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Charlie Resnick is the central character in a series of police procedural/mystery novels by British author John Harvey. Charlie is a detective inspector based in Nottingham. He is of Polish descent, loves jazz and eats lots of sandwiches. The series has been adapted into two TV movies for the BBC, starring Tom Wilkinson and written […]
Lincoln Perry is the central character in a series of crime fiction novels by American author Michael Koryta. Lincoln is a private investigator who is based out of the Cleveland area.
Joseph Wambaugh is an American author of crime fiction, mystery novels and true crime non-fiction. Before becoming an author, Wambaugh served in the U.S. Marines and then joined the LAPD, where he served 14 years and made detective sergeant. Wambaugh often sets his novels in Los Angeles, where he often creates police officers with flawed […]
Fiddler and Fiora is a series of mystery novels by A.E. Maxwell (Ann Maxwell & Evan Maxwell). Fiddler is a private investigator based out of Southern California. He’s low-key, but lethal when he has to be. Before he was a PI, Fiddler was a journalist and a drug smuggler. His ex-wife and on-and-off lover is […]
Elizabeth Lowell is a pen name of American author Ann Maxwell. Her books fall into various genres, including romance, suspense, science fiction, mystery and historical fiction. She has also written under the pen name A.E. Maxwell (a collective pen name along with her husband Evan), Lowell Charters, Annalise Sun and her real name. She has […]
Kathleen Mallory is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by American author Carol O’Connell. As a child, Kathy Mallory witnessed the murder of her mother, which left her emotionally scarred. She leaves home for New York City, living on the streets there. She is caught trying to steal by a cop, who […]
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.
Martin Cruz Smith is an American author of mystery novels. Before becoming a fiction author, Martin worked as a journalist for four years. Martin is best known for his novels Nightwing and his Arkady Renko series. Martin Cruz Smith has won the British Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger Award as well as the Dashiell Hammett […]
Darling Dahlias is a series of mystery novels by American author Susan Wittig Albert. The series is set in the fictional town of Darling, Alabama during the Great Depression. The ladies of Darling have a garden club called “The Dahlias,” which is a major social centre for the town. The women are experts at gardening, […]
Sir Charles Sheridan is the central character in a series of mystery novels by Robin Paige (Bill Albert & Susan Wittig Albert). The series is set in East Anglia, England between 1890s and 1903. Sheridan is an amateur scientist who is interested in forensic techniques, including fingerprints, ballistic tests, toxicology and photography. He works alongside […]