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The Wilderness series is a series of historical fiction/family saga novels by American author Sara Donati. The series follows the Bonner family, starting out in the late 18th century and continues well into the 19th century.

Rosina Lippi-Green is an American author who writes under the names of Sara Donati (the name she is best known as) and Rosina Lippi (her maiden name). She writes historical fiction and romance novels. She writes the Wilderness series. When she was 17 years old, Sara went to Austria on a scholarship from the American […]

DCI Tom Caton is the lead character in a series of crime thriller novels by English novelist Bill Rogers. The novels not only features Caton himself, but also his team. The series is set in Manchester, England.

Bill Rogers is an English author of crime thriller novels. He writes the DCI Tom Caton series. All of his novels are set in Manchester – his hometown. He is a former Principal Inspector of Schools for the City Of Manchester, Head of the Manchester School Improvement Service, a Fellow and judge of the Teaching […]

Carlotta Carlyle is the lead character in a series of mystery novels by American author Linda Barnes. Carlyle is a tall, redheaded ex-cop who now works as a private investigator in Boston, Massachusetts. Carlotta wears her heart on her sleeve and talks tough, so oftentimes she ends up finding some sort of trouble.

Linda Barnes is an American novelist of mystery novels. She is the author of the Carlotta Carlyle and Michael Spraggue series. Linda grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where she lived before moving to Boston for college. She won the Anthony Award for her short story Lucky Penny in 1986 and then the American Mystery Award […]

Richard Preston is an American author of medical suspense/thriller novels and non-fiction books. Preston has written fiction and non-fiction about topics such as bio-terrorism, viruses, redwood trees (a personal hobby) and more. He finished the Michael Crichton novel Micro following the author’s death. Richard is the brother of fellow bestselling novelist, Douglas Preston.

Arthur Hailey (1920-2004) was a British-Canadian novelist of thriller, suspense and police procedural novels. His novels are set in a single industry, including hotels, banks or airlines. He would research the subject for about a year, study his notes for another six months and then spend a year a half actually writing the novel. During […]

Matt Helm is the lead character in a series of spy thriller novels by American author Donald Hamilton. Helm works as a U.S. government counter-agent – his job is to take care of enemy agents by whatever means necessary. Several of the books (The Silencers, Murderer’s Row, The Ambushers and The Wrecking Crew) were made […]

Donald Hamilton (1916-2006) was a Swedish-American author of spy fiction, crime fiction and Western novels. He is the author of the Matt Helm series. His writing career began in 1946, as he wrote for various magazines. Much of his novels were set in the Southwest. Hamilton spent most of his life in Santa Fe, New […]