Order of Deryn Collier Books
Deryn Collier is a Canadian author of crime thriller novels. She writes the Bern Fortin series. Deryn grew up in Montreal, Quebec and attended McGill University. She now resides in Nelson, British Columbia with her husband and two sons. (more…)
Order of Fiona Griffiths Books
Fiona Griffiths is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by British novelist Harry Bingham. Fiona Griffiths is a Detective Constable with the South Wales Police. She studied Philosophy at Cambridge, where she was an award-winning student. She is a young, single woman who just wants to be normal. She doesn’t drink or smoke. Her interests consist of murder and anything related to it. (more…)
Order of Harry Bingham Books
Harry Bingham is an British author of mystery and thriller novels and non-fiction books. He writes the Fiona Griffiths series. Harry runs The Writers’ Workshop. Prior to becoming an full-time author, he was a banker. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing, walking and swimming. Harry lives in Oxfordshire, England with his wife and kids. (more…)
Order of Mark Douglas-Home Books
Mark Douglas-Home is a Scottish author of crime fiction novels. He writes the Cal McGill, Sea Detective series. Mark is originally a journalist who edited Scotland’s leading daily newspaper, The Herald, for five years as well as having edited The Sunday Times Scotland. When he was Scottish correspondent of The Independent, he reported on both the Lockerbie and Piper Alpha disasters. His career in journalism began as a student in South Africa where he edited the newspaper at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After the apartheid government banned a number of editions, he was deported from the country. He lives in Edinburgh and is married with two children. (more…)
Order of Susan Isaacs Books
Susan Isaacs is an American author of women’s fiction. She has received the Writers for Writers Award and the John Steinbeck Award. She serves as chairman of the board of Poets & Writers and is a former president of Mystery Writers of America. She is also a member of the National Book Critics Circle, The Creative Coalition, PEN, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the International Association of Crime Writers, and the Adams Round Table. She lives in Long Island, New York with her husband. (more…)
Order of David L. Lindsey Books
David L. Lindsey is an American novelist of crime fiction and mystery novels. He writes the Stuart Haydon series. David grew up in the Texas Rio Grande Valley as well as in West Texas. He graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in English literature and moved to Austin, Texas in 1970, where he still calls home. In the 70s, Lindsey worked as an editor at multiple small publishing houses in Austin, and also opened his own publishing firm, Heidelberg Publishers. In 1980, his wife convinced him to start writing. Since then, his novel Mercy has been made into a film. (more…)
Order of Rosemary Kirstein Books
Rosemary Kirstein is an American author of fantasy novels. She writes the Steerswomen series. Rosemary was born in Leominster, Massachusetts to German parents, and grew up in Connecticut. It was there that she studied music education at Central Connecticut University for a while before dropping out to work as a musician and songwriter. In the ’80s she moved to Greenwich Village and worked as a folk singer, holding various odd jobs, then became a computer programmer. For the past 15 years she has supported herself with a variety of IT jobs, including programming, technical writing, tech support, and user training. She lives near Boston. (more…)
Order of Richard Phillips Books
Richard Phillips is an American author of science fiction novels. He writes the Rho Agenda series. Richard is an ex-Army Officer, graduate from West Point, and has a Master of Science degree in Physics from the Naval Post Graduate School. He was a researcher at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories for the U.S. military, before becoming a full-time author. (more…)
Order of Jennifer Stevenson Books
Jennifer Stevenson is an author of romance and fantasy novels. She writes the Slacker Demons and Hinky Chicago series. Jennifer was born into a family of nature worshippers, who were members of a number of movements. She learned about poison ivy, edible berries, ate homemade jelly, and was a bird nut. Now Jennifer lives in the city, enjoying sushi and live theatre, but she hasn’t forgotten about the birds or wild grapes. (more…)
Order of Jacqueline Wilson Books
Jacqueline Wilson is an English author of children’s novels. She writes the Tracy Beaker series. Jacqueline was born in Bath, Somerset, England, but grew up in Kingston-on-Thames, London. She grew up always wanting to be a writer and had her first “novel” written at age 9. She became a full-time author after having her daughter, Emma. When Jacqueline was a teenager, she worked for a magazine publishing company, and then wrote for the magazine Jackie (not named after her, despite what she was told) before becoming a full-time novelist. In 2002, Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools. From 2005 to 2007, she was the Children’s Laureate. In 2008, she became Dame Jacqueline Wilson. (more…)