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Jeffrey Archer is an English author and former politician, whose political career ended following a financial scandal. As far as his literary career goes, he has written novels, short stories and plays. He tends to stick to the thriller and drama genres, although he has also written some children’s books. Aside from writing fiction, he […]
Leaphorn and Chee (also known as the Navajo Mysteries) is a series of detective fiction books by American author Tony Hillerman, which has been taken over by his daughter, Anne Hillerman. “Leaphorn and Chee” refers to the series protagonists Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police. The two characters work together, but […]
Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an American author who wrote several different kinds of books. He is best known for his Leaphorn and Chee detective fiction series. Most of his books revolve around Native American and Southwestern themes. Hillerman also wrote a couple of standalone books, two children’s books, several non-fiction books and some photo books. […]
Written by Dan I must admit – I was really surprised to find that I liked The Hunger Games Trilogy. It’s not my usual type of book – I much prefer the likes of Andy McNab, Mitch Rapp and Jack Reacher, or more gritty books like the books written by Irvine Welsh. However, due to […]
The Egyptian series is a series of historical fiction novels written by Anglo-African author Wilbur Smith. The series largely takes place during the time of Pharaoh Thutmose III, but also looks at the happenings from an archaeological point of view in The Seventh Scroll.
The Ballantyne Novels is a series of historical fiction novels by Anglo-African novelist Wilbur Smith. The series features the Ballantyne family over multiple generations and combines itself with Wilbur’s largest series, the Courtney Novels. The books are largely set in the latter-half of the 19th century, with some of it set in contemporary times. The […]
The Courtney series is a series of historical fiction novels written by Anglo-African author Wilbur Smith. The series follows the Courtney family throughout many different generations. The series starts in the 1660s and runs up until 1987. The series is broken down into three sequences; from the 1860s to 1925, from 1917 until 1987 and […]
Wilbur Smith was an Anglo-African novelist of historical adventure novels. Having been born in what is now Zambia (and was once Northern Rhodesia), he largely writes about his former home continent. He is the author of three series – the Courtney Family series, the Ballatyne Family series and the Egyptian series. Smith lived in London, […]
Kate Shugak is a fictional character who is featured in a series of mystery novels by American author Dana Stabenow. As Stabenow is a native of Alaska, her series is set there. Kate largely interacts with the Aleuts (indigenous people to the area) and sometimes with the Eskimos of Alaska. Kate is an Aleut herself […]
Dana Stabenow is an American author of mystery, suspense/thriller and sci-fi novels. Stabenow is from Alaska, where her books are often set. Her series include the Star Svensdotter sci-fi series and the mystery series Kate Shugak and Liam Campbell. She has also written standalone thriller novels.