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Bailey Ruth is a series of paranormal-themed mystery novels by American author Carolyn Hart. Bailey Ruth Raeburn is the ghost of a woman who had been killed at sea, who has returned to her hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma in order to save the life of a woman that it turns out she disliked when she […]
The Henrie O series is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Carolyn Hart. Henrie O’Dwyer Collins is a retired newswoman who travels the world and solves mysteries everywhere she goes. Henrie is in her 70s, rather tenacious and known for her grit.
Death On Demand is a cozy mystery series by American novelist Carolyn G. Hart. The series follows Annie Laurance, the owner of a bookstore called “Death on Demand” in the fictional community of Broward’s Rock, South Carolina. Due to the backdrop of a bookstore, other mystery authors and their books are often referenced.
Carolyn Gimpel Hart is an American author of cozy mystery novels, including her Death on Demand and Henrie O series. In 1964, Carolyn won a writing contest for a mystery novel targetted at teenage girls. She then wrote YA mysteries until 1972. For the next 15 years, she would write standalone suspense titles, as publishers […]
Truman Smith is the central character in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Bill Crider. “Tru” is a nearly-40 retired P.I. from Dallas who has moved back home to Galveston, Texas in order to pursue the disappearance of his sister. Meanwhile, he earns his living taking odd jobs.
Sheriff Dan Rhodes is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Bill Crider. The series is set in small-town Texas, where Sheriff Rhodes lives alongside some strange people who sometimes commit some strange crimes.
Bill Crider is an American author of mystery, western and horror novels along with children’s books. He is best known for his Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, but has other series including the Truman Smith series. Before becoming a novelist, Crider taught English at Howard Payne University for over a decade. After that, he earned his […]
Linda Hall is an American-Canadian author of Christian fiction, mystery and suspense novels. Linda grew up in New Jersey, which led to her becoming fascinated with with the ocean – a common theme in her novels. Before writing fiction, Linda worked as a journalist, freelance writer and wrote curriculum material in the adult literacy field. […]
Lew Archer is the central character in a series of hardboiled mystery novels by American-Canadian author Ross Macdonald. Archer is a private detective who works out of Southern California in the 1950’s. His characteristics initially started out very similar to that of Philip Marlowe, although he would diverge later on. The novels The Moving Target […]
Ross Macdonald was the pen name of American-Canadian author Kenneth Millar (1915-1983). During his career, Macdonald wrote crime fiction/mystery novels, largely featuring P.I. Lew Archer that were set in Southern California. Along with Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, he is considered to be one of the masters of hardboiled mysteries. His plots were complex, usually […]