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J.A. Konrath is an American author of mystery, thriller, suspense and horror novels. He writes under his own name as well as under the names Jack Kilborn and Joe Kimball. Konrath began writing after he graduated in 1992 and accumulated nearly 500 rejections for nine different novels. He is very outspoken about the publishing industry […]
John Quincannon is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by American author Bill Pronzini. The series is set in San Francisco in the 19th century. John Frederick Quincannon is a former Secret Service agent who joins forces with Sabina Carpenter, one of the first female Pinkerton agents.
The Nameless Detective series is a detective fiction series by American author Bill Pronzini. Pronzini’s character has no name, is sort of an everyman character – middle-aged, out-of-shape and a couch potato.
Bill Pronzini is an American novelist of detective fiction, western fiction, science fiction and several other genres. He is married to fellow mystery author Marcia Muller, who he often collaborates with. He is best known for his Nameless Detective novels and also writes the John Quincannon series.
Barbara Holloway is a lead character in a series of mystery novels by American author Kate Wilhelm. Holloway works as an attorney in Eugene, Oregon. She has been described as intelligent, courageous and compassionate. Her father is also a lawyer (now semi-retired) who helps out his daughter along the way. The series mixes detective fiction […]
Constance and Charlie is a series of mystery novels by American novelist Kate Wilhelm. The series follows psychologist Constance Liedl and private detective Charlie Meiklejohn – a married couple – as they unravel the most difficult cases.
Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) was an American author of science fiction, mystery and fantasy novels. She was the wife of fellow sci-fi author Damon Knight, who she established the Clarion Writers Workshop and the Milford Writer’s Workshop with. She has been awarded one of the first Solstice Awards (one of three), the Kristen Lohman Award, plus […]
The Maggie Hope Mysteries is a series of historical mystery novels by American author Susan Elia MacNeal. Maggie Hope is a young American woman who finds herself in London in 1940, working as a secretary to newly appointed Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Susan Elia MacNeal is an American author of historical mystery novels. Her first series features the protagonist Maggie Hope. Susan graduated from Wellesley College with honours in English Literature and then attended the Radcliffe Publishing Course at Harvard. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Fodor’s, Time Out New York, Publishers […]
Louis Kincaid is the featured character in a series of mystery/thriller novels by P.J. Parrish. Louis is a mixed race cop who started out working in Mississippi in 1983 before moving onto Michigan and then Florida. After that, he becomes a private investigator.