionaire (2011)

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265. Atkinson, Kate (Jackson Brodie, ex-cop) UK - A DU favorite

Popular author - see her works here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/A_Authors/Atkinson_Kate.html

or

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/kate-atkinson/

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30. Baldacci, David (Maxwell & King) (Camel Club) Washington DC

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31. Ballard, Mignon F. (Augusta Goodnight) (Miss Dimple)

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32. Battles, Brett (Jonathan Quinn - Ex-cop), US Secret Intel..

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173. Found this author in Zoigal's post of 4/24 (DUgosh list)

Thanks to Zoigal, and I got the book, and it's good...

Posted by Zoigal:

"Just started Brett Battles "The Cleaner" this afternoon. Can't put it down." - "Going to be a long night, i think.....z"

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174. I've read the first 5 battles books.

The second one, "The Deceived," was my favorite, but the third one, "Shadow of Betrayal," was only so-so. I gave the other three 4 stars out of 5.

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33. Berenson, Alex (John Wells, Maverick CIA Agent)

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34. Bernhardt, William (Ben Kincaid, Atty) Oklahoma & D. C.

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35. Billheimer, John (Owen Allison, USDT Investigator)

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36. Bond, Larry (Jerry Mitchell - sub officer); (Peter Thorn, FBI)

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37. Box, C. J. (Joe Pickett, Game Warden), Bighorn Mts, Wy

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38. Bradley, Alan (Flavia deLuce-11-yr old) England

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136. Unusual book

Flavia is an 11-year old chemist who uses science to solve mysteries and torture her sisters. Funny and scary with some very human characters.

The book is written in the first person by Alan Bradley narrating as Flavia. Really good, and I almost always hate books written by men as fist-person females. This is the exception.

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Bradley_Alan.html

and I hope he seen writes more books about Flavia!

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39. Braun, Lilian Jackson (Jim Qwilleran & cats Koko and Yumyum)

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40. Brown, Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie. The Mrs. Murphy mysteries

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41. Burdett, John (Excellent 4-book series) Bangkok

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42. Butcher, Jim (Harry Dresdan - Wizard) Dresdan Files, Chicago IL

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43. Burke, James Lee (Dave Robicheaux, Cop) NO, LA

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143. Burke description

Mostly set in New Iberia, Louisiana, although some of the later ones made it up to Montana.

Dave is an on-again/off-again police detective/private citizen who has plenty of his own demons to confront.


Looks like there are 18 books in the Robicheaux series so far:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lee_Burke

In my opinion, Burke is one of the best at making you feel the atmosphere. You're not just along for the ride in his books, you share the mood and smell the bayou.

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267. And if you ever get a chance to hear him read his own work in person, go!

He's great at capturing the characters and their vocal mannerisms.

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132. Berry, Steve (Cotton Malone series)

http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Malone-Steve-Berry/lm/R1TAHH23QS6560

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162. Boyer, Rick (Charlie Doc Adams) MA (Sherlock Holmes)

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163. Bugge, Carole (C. Rawlings, Editor) NY (Sherlock Holmes)

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189. Baxter, Stephen - Many series - Science Fiction

A few names of the series are:

Xeelee
NASA Trilogy
Behemoth
Manifold2. Space (2000
Time Odyssey (with Arthur C Clarke)

plus many many more..

All listed at:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/stephen-m-baxter/

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190. Barclay, Linwood (Zack Walker, Sci-Fi Writer and Reporter) Mystery

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Barclay_Linwood.html

No info as to location of story.

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201. Boggs, Johnny D. (Dan Killstraight - Commanche Cop)(Hannah & Horseman) Western - Mysteries

Bunch of stand-alones, and a series about Hannah and the Horseman. Also some non-fiction. Newest series is about Daniel Killstraight, a young Comanche sent off to the Carlisle School for seven years before returning to the Comanche Nation to serve as a policeman:

Killstraight (2009)
Whiskey Kills (2010)

Hannah and the Horseman western series:

Hannah and the Horseman (1997)
The Courtship of Hannah and the Horseman (1997)
Riding with Hannah and the Horseman (1998)
Hannah and the Horseman at the Gallows Tree (1998)
Hannah and the Horseman on the Western Trail (1999)
The Odyssey of Hannah and the Horseman (2000)
A Job for Hannah and the Horseman (2001)

Links:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/johnny-d-boggs/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Boggs_Johnny-D.html

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210. Birmingham, John (Alternate history thrillers) Science Fiction and Thrillers

Link:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/B_Authors/Birmingham_John.html

Axis of Time alternate history thrillers, as 2021 naval technology finds itself in 1942:

Weapons of Choice (2004)
Designated Targets (2005)
Final Impact (2007)



Without Warning alternate history thrillers, following mysterious destruction of most of the continental US in 2003:

Without Warning (2009)
After America (2010)


Also, Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/john-birmingham/

Written as Harrison Biscuit:
The Search for Savage Henry (1995)

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241. Bright, Elizabeth (See Tim Myers)

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.html

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262. Bell, Ted - Alex Hawke series, British aristocrat and spy

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44. Chandler, Raymond (Philip Marlowe - Detective)

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45. Child, Lee (Jack Reacher – Ret. Military)

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46. Collins, Barbara/Allen (Antique Dealer) & Cats

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47. Connelly, Michael (Harry Bosch)

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145. Connelly description

My favorite series since Spencer or Travis McGee. Harry Bosch is an LAPD homicide detective, so most of the stories are mysteries brought on in his line of work. Connelly has several other books with other series characters, but they occasionally intertwine in each others' story lines. Bosch has also made a cameo appearance in a Robert Crais book, meeting Elvis Cole on the front steps of LAPD HQ as they leave the building.

List of books and other appearances:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bosch

(The rest of the Connelly books are just as good, IMO.)

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48. Crais, Robert (Elvis Cole/Joe Pike)

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146. Crais description

More Los Angeles books; Cole and Pike are former LAPD officers turned private investigators. Cole is the straight-up, normal citizen-type guy, while Pike was a USMC scout-sniper who remains silent and very deadly throughout the series. Cole is the primary protagonist in most of the books, but Pike takes the lead in several of the later ones, probably because fans liked him more than Cole. (This fan does, anyway.) :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pike#Overview

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49. Crider, Bill (Dan Rhodes, Sheriff) Texas

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50. Crombie, Deborah (D. Kincaid/G. James-Scotland Yard)

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268. One of the handful of American authors who set their series in England

She's less wordy and rambling than either Elizabeth George or that other writer whose name I have forgotten.

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Cussler, Clive (Dirk Pitt, Marine Engineer) US

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147. Cussler description

Very formulaic writing; Pitt works for the National Underwater Marine Administration (NUMA) exploring and saving the world's oceans (and usually the world). Invariably, he discovers some madman's plot to melt the artic, reverse the gulf stream, dry up the oceans, or rid the world of the human problem. Invariably, Pitt's life ends up in imminent danger with no possible hope of salvation, and invariably he somehow saves the day AND gets the girl.

In spite of that, every one of them is a fun read. Not to be missed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Pitt

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51. Cussler, Clive (Dirk Pitt, Marine Engineer) US

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131. Connolly, John (Charlie Parker-detective/supernatural)

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144. Coben, Harlan (Myron Bolitar) - NYC

Mostly adventure/detective novels, Coben does a good job of adding a twist that you don't see coming.

Myron Bolitar is a self-effacing former college basketball star whose career was derailed by a knee injury before his first pro game. He turned into a sports agent who, together with his rather odd (and deadly) friend Win, manages to find his way into and out of some interesting situations.

List of books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Bolitar

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183. Cannell, Stephen J. (Shane Scully Series) LAPD

From Wikipedia:

Background:
Shane Scully is a fictional Detective III in the LAPD. Similar to Cannell's style when he was working as a television writer, Scully's background is very much a part of how he acts and why he acts the way he does. He grew up in an orphanage. In his early years on the force, he had few friends and tried to operate as sort of a loner type. As the novels have progressed, he has opened himself up to others. In Cold Hit, Scully mentions that he might now be opened up too much.

Since his first appearance, Scully has slowly gained a family. He fell in love with Alexa, who is the chief of detectives for the LAPD. The 2 characters have been married since the 3rd novel in the series. Alexa and Scully live with Chooch Scully, who is Shane Scully's son from a one time fling with a prostitute. Starting with Vertical Coffin, Chooch's girlfriend Delfina also lives with the Scully Family. Finally there is the Scully's cat Franco, who Shane Scully got from a prostitute whose murder he solved in Hollywood Tough.

Personality:
Shane Scully is a tough, hard nosed cop who often bends the rules in order to get things done. He has an extremely open mind that allows him to "think outside the box" when needed. Examples include Hollywood Tough, where he convinced the LAPD to finance a major motion picture in order to solve the murder of a prostitute. In Cold Hit, he convinced the LAPD to challenge the authority of the Department of Homeland Security in order to solve a series of unsolved serial murders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Scully


Shane Scully Series in order:
1.The Tin Collectors
2.The Viking Funeral
3.Hollywood Tough
4.Vertical Coffin
5.Cold Hit
6.White Sister
7.Three Shirt Deal
8.On the Grind
9.The Pallbearers
10.The Prostitutes' Ball

Peek inside book #1 here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tin-Collectors-Stephen-J-Cannell/dp/0312979517

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187. Ciencin, Scott (at least 8 Series) Fantasy and Horror - many many books

See the many titles here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/scott-ciencin/

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194. Clancy, Tom (Jack Ryan/John Clark/Jack Ryan Jr Counter-terrorism/Espionage)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/tom-clancy/

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195. Cleeves, Ann (Pamer-Jones, Ramsey, Stanhope and Perez) 4 Mysteries set in England

The series are about these characters:

George Palmer-Jones, a retired civil servant and amateur bird watcher, and his wife Molly, a retired social worker, in Surrey, England

Stephen Ramsey, an impulsive police inspector in Northumberland, England

Vera Stanhope, a detective inspector in East Yorkshire, England

Jimmy Perez, a police detective inspector in the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland, in the Shetland Island Quartet

There's a couple of stand-alones too.

Find out what you want to know here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/ann-cleeves/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Cleeves_Ann.html

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269. I love her Shetland Islands books

You don't hear much about them, but they're closer to Norway than to London.

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207. Carter, Maureen (Bev Morriss-Det.) (Sarah Quinn-Insp) England

Bev Morriss, a lippy but loveable detective sergeant in Birmingham, England:

Working Girls (2001)
Dead Old (2005)
Baby Love (2006)
Hard Time (2007)
Bad Press (2008)
Blood Money (2009)
Death Line(2010)

This are two books in this new series:

Sarah Quinn, a detective inspector in Birmingham, England:
A Question of Dispair (2011)
Mother Love (2011)

Links:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/maureen-carter/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Carter_Maureen.html

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211. Chappell, Helen (Hollis Ball and ghost, Sam Wescott) MD, Mystery & Romance

Link:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/helen-chappell/

Series and Standalones...


Also:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Chappell_Helen.html

Hollis Ball, a reporter, and Sam Wescott, her ex-husband’s ghost, in Maryland:


Slow Dancing with the Angel of Death (1996)
Dead Duck (1997)
Ghost of a Chance (1998)
Giving Up the Ghost (1999)
A Fright of Ghosts (2006)

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212. Clark, Mindy Starns (Callie Webber, PI working for Philanthropist) Mystery & Romance

Christian Mysteries...
Million Dollar Mysteries
1. A Penny for Your Thoughts (2002)
2. Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels (2003)
3. A Dime a Dozen (2003)
4. A Quarter for a Kiss (2004)
5. The Buck Stops Here (2004)

Smart Chick Mysteries
1. The Trouble with Tulip (2005)
2. Blind Dates Can Be Murder (2006)
3. Elementary, My Dear Watkins (2007)

Women of Lancaster County (with Leslie Gould)
1. The Amish Midwife (2011)
2. The Amish Nanny (2011)

Also, standalones...

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Clark_Mindy-Starns.html

and

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/mindy-starns-clark/

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217. Carriger, Gail (Alexia Tarabotti) Fantasy & Romance

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/gail-carriger/


Series
Alexia Tarabotti
1. Soulless (2009)
2. Changeless (2010)
3. Blameless (2010)
4. Heartless (2011)
5. Timeless (2012)

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243. Cavender, Chris (See Tim Myers)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/tim-myers/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.html

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263. Carroll, Susan (Dark Queen series) Historical Fiction/Romance/Witchraft

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52. Davis, Lindsey (Marcus Didius Falco-Informer)

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53. Deaver, Jeffery (Lincoln Rhyme)

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148. Deaver description

As seen in the movie, "The Bone Collector," Rhyme is a paralyzed former NYPD forensic specialist who has some rather amazing powers of deduction and evidence analysis.

Working almost exclusively from his townhouse in NYC (with his NYPD partner Amelia Sachs in the field), Rhyme manages to solve some complex and baffling cases that leave everyone else either stumped or going off in the wrong direction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Deaver

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54. Deutermann, P. T. (Cam Richter, PI), Manceford Co., No. Carolina

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55. DeMille, Nelson (J.Ryker)(Joe Keller)(J. Sutter)(P. Brenner)(John Corey)

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56. Dibdin, Michael (Aurelio Zen - Detective Novels)

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57. Doogan, Mike (Nick Kane, ex-cop) Anchorage, Alaska

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58. Doss, James D. (Charlie Moon, Ute Investigator & Aunt Daisy) Colorado

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164. Doyle, Arthur Conan (Sherlock Holmes - the original) London

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197. Denning, Troy - Lots of Science Fiction - Some listed here

The author has written books and contributed to other books, and has also written under the name Richard Awlinson.

He's involved in too many books that to list them accurately.

Find out more at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/troy-denning/


Vortex (Star Wars : Fate of the Jedi, book 6)

Series
Planescape
Pages of Pain (1996)

Novels
Cosmos Cubed (1988)
Ragnarok and Roll (1988)
The Oath of Stonekeep (1999)

Game Books
Freedom (1992)

Series contributed to
Combat Command
3. The Omega Rebellion: In the world of Keith Laumer's Star Colony (1987) (with Keith Laumer)
8. Dorsai's Command: In the World of Gordon R. Dickson's Dorsai (1989) (with Cory Glaberson)

Forgotten Realms : Avatar
1. Shadowdale (1989) (as by Richard Awlinson)
3. Waterdeep (1989) (as by Richard Awlinson)
5. Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad (1998)

Forgotten Realms : Empires
2. Dragonwall (1990)

Forgotten Realms : Harpers
1. The Parched Sea (1991)
12. The Veiled Dragon (1996)

Dark Sun : Prism Pentad
1. The Verdant Passage (1991)
2. The Crimson Legion (1992)
3. The Amber Enchantress (1992)
4. The Obsidian Oracle (1993)
5. The Cerulean Storm (1993)


Forgotten Realms : Twilight Giants
1. The Ogre's Pact (1994)
2. The Giant Among Us (1994)
3. The Titan of Twilight (1995)

Forgotten Realms : Lost Empires
2. Faces of Deception (1998)

Forgotten Realms : Cormyr
2. Beyond the High Road (1999)
3. Death of the Dragon (2000) (with Ed Greenwood)

Forgotten Realms : Return of the Archwizards
1. The Summoning (2001)
2. The Siege (2001)
3. Sorcerer (2002)
Return of the Archwizards (omnibus) (2009)


Star Wars : New Jedi Order
9. Star by Star (2001)
Recovery (2001)

Star Wars
A Forest Apart (2003)
Tatooine Ghost (2003)

Star Wars : Dark Nest
1. The Joiner King (2005)
2. The Unseen Queen (2005)
3. The Swarm War (2005)

Star Wars : Legacy of the Force
3. Tempest (2006)
6. Inferno (2007)
9. Invincible (2008)

Star Wars : Fate of the Jedi
3. Abyss (2009)
6. Vortex (2010)
9. Apocalypse (2011)

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198. DuBois, Brendan (Lewis Cole, Ret. DOD Analyst) NH; Mysteres, Thrillers

Series about Lewis Cole, retired DOD analyst, who lives in Tyler Beach, New Hampshire. Also several stand-alones.

Check him out here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/brendan-dubois/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/DuBois_Brendan.html

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206. Darden, Christopher (Nikki Hill-Prosecutor) LA Mysteries (See Dick Lochte)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lochte_Dick.html#Darden

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/#section2

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213. Dolan, Harry (David Loogan, Magazine Editor) Ann Arbor, MI

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/D_Authors/Dolan_Harry.html

David Loogan, a mystery magazine editor in Ann Arbor, Michigan:

Bad Things Happen (2009)
Very Bad Men (2011)

and:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/harry-dolan/

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59. Eisler, Barry (John Rain, Spy)

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149. Eisler description

One of the few series I've found with a bad guy as the protagonist. John Rain is an assassin, working mostly in Japan and southeast Asia (in the books I've read so far). Formerly in the US Army in Vietnam, he had some experience working with the CIA there and expanded it into a full-time career when he got out.

Each of these books kept me up late at night until I finished; I couldn't wait to see what came next.

This is also a series I'd recommend reading in order, more so than some of the others I've listed.

Eisler himself is a former CIA agent and Cornell grad, and he writes for Huffpo, MichaelMoore.com and others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_eisler

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60. Erickson, K. J. (Marshall "Mars" Bahr)

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61. Fforde, Jasper (Thursday Next – Agent) (Jack Spratt – Agent

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62. Freeman, Brain (Jonathan Stride – Detective Lieutenant

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150. Flynn, Vince (Mitch Rapp - counterterrism operative)

I don't know if Mitch Rapp changed or if I did, but I really enjoyed the first few books in this series. The last ones? Not quite as much.

Mitch Rapp is a counter-terrorism operative for the US who takes the fight to the terrorists. The books are all action-packed and adventure-filled, and I devoured the first several. The last ones have taken such a political slant that I have a hard time enjoying the action in between.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Flynn

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177. Fleming, Ian (James Bond)

Check him out at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/F_Authors/Fleming_Ian.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/ian-fleming/

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260. Francis, Dick (usually writes about horse racing)

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264. Fowler, Christopher (Bryant & May Mysteries - London)

Wonderful characters - both in their eighties who head the Peculiar Crimes Unit in London. They don't depend entirely on science - sometimes they call witches and other characters to help solve the crimes.

Lots of chuckles here..







http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/F_Authors/Fowler_Christopher.html

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63. Gaiman, Neil (The Sandman) (Miracleman)

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64. Gardner, Lisa (Quincy, Conner & Quincy)(Warren & Dodge) cops

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65. George, Elizabeth (Thomas Lynley, Barbara Havers - Scotland Yard)

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66. Grafton, Sue ( Kinsey Milhone, PI, 80’s –AhabetMysteries)

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67. Gerritsen, Tess. Rizzoli & Isles series.

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68. Gilman, Dorothy (Mrs. Pollifax - CIA)

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270. I like her stand-alone books better than the Mrs. Pollifax series

A Nun in the Closet

and

Incident at Badamya

are two that I enjoyed.

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184. George, Ann G. (Sister who solve mysteries) Alabama

Patricia Anne “Mouse” Hollowell, a retired English teacher, and Mary Alice “Sister” Crane, who out-lived three husbands, in Alabama, in the Southern Sisters mysteries:

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/George_Anne.html

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214. Gardiner, Meg (Evan Delaney, adventurous young woman, in Santa Barbara, CA

Links:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/meg-gardiner/

Series:
Evan Delaney
1. China Lake (2002)
2. Mission Canyon (2003)
3. Jericho Point (2004)
4. Crosscut (2005)
5. Kill Chain (2006)

Also:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/Gardiner_Meg.html

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215. Garwood, Julie (Connected and Recurring Characters) Mysteries

Link:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/Garwood_Julie.html

and:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/julie-garwood/

Crown's Spies
1. The Lion's Lady (1988)
2. Guardian Angel (1990)
3. The Gift (1991)
4. Castles (1993)
Castles / Lion's Lady (omnibus) (2005)
Guardian Angel / The Gift (omnibus) (2005

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216. Graham, Heather (3 Different Series) Mysteries, Suspense

Popular writer...

Links: Lots of series and romantic standalones...

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/G_Authors/Graham_Heather.html

and:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/heather-graham/

Series
Soap Opera
1. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
2. Dying to Have Her (2001)
3. Killing Kelly (2005)

Donna Miro and Lorna Doria
l. An Angel's Share (1985)
2. Sensuous Angel (1985)

MacAuliffe Vikings Trilogy
1. Golden Surrender (1985)
2. The Viking's Woman (1993)
3. Lord of the Wolves (1993)

Camerons Saga: North American Woman Trilogy
1. Sweet Savage Eden (1989)
2. A Pirate's Pleasure (1989)
3. Love Not a Rebel (1989)

Camerons Saga: Civil War Trilogy
1. One Wore Blue (1991)
2. And One Wore Gray (1992)
3. And One Rode West (1992)
One Wore Blue / and One Wore Gray / And One Road West (omnibus) (2004)

Old Florida's MacKenzies
1. Runaway (1994)
2. Captive (1996)
3. Rebel (1997)
4. Surrender (1998)
5. Glory (1999)
6. Triumph (2000)

Suspense
1. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1998)
2. Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1999)
3. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
4. Dying to Have Her (2001)
5. Hurricane Bay (2002)
6. Picture Me Dead (2003)
7. Dead on the Dance Floor (2004)
8. The Presence (2004)
9. Killing Kelly (2005)

Harrison Investigation
1. Haunted (2003)
2. Ghost Walk (2005)
3. The Vision (2006)
4. The Seance (2007)
5. The Dead Room (2007)
6. The Death Dealer (2008)
7. Unhallowed Ground (2009)
8. Nightwalker (2009)

Flynn Brothers Trilogy
1. Deadly Night (2008)
2. Deadly Harvest (2008)
3. Deadly Gift (2008)

Prophecy
1. Dust to Dust (2009)

Bone Island Trilogy
1. Ghost Shadow (2010)
2. Ghost Night (2010)
3. Ghost Moon (2010)

Krewe of Hunters
1. Phantom Evil (2011)
2. Heart of Evil (2011)
3. Sacred Evil (2011)
4. The Evil Inside (2011)

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242. Glazer, Melissa (See Tim Myers) Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/tim-myers/

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69. Haig, Brian (Sean Drummond)

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151. Haig description

A famously irreverent character who reminds me of several Nelson DeMille protagonists, Drummond is a JAG lawyer in the Army who specializes in secret cases; those that can't be publicly tried due to the sensitive jobs of the participants.

He seems to muddle though each one, pissing off his temporary partners, his boss, the commanding officers of the bases he visits, and the judge and opposition. In spite of all of this, he gets to the bottom of the case and exposes the true corruption (as opposed to the guilt of those who appeared to have committed the crime).

I really like Drummond's character, and frequently find myself laughing out loud while reading these books. I'll bet most of us wish we could get away with talking to our bosses the way he does. :)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/brian-haig/

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70. Haines, Carolyn (The Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries) M

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137. Thumbs up! I absolutely enjoyed this series......

These mysteries are set in the Mississippi Delta (Deep South). They are light, fun reading!

Sara Booth Delaney is trying to save her old family plantation. The ghost of her great-great-grandmother's nanny, Jitty and Sara Booth's hound dog are her only companions in Dahlia House. Sara Booth is the only one who can see or hear Jitty. Jitty, who is very funny, is determined to save Sarah Booth from spinsterhood. Sara Booth and her friend Tinkie open a detective agency and the troubles begin. Sara Booth's love life will tug at your heart strings and life in Zinnia will entertain you.

As the author states: Meet Sarah Booth Delaney... an unconventional southern belle whose knack for uncovering the truth is about to make her the hottest detective in Zinnia, Mississippi... if it doesn't make her the deadest.

This series remind me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Series only much, much better.

You can find a series list in order on this page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Haines

You can take a peek inside the first book in this series here:
http://www.amazon.com/Them-Bones-Mystery-Mississippi-De...

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71. Hallinan, Timothy (Poke Rafferty-Writer) & (Simon Grist-PI)

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72. Hambly, Barbara (Benjamin January/Janvier)(James Asher-Spy)

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271. The Benjamin January books are fascinating,

portraying early 19th century New Orleans, a society different from both our own and the rest the of the pre-Civil War South.

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73. Harvey, Michael (Michael Kelly-ex-cop/PI)

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74. Havill, Steven F. (B. Gastner/E. Reyes Guzman/Sheriff Dept, NM)

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75. Hawke, Richard (F, Malone-PI) & Cockey, Tim (Hitchcock Sewell-Mortician)

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76. Heywood, Joseph (Grady Service-Conservation Cop)

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77. Hill, Susan (Simon Serailler, Police Det. English Mystery)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

272. Serailler is moody, intraverted police detective who

spends his vacations in Italy, working on his true love, painting. He also has to deal with his messy family of origin, some of whom get involved in the mysteries.

This is a sometimes dark but also intriguing series set in a cathedral town that seems an awful lot like Wells.

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78. Hillerman, Tony ((Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee, Navajo Tribal Cops) NM

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293. Big thumbs up!

Reading one of these now.

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79. Hunter, Stephen (Bob the Nailer)

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152. Hunter description

There may be very few opening books of a series as gripping as "Point of Impact," the first Bob the Nailer book. Set throughout the US and even in Japan and Cuba, the series meanders back and forth as it traces the life of former USMC sniper Bob Lee Swagger, as well as his father Earl, a WWII vet and Arkansas State Trooper. There are a couple I'd rate as "average," but most of them are very good reads, and Point of Impact remains one of my favorite books ever. I've bought it, read it, and given it away at least 3 times. I never get it back because whoever I pass it to devours it and then HAS to share it with someone else they know. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lee_Swagger

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127. Hall, James W. - Thorn (beach bum), Alexandra Rafferty (forensic photog)

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153. Hiaasen, Carl (Skink) - Florida

This may not technically be a series, but the themes and locations are so similar that the continuing appearance of one of the lesser characters allows me to include it in this category.

While the protagonists of the novels may change, former Florida governor-turned homeless environmentalist Clinton Tyree (Skink) has recurring roles in several Hiaasen books. (He's in all of the even-numbered books, according to wikipedia.)

From Wikipedia:
Hiaasen's fiction mirrors his concerns as a journalist and Floridian. His novels have been classified as "environmental thrillers" and are usually found on the mystery shelves in bookshops, although they can just as well be read as mainstream reflections of contemporary life.

He said this about Florida: "The Sunshine State is a paradise of scandals teeming with drifters, deadbeats, and misfits drawn here by some dark primordial calling like demented trout. And you'd be surprised how many of them decide to run for public office."

Hiaasen's Florida is a hive of greedy businessmen, corrupt politicians, dumb blondes, apathetic retirees, intellectually challenged tourists, hard-luck redneck cooters, and militant ecoteurs. It is the same Florida of John D. MacDonald and Travis McGee, but aged another 20 years and viewed with a more satiric or sardonic eye.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hiaasen

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273. Hiaasen manages to pull off his slams at corporate greed with

laugh-out-loud humor.

His are the only humorous mysteries I like, because unlike some of them, he doesn't try too hard to be funny. He just IS.

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175. Hamilton, Steve (Alex McKnight Series)

Note about the author (from Wikipedia):
Hamilton's novels have won numerous awards. His very first book, A Cold Day in Paradise, won the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin's Press Award for Best First Mystery by an Unpublished Writer. After it was published, the novel went on to win the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel and the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best First Novel, the only first novel to win both awards.


This series is set in the town of Paradise on the shores of Lake Superior (Michigan's Upper Peninsula). Alex McKnight runs a hunting camp built by his late father but he also has private-detective license. He was a cop in Detroit before his partner was killed and he was shot.

I have only read the first book in this series so far. And so far so good!


1) A Cold Day In Paradise
2) Winter of the Wolf Moon
3) The Hunting Wind
4) North of Nowhere
5) Blood is the Sky
6) Ice Run
7) A Stolen Season
8) Misery Bay

You can peek inside the first book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Paradise-Alex-McKnight-Mysteries/dp/0312969198

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178. Hamilton, Laurell K. (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

Very popular prolific writer - several series with same character, Anita Blake, plus a series with Meredith Gentry.

View them all at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/#section1

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Hamilton_Laurell-K.html

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218. Harper, Karen (Elizabeth I, Maplecreek Amish, Sarah Kauffman) Mystery & Romance

Links: http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Harper_Karen.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/karen-harper/

Elizabeth I in 1500s England:

The Poyson Garden (1999)
The Tidal Poole (2000)
The Twylight Tower (2001)
The Queene’s Cure (2002)
The Thorne Maze (2003)
The Queene’s Christmas (2003)
The Fyre Mirror (2005)
The Fatal Fashione (2005)
The Hooded Hawke (2007)

The Maplecreek Amish Trilogy:

Dark Road Home (2004)
Dark Harvest (2004)
Dark Angel (2005)
(2006 Mary Higgins Clark Award)

Sarah Kauffman, an artist who paints murals on barns in her Amish community, and Nate MacKensie, an Ohio state arson inspector, in the Home Valley Amish series: Fall from Pride (due July 26, 2011)

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219. Haywood, B. B. (Candy Holliday, blueberry farm with dad Henry “Doc” Holliday) Mystery

B. B. is a pseudonym of writing team, Beth and Robert Feeman. Takes place in Maine...


Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Haywood_B-B.html

Town in a Blueberrry Jam (2010)
Town in a Lobster Stew (20110
Town in a Wild Moose Chase (due February 7, 2012)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/b-b-haywood/

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220. Holt, Anne (Hanne Wilhelmsen, a lesbian police officer in Oslo, Norway) Mysteries

Two Series:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/anne-holt/

Series
Vik and Stubo
1. Punishment (2006)
aka What Is Mine
2. The Final Murder (2007)
aka What Never Happens
3. Fear Not (2011)

Hanne Wilhelmsen
1. The Blind Goddess (2012)
2. 1222 (2010)

and:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Holt_Anne.html

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221. Hunt, James Patrick (Evan Maitland, Antiques, Bounty Hunter) Mysteries 3 Series

Takes place in Chicago, IL

Evan Maitland:
Maitland (2006)
Maitland Under Siege (2006)
Maitland's Reply (2009)
Bridger (2010)
Get Maitland (2011)


Lieutenant George Hastings, St. Louis, MO:
1. The Betrayers (2007)
2. Goodbye Sister Disco (2008)
3. The Assailant (2009)
4. The Silent Places (2010)

Dan Bridger, Professional Thief
Before They Make You Run (2006)
Police and Thieves (2011)

Links:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Hunt_James-Patrick.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/james-patrick-hunt/

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249. Harvey, John (aka's below) Mysteries, Thrillers, Westerns

aka
Jon Barton, William S Brady (with Angus Wells), L J Coburn (with Laurence James), J B Dancer (with Angus Wells), John B Harvey, William M James (with Terry Harknett and Laurence James), Terry Lennox, John J McLaglen (with Laurence James), James Mann, Thom Ryder, J D Sandon (with Angus Wells)

Links:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/#section3

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/H_Authors/Harvey_John.html

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80. Indridason, Arnaldur (Erlendur Sveinsson-Detective) Reykjavik, Iceland

[Lydia Leftcoast]

274. And if you get a chance to see the movie "Jar City," it's based on

Arnaldur Indridason's first novel.

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81. Jance, J. A. (Beaumont-Det) (Ladd-Dep) (Joanna Brady) (A Reynolds)WA AZ

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82. Johnson, Craig (Walt Longmire, Sheriff) Absaroka Cty, WY

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181. Jemisin, N. K. (Fantasy) Two Different Series

The two series are named: Inheritance Trilogy and Dreamblood.

Learn more at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/n-k-jemisin/

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224. Jones, Darynda (Charlie Davidson Series) Fantasy, Mystery, Mainstream

Series
Charley Davidson
1. First Grave On the Right (2011)
2. Second Grave on the Left (2011)
3. Third Grave Dead Ahead (2012)
Fantasy, mystery, mainstream...


Link:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/darynda-jones/

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83. Kellerman, Faye (Peter Decker, Det & wife Rina) LAPD

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84. Kellerman, Jonathan (Dr. Alex Delaware)

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154. Kellerman description

I haven't read any of these lately, but I rated them all very well when I did read them several years ago.

Set in Los Angeles, Alex Delaware is a former child phychologist turned forensic phychologist who - usually through his police consulting work - finds some pretty horrendous cases. Together with his friend Milo Sturgis, who is a gay LAPD detective, they uncover the "unsavory truth."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Delaware

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85. Kisor, Henry (Steve "Two Crows" Martinez, Lakota Indian) UP MI

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86. King, Laurie (Mary Russell, married to Sherlock Holmes.)

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87. Koryta, Michael (Perry & Prich eveland OH)ard, PI's, Cl

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88. Krueger, William Kent (Cork O'Connor, part Indian, exl-sheriff, Minnesota

[Lydia Leftcoast]

275. A Minnesota author, he sometimes incorporates mystical Native American

elements into his stories. Cork O'Connor's mentor is an elderly member of the Midewiwin, an Ojibwe secret society of traditional medicine men.

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167. Kingsolver, Barbara (Turtle) Series - Romance, Mainstream

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222. Kallentoft, Mons (Malin Fors, divorced mother and a Det. Insp) Sweden

Malin Fors, a 30-something divorced mother of a teenage daughter, and an ambitious detective inspector, in Linköping, Sweden:

Midvinterblod (2007)
Midwinter Sacrifice
APA: Midwinter Blood

Sommardöden (2008)
Höstoffer (2009)

Vårlik (2010)

Den femte årstiden (2011)

Links:


http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/mons-kallentoft/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/K_Authors/Kallentoft_Mons.html

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223. Kepler, Lars (Joona Linna, Detective Inspector) Sweden, Mysteries

Series
Detective Inspector Joona Linna
1. The Hypnotist (2011)
2. The Executioner (2012)


Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/K_Authors/Kepler_Lars.html
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/lars-kepler/

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89. Larsson, Stieg (Mikeal Blomkvist & Lisbeth Salander) Sweden

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90. Lehane, Dennis (Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro - PI's)

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91. Levine, Paul (Solomon vs. Lord)

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155. Levin description

I love irreverent characters like those in Nelson DeMille's books, or Brian Haig's Sean Drummond.

Wikipedia said it as well as I could:
Solomon vs. Lord series: Levine’s novels often have a sly, sardonic tone. Publishers Weekly wrote that Solomon vs. Lord had “genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp.” Though novels of crime fiction, they often revolve around the conflict between Victoria Lord, a by-the-book lawyer and her ethically challenged partner, Steve Solomon, who lives by “Solomon’s Laws:”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Levine

It's too bad there are only four books in this series.

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92. Limon, Martin (George Sueno & Ernie Bascom – MP’s)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

276. The background comes from Limon's experiences as a GI stationed in Korea

in the 1970s.

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93. Loomis, Jon (Frank Coffin, Det., Provincetown, MA)

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94. Lofts, Norah - 3 Series, Town House Series - English (historical)

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95. Ludlum, Robert (Jason Bourne, Spy) International

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185. Long, Jeff - Hadals Series - Science Fiction, Horror, Thrillers, Westerns

Find out more here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/jeff-long/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Long_Jeff.html

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191. Lashner, William (Victor Carl - Lawyer) Philadelphia - Mystery

Link at:

Victor Carl
1. Hostile Witness (1995)
2. Bitter Truth (1997)
aka Veritas
3. Fatal Flaw (2003)
4. Past Due (2004)
5. Falls the Shadow (2005)
6. Marked Man (2006)
7. A Killer's Kiss (2007)


Link at:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lashner_William.html

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205. Lochte, Dick (Serendipity Dahlquist (15yr old & Leo Bloodworth-Det) LA (See Al Roker)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lochte_Dick.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/dick-lochte/

1st Series:
Serendipity Dahlquist, a gum-snapping 15-year-old girl, and Leo Bloodworth, a grumpy 50-something private investigator, in Los Angeles, California:

Sleeping Dog (1985)
1985 Nero Award
Finalist 1986 Anthony Award for Best First Novel
Finalist 1986 New Blood Dagger Award
Finalist 1986 Edgar Award for Best First Novel
Finalist 1986 Shamus Award for Best First Novel

Laughing Dog (1988)

2nd Series:
Terry Manion, a private investigator in New Orleans, Louisiana:
Blue Bayou (1992)
Neon Smile (1995)
Finalist 1996 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Non-series:
Lucky Dog and Other Tales of Murder (2000)
Croaked(2007)

Written with Christopher Darden:
Nicolette (Nikki) Hill, a 30-something black prosecutor in LA, CA
The Trials of Nikki Hill (1999)
L.A. Justice (2001)
The Last Defense (2002)
Lawless (2004)

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Note: Dick Lochte was the ghostwriter for jockey Bill Shoemaker.
Note: Dick Lochte writes the Billy Blessing series with Al Roker.

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225. Liebman, Ron (Mezzonatti and Salerno, Jr, Attys, ex-Cops) 2-book series, so far, mystery

Mickie Mezzonatti and Salvatore “Junne” Salerno, Jr., criminal defense lawyers and ex-cops, in Camden, New Jersey:

Death by Rodrigo (2007)
Jersey Law (2011)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Liebman_Ron.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/ron-liebman/

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226. Lindsay, Paul (Also writes as Noah Boyd) (Mike Devlin, Steve Vail) FBI - Mysteries

Series
Novel of the FBI
Witness to the Truth (1992)
Code Name--Gentkill (1995)
Freedom to Kill (1997)
Traps (2002)
The Big Scam (2005)


Written as Noah Boyd
Steve Vail, a renegade FBI agent who leaves the bureau to work as a bricklayer in Chicago, and FBI deputy assistant director Kate Bannon who enlists his help:
The Bricklayer (2010)
Finalist 2011 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Agent X (2011)

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227. Lowell, Virginia (Olivia Greyson) New Cookie Cutter Shop Series Mysteries

Olivia Greyson, owner of the Gingerbread House in her Victorian home in fictional Chatterley Heights, on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland, in the Cookie Cutter Shop series:


1. Cookie Dough Or Die (2011)
2. A Cookie Before Dying (2011)

Links:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/L_Authors/Lowell_Virginia.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/virginia-lowell/

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228. Lowell, Elizabeth (Also writes as Maxwell, A. E. (myseries)

Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Maxwell_A-E.html#Lowell
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/elizabeth-lowell/

Series
Angel, Hawk and Raven
1. A Woman Without Lies (1985)
2. Love Song for a Raven (1987)

McCalls
1. Fever (1988)
2. Dark Fire (1988)

MacKenzie-Blackthorn
1. Reckless Love (1989)
2. Fire and Rain (1990)
3. Outlaw (1991)
4. Granite Man (1991)
5. Warrior (1991)

Only
1. Only His (1991)
2. Only Mine (1992)
3. Only You (1992)
4. Only Love (1995)
5. Autumn Lover (1996)
6. Winter Fire (1996)

Medieval
1. Untamed (1993)
2. Forbidden (1993)
3. Enchanted (1994)

Donovans
1. Amber Beach (1997)
2. Jade Island (1998)
3. Pearl Cove (1999)
4. Midnight in Ruby Bayou (2000)

Rarities Unlimited
1. Moving Target (2001)
2. Running Scared (2002)
3. Die in Plain Sight (2003)
4. The Color of Death (2004)

St. Kilda
1. Always Time to Die (2005)
2. The Wrong Hostage (2006)
3. Innocent as Sin (2007)
4. Blue Smoke and Murder (2008)
5. Death Echo (2010)

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96. MacDonald, John D. (Travis McGee)

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156. MacDonald description

MacDonald is dead these last 25 years, and his books are probably out of print, but the 21 novels in the Travis McGee series remain among my all-time favorites.

McGee was a "salvage consultant," or a problem fixer. He lived the life of a beach bum on a houseboat ("The Busted Flush"), and took his retirement in installments, working when he needed money and retiring when he didn't. Usually through word of mouth, someone would approach him with a mystery, or a missing item, or a person in trouble. He would tenaciously go after the problem until he found a resolution.

I love his views of Florida, too. Again, from Wikipedia:

However, unlike other fictional detectives such as Raymond Chandler's jaded and world-weary Philip Marlowe, McGee clings to what is important to him: his senses of honor, obligation, and outrage. In a classic commentary in Bright Orange for the Shroud, McGee muses,

"Now, of course, having failed in every attempt to subdue the Glades by frontal attack, we are slowly killing it off by tapping the River of Grass. In the questionable name of progress, the state in its vast wisdom lets every two-bit developer divert the flow into drag-lined canals that give him 'waterfront' lots to sell. As far north as Corkscrew Swamp, virgin stands of ancient bald cypress are dying. All the area north of Copeland had been logged out, and will never come back. As the glades dry, the big fires come with increasing frequency. The ecology is changing with egret colonies dwindling, mullet getting scarce, mangrove dying of new diseases born of dryness."

This was in a paperback originally published in 1965 when the general public was still not conversant with the concept of environmentalism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_McGee

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97. MacDonald, Ross (Lew Archer) (early 20th century, CA)

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98. Mankell, Henning (K. Wallander, Inspector, Sweden)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

277. Yes, Wallander has been portrayed by Kenneth Branaugh on British TV, but

the character as portrayed in the Swedish TV version (shown on MhZ Worldview TV and available on DVD) is much closer to the original books.

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99. Maron, Margaret ( Sigrid Harald, Cop NY) ( Deborah Knott, Judge, NC)

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100. Martini, Steve (Paul Madriani Novel Series)

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138. I like Martini better than Grisham.

If you enjoy legal thrillers, San Diego defense attorney Paul Madriani and his partner/sidekick Harry Hinds will fit the bill.

You can find a list of this series in order here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martini

You can peek inside his first novel in the series here:
http://www.amazon.com/Compelling-Evidence-Paul-Madriani-Novel/dp/0515110396/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1

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140. Thank you. I just saw there's a new book out.

And I've never read this author. I came here to see if there were any comments. Now I'll have to start at the beginning of the Paul Madriani series.

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101. Mayor, Archer (Joe Gunther-Police Detective, Vermont)

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102. McGarrity, Michael (ex-Chief detectives - Santa Fe, NM

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103. McManus, Patrick F. (Bo Tully, Sheriff in Idaho)

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104. Mosley, Walter (Easy Rawlins)(S. Fortlow)(P. Minton)(L. McGill), LA, CA

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129. McCullough Colleen (Masters of Rome series-final century of the Roman Republic)

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166. Martin, George R. R. (Song of Fire and Ice) Series

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172. McBain, Ed ( The 87th Precinct )

This police procedural is set in a fictional city. That city is based on the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

This is an older series that I just loved. I re-read it every few years. McBain has a way of making you connect with the characters and the setting.

Here, Wiki has a great write-up and also a list of the books in order:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/87th_Precinct

Now I've gone and made myself all melancholy!

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180. Marco, John (Fantasy) 3 Different Series

Series - Tyrants and Kings, Eyes of God, and Skylords (1 book so far)...Fantasy.

More at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/john-marco/

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200. Mieville, China (New Crobuzon Series) Science Fiction

Has written many stand-alones and contributed to several anthologies and collections...

See them all here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/china-mieville/

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229. McKinlay, Jenn (Cooper & Delaura, Cupcake Bakery) Others, Mystery AZ

Links:
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/McKinlay_Jenn.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/jenn-mckinlay/

Cupcake Bakery Mystery
1. Sprinkle with Murder (2010)
2. Buttercream Bump Off (2011)
3. Death by the Dozen (2011)

Library Lover's Mystery
1. Books Can Be Deceiving (2011)
2. Due or Die (2012)

Good Buy Girls
50% Off Murder (2012)

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230. McLaughlin, Emma ( Series) Romance

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/emma-mclaughlin/

Series
Nanny Diaries (with Nicola Kraus)
1. The Nanny Diaries (2002)
2. Nanny Returns (2009)
Novels
Citizen Girl (2004) (with Nicola Kraus)
Dedication (2007) (with Nicola Kraus)
The Real Real (2009) (with Nicola Kraus)

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231. Maxwell, A. E. (Lowell, Evan, Maxwell, Ann) 4 Series Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Maxwell_A-E.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/#section4

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232. Mayes, Casey - Mysteries (see Tim Myers)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/casey-mayes/

Series
Mystery by the Numbers
1. A Deadly Row (2010)
2. A Killer Column (2011)

See Tim Myers
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.html#Mayes

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233. Maguire, Gregory - 2 Series - Fantasy, Horror

Hamlet Chronicles
1. Seven Spiders Spinning (1994)
2. Six Haunted Hairdos (1997)
3. Five Alien Elves (1998)
4. Four Stupid Cupids (2000)
5. Three Rotten Eggs (2002)
6. A Couple of April Fools (2004)
7. One Final Firecracker (2005)


Wicked Years
1. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)
2. Son of a Witch (2005)
3. A Lion Among Men (2008)
4. Out of Oz (2011)
Wicked / Son of a Witch (omnibus) (2009)

Link:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/gregory-maguire/

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234. Minichino, Camille (Also writes as Margaret Grace, Ada Madison) Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Minichino_Camille.html


Gloria Lamerino, a 50-something physicist in Revere Beach, Massachusetts:

The Hydrogen Murder (1997)
The Helium Murder (1998)
The Lithium Murder (1999)
The Beryllium Murder (2000)
The Boric Acid Murder (2002)
The Carbon Murder (2004)
The Nitrogen Murder (2005)
The Oxygen Murder (2006)

Written as Margaret Grace

Geraldine Porter, a recently retired high school English teacher in a small northern California town, whose hobby is building dollhouses and miniature scenes, in the Miniature mysteries:

Murder in Miniature (2008)
Mayhem in Miniature (2008)
Malice in Miniature (2009)
Mourning in Miniature (2009)
Monster in Miniature (2010)



Written as Ada Madison

Sophie Knowles, a math professor at Henley College, in Massachusetts:

Square Root of Murder (2011)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/camille-minichino/

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235. Madison, Ada (See Camille Minichino)

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236. Miller, Linda Lael - Fourteen Series! Standalones, Horror, Romance,Westerns

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/linda-lael-miller/

Corbin
1. Banner O'Brien (1984)
2. Corbin's Fancy (1985)
3. Memory's Embrace (1986)
4. My Darling Melissa (1990)


Beyond the Threshold
1. Here and Then (1987)
2. There and Now (1992)
Beyond the Threshold (omnibus) (2002)

Australian
1. Moonfire (1988)
2. Angelfire (1989)

Orphan Train
1. Lily and the Major (1990)
2. Emma and the Outlaw (1991)
3. Caroline and the Raider (1992)

Vampire
1. Forever and the Night (1993)
2. For All Eternity (1994)
3. Time Without End (1995)
4. Tonight and Always (1996)


Quade
1. Yankee Wife (1993)
2. Taming Charlotte (1993)
3. Princess Annie (1994)

Springwater Seasons
1. Springwater (1998)
2. Rachel (1999)
3. Savannah (1999)
4. Miranda (1999)
5. Jessica (1999)
6. A Springwater Christmas (1999)
7. Springwater Wedding (2001)
Springwater Seasons (omnibus) (2000)



Women of Primrose Creek
1. Bridget (2000)
2. Christy (2000)
3. Skye (2000)
4. Megan (2000)
5. The Last Chance Cafe (2002)
The Women of Primrose Creek (omnibus) (2002)


McKettricks
1. High Country Bride (2002)
2. Shotgun Bride (2003)
3. Secondhand Bride (2004)
4. McKettrick's Choice (2005)
5. Sierra's Homecoming (2006)
6. McKettrick's Luck (2007)
aka The Honourable Millionaire
7. McKettrick's Pride (2007)
aka The Millionaire's Pride
8. McKettrick's Heart (2007)
aka The Millionaire's Duty
9. The McKettrick Way (2007)
10. A McKettrick Christmas (2008)
11. Tate (2010)
12. Garrett (2010)
13. Austin (2010)
14. A Lawman's Christmas (2011)
The McKettrick Legend: Sierra's Homecoming / McKettrick Way (omnibus) (2011)

Look Book
1. Don't Look Now (2003)
2. Never Look Back (2004)
3. One Last Look (2006)

Mojo Books
1. Deadly Gamble (2006)
2. Deadly Deceptions (2008)

Stone Creek
1. The Man from Stone Creek (2006)
2. A Wanted Man (2007)
3. The Rustler (2008)
4. The Bridegroom (2009)
5. A Stone Creek Christmas (2008)
6. At Home in Stone Creek (2009)
Holiday in Stone Creek: A Stone Creek Christmas / At Home in Stone Creek (omnibus) (2011)

Montana Creeds
1. Logan (2009)
2. Dylan (2009)
3. Tyler (2009)
4. A Creed Country Christmas (2009)

Creed Cowboy
1. A Creed in Stone Creek (2011)
2. Creed's Honor (2011)
3. The Creed Legacy (2011)

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237. Modesitt, L. E., Jr. - 10 Series, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/l-e-modesitt/Series

Timegods' World
1. The Fires of Paratime (1982)
aka The Timegod
2. Timediver's Dawn (1992)
Timegods' World (omnibus) (2000)

Ecolitan
1. The Ecologic Envoy (1986)
2. The Ecolitan Operation (1989)
3. The Ecologic Secession (1990)
4. The Ecolitan Enigma (1997)
Empire and Ecolitan (omnibus) (2001)
Ecolitan Prime (omnibus) (2003)

Forever Hero
1. Dawn for a Distant Earth (1986)
2. The Silent Warrior (1987)
3. In Endless Twilight (1988)
The Forever Hero (omnibus) (1999)

Recluce
1. The Magic of Recluce (1991)
2. The Towers of Sunset (1992)
3. The Magic Engineer (1994)
4. The Order War (1995)
5. The Death of Chaos (1995)
6. Fall of Angels (1996)
7. The Chaos Balance (1997)
8. The White Order (1998)
9. Colors of Chaos (1997)
10. Magi'I of Cyador (2000)
11. Scion of Cyador (2000)
12. Wellspring of Chaos (2004)
13. Ordermaster (2005)
14. Natural Ordermage (2007)
15. Mage-Guard of Hamor (2008)
16. Arms-Commander (2010)

Johan Eschbach
1. Of Tangible Ghosts (1994)
2. The Ghost of the Revelator (1998)
3. Ghost of the White Nights (2001)
Ghosts of Columbia (omnibus) (2005)

Parafaith
1. The Parafaith War (1996)
2. The Ethos Effect (2003)

Spellsong Cycle
1. The Soprano Sorceress (1997)
2. The Spellsong War (1997)
3. Darksong Rising (1999)
4. The Shadow Sorceress (2001)
5. Shadowsinger (2002)

Archform: Beauty
1. Archform : Beauty (2002)
2. Flash (2004)

Corean Chronicles
1. Legacies (2002)
2. Darknesses (2003)
3. Scepters (2004)
4. Alector's Choice (2005)
5. Cadmian's Choice (2006)
6. Soarer's Choice (2006)
7. The Lord-Protector's Daughter (2008)
8. Lady-Protector (2011)

Imager Portfolio
1. Imager (2009)
2. Imager's Challenge (2009)
3. Imager's Intrigue (2010)
4. Scholar (2011)

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238. Moning, Karen Marie (Highlander & Fever Series) Fantasy Romance

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/karen-marie-moning/

Series
Highlander
1. Beyond the Highland Mist (1999)
2. To Tame a Highland Warrior (1999)
3. The Highlander's Touch (2000)
4. Kiss of the Highlander (2001)
5. The Dark Highlander (2002)
6. The Immortal Highlander (2004)
7. Spell of the Highlander (2005)
8. Into the Dreaming (2006)



Fever
1. Darkfever (2006)
2. Bloodfever (2007)
3. Faefever (2008)
4. Dreamfever (2009)
5. Shadowfever (2010)

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239. Moore, Laurie - Three Series - Texas - Mysteries, Romance

Series
Constable
Constable's Run (2002)
Constable's Apprehension (2004)
Constable's Wedding (2005)

Police Detective
The Lady Godiva Murder (2004)
The Wild Orchid Society (2004)
Jury Rigged (2008)

Dallas/Ft. Worth
Woman Strangled - News at Ten (2009)
Deb on Arrival - Live at Five (2010)
Couple Gunned Down - News at Ten (2011)

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240. Myers, Tim (AKA Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, Casey Mayes) Mysteries

Links:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/tim-myers/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/M_Authors/Myers_Tim.html

Alex Winston, owner of the Hatteras West Inn and Lighthouse in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills in North Carolina:
Innkeeping with Murder (2001)
Finalist 2001 Agatha Award for Best First Novel

Reservations for Murder (2002)

Murder Checks Inn (2003)

Room for Murder (2003)
Booked for Murder (2004)

Key to Murder (2010)

Ring for Murder (2011)


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Harrison Black, inheritor of At Wick’s End candle shop from his great aunt, in the Candlemaking Mysteries:
At Wick’s End (2004)

Snuffed Out (2004)
Death Waxed Over (2005)

A Flicker of a Doubt (2006)


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Benjamin Perkins, working in his family’s specialty soap store Where There’s Soap, in the Soapmaking Mysteries:
Dead Men Don’t Lye (2006)

A Pour Way To Dye (2006)
A Mold for Murder (2007)



Written as Elizabeth Bright
Jennifer Shane and her shop, Custom Card Creations, in the Card-Making Mysteries:
Invitation to Murder (2005)

Deadly Greetings (2006)
Murder and Salutations (2006)



Written as Melissa Glazer
Carolyn Emerson, middle-aged proprietor of a do-your-own-pottery shop, Fire at Will, in fictional Maple Ridge, Vermont, in the Clay and Crime mysteries:
A Murderous Glaze (2007)

The Cracked Pot (2008)
A Fatal Slip (2008)


Written as Chris Cavender
Eleanor Swift, owner of pizza restaurant “A Slice of Delight” in Timber Ridge, North Carolina, in the Pizza Lover series:
A Slice of Murder (2009)

Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (2010)
A Pizza To Die For (2011)



Written as Casey Mayes
Savannah Stone, a math puzzle creator, and her husband Zach, a retired Charlotte police chief, in rural North Carolina, in the Mystery by the Numbers series::
Deadly Row (2010)
A Killer Column (due August 2, 2011)

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287. James McClure--South African living in England, wrote about apartheid era

The Kramer (an Afrikaner cop) and Zondi (his Zulu driver) mysteries are fortunately historical fiction these days, but McClure left South Africa because of his disgust with the system, and his stories, read in chronological order, take Kramer from annoyance at his "cheeky Kaffir" driver to respect for Zondi's sharp mind and an understanding of his difficult living conditions.

The best of the series is The Steam Pig, but The Song Dog tells how Kramer and Zondi became a team.

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290. Meyer, L.A. (Bloody Jack adventures)

Set in early 1800's Mary Jacky Faber poses as a ships boy to escape London proverty.

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286. Malla Nunn--South African writer who writes about the early days of apartheid

Not many books out yet, but definitely one to watch

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105. Parker, Robert B. (Spenser)

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157. Parker description

Fitting that Parker should fall right below MacDonald on my list; these are my two favorite series of all time.

Parker may need no introduction - the series was made very famous by the TV series Spenser: For Hire. (One of the few times I thought a TV adaptation did a credible job of portraying the character of a novel.)

Spenser is a Boston private investigator who runs into the usual private eye cases, but solves them with his unusual literary flair.

There are some 40 novels in this series, so it'll last you a long time if you get hooked on them (although they may begin to seem a bit formulaic after the first 10 or 20, the writing is still great).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spenser_%28character%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spenser_%28character%29

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106. Penman, Sharon Kay. Vivid, well-researched historical series) Welsh

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107. Penny, Louise (Armand Gamache-CI) Quebec

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141. New one out 8/30

Trick of the Light
Body in Clara Morrow's garden

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291. I'm reading that one now

I'd never read any by her before, but I like this one.

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108. Perry, Thomas (M. Shaeffer-Hitman)(J. Whitfield-Seneca guide)

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109. Peters, Elizabeth: (A. Peabody, Egyptian skullduggery) Light, Funny

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188. At least 5 series, and many stand-alones. Check it out:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Peters_Elizabeth.html

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110. Peters, Ellis (Brother Cadfael, Benedicine Monk) England, mysery 1140AD

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111. Prattchet, Terry (The Disc world Series, Science Fiction, Fantasy)

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130. Preston, Doug and Lincoln Child (Aloysius Pendergast-FBI agent/detective)

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142. Follow up to the last

Pendergast out (check Amazon) in Sept
Helen's creepy brother invites Special Agent Pendergast to a hunting trip to Scotland

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165. Pears, Iain (Jonathan Argyll-Art Dealer) (Flavia deStefano, Cop) Rome

[Lydia Leftcoast]

278. His stand-alone "An Instance of the Fingerpost" is a masterpiece of historical fiction

It's a Rashomon-like novel which tells the same story (In the 17th century, an Oxford don dies suddenly, and his maid is hanged for murdering him) from several points of view.

Each narrator reveals more aspects of the story and previously undisclosed facts about the previous narrators.

This is a must if you are interested in English history, history of science, history of religion, etc.

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186. Patterson, James (Homicide Cop) Washington, D. C., almost all Genres

Many many books...science fiction, horror, mysteries, terror and romance.
Learn more here:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Patterson_James.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/james-patterson/

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244. Palumbo, Dennis - (D. Rinaldi - Psychologist) Pittsburgh, Pa. - Mysteries New Series

Daniel Rinaldi, a psychologist specializing in treating victims of violent crime, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Mirror Image (2010)
Fever Dream (due November 1, 2011)

Links:



http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Palumbo_Dennis.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/dennis-palumbo/

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245. Pape, Sharon - New Series - Rory McCain & Ghost, Zeke Drummond)

Rory (Aurora) McCain, a former police sketch artist, now a private investigator sharing a house with the ghost of Federal Marshal Zeke (Ezekiel) Drummond in Huntington, Long Island, New York, in the Portrait of Crime mysteries:

Sketch Me If You Can (2010)
To Sketch a Thief (2011)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/sharon-pape/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Pape_Sharon.html

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246. Parker, Barbara (Gail Connor - Atty) Florida

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Parker_Barbara.html

htmlhttp://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/barbara-parker/

Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana
1. Suspicion of Innocence (1994)
2. Suspicion of Guilt (1995)
3. Suspicion of Deceit (1998)
4. Suspicion of Betrayal (1999)
5. Suspicion of Malice (2000)
6. Suspicion of Vengeance (2001)
7. Suspicion of Madness (2003)
8. Suspicion of Rage (2005)

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247. Pelecanos, George ( 4 Series) Cops, Mysteries, D.C.

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Pelecanos_George-P.html
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/george-p-pelecanos/


Series
Nick Stefanos
1. A Firing Offense (1992)
2. Nick's Trip (1993)
3. Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go (1995)
Stefanos Novels: Down By The River, A Firing Offence, Nick's Trip (omnibus) (2002)

DC Quartet
1. The Big Blow Down (1996)
2. King Suckerman (1997)
3. The Sweet Forever (1998)
4. Shame the Devil (2000)

Derek Strange and Terry Quinn
1. Right As Rain (2001)
2. Hell To Pay (2002)
3. Soul Circus (2003)
4. Hard Revolution (2004)
Right as Rain, Hell to Pay, Soul Circus (omnibus) (2005)

Spero Lucas
1. The Cut (2011)

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112. Rehder, Ben (J. Marlin-Game Warden & H. Mackay-Sheriff) Blanco Co, TX

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113. Reilly, Matthew (Shane Schofield, Marine) Adventures

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114. Rey, Hans Augusto and Margret (Curious George series --Simian)

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115. Rickman, Phil (Merrily Watkins – Anglican Priest, Welsh, Hereford England)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

284. I started reading these because I was about to join a tour group

that attended the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford. Reading these books takes me back, especially when Rickman (who lives in the area) refers to landmarks and towns that we visited.

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116. Robinson, Peter (Inspector Alan Banks, formerly of London, New Yorkshire)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

279. I picked up a couple of used paperbacks at a sale and ended up finding and

reading the whole series.

A friend of mine has recently become a committed fan as well.

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117. Rosenfelt, David (Andy Carpenter and DOGS) Patter on, NJ) s

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170. Robinson, Kim Stanley (Three Series) Science Fiction

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171. Rutherford, Edward (Dublin Saga) Two-Book Series, Ireland

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179. Randisi, Robert J. (Rat Pack) (M. Jacoby)(Nick Keough) PI's

Five different series that take place in Las Vegas, New York, St. Louis - all over the place. He writes science fiction, mysteries, and westerns.

His Rat Pack Series books are entitled:

Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (2006)
Luck Be a Lady, Don’t Die (2007)
Hey There (You with the Gun in Your Hand) (2008)
You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Kills You (2009)
I’m a Fool To Kill You (2011)
Fly Me to the Morgue (2011)

See more about him at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/robert-j-randisi/
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Randisi_Robert-J.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0727880152/stopyourekilling

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192. Rajaniemi, Hannu (Jean le Flambeur-Lengthy description) Science Fiction

From website below:

Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he's confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him.



So far, the series has one book, with another coming out in 2012.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/hannu-rajaniemi/quantum-thief.htm

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204. Roker, Al (Billy Blessing-TV Anchor) NY - Mysteries, Mainstream (See Dick Lochte)

Billy Blessing, a celebrity chef and restaurateur, and food anchor for morning TV show Wake Up America!, in New York City :

Series Links:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Roker_Al.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/al-roker/

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248. Rankin, Ian (aka Jack Harvey) (John Rebus, Det., ) Scotland Mysteries

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/ian-rankin/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Rankin_Ian.html

Series
Inspector Rebus
1. Knots and Crosses (1987)
2. Hide and Seek (1990)
3. Tooth and Nail (1992)
aka Wolfman
4. Strip Jack (1992)
5. The Black Book (1993)
6. Mortal Causes (1994)
7. Let It Bleed (1995)
8. Black and Blue (1997)
9. The Hanging Garden (1998)
10. Dead Souls (1999)
11. Set in Darkness (2000)
12. The Falls (2001)
13. Resurrection Men (2002)
14. A Question of Blood (2003)
15. Fleshmarket Close (2004)
aka Fleshmarket Alley
16. The Naming Of The Dead (2006)
17. Exit Music (2007)
A Good Hanging: And Other Stories (1992)
Death Is Not the End (1998)
Rebus: The Lost Years (omnibus) (2003)
Capital Crimes (omnibus) (2004)

Jack Harvey Novels (writing as Jack Harvey)
1. Witch Hunt (1993)
2. Bleeding Hearts (1994)
3. Blood Hunt (1995)
The Jack Harvey Novels (omnibus) (2000)

Malcolm Fox
1. The Complaints (2009)
2. The Impossible Dead (2011)

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250. Ridpath, Michael - Three Series - Det., Techno Suspense, Mysteries

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/michael-ridpath/

Alex Calder
1. On the Edge (2005)
2. See No Evil (2006)

Fire and Ice
1. Where the Shadows Lie (2010)
2. 66 North (2011)


http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Ridpath_Michael.html

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251. Roberts, Gregory David (former addict and escaped convict) India - Mainstream

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/gregory-david-roberts/


Shantaram (2004)
The Mountain Shadow (2010)

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252. Rock, Judith (Charles du Luc, teacher rhetoric. at Jesuit school) Mysteries

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/R_Authors/Rock_Judith.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/judith-rock/Series



Charles Du Luc
1. The Rhetoric of Death (2010)
2. The Eloquence of Blood (2011)

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118. Samson, C. J. (Matthew Shardlake, Atty – 16th Century)

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119. Sanford, John (Lucus Davenport – Prey Series) (Virgil Flowers)

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139. I really enjoyed The Prey Series....

I read 19 Prey Novels in a row when I (late to the game) found Sandford. Couldn't put them down!

The series is set in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul(twin Cities)area of Minnesota. It is considered a police procedural series.

You can read about the character (Lucas Davenport) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Davenport

You can find a series list in order on this page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sandford_ (in order for link to work right you need to choose "novelist")


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I also enjoyed his Virgil Flowers Series but there are only 4 novels so far. I must just like the way Sandford writes.

Here is John Sandford's website link:
http://www.johnsandford.org/directory.html

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Sjowall and Wahloo (Martin Beck, Detective Novels – Sweden)

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120. Stout, Rex (Archie Goodwin & Nero Wolfe, Detectives)

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126. Smith, Alexander McCall (Precious Ramotswe - detective)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

280. The HBO adaptation of some of the early stories is excellent

and the actors are great. I was surprised to find out that some of the principals are American (including lead actress Jill Scott), and that the sleazy suitor was played by David Oyelowo, i.e. "Danny" on MI-5.

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159. Silva, Daniel (Gabriel Allon - Israeli agent)

Art restorer/Israeli agent

http://www.danielsilvabooks.com/books/behind-allon-series.asp

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193. Karin Slaughter (Grant County, Will Trent)

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196. Spencer-Fleming, Julia (Clare Fergusson, Priest, and Police Chief Russ Van Alystyne) NY Mystery

Lots of awards here. Find out more at:

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Spencer-Fleming_Julia.html

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/julia-spencer-fleming/

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199. Stross, Charles (4 Series) Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

See them all here:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/charles-stross/

Series:

Singularity Sky
1. Singularity Sky (2003)
2. Iron Sunrise (2004)

Laundry Files
1. The Atrocity Archives (2004)
2. The Jennifer Morgue (2006)
Down on the Farm (2010)
The Fuller Memorandum (2010)
Overtime (2010)

Merchant Princes
1. The Family Trade (2004)
2. The Hidden Family (2005)
3. The Clan Corporate (2006)
4. The Merchants' War (2007)
5. The Revolution Business (2009)
6. The Trade of Queens (2010)


Halting State
1. Halting State (2007)
2. Rule 34 (2011)

Novels
Accelerando (2005)
Glasshouse (2006)
On Her Majesty's Occult Service (2007)
Missile Gap (2007)
Saturn's Children (2008)
Scratch Monkey (2011)

Collections
Toast: And Other Rusted Futures (2002)
Wireless (2009)

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253. Shelton, Page (Becca Robins-Farmers Market Mysteries) SC

Becca Robins, who makes jam on her farm and sells at her twin sister Alison’s farmers market, in rural South Carolina, in the Farmer’s Market mysteries:

Farm Fresh Murder (2010)
Fruit of All Evil (2011)
Crops and Robbers (due December 6, 2011)



The Gram’s Country Cooking School mysteries:
If Fried Chicken Could Fly (due January 3, 2012)


http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/paige-shelton/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Shelton_Paige.html

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254. Swierczynski, Duane - Standalone Mysteries, Thriller Series

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/duane-swierczynski/

Series
Level 26 Thriller: Featuring Steve Dark (with Anthony E Zuiker)
1. Dark Origins (2009)
2. Dark Prophecy (2010)
3. Dark Revelations (2011)


http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Swierczynski_Duane.html
Mysteries - no series

[Little Star]

259. Stabenow, Dana (Kate Shugak Series)

From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Stabenow

Kate Shugak The first book in the series, A Cold Day for Murder, won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 1993. The plots of the books in the Kate Shugak series involve Aleuts and, to a lesser extent, Eskimos.

A Cold Day For Murder (1992)
A Fatal Thaw (1992)
Dead In The Water (1993)
A Cold Blooded Business (1994)
Play With Fire (1995)
Blood Will Tell (1996)
Breakup (1997)
Killing Grounds (1998)
Hunter's Moon (1999)
Midnight Come Again (2000)
The Singing Of The Dead (2001)
A Fine And Bitter Snow (2002)
A Grave Denied (2003)
A Taint In The Blood (2004)
A Deeper Sleep (2007)
Whisper to the Blood (2009)
A Night Too Dark (2010)
Though Not Dead (2011)


About The Kate Shugak Series:
http://www.stabenow.com/novels/kate-shugak

About the Author:
http://www.stabenow.com/about-dana

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20. T

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121. TANENBAUM, Robert K. (DA & wife, Butch and Marlene Karp) NY

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122. Turtledove, Harry (Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Tribune)

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168. Tademy, Lalita (Family Chronicles) Series

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169. Also Stand-alones

[Lydia Leftcoast]

281. Andrew Taylor: The Roth Trilogy

The story of a sociopath told in reverse chronological order, starting with the final series of crimes that results in capture and going back to the sociopath's adolescence and childhood.

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21. U

[The Roux Comes First]

133. Upfield, Arthur (Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte, half-breed aborigine detective)

Great series cited by Hillerman as a primary inspiration for Joe Leaphorn series.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

282. Marvelous writing, especially descriptions of Australia's natural wonders, BUT

the 1930s racial attitudes can be cringe-producing, even though Upfield probably qualified as a racial liberal in his day.

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22. V

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123. Vincenzi, Penny (Celia Lytton British Lit)

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203. Verdon, John (Dave Gourney, NYPD Homicide) Mysteries, Thrillers

Dave Gurney, a recently retired 40-something NYPD homicide detective with a reputation for catching serial killers, in rural upstate New York.

Only 2 books in this very new series. Links:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/v/john-verdon/

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/V_Authors/Verdon_John.html

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266. Vachss Andrew (Burke)

these all deal with vengeance against pedophiles.

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23. W

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124. Wahlöö, Per and Sjowall, Maj (Martin Beck, detective novels, Sweden)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

283. The grandparents of the current Scandinavian mystery boom

These books were mostly written in the 1960s, but you can see the elements of the typical Scandinavian mystery here.

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125. Woods, Stuart (Stone Barrington)

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158. Woods description

Barrington comes across as slightly pompous to me, but I still get so much enjoyment out of the novels that I keep reading them. A former NYC cop turned lawyer, Barrington is "of counsel" to a major NYC law firm - he takes the criminal cases they don't like to muddy their white shoes with.

With a recurring cast of enjoyable characters and a never-ending parade of women, Barrington seems to always enjoy the good life while getting to the bottom of whatever trouble finds him in each book. There are plenty, and they're all good reads.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Woods

[Nay]

128. White, Randy Wayne - Doc Ford, retired spook

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134. Wynne, Marcus (Dale Miller & Charlie Payne) (Johnny Wylde) thrillers

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135. mvccd1000 recommends this author

Wynne writes thrillers. He has 3 books in his first series and Jhonny Wylde is most likely the first book in another.

Take a look at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/marcus-wynne/warrior-in-shadows.htm

Sounds exciting....

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176. Williams, Tad (4 Different Series) Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Recommended by tortoise1956.

Very prolific writer - see all his stuff at:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

[Moe Shinola]

288. Gene Wolfe - Books of the New Sun

I've read The Shadow of the Torturer, and can't wait to start the next one.

[Ineeda]

289. Stephen White

Alan Gregory is a Boulder, Colorado clinical psychologist who gets involved in crime-solving.

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24. X

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256. Xander, Tianna - 3 Series - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance - (Sexy)

Link: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/x/tianna-xander/

Series
Children of the Triad (with Bonnie Rose Leigh)
Sex Me (2008)
Sex Me II (2008)

Chosen
1. Virgin's Blood (2010)
2. Alicia: The Awakening (2010)
3. Afraid to Dream (2010)
The Chosen (2008)

Paradise
1. A Stranger in Paradise (2010)
2. Gates of Paradise (2010)
3. Return to Paradise (2010)
4. Trouble in Paradise (2010)
5. Road to Paradise (2010)
Another Day in Paradise (2010)
Naked in Paradise (2010)
Seduction in Paradise (2010)

Fantasy Games
5. Seducing the Vamp (2010)
Edge of Ecstasy (2010)
Lhampyre Yule (2010)
Sexy Santa Dreams (2010)
Sharing Tavia (2010)

Endowed
1. The Endowed (2010)
2. Sinful Heat (2010)

Rune / Tarot
In a Stranger's Arms (2010)
Thor's Hammer (2010)

Hidden Breeds
1. Bastien (2011)

D.A.R.E. Project (with Viola Grace)
1. Ruby D.A.R.E. (2011)

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25. Y

[Lydia Leftcoast]

285. Yrsa Sigurdardottir--Icelanders generally use their first names

A series featuring a woman lawyer who gets involved in often bizarre crimes.

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26. Z

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27. Delete

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28. Miscellaneous Comments

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255. NO REST FOR THE DEAD - 26 Mystery Authors

See http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1451607377/stopyourekilling

"When Christopher Thomas, a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in a Berlin museum, his wife, Rosemary, is the primary suspect, and she is tried, convicted and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. In the years since the case was closed, he's discovered a web of deceit and betrayal surrounding the Thomases that could implicate any number of people in the crime. With the help of the dead woman's friend, he plans to gather everyone who was there the night Christopher died and finally uncover the truth, suspect by suspect. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption … but the shadowy forces behind Christopher’s death will stop at nothing to silence the past forever."

"In this innovative storytelling approach, each of these twenty-five bestselling writers brings their distinctive voice to a chapter......"

The authors are:

David Baldacci (Introduction)

Jeff Abbott

Lori Armstrong

Sandra Brown

Thomas Cook

Jeffery Deaver

Diana Gabaldon

Tess Gerritsen

Andrew F. Gulli

Peter James

J.A. Jance

Faye Kellerman

Raymond Khoury

John Lescroart

Jeff Lindsay

Gayle Lynds

Philip Margolin

Alexander McCall Smith

Michael Palmer

T. Jefferson Parker

Matthew Pearl

Kathy Reichs

Marcus Sakey

Jonathan Santlofer

Lisa Scottoline

R.L. Stine

Marcia Talley

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Product Details
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Touchstone (July 5, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451607377
ISBN-13: 978-1451607376
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars

[Little Star]

258. Wow. That should be interesting!

David Baldacci doing the introduction and the other 25 each doing a chapter. Nice find Rose!

[Little Star]

261. I am going to add the link to Cozy Mystery List here so it doesn't get lost.

Hope that is ok.

http://www.cozy-mystery.com/

[Moe Shinola]

292. F. Paul Wilson - Repairman Jack

The Tomb
Legacies
Conspiracies
Hosts
The Haunted Air

Not the complete list, I haven't read them all but intend to. Here's how I described Jack in another thread:

Repairman Jack is the hero of a series of novels by F. Paul Wilson, author of The Keep. Jack is available for hire
if you live in the New York City area, and have a problem you can't bring to the police. So you bring it to
Jack, and he "fixes" it for you. He only works for cash, has no social security number, and disdains any interaction
with official society. His adventures are in the category "crime meets weird" since he's always running afoul
of an alien "otherness" from beyond our reality, that wants to come in and take over. The book to start with is The Tomb.