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Aurelio Zen is a fictional Italian detective character created by British author Michael Dibdin. He made his debut in the written medium in 1988 with Ratking. Three years after Dibdin’s passing, the series was brought to life in the form of three feature-length dramas based on Dibdin’s series. Zen is portrayed by English actor Rufus […]

Michael Dibdin (1947-2007) was a British novelist who wrote crime fiction, largely featuring the character Aurelio Zen. He also wrote several standalone novels. Dibdin was born in Middlesex, England, but also lived in Northern Ireland, Edmonton, Italy and finally in Seattle. While Aurelio Zen was set in Italy, his other works were often set in […]

Stephen Coonts‘ Deep Black is a series of novels based on a concept by Stephen Coonts and written by Jim DeFelice and William H. Keith.

Tommy Carmellini is a series of books by American novelist Stephen Coonts. It is spin-off of the Jake Grafton series, as Coonts felt he had done all he could with the Grafton character and moved on.

Jake Grafton is a series of techno-thriller novels by American author Stephen Coonts. The first book in the series, Flight of the Intruder, was adapted into a film in 1991 and starred Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe. The series was spun off into the Tommy Carmellini series.

Stephen Coonts is an American author who is know for his thriller and suspense novels. Coonts was originally an aviator in the US Army during the Vietnam War, which he has parlayed into his current career as a novelist. The majority of his books have made their way to the New York Times Bestseller List.

Joe Pickett is a series of novels by American author C.J. Box. Joe Pickett is not an action hero, but rather a Wyoming game warden who just wants to do the right thing. In order to perfect the character, C.J. Box has ridden with Wyoming game wardens in order to experience the life of a […]

C.J. Box is an American novelist who is best known for his Joe Pickett series. Box is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities that lend themselves towards his Joe Pickett series.

The Matthew Hope series is by American author Ed McBain (also known as Evan Hunter). Matthew Hope is a transplanted New Yorker now living in Calusa, Florida and is practicing law.

The 87th Precinct is a series of novels by prolific American novelist Ed McBain (also known as Evan Hunter). It takes place in a fictional section of New York City called Isola, which was based on Manhattan. Similarly, instead of using the real names of the NYC boroughs, McBain has created his own boroughs; Calm’s […]