Order of C.P. Snow Books
C.P. Snow (1905-1980) was an English author of literary fiction. Besides being a novelist, Snow was a physicist. He served in several positions with the British Civil Service as well as in the government. Snow was made a life peer by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957, giving him the title of Baron Snow. His series, Strangers and Brothers, follows narrator Lewis Eliot. The series took over 30 years to write. He married fellow novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson, who he had one son with. (more…)
Order of Chris Kennedy Books
Chris Kennedy is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Prior to becoming a novelist, Chris was a school principal and a naval aviator (with over 3,000 hours experience). He is an advisory board member of Hampton Roads Writers and a member of the SFWA. (more…)
Order of Anders De La Motte Books
Anders de la Motte is a Swedish author of crime thriller novels. He writes the H.P. Petterson series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Anders was a police officer, and then worked as director of security of a major IT company. He now freelances as an international security consultant. (more…)
Order of Inspector DeKok Books
Inspector DeKok is the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels by Dutch novelist A.C. Baantjer. This Dutch detective teams up with his sidekick Vledder. The series combines the police procedural with a puzzle mystery. In Dutch, the character’s name is spelled “De Cock,” but the spelling was changed for the English translation. The series has been adapted to both film and television. (more…)
Reader Mailbag: Where Do You Get New Books?
In this months reader mailbag we asked where people get their new books or how they get notified of new books. Here’s the answers:
Order of A.C. Baantjer Books
A.C. Baantjer (1923-2010) was a Dutch novelist of detective fiction novels. He wrote the Inspector DeKok series. Baantjer himself was an inspector with the Amsterdam Police for nearly four decades. Besides his DeKok novels, he wrote other fiction and non-fiction in Dutch, and wrote a daily column for a newspaper in the Netherlands. (more…)
Order of Suzanne Wright Books
Suzanne Wright is an English author of romance and fantasy novels. She writes the Deep In Your Veins series and the Phoenix Pack series. Suzanne cannot remmeber a time when she wasn’t writing something of some sort. She has but one rule when she is writing a novel – it must have a happy ending. Besides that, anything goes. She enjoys writing what she herself would read, hoping others have a similar taste. Suzanne lives in England with her husband and two children. (more…)
Order of Cait Morgan Books
Cait Morgan is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by Welsh-Canadian novelist Cathy Ace. Originally from Wales, Cait Morgan is a professor, criminologist and an overindulgent foodie who lives in British Columbia. Although the protaginist is based in Canada, the books are set around the world. The series is great for readers who love puzzle plots. (more…)
Order of Cathy Ace Books
Cathy Ace is a Welsh-Canadian author of mystery novels. She writes the Cait Morgan series and the WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries series. Cathy was born and raised in Wales, and worked in marketing and training across Europe for two decades before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia. It was there that she taught MBA and Undergraduate marketing programs at many different universities for decades. Thanks to her travels, she has quite an eclectic taste in art, music, food and drink. Cathy now works as a full-time writer. She and her husband enjoy gardening and having their chocolate Labs around. (more…)