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Peter Robinson was an English-Canadian author of crime fiction. Robinson’s main character was Inspector Alan Banks, who works as a the DCI in a fictional town outside of Yorkshire. Robinson left England for Canada in 1974, where he occasionally teaches crime writing at the University of Toronto.

Erica Spindler is an American author of romantic thriller novels. Erica found herself sick in bed, tired of daytime TV and decided to pick up a romance novel. From then on, she was hooked. Soon after, she tried her own hand at writing them. In 1996, she moved to suspense with the novel Forbidden Fruit.

Griffin Powell is a series of romantic suspense novels by American author Beverly Barton, featuring the Griffin Powell character.

The Protectors is a series of romantic suspense novels by American author Beverly Barton. The series was created for the Silhouette Intimate Moments imprint of Harlequin. Although mostly unconnected, the overall connecting theme of the series is a man keeping his woman safe.

Beverly Barton (1946-2011) was an American novelist of romance and romantic suspense novels. She is perhaps best known for her series The Protectors, but she also wrote the Griffin Powell series, the Cherokee Pointe trilogy, the 3 Babies for 3 Brothers trilogy and many standalone novels. She passed away due to heart failure in April […]

Philip Marlowe is a fictional detective created by American author Raymond Chandler, and was later written by Robert B. Parker and Benjamin Black. The Philip Marlowe series is a hardboiled detective fiction series that actually started out as a series of short stories. Chandler would later cannibalize these stories into the first (and most famous) […]

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was an American novelist as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his hardboiled detective novels and stories (largely featuring Philip Marlowe) and influenced many people in different mediums, including authors Robert B. Parker, Robert Crais, Michael Connelly and filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers.

The Charlie Hood series is a series of crime fiction novels by American author T. Jefferson Parker. Charlie Hood, who works as a sheriff’s deputy, is the protagonist of the series. Much like most of Parker’s work, the series is set in Southern California (Los Angeles County).

T. Jefferson Parker is an American novelist of police procedural novels. Parker’s books are set in Southern California, where he lives. His novels usually have a single protaganist, although part of the story is sometimes told from the antagonist’s viewpoint.

Daniel Vartanian is a fictional character featured in a series of romantic suspense/psychological thriller novels by American author Karen Rose. Daniel Vartanian is a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.