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I’ve encountered so many authors I’d never have found at the library or in bookstores,
I used to avoid them — being something of a weenie — but I now understand their pull and
I usually have one going either on audio or in hand, and if it’s part of
I also enjoy a good historical mystery set outside of Victorian England, which seems to be the
To make it easier to start at the beginning, each series is introduced by its first book
Detective Stephen Lavender was one of the early Bow Street Runners, the precursor to the detectives of
Charlton takes Lavender’s story and adds fiction, to charming results
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The cover claims you can read them in no particular order, although I’ll end up reading
As you can see from the photo, the Dublin Trilogy runs more than three books
In fact, it runs to seven volumes and is “the funniest crime series” many readers have ever
Her characters are delightful and everything about this (currently) nine book series is fun
Currently standing at 11 volumes, Messina’s cozy mystery series is sure to delight fans of historical fiction
The Emma Frost series has earned Willow Rose the title “Queen of Plot Twists
” Stretching to 13 volumes, this series may find you oscillating between making popcorn and reading — or doing both
Dixon & Baudin, in particular, is a dark series about the grey areas of detective work
In tracking down their family, she uncovers a deadly family secret — and that’s just in book
Detective Kyochiro Kaga is tagged to investigate, and while doing so he recognizes a face from his
Higashino is an acclaimed author in Asia, and it’s delightful to see him getting recognition in
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