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Cecily von Ziegesar is an American author of young adult novels. She writes the Gossip Girl and It Girl series. A descendant of German nobility, Cecily grew up in New York City and attended The Nightingale-Bamford School. The private school would become the basis of her Gossip Girl series, which became not only a book […]
The Callaways is a series of contemporary romance novels by American novelist Barbara Freethy. The Callaway family was born and bred to protect. Each book in this series follows a different member of the eight-sibling Irish-American Callaway family and their romantic adventures.
Sean Duffy is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by Irish novelist Adrian McKinty. The series begins in the early 80s in Northern Ireland. Sean Duffy is a young Catholic detective who works for the Royal Ulster Constabulary – a largely Protestant police force.
Adrian McKinty is an Irish author of crime fiction and young adult novels. He writes the Michael Forsythe series, Lighthouse Trilogy YA series and the Sean Duffy series. McKinty studied law at the University of Warwick and then studied politics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. Before becoming a novelist, he taught high school […]
The Novel Idea Mysteries series is a series of cozy mystery novels by Lucy Arlington (Ellery Adams, Sylvia May & Susan Furlong). The series’ sleuth is Lila Wilkins, a 45 year-old out-of-work journalist who is interning at a literary agency. The series is set in Inspiration Valley, North Carolina.
Sal Kilkenny is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by British novelist Cath Staincliffe. Sal Kilkenny is a private eye who must find a balance between life at home and work on the streets of Manchester, England. Although tough, she is a very human character. She can be a hardboiled investigator when […]
Cath Staincliffe is a British author of crime fiction novels. She writes the Sal Kilkenny series. When she was a child in Bradford, Cath wanted to work with insects, then wanted to be a trapeze artist and finally decided she wanted to become an actress when she was eight years old. She earned her Drama […]
The Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Ellery Adams. Ella Mae LaFaye has a magical touch for baking pies – people literally feel magical after tasting them. When Ella Mae’s marriage is ruined, she moves back home to Havenwood, Georgia where she opens up the Charmed Pie […]
Rabbi Small is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Harry Kemelman. David Small is the newly hired Rabbi of the Conservative Jewish congregation in Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts. He is wise, dedicated to Jewish tradition and a devoted husband. He also possesses formidable problem-solving and deduction abilities, which come in handy […]
Harry Kemelman (1908-1996) was an American author of mystery novels. He wrote the Rabbi Small series. A native of Boston, Kemelman earned his B.A. in English Literature from Boston University and his M.A. in English philology from Harvard. From there, he began a career teaching English. Kemelman spent World War II working as a wage […]