Order of Megan Abbott Books
Megan Abbott is an American author of crime fiction novels. She grew up watching movies from the ’30s and ’40s, perhaps leading to her interest in crime fiction. In her crime fiction, Megan takes the classic sub-genres of crime fiction (such as hardboiled) and gives them a feminine twist. Megan earned her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University. She is married to Joshua Gaylord. (more…)
Order of Zoraida Cordova Books
Zoraida Cordova is an American author of urban fantasy and romance novels, often for young adults. Zoraida was born in Ecuador, but grew up in New York. She learned how to speak English by watching The Little Mermaid and Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker over and over. Her novel Labyrinth Lost was named a Best Book of 2016 by Paste Magazine and has been optioned by Paramount Studios. Zoraida loves merdudes, Christmas, and New York City at night – all things sparkly. (more…)
Order of Julia Dahl Books
Julia Dahl is an American author of mystery/thriller novels. She writes the Rebekah Roberts series. Julia has been writing about crime since 2004 when she was sent by Seventeen to cover a murder of a girl at the hands of her mother. Additionally, she has worked as a freelance reporter for the New York Post, as the deputy managing editor for The Crime Report, and for CBSNews.com. Julia lives in Brooklyn, New York. (more…)
Order of Jonathan Safran Foer Books
Jonathan Safran Foer is an American author of literary fiction. He graduated from Princeton with a philosophy degree in 1999. He has taught fiction at Yale University and (at the time of this writing) is a writer-in-residence at New York University for its graduate creative writing program. His novel Everything is Illuminated was adapted to film by Liev Schreiber, which starred Elijah Wood. Jonathan has two children and lives in Brooklyn, New York. (more…)
Order of Joel Dicker Books
Joel Dicker is a Swiss author. He is from the French-speaking city of Geneva, Switzerland. Joel earned his Masters of Law from the University of Geneva in 2010. He is no stranger to North America; growing up, he spent his summer vacations in New England. (more…)
Order of Mat Coward Books
Mat Coward is a British writer of crime fiction, science fiction, and children’s fiction novels. He also writes a gardening column for the Morning Star newspaper. He has been referred to by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine as “one of the funniest writers in the history of crime fiction.” He lives in Somerset, England. (more…)
Order of Ian Caldwell Books
Ian Caldwell is an American author of literary fiction novels. He graduated alongside collaborator and childhood friend Dustin Thomason from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. He graduated from Princeton University in 1998. He lives with his wife and son in Vienna, Virginia. (more…)
Order of Hillary Greene Books
Hillary Greene is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller novels by English author Faith Martin. DI Hillary Greene is based out of Oxfordshire, with a focus on the north part of the county rather than the city itself. (more…)
Order of Faith Martin Books
Faith Martin is a pen name of English novelist Jacquie Walton, who writes crime thriller novels under this pseudonym. She writes the Hillary Greene series. Other pen names she has used include Maxine Barry, Joyce Cato and Jessie Daniels. Faith was born in Oxford, and she sets most of her crime thrillers in that vicinity. She loves nature as well as the countryside, and tends to include descriptions of wildlife and local flowers in her writing. (more…)
Order of Shusaku Endo Books
Shusaku Endo (1923-1996) was a Japanese author of literary fiction novels. He was a rare Japanese Catholic, having converted when he was 11. Shusaku earned his BA from Keio University in French literature. A common theme of his work is the failure of the Japanese to embrace Christianity. Among the awards he received were the Akutagawa Prize, Mainichi Cultural Prize, Shincho Prize, and Tanizaki Prize. (more…)