Order of Lake District Mysteries (Tope) Books
The Lake District Mysteries series is a series of mystery novels by English novelist Rebecca Tope. The series follows Simmy Brown, a florist who works in Windermere in the Lake District of England, but lives in Troutbeck. However, not everything comes up roses for Simmy, who ends up having to become an amateur sleuth. The series is not to be confused with the Lake District Mysteries series by Martin Edwards. (more…)
Order of Pearl S. Buck Books
Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) was an American author of literary fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. She won the Pulitzer Prize and the William Dean Howells Medal for her novel The Good Earth. Pearl was the daughter of American missionaries and spent much of her early life in China, which is where she set the majority of her novels and wrote about in non-fiction books. Following civil unrest in China, Buck returned to the United States in 1934. She also supported many causes, including civil rights, women’s rights and helping to establish Welcome House, the first international/interracial adoption agency. Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, making her the first American woman to receive such an honour. She died in Vermont in 1973. (more…)
Order of Mystery Man Books
The Mystery Man series is a series of comic caper novels by Irish author Colin Bateman. The series follows The Man with No Name (not Clint Eastwood), who runs a bookshop in Belfast, Northern Ireland called No Alibis. But when the local detective agency goes under, he ends up getting the call to work as a private eye. (more…)
Order of Dan Starkey Books
Dan Starkey is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by Northern Irish novelist Colin Bateman. The series follows journalist-turned-PI Dan Starkey, a divorced cynic with a taste for alcohol. The series is set in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (more…)
Order of Colin Bateman Books
Colin Bateman is an Irish author of crime fiction, thriller and dark comedy novels. Whether it’s his Dan Starkey, Martin Murphy or Mystery Man series for adults or his Eddie and The Gang with No Name, Titanic 2020 or SOS Adventures for children, Bateman writes for both young and old. Bateman began his career as a journalist when he was only 16, starting out as a cub reporter, then graduating to a regular columnist and finally deputy editor. After Divorcing Jack was published in 1995, he has been focusing on his career as a novelist and screenwriter. His screenplays include Divorcing Jack, Crossmaheart, Wild About Harry, Turbulent Priests (unproduced) and Watermelon. (more…)
Order of Andy Broussard & Kit Franklyn Books
Andy Broussard & Kit Franklyn are the protagonists in a series of forensic mystery novels by American novelist D.J. Donaldson (Don Donaldson). Set in New Orleans, the series teams up an obese, but shrewd chief medical examiner Andy Broussard with a young psychologist named Kit Franklyn. (more…)
Order of Don Donaldson Books
Don Donaldson is an American author of forensic mystery and medical thriller novels. He writes the Andy Broussard & Kit Franklyn series (as D.J. Donaldson). Don has his Ph.D in human anatomy. He has taught microscopic anatomy to over 5,000 students in the medical and dental professions and has published dozens of research papers on the subject of wound healing. Donaldson lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife and their dogs. (more…)
Order of Mary Poppins Books
Mary Poppins is the main character in a series of children’s books by Australian author P.L. Travers. Mary Poppins is considered to be the quintessential English nanny by many, but she is capable of many feats of magic, including flying in on an umbrella. In the series, she works as a nanny to the Banks children, who live on Cherry Tree Lane. And then, as soon as she appears, she “pops out.” The books were adapted into the 1964 film Mary Poppins, staring Julie Andrews. (more…)
Order of P.L. Travers Books
P.L. Travers (1899-1996) was an Australian-English author of children’s books. She is best known for creating Mary Poppins. Travers began getting her poems published as a teenager in multiple publications. At the same time, she was also making a name for herself as an actress. After touring Australia and New Zealand, she left Australia for England in 1924. It would be after settling in England that she would begin writing Mary Poppins stories. Travers’ story was made into the movie Saving Mr. Banks, where she was portrayed by Emma Thompson (opposite Tom Hanks as Walt Disney). (more…)
Order of Voyages Extraordinaires Books
Voyages Extraordinaires is a series of adventure novels by French novelist Jules Verne. The series is made up of unconnected journeys and adventures by various people. The editor, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, said that the idea of the series was “to outline all the geographical, geological, physical, and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format … the history of the universe.” The books are made with extreme addition to detail, combined with a love for exploration. The books give the reader a good amount of knowledge of geology, biology, astronomy, paleontology, oceanography and many of the different cultures of the world from the time. (more…)