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Carol O’Connell is an American novelist of crime fiction. Most of her novels feature her Kathleen Mallory character. Before becoming a published author, Carol got her BFA in painting from Arizona State University. Fortunately for fans of her books, that endeavour did not work out, so she moved onto writing as a hobby.
Arkady Renko is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Martin Cruz Smith. Arkady Renko starts out as the chief investigator for the Soviet Militsiya, but he later takes on various other jobs. The first novel in the series, Gorky Park, was adapted into a film in 1983.
Irene Kelly is the central character in a series of crime fiction novels by American author Jan Burke. Irene Kelly works as a reporter based out of Southern California, who sometimes get a little too involved in a case. The secondary character is her friend and lover, Detective Frank Harriman.
Jan Burke is an American novelist of mystery and crime fiction. She is best known for her Irene Kelly series. She has won the Edgar, Agatha and Macavity Awards, among many other nominations. She is a member of the Sisters in Crime and served on the boards of the Mystery Writers of America and the […]
D.I. Andy Horton is the protagonist in a series of police procedural novels by English author Pauline Rowson. Known as the “marine mysteries,” the series is set on the South Coast of England. Andy is a flawed character – physically strong, but emotionally vulernable. He was abandoned by his mother at age 10, forced to […]
Pauline Rowson is an English novelist of crime fiction. Her series character is D.I. Andy Horton. Before becoming a full-time author, Rowson worked as a marketing and training guru, putting up several “how to” business books. She is the founder of CSI Portsmouth, an annual event that is part of the Portsmouth Bookfest. She is […]
Jo Beckett is the central character in a series of crime thrillers by American novelist Meg Gardiner. Jo is a forensic psychiatrist who analyzes dead people for the San Francisco Police Department. She calls herself a “deadshrinker,” looking into victims’ emotional, moral and psychological lives to figure out why they died.
Evan Delaney is the female protagonist in a series of crime thriller/mystery novels by American author Meg Gardiner. Evan is a former lawyer, now a journalist, whose boyfriend is a trial lawyer, so there are plenty of legal themes in the books. Delaney is working as a freelance journalist based in California.
Meg Gardiner is an American novelist of crime thrillers. Before she got into the fiction writing field, Gardiner practiced law, taught writing and was even a mime. Although Meg says she will never go back to practicing law, she recognizes that her past career as a lawyer has helped her writing. Her series characters include […]
C.W. Sughrue is the protagonist in a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by American author James Crumley. Sughrue is from Meriwather, Montana, is an alcoholic, enjoys a good weapon and uses non-linear detective methods. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, he’s a little crazy.