Order of Jules Verne Books
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French author of adventure and science fiction novels, in addition to being a poet and a playwright. He is best known for his Voyages Extraordinaires series, which makes up the vast majority of his work. His work is not meant to be science fiction, although he is considered to be one of the foremost pioneers of the genre. Although he was not a scientist or an inventor, he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before such the forms of transportation were out of their infancies (or in the case of space travel, created). (more…)
Order of Swift River Valley Books
Swift River Valley is a series of contemporary romance novels by American author Carla Neggers. The series follows romances that occur in a small town in New England’s Swift River Valley. (more…)
Order of Boundary Books
Boundary is a series of science fiction/adventure novels by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor. When paleontologist Dr. Helen Sutter gets hold of a fossil that a teenager found in the desert in Arizona, she thinks it can help her solve some of Earth’s greatest mysteries. But what she doesn’t expect is that this fossil will send her all the way to Mars. (more…)
Order of Elizabeth Haynes Books
Elizabeth Haynes is a British author of crime fiction and suspense novels. She writes the DCI Louisa Smith series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Elizabeth worked as a police intelligence analyst for seven years – a career she is currently on a break from. She grew up in Sussex, England and studied English, German and Art History at Leicester University. Elizabeth prefers to write either in coffee shops or in a shed-turned-office that takes up most of her garden. She lives in Kent with her husband and son. (more…)
Order of D.I. Charlotte Savage Books
D.I. Charlotte Savage is the protagonist in a series of police procedural/thriller/mystery novels by English novelist Mark Sennen. The series follows Detective Inspector Charlotte Savage along with her colleagues at Plymouth CID in Plymouth, England. (more…)
Order of Mark Sennen Books
Mark Sennen is an English author of crime thriller novels. He writes the D.I. Charlotte Savage series. Mark was born and raised in the British county of Surrey, and spent some of his teenage years in Shropshire. Living in the middle of nowhere, he would have to travel forty miles roundtrip in order to go to the movies. Mark went to the University of Birmingham, where he studied Cultural Studies. After abandoning a Ph.D, he worked as a farmer, drummer and computer programmer. Mark has since converted his programming suite into a writer’s room, where he writes nearly full-time and programs on the side. He lives near Devon, England – not far from where his protagonist, Charlotte Savage, works. (more…)
Order of Dominick Dunne Books
Dominick Dunne (1925-2009) was an American author and journalist, as well as being a Hollywood producer. Following studying at Williams College and serving in the Second World War, Dominick spent some time in New York before settling in to Hollywood, directing the TV series Playhouse 90 and becoming vice president of Four Star Pictures. Although he quickly became well-known for his parties rather than his work and became an alcoholic and a drug addict. In 1979, he left for Oregon and became an author, thereby reinventing himself. After his daughter, actress Dominique Dunne, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Dunne wrote an article for Vanity Fair about the ordeal. Her killer only served two and a half years. Dominick passed away in August 2009 while living in Manhattan, New York and was buried in Hadlyme, Connecticut. (more…)
Order of Chris Pavone Books
Chris Pavone is an American author of spy thriller novels. He grew up in New York City, where he attended Midwood High School, and then attended Cornell University. Pavone spent the next two decades working for different publishing houses, including as an editor for Clarkson Potter, specializing in cookbooks. Chris is married with two children. He lives in Greenwich Village and Long Island’s North Fork. (more…)
Order of Ava Lee Books
Ava Lee is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by Canadian novelist Ian Hamilton. Ava Lee is a Chinese-Canadian forensic accountant. Her specialty is recovering and returning debts that are difficult to recover. She teams up with “Uncle” from Hong Kong, serving all sorts of different clients. Ava is independent, intelligent and uses her creativity in order to solve the problems brought to her. She is also small in stature, but is able to use her martial arts effectively if she ever gets into a physical altercation. (more…)
Order of Ian Hamilton Books
Ian Hamilton is a Canadian author of crime fiction novels. He writes the Ava Lee series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Ian worked as a journalist, writing for such publications as Maclean’s, Boston Magazine, Saturday Night, the Regina Leader-Post, the Calgary Albertan and the Calgary Herald. He has also worked as a senior executive within the Canadian government and abroad as a diplomat and businessman. It wasn’t until after a health scare where his life was threatened that Ian would begin to create the Ava Lee character, using the time he spent travelling on business as inspiration for some of the people and locations in the series. Ian lives in Burlington, Ontario with his wife Lorraine. (more…)