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Ben Abbott is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Justin Scott. Ben Abbott is a detective and realtor who works in the small town of Newbury, Connecticut (based on Newtown, CT).
Justin Scott is an American author of thriller, mystery and naval fiction novels. He writes the Ben Abbott series and has collaborated with Clive Cussler on his Isaac Bell series. As Paul Garrison, he has also written novels for Robert Ludlum. Scott’s parents were both writers – his father, A. Leslie Scott, wrote 250 western […]
Ellie Haskell is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery/romance novels by British-American novelist Dorothy Cannell. Ellie Haskell works as an interior decorator, while her husband Ben is a writer and a chef. Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell are a pair of sisters who own the Flowers Detection Agency.
Dorothy Cannell is an English-American author of cozy mystery novels. She writes the Ellie Haskell series. Dorothy grew up in London and moved to the United States in 1963 when she was twenty years old. Dorothy and her husband Julian have four children and ten grandchildren. They live in Belfast, Maine.
Kiki Lowenstein is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels and stories by American author Joanna Campbell Slan. Kiki is a recently widowed mother with a young daughter who works in the Time in a Bottle scrapbooking store in St. Louis, Missouri. When bodies are found, Kiki also becomes an amateur sleuth. One […]
Joanna Campbell Slan is an American author of cozy mystery novels and non-fiction books. She is best known for her Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mysteries series. Joanna grew up in Indiana and earned her journalism degree from Ball State Universe. From there, she worked as a newspaper reporter, a newspaper ad salesperson, a television talk show […]
Leslie Charteris (1907-1993) was a British author of crime thriller and adventure novels. He is best known for creating The Saint series starring Simon Templar. Charteris was born in Singapore to a Chinese father and British mother. He attended Rossall School in Lancashire, England before moving onto King’s College, Cambridge, which he dropped out from […]
Joe R. Lansdale is an American author of western, horror, science fiction, mystery and suspense novels and stories. He is the author of the Hap & Leonard series. Lansdale is also a prolific graphic novel writer, has written multiple episodes of animated series like Batman and Superman and is also a screenwriter. In addition to […]
Sam Blackman is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Mark de Castrique. Sam Blackman was a Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detachment in the U.S. military. While serving in Iraq, he lost part of his leg. After getting sent to a veteran’s hospital in Ashville, North Carolina, Blackman […]
The Buryin’ Barry Mysteries series is a series of mystery novels by American author Mark de Castrique. Barry Clayton must leave the Charlotte police force in order to move back home to Gainesboro, North Carolina in order to help run the family business – a funeral home.