Vera Stanhope is the main character in Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope series. Cleeves is best known for winning the inaugural Duncan Lawrie Dagger, the highest crime writing award. Ann Cleeves studied English at Sussex University. …
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McGee series by John D. MacDonald follows Travis McGee, an adventurer, philosopher, and “salvage consultant” now retired, who ends up spending his days on a houseboat. Travis can locate anything his clients desire as long …
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Tony Hillerman was an award-winning American novelist best known for his detective novels, including the Navajo Tribal Police mysteries. Hillerman was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, to Alfred Hillerman and Lucy Grove. Between 1943 and …
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Tim Dorsey is a best-selling author, born in Indiana, USA. He grew up in Riviera Beach, a small town in Palm Beach County. Dorsey attended Bishop Guertin High School and then went on to Auburn …
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Thomas Harris is a well-known author of mystery and thriller novels. Readers know him for his Hannibal Lecter suspense novels, most of which have been made into movies. The most well-known is The Silence of …
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Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter is a series first published in 2004 by Jeff Lindsay. The horror series follows forensic analyst/serial killer Dexter Morgan. Dexter Morgan seems to be a decent man. When he first appears, the …
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The Cat Who is a 29-volume mystery series, written by the late Lilian Braun. The story revolves around Jim Qwilleran, a reporter, and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum-Yum. ‘The Cat Who Could Read …
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Shari Lapena is a Canadian novelist, born in 1960. She is known for her 2016 thriller novel The Couple Next Door, which became a worldwide best-seller and was praised by other writers. The couple’s suspense …
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Scott Frederick Turow was born on April 12, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Russian Jewish descent. He is a best-selling American author and a lawyer. He writes crime and suspense novels about law …
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Robert Galbraith is J.K. Rowling’s pen name. J.K. Rowling is the well-known author of the Harry Potter fantasy novel series. Rowling is also a notable film producer and screenwriter. Joanne “Jo” Rowling was born in …
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